7/29/2017 - On Friday, it was reported LeBron James worked out with Russell Westbrook, Eric Bledsoe, Derrick Rose and other NBA players in Las Vegas. Is LeBron James Looking To Team Up With Russell Westbrook? https://t.co/aV8JfEsz35 — The Big Lead (@thebiglead) July 28, 2017 Bledsoe has already been talked about as a potential piece in a hypothetical […] Collapse

7/14/2017 - The Phoenix Suns selected Josh Jackson with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. Through his first four summer league games, Jackson is averaging 18.5 points and 9.5 rebounds. He also did this:   WINDMILL. #SCtop10 pic.twitter.com/BWe48RgtXM — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 14, 2017 Collapse

6/16/2017 - Who will be picked at #5? Another really close one today but De'Aaron Fox wins out in the end to nab the #4 spot in our Fans Pick Big Board. This one came down to the wire again between Fox, Jonathan Isaac and Lonzo Ball with Frank Ntilikina not far behind those three. As a matter of fact, Fox and Isaac were tied until 2 final votes for Fox snuck in just two minutes before the poll closed. I was beginning to wonder what to do in case it ended up in a tie but thankfully that didn't happen. Bright Side Fans Pick NBA Draft Big Board 1. Markelle Fultz 2. Josh Jackson 3. Dennis Smith Jr 4. De’Aaron Fox 5. ??? Now we move on again and find out who will be the Fans' choice for #5. I would not be surprised to have another close race this time. The selections today are the 2nd through 14th ranked players from Draft Express (minus Josh Jackson, De'Aaron Fox and Dennis Smith who were ranked 3rd, 5th and 9th respectively). Time to make your choice for #5. Bright Side Fans Pick NBA Draft Collapse

6/15/2017 - Booker and Tatum’s parallel scoring ability can help the Suns take the next step offensively. With recent reports suggesting Josh Jackson has been promised by a team in the Top 3, the possibility of the Suns having the option to draft the Duke product is high heading into the draft. According to Tatum’s instagram account, he landed in Phoenix yesterday for a second workout with the team, after working out in LA for the Suns last week. Tatum joins Jonathan Isaac as the only players so far with multiple workouts. NBA scouts and executives rave about Tatum’s pure scoring ability from all over the court. Many Sans fans wonder how Tatum will fit in with an already proven young scorer in Devin Booker. If the Suns are able to land Tatum on draft night they would have a chance to engineer one of the top young offenses in the NBA. I’ll breakdown the similarities between Tatum and Booker, look at how Tatum was used at Duke, and then project the offensive sets in which Earl Watson can use Collapse

6/14/2017 - Vanderbilt center is NCAA’s all-time leader for made 3-pointers by a 7-footer This series examines overlooked players in the NBA Draft who might be available at No. 54 for the Phoenix Suns or be worth signing as undrafted free agents. The Phoenix Suns added Alan Williams, a Phoenix product, to its roster late in the 2015-16 season in part because he was a feel-good story, but Williams stuck around because he proved he was more than that — he was the Phoenix product who brought something the team needed. Luke Kornet might just tread that same path. The 7’1 center, who spent a sizable chunk of his childhood in Phoenix before his family moved to Texas, spent his four-year college career with the Vanderbilt Commodores, where he evolved from bit player to key contributor. A back-to-back All-SEC Defensive Team honoree and 2017 All-SEC First Team member, Kornet holds the distinction of being the NCAA’s all-time leader for made 3-pointers by a 7-footer in a career (150). But with his college Collapse

6/13/2017 - Zach Collins, with a mid-late lottery projection, would provide reliable minutes at the 4 and 5 With NBA Draft smokescreen season in full swing, draft workouts were back at Talking Stick Resort Arena Tuesday featuring Zach Collins of Gonzaga in an individual workout. Collins, who I have ranked as the No. 10 prospect in this year’s loaded draft class, matches up as one of the top two or three best rosters fits alongside an already youthful frontcourt. Unlike Dragan Bender and Marquese Chriss, Collins has some of the best post work with fast-twitch instincts on the run on both ends. Out of the three, I think Collins has the best shot of being a consistent three-level scorer once he fills out to a five-like frame. The former Gonzaga Bulldog did not have many opportunities to display his perimeter skills but on his workout tour, he feels more than comfortable from out there. Assistant general manager Tim Connelly agreed with his potential from beyond three-point range as a stretch-5 — Collapse

6/13/2017 - Now you get to choose who is #2 The overwhelming choice for #1 on the BSotS Draft Big Board is Markelle Fultz. I doubt that selection shocked anyone. Will the fans pick for #2 be a surprise? Let's find out. Since we only have a limited amount of time before the draft, today you get two polls. The first is for the #2 spot and the second is going to start at #26 so we can get a little bit of an idea as to who fans think might be the BPA when the Suns draft at #32. More on that poll later. First we move on to the #2 selection. The selections today are the 2nd through 11th ranked players from Draft Express. According to many, Lonzo Ball is the clear #2 pick in this year's draft but there are a few that think otherwise. What do you think, Suns fans? For our second poll we are also using the Draft Express predictions but we are skipping forward quite a bit to the 26th pick in the draft. I decided on #26 because that is one of the picks that Portland is rumored to be shopping and Collapse

6/12/2017 - Defensive readiness and offensive upside make him a sleeper of the 2017 NBA Draft Every NBA team enters the draft with a wish list. For teams that have “Elite perimeter defender with offensive upside” scrawled near the top of theirs, kinda like the Phoenix Suns do, look no further than Donovan Mitchell, a 2017 All-ACC First Team and All-ACC Defensive Team guard. The 20-year-old Louisville Cardinals sophomore can make a compelling case as the top defender in the 2017 NBA Draft despite his height (6’3 in shoes) and undefined position at the next level. But while his defense will get him a foot in the door, his rapidly improving offensive game and beyond-his-years maturity have to have teams thinking bigger when it comes to his ceiling. Defense For fans of defense, Mitchell is a pleasure to watch. For his opponents, not so much. If you are his primary matchup, expect to see him pressuring you 94 feet on a regular basis. Hoping to get the basketball? Better get ready to fight for even Collapse

6/11/2017 - Phoenix Suns fans ask their draft questions less than two weeks out. This is where it starts to get exciting. We’re now less than two weeks out from the NBA Draft and the Phoenix Suns are in a great spot to be one of the more talked about teams come June 22. Whether it’s smokescreens, trade rumors or draft workouts, the Suns will certainly be involved in all scenarios frequently. The next eleven days, I will be answering mailbag questions of anything you ask about the draft Suns-related until they’re on the clock. In the first installment, many were wondering about a possible point guard domino that could take place and much more. Suns take Fox with the 4th pick...what does a Bledsoe trade look like?— Noah Cook (@noahmcook) June 8, 2017 If De’Aaron Fox is the selection at No. 4, I would imagine this move causes some sort of tension with Eric Bledsoe and the front office. Some are in the camp of keeping Bledsoe around regardless of which point guard is taken, but really outside Collapse