Booker closes out Mavs, Ayton wins battle of top picks, Suns win opener 121-100
14 MINS AGO - Devin Booker scored 17 points in the last five minutes to close out the game to MVP chants, and Expand
14 MINS AGO - Devin Booker scored 17 points in the last five minutes to close out the game to MVP chants, and the Phoenix Suns exorcised a few opening night demons.
The Suns won their opener 121-100 behind great games from all over the team.
Read on!
First quarter
Deandre Ayton got the biggest cheers when announcing lineups. while Luka Doncic got the most boos (though more cheers then other Mavs)
In the first two and a half minutes, Ayton had 6 points and 3 rebounds, including a three-point play ON Luka Doncic and drawing an offensive foul while Isaiah Canaan made a three. BOOM
Suns got up 11-4 before three minutes were up. Carlisle timeout.
The game became a series of pick and rolls by the Mavs between Doncic and Jordan - the Suns had no rotational help when Ayton was forced to come up on Doncic after Doncic had bodied Ariza onto his back hip.
But then the Suns came back down and forced the Mavs to defend the Booker-Ayton combo. The gravitational pull by both Booker and Ayton was a sight the Suns Collapse
Phoenix Suns Sign Jamal Crawford
10 HRS AGO - The Phoenix Suns today signed guard and 18-year NBA veteran Jamal Crawford. The Suns have also Expand
10 HRS AGO - The Phoenix Suns today signed guard and 18-year NBA veteran Jamal Crawford. The Suns have also waived guard Davon Reed. Collapse
Solar Panel, ep. 95: Previewing Suns-Mavs with Mavs beat writer Tim Cato
16 HRS AGO - We preview the season opener, Suns vs. Mavericks In the latest Solar Panel, we preview the Suns Expand
16 HRS AGO - We preview the season opener, Suns vs. Mavericks In the latest Solar Panel, we preview the Suns season opener!
It’s Luka Doncic and DeAndre Jordan vs. Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton!
Finally! On the big stage. At 7:45PM tonight on ESPN
Special guest
We are joined by Tim Cato, who has been covering the Mavericks nearly as long as I’ve covered the Suns.
Cato originally worked with MavsMoneyBall.com, our brother site with SB Nation NBA and now works with The Athletic.
You can find Tim on twitter at @Tim_Cato and his work on @TheAthletic here.
Please note: This episode was recorded over the weekend, before the Suns released Shaquille Harrison on Monday. That’s the only thing that’s out of date.
Listen in!
Visit the Solar Panel crew at www.SunsPodcast.com. Follow them on Twitter @SunsSolarPanel, @Espo, @DaveKingNBA and @RadioTimNBA.
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Following Strong Preseason, Ayton's Ready for NBA Debut
1 DAY AGO - Summer League has come and gone. Preseason is wrapped up. Now it’s time for Deandre Ayton’s NBA Expand
1 DAY AGO - Summer League has come and gone. Preseason is wrapped up. Now it’s time for Deandre Ayton’s NBA debut in his first regular season game on Wednesday. Collapse
Report: Both Ryan McDonough and James Jones tried to trade for Terry Rozier
1 DAY AGO - Rozier fits the mold of someone who slides right into their young core on top of untapped two-way Expand
1 DAY AGO - Rozier fits the mold of someone who slides right into their young core on top of untapped two-way upside and three-point shooting prowess. According to Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro, who also reported back in August that the Suns were trying their best to acquire one of Terry Rozier, Kemba Walker or Damian Lillard, interim general manager James Jones tried to trade for the man they call ‘Scary Terry’ over in Boston before signing Jamal Crawford.
Look the Suns would have LOVED to get Rozier and he is a difference maker - him alone in my opinion makes Suns 10 games better. He is a fantastic player. But he is very very unlikely to be traded. But trust me Ryan and James both tried for Rozier before agreeing to sign Jamal.— John Gambadoro (@Gambo987) October 15, 2018
For Boston, who’s on the verge of making the NBA Finals for the first time since 2010, Rozier is a valuable cog off the bench. Rozier is expected to fill the role of 6th man this season backing up Kyrie Irving following Collapse
Locked On Suns Monday: Jamal Crawford in, Shaq Harrison out, plus we break down the rotation
2 DAYS AGO - We discuss the Suns’ busy day of transactions, plus preview how we envision the rotation breaking Expand
2 DAYS AGO - We discuss the Suns’ busy day of transactions, plus preview how we envision the rotation breaking down this season. On today’s episode, we discuss why Jamal Crawford doesn’t make a lot of sense as the stopgap guard the Suns have been looking for, then predict how the signing affects the Suns’ rotation early in the season.
