The offseason is officially underway in Phoenix, and the Suns are off to a good start. Free agent guard Collin Gillespie agreed to an extension with Phoenix after the two sides became eligible to begin negotiating with their own free agents last weekend. The deal is roughly 4 years and $48 million, although we do […]
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 — gives their takes on the Suns’ latest issues and news. Fantable Questions of the Week Q1: If the Suns stay at 47 in the draft, they’re most likely […]
Goodbye, second round. Hello, first round. Sure, we’re beginning at the back end of the first round, but the draft has operated under this structure for more than 20 years now. That gives us a pretty healthy sample size to evaluate what these draft positions have historically produced and what teams can reasonably expect when […]
Turn around buckets in ISO you’re finished. Up in your shirt, undersized, not diminished. Wants all the smoke whether Shai or Lebron. Opposing fans’ hate is what Dillon feeds on. It’s hard not to love Dillon once you get to know him. Shai had this to say about him after the Thunder series: “Dillon is […]
After some time away from writing for the site, a brief spark of inspiration hit me: drawing a parallel between the FIFA World Cup currently taking place in the United States and the Phoenix Suns. Let me explain. Here in Europe — and especially in France — football is what shapes the sporting calendar. Every […]
Once upon a time, there was no limit to the number of draft rounds. It lasted as long as there were teams interested in drafting players. As the league expanded and evolved, the draft actually became smaller, eventually adopting the two-round format we know today in 1989. Even then, the second round began at pick […]
The NBA Draft is less than a week away, and while we don’t know whether the Phoenix Suns are planning to move up the board, plenty of movement is already occurring. Where? Mock drafts. As someone who has been obsessively monitoring mock drafts since the Suns’ season ended, I can tell you that the second […]
The hoopla is almost here. After an exciting NBA Finals, transaction season is about to kick into high gear, and it’s going to feel a lot like the Monaco Grand Prix. (based on my research, it’s fast) The draft, free agency, and the endless stream of trades that connect the two are what make late […]
With the offseason officially underway, the Suns have several questions to answer with their own free agents. They want to bring back multiple players and are expected to prioritize Collin Gillespie and Jordan Goodwin. Fans are also wondering what that could cost the team. Two other names fans want back are set to be restricted […]
Five days until the NBA Draft, which means it’s time to continue our countdown of the best players selected at every draft position in NBA history. Why? Because I wanted to know, I wanted to do the thought exercise…and it sure was an exercise. But along the way, I learned some things I did not […]
The rumors were true. The offseason always brings a flurry of roster shakeups, but this time around, the face of the franchise is making a major change of his own. Devin Booker is reportedly changing his jersey number from No. 1 to No. 15, confirmed by ESPN’s Shams Charania. The decision is a deeply personal […]
The NBA season is officially over, and the rest of the league is finally catching up to where the Phoenix Suns have been for the past month and a half: the offseason. We currently find ourselves in that two-week window between the conclusion of the NBA Finals and the start of free agency, a period […]
As the NBA Draft draws near, I thought it would be fun to go on a little journey. I had no idea it would take me to the corners of Basketball Reference and NBA dot com, spending countless hours mining data, comparing players and eras, and learning more about the vast 80-year history of the […]
In their first power rankings since the New York Knicks won the NBA Finals, ESPN is projecting the Suns to potentially take a step back in the 2026-27 season after a surprising year the season before. Ranked 15th in their previous rankings, ESPN has the team 21st, with the Milwaukee Bucks being the only other […]
The NBA Finals are over. The Knicks have beaten the Spurs in five games. Every year, there are storylines that pervade the playoffs. Last season, it was Haliburton’s incredible run. These playoffs, the storyline that stuck out to me more than any other was De’Aaron Fox’s fall from grace. Just a few seasons ago, he […]
The Phoenix Suns moved ambitiously in the 2025 NBA Draft. While they may not be as aggressive this year, it would not be a shock to see them trade up in the draft again. The Suns’ front office wants length, they want multi-positional motors, and they want guys who play with some edge. Phoenix may […]
The New York Mikals are your NBA Champi- I mean, the New York Knicks are your NBA Champions. This has honestly come as quite a shock to me. The Knicks were not the championship favorites coming into the season, the playoffs, the Conference Finals, or even the NBA Finals. I, like many foolish people, watched […]
Phoenix Suns all-time leading scorer Devin Booker is one of the greatest Suns players, if not the greatest player, in the history of the organization. That statement is factually true and cannot be argued against with any real weight. In his 11 seasons with the franchise, Booker has taken the Suns as close to the […]
Oh, Jalen Green. What are we going to do with you? There are only two years left on your contract, but I feel like we barely know you. You surprised us with that injury. That was pretty sneaky. To be real, I can’t quite figure you out. Some plays, I’m shouting, “MVP.” Some plays, I’m […]
The New York Knicks, for the first time since 1973, are NBA champions. Their victory represents something unique in the modern NBA. They are the first team since Isiah Thomas and the 1990 Detroit Pistons to be led by an undersized, physical guard all the way to a championship. Sure, you can point to Steph […]
It’s over. Officially, it’s over. The season ended 48 days ago for the Phoenix Suns, but now the league itself has reached the finish line as the NBA Finals have concluded. So what does that mean? It means the transaction season can truly begin. It means conversations can turn into negotiations, negotiations can turn into […]
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Ten days. That is all that separates the Phoenix Suns from the 2026 NBA Draft. Sure, the draft technically begins in 9 days, and current FanDuel projections have BYU’s AJ Dybantsa going first overall. But the Suns won’t be involved in any of that. They don’t own a first-round pick. Instead, the Memphis Grizzlies will […]
There’s one feeling nobody who is a fan of the Phoenix Suns has ever experienced: the pure elation that comes with winning the final game of the NBA season. And now another season has come and gone. The 58th season in Phoenix Suns history is officially over as the New York Knicks defeated the San […]
One thing is clear: The Phoenix Suns are searching for more help around Devin Booker. Whether that comes from internal development or acquiring talent, team owner Mat Ishbia has made it abundantly clear that the mission is to build another contender around the franchise’s all-time leading scorer. Since the departure of Chris Paul back in […]