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Bright Side Of The Sun
4h ago
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Watching the Suns right now feels like a bad joke, so I went and heard some real jokes instead. Thanks, Pete Holmes.
All season long, I’ve used this space to give our community a chance to vote for the player of the game while also offering my own quick summation. The game recap serves those who missed the action and want a breakdown of what went down. But the Bright Side Baller write-up? That’s more of a “here’s how Voita sees it” kind of thing.
I don’t have a summation from last night. I didn’t watch the game. I didn’t see the Phoenix Suns and the Ut ..read more
Bright Side Of The Sun
10h ago
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The Suns sent the game to overtime and were led by heroic threes from guard Grayson Allen in their 135-127 win over the Jazz.
PHOENIX — By all accounts, the Phoenix Suns should have lost.
The Suns surrendered an 18-3 run to the lowly Utah Jazz, who entered Friday’s game at Footprint Center with just five wins since Jan. 1, in the final half of the fourth. The Jazz, who did not have Collin Sexton and Jordan Clarkson, two of their best scorers, found a way to stun the Suns with a 22-5, fourth-quarter run, taking a 120-116 lead with just 4.1 seconds left ..read more
Bright Side Of The Sun
10h ago
The original post game podcast on Planet Purple.
First game post trade deadline, baby.
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Bright Side Of The Sun
12h ago
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Kevin Durant was subject to trade rumors and was reportedly not approached by the Suns before they engaged in Warriors conversations.
PHOENIX – James Jones, president of basketball operations and general manager of the Phoenix Suns, declined comment about the trade rumors surrounding Kevin Durant.
Jones, whose intention along with majority owner Mat Ishbia has been to extend Durant, who is the Suns’ lone All-Star this season, did not address Durant’s feelings about the trade possibility. According to ESPN, the Suns did not approach Durant to discuss a trade from the Suns ..read more
Bright Side Of The Sun
12h ago
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James Jones addressed the media and answered questions about Kevin Durant rumors circulating before the end of the trade deadline.
Phoenix Suns general manager James Jones spoke to the media after the conclusion of Thursday’s NBA trade deadline.
The Suns, who sit at 25-25 – good for ninth in the NBA West – have stopped becoming the talk of Phoenix. Once projected to be a championship team with superstars Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal, the Suns have struggled to look the part of a contender.
Here is everything that Jones said to the media before the ..read more
Bright Side Of The Sun
12h ago
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But they have no soul.
Game 51.
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Bright Side Of The Sun
12h ago
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Phoenix is looking to snap a three-game losing streak.
Who: Phoenix Suns (25-25) against the Utah Jazz (12-37)
When: 8:00pm Arizona Time
Where: Footprint Center — Phoenix, Arizona
Watch: AZFamily, Suns Live
Listen: KMVP 98.7
Here we are. One day after the trade deadline. Back to basketball.
Probable Starters Injury Report Suns
Kevin Durant — QUESTIONABLE (Left Ankle Sprain)
Bradley Beal — QUESTIONABLE (Left Great Toe Soreness)
Ryan Dunn — PROBABLE (Left Ankle Soreness)
Jusuf Nurkic — OUT (Trade Pending)
Jazz
Cody Williams — QUESTIONABLE (Ankle)
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Bright Side Of The Sun
21h ago
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The Suns made three trades...but did they get better?
At long last, the trade deadline is over. After weeks of speculation about how the Phoenix Suns would improve their roster, it’s done. No more mock trades. No more guessing games. With the buyout market as the only remaining option, this is the team Phoenix will ride with for the final 32 games of the season.
We never thought we’d end up here. The season began with so much optimism, the trade deadline once seen as a chance to fortify a juggernaut. Instead, we’re living in the darkest timeline. The Suns are sittin ..read more
Bright Side Of The Sun
21h ago
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The present might look different if Mat Ishbia has eased into the role of owner.
Today marks two years since Mat Ishbia took control of the Phoenix Suns. If only the anniversary fell three days later. Because you see, Mat Ishbia’s purchase of the Suns from Robert Sarver was approved by the NBA’s Board of Governors on this date, 2023.
On February 8, 2023, the newly installed owner commandeered trade negotiations between the Suns and Brooklyn Nets.
And on February 9, 2023, his shiny new team acquired a future Hall of Famer at the trade deadline: Kevin Durant. I ..read more
Bright Side Of The Sun
1d ago
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The trade that looked bold and now feels like desperation for the Suns.
Acceptance. It’s one of those steps, right? One of those “steps to betterment,” or whatever they call them. I wouldn’t know; I’m usually stuck somewhere between denial and bargaining, ordering another round while I figure out what went wrong this time. But here we are, trying to accept something. And this time, it’s the fact the Phoenix Suns are stuck with Bradley Beal.
Let me start with the obvious: the Suns tried. They really tried. But no one came to bail Phoenix out of their own misst ..read more