Crawford hasn’t been a team’s full-time point guard at really any point in his career, and he’s 38. Defense has never been a strength for him. Where does he fit in Phoenix?
Plus, why T.J. Warren’s transition to power forward clears things up in the rotation, and whether Dragan Bender has any role at all after a frustrating summer of basketball.
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Report: Suns sign Jamal Crawford to 1-year deal
2 DAYS AGO - The 38-year-old veteran signing with Phoenix means more moves are coming today. After the Suns Expand
2 DAYS AGO - The 38-year-old veteran signing with Phoenix means more moves are coming today. After the Suns tried to sneak in Jamal Crawford for a visit on Friday, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that he has officially signed the dotted line.
Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro reported on Sunday that Crawford was offered a 1-year contract worth $2.4 million, the NBA’s veterans minimum.
Crawford has agreed to a one-year deal with the Suns, league sources said. Crawford provides Phoenix with much-needed established leadership and production in backcourt. https://t.co/EGQpIEmqcq— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 15, 2018
Crawford last played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, averaging 20 minutes per game while shooting 41.5 percent from the field. Now going into his 18th season and eighth team, Crawford will be tasked to defer on offense to the likes of Devin Booker, Deandre Ayton and Josh Jackson while providing much-needed veteran leadership to De’Anthony Melton and Elie Okobo.
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Suns housekeeping on tap — need two roster moves by Monday night
3 DAYS AGO - The Phoenix Suns must remove two players from the active roster by end of day of Monday, Oct. 15. Expand
3 DAYS AGO - The Phoenix Suns must remove two players from the active roster by end of day of Monday, Oct. 15. By the end of the day Monday, Phoenix Suns interim general managers James Jones and Trevor Bukstein will have to make some roster moves.
The Suns have to remove two players from their current roster (not including two-way player George King) to get down to the maximum 15 by the end of business on Oct. 15.
Fifteen of those Suns are under guaranteed contracts for the 2018-19 season and two more with non-guaranteed deals beginning this week. Each player on a non-guaranteed deal earns money daily toward the annual salary starting today, Oct. 14, as it’s the beginning of the first pay period of the regular season.
Shaquille Harrison’s deal has $50,000 guaranteed, which should be the equivalent of about eight days of service on the $1.378 million contract.
Canaan, meanwhile, is fully non-guaranteed and, per Bobby Marks of ESPN, would earn a bit under $20k for two days of roster time if he’s Collapse
Suns preseason recap: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
4 DAYS AGO - Bright Side Staff recaps the Phoenix Suns preseason The Phoenix Suns went 2-3 in the preseason Expand
4 DAYS AGO - Bright Side Staff recaps the Phoenix Suns preseason The Phoenix Suns went 2-3 in the preseason this year, beating a non-NBA team and the BEST NBA team among a couple of bad losses to the Portland Trail Blazers and a close one to Sacramento.
Before we start the season previews, let’s recap what we saw this preseason from our Suns. There were some good parts, some bad parts and of course some ugly parts.
The Bright Side staff weighs in...
The Good
Dave King: Well, Deandre Ayton of course. Before playing short minutes on Wednesday, Ayton led the entire NBA in points, rebounds and blocks per game. And had the most “wins added” as of Monday.
15 best and worst players so far in the NBA preseason per Wins Added using a blend of @bbstats's SPR and @NBAcouchside's DRE with 350 regression minutes: pic.twitter.com/ldCMxqiurk— Jacob Goldstein (@JacobEGoldstein) October 8, 2018
Rod Argent: Deandre Ayton is the obvious answer but I’m going to add Trevor Ariza to that list. He’s never going Collapse
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Open Thread: Phoenix Suns vs. Dallas Mavericks
4 HRS AGO - Who’s finally ready to watch some regular season Phoenix Suns basketball? Finally, regular season Expand
4 HRS AGO - Who’s finally ready to watch some regular season Phoenix Suns basketball? Finally, regular season basketball is back.
