Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images I respect the “let’s just see what Booker and Durant” can do viewpoint...but it’s not realistic. The Phoenix Suns are down, and they aren’t that close to coming back to true contention. I like to believe in the best possible outcome when it comes to the Suns. I really do. I supported the Kevin Durant deal. Durant still had a lot left in the tank, it seemed, and I liked that the Suns’ new ownership was willing to take bold action to bring in all-time talent to complement Devin Booker and try to get over the top and win the championship. I wasn’t as k ..read more

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Draft picks...who needs ‘em? Not the Phoenix Suns. The Phoenix Suns have leveraged much of their future to build their team. While they do have picks, they do not have much control over them. Suns’ owner Mat Ishbia reminded us of this during his press conference on Wednesday. “If fans like to look in the future and say, ‘Hey, I really like that 2031 draft pick, because maybe that seventh-grader is gonna be really good and we’re gonna draft them and one day he’s gonna be a player’. You ain’t going to like the Phoenix Suns,” Ishabia stated. “Bec ..read more

Los Angeles Times I hear he scores points, passes the ball, and has a kid who would never get drafted if not for the efforts of his father. I told you things would get weird around here, especially with the Phoenix Suns being bounced out of the First Round of the 2024 playoffs. We have nothing but time to kill between now, the NBA Draft, free agency, and next season. Our minds will soon begin to play tricks on us, convincing us that certain transactions and/or specific additions will solve the issue that is Suns basketball. Fear and loathing in El Valle. The season hasn't been over for a week ..read more

The original Phoenix Suns post game podcast. Pop a teeth-cracking cold beverage with us and listen to a not too-serious-podcast dedicated to the Phoenix Suns, hosted by John (@DarthVoita) and Matthew (@MatthewLissy). Every season has some fallout. John and Matthew are back to talk about the aftermath following the Suns being swept out of the postseason in the First Round. Click the Subscribe button. Click the bell to turn on notifications. Watch right here! Not much of a video person? Like to listen to your podcasts? Here it is in audio form: Powered by RedCircle Follow John (@DarthVoita ..read more

Photo by Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images Phoenix’s owner and GM shut down the need for a point guard. Mat Ishbia’s long week after the Phoenix Suns’ 2023-24 season began Wednesday. Ishbia, who is the majority owner of the Suns and Mercury, told reporters he will hold conversations with coach Frank Vogel to his players in the next three days. “I have not had one discussion,” Ishbia said. “About my GM, coach, or even trading players, supposedly now in the media. “I’m here Wednesday, Thursday, Friday to have those conversations.” Phoenix’s season ended abruptly. The Suns were swept out of the F ..read more

Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images The Phoenix Suns are as down as it gets, yet they are still not as far off from redemption as one may think. Yes, the Phoenix Suns just got swept in a convincing, embarrassing fashion. No, it is not time to hit the panic or “eject” button (yet). I’m sure this is the last thing you want to read and you may be rolling your eyes at any form of “optimism” after what we just witnessed. This isn’t a piece about sunshine and rainbows, but rather, a logical overview of what we witnessed and how things can get better. Friendly reminder: the Suns still have D ..read more

Photo by Kate Frese/NBAE via Getty Images Your weekly Inside the Suns analysis straight from the BSotS community who live and breathe the team. Welcome to ‘Inside the Suns’, your weekly deep down analysis of the current Phoenix Suns team. Each week the Fantable - a round table of Bright Siders - give their takes on the Suns’ latest issues and news. This week we’ve decided to focus on looking forward instead of looking back at the Suns quick playoff exit at the hands of Minnesota. While the Suns options moving forward are limited due to the new CBA, they do have options... up to and including t ..read more

They have their starting five locked up for next season. Let’s focus on that and not 2031. The Phoenix Suns’ season ended much sooner than any of us wanted it to, and on Wednesday afternoon, both owner Mat Ishbia and general manager James Jones addressed the media for the first time since being swept by the Minnesota Timberwolves. “Looking back, 15 months in,” Ishbia began, “we set out some goals originally to be one of the best franchises in the NBA and WNBA. I love that people are frustrated that we didn’t win an NBA championship. Because guess what? So are we.” Yeah, we’re upset. This fan ..read more

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Stephen A. Smith can try to speak it into existence all he wants. Devin Booker is a Phoenix Sun. It’s May 1. The Phoenix Suns’ season is over. I did not think this would be the case when, like The Avengers in Endgame, the team assembled last September for training camp. The level of talent on paper was the best we’ve ever seen in the Valley of the Sun. A paper championship loses to scissors every time, and that came in the form of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the First Round. We’re all slowly coming to grips with the reality that the season is over. Th ..read more

Photo by Barry GossageNBAE via Getty Images James Jones is faced with an uneasy task after a disappointing season. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Phoenix Suns fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The wounds may be too fresh, the scars too new to the skin. But there is no doubt that the 2023-24 Phoenix Suns were a disappointment in every sense of the word and turn of the phrase. To not win a single damn playoff game? None of us would have predicted s ..read more