Here are the biggest storylines I’m watching for as the Suns’ season tips off:
How will Devin Booker play with his hand injury, and will he be differing early to Deandre Ayton?
Ayton needs to shine against DeAndre Jordan
Josh Jackson is the biggest X-factor for the Suns to pull off a victory
Who will start alongside Booker in the backcourt: Isaiah Canaan or Jackson?
Will Igor Kokoskov have a plan to shut down Luka Doncic, a player he’s very familiar with from their EuroBasket title run?
Trust me, there’s even more to talk about just revolving around this one game, which will be be in primetime on ESPN.
Starters
Suns - Isaiah Canaan, Devin Booker, Trevor Ariza, Ryan Anderson, Deandre Ayton
Mavericks - Dennis Smith Jr., Wesley Matthews, Dorian Finney-Smith, Luka Doncic, DeAndre Jordan Collapse
Will Devin Booker make his first All-Star Game? Deandre Ayton for ROY? My 2018-19 Phoenix Suns season predictions
11 HRS AGO - Lots of questions to tackle here before the most anticipated calendar year of Suns basketball in a Expand
11 HRS AGO - Lots of questions to tackle here before the most anticipated calendar year of Suns basketball in a long time. Finally, we’re back to talking about basketball games that actually matter following a treacherous stretch of Las Vegas Summer League and preseason action. On the day of the Suns returning to regular season play, it’s time to unveil all of my predictions on the Suns, plus even some general thoughts about the NBA as well.
From player stat line averages to who I see making the All-NBA teams, sit back and parse through all of my ramblings below.
Notable Suns player stat line predictions
Devin Booker - 27.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 7 assists while shooting 40% on 3s. Booker makes his first All-Star appearance, barely by the way, becoming only the third player in NBA history to put up 27-5-7 on 40% clip from deep behind Larry Bird and Stephen Curry.
Deandre Ayton - 17.5 points, 11.8 rebounds, 1.9 blocks on 61% shooting. Ayton wins Rookie of the Year, narrowly edging out Luka Doncic Collapse
Locked On Suns Tuesday: Last-minute season predictions with Max McCauley of the 7SOL podcast
1 DAY AGO - We go through potential trades, Devin Booker’s All-Star chances and final standings predictions Expand
1 DAY AGO - We go through potential trades, Devin Booker’s All-Star chances and final standings predictions with frequent guest Max McCauley. On today’s episode, we throw out some big predictions on the eve of the regular season, with the help of Seven Seconds or Less Podcast’s Max McCauley.
First, it’s back to the drawing board on all-in trade targets who could propel the Suns to the winning team they want to be, from Kevin Love to Damian Lillard.
Then, the chances Devin Booker makes his first All-Star team, facing stiff competition from the likes of Lillard and Klay Thompson in the Western Conference reserves.
Finally, some last-minute standings predictions as we finish off our season preview here at Locked On Suns.
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PLUS: Go to MyBookie, enter promo code “LOCKEDON” and they will 100 percent match your first deposit, up to $1,000. Collapse
Report: Suns waive Davon Reed to free up room for Jamal Crawford
1 DAY AGO - Reed was taken at No. 32 overall in the 2017 NBA Draft. According to The Athletic’s Shams Expand
1 DAY AGO - Reed was taken at No. 32 overall in the 2017 NBA Draft. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, after no movement was made before yesterday’s roster cut down deadline, the Phoenix Suns have waived Davon Reed after presumably failing to find a trading partner for him elsewhere.
Reed was taken near the top of the second round after Josh Jackson was taken No. 4 overall in the 2017 NBA Draft. Tyler Ulis, taken 34th in 2016, was released before July and Alec Peters, taken later in the second round in Reed’s year, was let go after Las Vegas Summer League. Now Reed has joined them after a disappointing preseason.
In 21 career games on the Suns’ main roster — Reed bounced back-and-forth from G League affiliate Northern Arizona following his meniscus tear that occurred in summer team workouts, the second injury to that knee — the former Miami Hurricane averaged 3 points, 1.9 rebounds, 0.6 assists while shooting only 28.9% from the floor in 11.5 minutes.
Former general manager Ryan Collapse
Phoenix Suns replace Brandon Knight’s skillset with Jamal Crawford
1 DAY AGO - Brandon Knight was a productive player who just didn’t want a smaller role. The Suns found the Expand
1 DAY AGO - Brandon Knight was a productive player who just didn’t want a smaller role. The Suns found the happy medium in Jamal Crawford On one hand, the Phoenix Suns signing Jamal Crawford to a league-minimum deal to back up Devin Booker off the bench this season is a no-brainer.
J-Crossover, with a 15 point, 3.4 assist per game 18-year career, is a better NBA player than either Troy Daniels or Davon Reed, even if he doesn’t make catch-and-shoot threes at Daniels’ rate nor does he (theoretically) defend as well as Reed.
In fact, by signing Crawford, the Suns basically brought Brandon Knight back. Except a happier, cheaper version.
Crawford will likely produce at about the same rate as Brandon Knight would have while taking $28 million fewer dollars. And he will provide coach Igor Kokoskov some peace of mind besides Booker in his back court.
Some of you (okay, many of you), won’t take that as a compliment to compare Crawford to Knight, but Crawford embodies everything you wished Knight would Collapse
Suns Waive Arthur, Harrison
2 DAYS AGO - The Phoenix Suns have waived forward Darrell Arthur and guard Shaquille Harrison.
Center of the Sun: Following 2-3 preseason, all eyes turn to the Suns’ regular season opener
2 DAYS AGO - Fans should get ready for what might be a wild ride this season. Welcome to the weekly news Expand
2 DAYS AGO - Fans should get ready for what might be a wild ride this season. Welcome to the weekly news roundup of your Phoenix Suns.
Game Recaps
@ Golden State Warriors W (117-109) Full Recap
@ Portland Trail Blazers L (116-83) Full Recap
These final two preseason games might have been the best clue as to what to expect from the Suns this season. The win at Golden State was fun to watch, the loss in Portland... painful. We may be in for a bumpy roller coaster ride with no idea as to whether the coaster is going to go up or down — or swerve sharply to the left or right — on any given night. That ride should be smoothed out to a degree when Devin Booker returns but it’s still likely to be a bumpy ride until everyone gets comfortable in Igor Kokoskov’s new offensive and defensive schemes.
And there are still changes on the way which will alter this team before the season actually begins. First up, today is the day that the Suns must get their roster down to 15 players (not counting two-way Collapse
Mixed messages stand out following Suns’ front office shake-up
3 DAYS AGO - Robert Sarver said the switch has flipped. James Jones said this season is about development, not Expand
3 DAYS AGO - Robert Sarver said the switch has flipped. James Jones said this season is about development, not win-loss totals. What’s it going to be, Suns? When news broke on Monday about the Suns firing of Ryan McDonough, it certainly caught me by surprise. Why now, nine days days before your regular season opener?
You can point to McDonough’s draft record being spotty at best, hitting only on Devin Booker and T.J. Warren prior to this past summer’s haul featuring Deandre Ayton, but the easy speculative answer would be the current point guard situation. Once Brandon Knight, who was in line to be their starter, was shipped alongside Marquese Chriss to Houston for Ryan Anderson and De’Anthony Melton, we all knew a coinciding move was soon on the horizon.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski even flat out put in his initial story about the trade that Phoenix was actively pursuing deals for starting-caliber point guards.
Then, a month passed and the question was rightly asked by many why this move hasn’t Collapse
Do the Suns have a GM or not?
4 DAYS AGO - James Jones chose not to bring clarity to the convoluted situation at his press conference Friday Expand
4 DAYS AGO - James Jones chose not to bring clarity to the convoluted situation at his press conference Friday morning. It was tergiversation and obfuscation again for this windsock of an organization as a press conference that I hoped would shed light on the less than stable nature of the Suns’ front office left me with more questions.
Is James Jones the acting GM, even though he doesn’t have the official title of GM... or even though he doesn’t have the official title of interim GM?
Will Jones become the interim GM or permanent GM at some point, and if so, when?
Is Trevor Bukstein on equal footing with James Jones? Essentially making the two co-non-official interim GM’s?
Without a permanent, or interim, GM, does that mean Robert Sarver will have an even greater influence than usual on basketball decisions?
After Ryan McDonough was fired on October 7th, just 10 days prior to the season opener, Vice President of basketball operations James Jones and assistant GM Trevor Bukstein were tasked with Collapse
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Suns Sneak Peek: #SunsVsMavs
7 HRS AGO - An inside look at the Suns first game of the season against the Dallas Mavericks.
Preview: Phoenix Suns open up 2018-19 season in primetime against Dallas Mavericks
14 HRS AGO - Deandre Ayton vs. Luka Doncic, Devin Booker’s return headline opener on ESPN. What: Phoenix Suns Expand
14 HRS AGO - Deandre Ayton vs. Luka Doncic, Devin Booker’s return headline opener on ESPN. What: Phoenix Suns host the Dallas Mavericks
When: 7:30 PM PT
Where: Talking Stick Resort Arena
Watch: ESPN
Listen: 98.7 FM
Probable starters:
Suns - Devin Booker, Josh Jackson, Trevor Ariza, Ryan Anderson, Deandre Ayton
Mavericks - Dennis Smith Jr., Wesley Matthews, Dorian Finney-Smith, Luka Doncic, DeAndre Jordan
Note: If you want to look over an even bigger deep dive into the season opener, check out Bright Side of the Sun’s predictions piece.
Mavericks
With Harrison Barnes out of tonight’s game with a hamstring injury, Finney-Smith will be in his place, but now there’s even more pressure on the No. 3 overall pick Luka Doncic. The Slovenian prodigy shined in preseason averaging 15 points and 5 assists while displaying an improved perimeter stroke plus certified burst, in spurts, during transition opportunities. Doncic is going to be tough to handle, and if Trevor Ariza and Josh Jackson are able to lock Collapse
Report: Sixers declined Suns’ offer of second-round pick for T.J. McConnell
1 DAY AGO - Teams seem to be holding the Suns hostage, unless at least a protected first-round pick is on the Expand
1 DAY AGO - Teams seem to be holding the Suns hostage, unless at least a protected first-round pick is on the table. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Keith Pompey, Phoenix tried to swoop in and snatch T.J. McConnell away as a temporary solution at point guard, but the 76ers said no thanks. Pompey notes the Suns offered a second-round pick for McConnell, a former Arizona Wildcat.
McConnell is a valuable piece off the bench for Philadelphia, who also started in a deciding Game 5 against Boston alongside Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid in place of Robert Covington. Last season, McConnell averaged 6.3 points, 4 assists and 1.2 steals while shooting 43.5% on three-pointers in 22.4 minutes.
Not only is McConnell key for the 76ers’ backcourt rotation, but he’s a culture-setter who’s been there through the thick and thin of their full-scale rebuilding efforts.
Compared to other names we’ve heard so far, including most recently Terry Rozier, McConnell makes the most sense from a financial and timing Collapse
Suns-Mavericks opening night predictions — score, storylines, Ayton, Doncic, Booker
1 DAY AGO - With the very likely return of Devin Booker, we get to focus on Deandre Ayton vs. Luka Doncic to Expand
1 DAY AGO - With the very likely return of Devin Booker, we get to focus on Deandre Ayton vs. Luka Doncic to kick off the 2018-19 season The Phoenix Suns have lost their last three season openers, all blowouts, all at home at Talking Stick Resort Arena, by an average of 27 points.
Meanwhile the Dallas Mavericks have started the last two seasons with at least four consecutive losses, including game one on the road.
But someone has to win right?
This game is on ESPN, one of the Suns’ only two guaranteed nationally covered games on the season (not including NBATV), and features a pair of players widely projected as the top two talents in the 2018 NBA Draft: Deandre Ayton of the Suns and Luka Doncic of the Mavericks.
Let’s see what the Bright Side staff thinks will happen on Wednesday night!
Who wins the game, and by how much?
Dave King: I think the Suns win the game. They lead for most of it too, then barely close it out in the fourth when the Mavericks go on a run. I say it’s Suns by 7.
Brendon Collapse
Booker’s extension: Caught between a rock and a Harden place
1 DAY AGO - History suggests Devin Booker’s extension is a little risky but the show of faith could still pay Expand
1 DAY AGO - History suggests Devin Booker’s extension is a little risky but the show of faith could still pay off big time for the Suns. Before the ink had even dried on Devin Booker’s max rookie contract extension with the Suns, the questions around his eligibility had begun. After completing his third NBA season, Booker was certainly a candidate for the projected $158 million contract under current CBA rules, however, many wondered if he’d shown enough to deserve it.
With just a measly 68 wins in three seasons, the Suns have pegged Booker as the franchise player to lead them out of the NBA doldrums. However, after locking the shooting guard up through the 2023/24 season, plenty have questioned if Phoenix should have waited.
Waiting another 12 months could have afforded the Suns another season of data to analyze Booker’s game, created extra salary cap room for the 2019 free agency period and perhaps offered the option of pushing Booker into restricted free agency to gauge his true value Collapse
Report: Suns let go of Darrell Arthur, Shaquille Harrison
2 DAYS AGO - In an effort to trim the roster to 15, the Suns are reportedly cutting Arthur and Harrison. Expand
2 DAYS AGO - In an effort to trim the roster to 15, the Suns are reportedly cutting Arthur and Harrison. Second-year wing Davon Reed could be the next to go. The other shoe has finally dropped as we past the 2 p.m. PT deadline for roster trimming.
Once Jamal Crawford was signed to a one-year contract on a veteran’s minimum, we knew three players were on their way out. We now know via The Athletic’s Shams Charania that Darrell Arthur, who’s Disabled Player Exception must have been declined, and Shaquille Harrison were waived. In addition, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted a little earlier that Davon Reed might be on his way out through trade.
The Suns are still working on trade scenarios, but plan to either trade or waive guard Davon Reed today, league sources tell ESPN. They'll need to move out three players, including Reed, to get to 15 for opening night.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 15, 2018
Arthur was a foregone conclusion to be released after he wasn’t around the team all Collapse
Chaos Becoming Phoenix Suns Hallmark
3 DAYS AGO - As a father of an almost two year old I spend more time watching kids movies than I do watching Expand
3 DAYS AGO - As a father of an almost two year old I spend more time watching kids movies than I do watching basketball.
While trying to figure out how to express my feelings towards the chaos that was this week on the Planet formerly known as Orange, my daughter decided she wanted to watch ‘The Incredibles’.
About midway through the movie the line that summed up everything I was feeling was said in passing.
“I’m not happy Bob. Not happy.”
It’s not that the idea of Ryan McDonough losing his job was incomprehensible. He had just as many moves that left you scratching your head as left you excited. He obviously communicated about as effectively with players as a mime with his hands tied behind back. He once employed three all-star caliber point guards before employing none of even a starting caliber. Oh, and he whiffed on two top 10 picks in the same draft. (Yes, that’s right. I’ve sold my beach front property on Bender Island.)
That said, he also left the Suns in a much better position for the Collapse
Solar Panel, ep. 94: Amin Elhassan help us preview the Suns season
4 DAYS AGO - The takes are hot, and they’re just as good as they are bad In the latest Solar Panel, the guys go Expand
4 DAYS AGO - The takes are hot, and they’re just as good as they are bad In the latest Solar Panel, the guys go through all the latest news and notes and get you ready for the 2018-19 season.
How would Jamal Crawford fit with the Phoenix Suns? Would he hinder player development, or just provide a backstop to avoid disaster?
Who is the GM going forward for the Suns? James Jones, Trevor Bukstein or someone else?
Is James Jones the new Lon Babby or Earl Watson?
Plateaus versus grand canyons
Tim, Greg and Dave EACH give us two positive things about the Suns this preseason (Tim even adds in a sunny background beat)
Special guest
Don’t miss the second half of the pod!!
Amin Elhassan — former front office member of the Suns, current ESPN NBA insider — joins us to talk in detail about Igor Kokoskov’s strengths as a coach and mentor to the players, what Trevor Bukstein provides as the new acting ‘#2’ in the front office, and how many wins he thinks the Suns will tally.
You can find Amin on the various Collapse
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