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Mike D’Antoni and Amar’e Stoudemire enter the Hall of Fame
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Former Phoenix Suns Head Coach Mike D’Antoni and former multi-time All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire were inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend in Springfield, Massachusetts. Thanks to D’Antoni’s fast-paced offensive approach and Stoudemire’s ability to catch lobs and run in transition, the two were focal points in the team’s iconic […]
Bright Side Sitdown: Amar’e Stoudemire reached Springfield by always being ready to adapt
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The day before Amar’e Stoudemire was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Bright Side sat down with the five-time All-NBA selection and the six-time All-Star for a conversation about his time with the Suns, playing for Mike D’Antoni and what he’s feeling before his big day. (The following answers have been […]
Bright Side Sitdown: Mike D’Antoni reflects on the Suns and Seven Seconds or Less
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The day before Mike D’Antoni was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Bright Side sat down with the former Phoenix Suns head coach about his time with the Suns, building the iconic Seven Seconds or Less offense, and what he’s feeling before his big day. (The following answers have been lightly […]
Put Tom Chambers in the Hall!!!
There isn’t much in the wide world of sports that you can look at and genuinely call a “travesty”. Especially when you consider all of the instability in the world at large, sports are merely entertainment. They’re designed to provide an escape, a distraction, and something for us to care about for a few hours […]
Miles Bridges could wait until January for a larger Suns extension
One of the Suns’ extension dominoes has already fallen. Dillon Brooks signed a three-year, $73 million extension earlier this month, a deal many would consider team-friendly given the impact he has already had on the culture of this team. That deal benefits Phoenix in the short term and could pay dividends down the road as […]
Devin Booker’s overall NBA 2K ranking might be surprisingly accurate
It’s NBA 2K ranking conversation time once again. Nothing gets the juices flowing quite like debating where Devin Booker ranks in a video game, does it? Last week, we talked about how NBA 2K completely missed the mark when it came to Booker’s midrange shooting, which is arguably his most elite trait as a player. […]
The NBA only gave the Suns 9 national games? Good.
With the 2026–27 Phoenix Suns schedule officially released, we now have some insight into the cadence of next season. We now know how many back-to-backs exist, how long the road trips are, and when the NBA’s joke of a “rivalry week” will occur. One of the more interesting aspects, though, is how often the Suns […]
Breaking down the biggest trends in the Suns’ 2026-27 schedule
Today is the day. The date when the entire NBA schedule is finally released and the roadmap through the 2026-27 season is laid out in front of us. We’ve been receiving crumbs throughout the week, little morsels designed to keep us occupied. The Christmas Day schedule. Opening night. The NBA Cup schedule. A game here, […]
Inside the Suns: Brian Gregory, Devin Booker, keys to success in 2026-27
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. Fantable Questions of the Week Q1: Mat Ishbia’s hiring of Brian Gregory as GM was initially considered questionable […]
Suns waive Haywood Highsmith and open a roster spot
So you thought the Phoenix Suns were done for the offseason, did you? Well, surprise surprise. They’re not done making moves. On Wednesday, the Suns waived Haywood Highsmith, according to HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto. Phoenix acquired Highsmith last February after he signed with the team as a free agent following his release from the Brooklyn Nets […]
Suns announce 2026 NBA Cup group stage schedule
It’s schedule release week in the NBA, as the league is releasing bits and pieces of the schedule before revealing it in full on Thursday. Yesterday was the Christmas schedule. Today? The NBA Cup. The NBA has officially announced the dates for the Suns’ 2026 Emirates NBA Cup games. The Suns open the cup on […]
Wayback Wednesday: The internet looked different when Steve Nash left Phoenix
Hey, would you look at that? It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time to climb back into the Wayback Machine and see what Bright Side of the Sun looked like once upon a time. Today, we’re rewinding 14 years to the summer of 2012. It was an offseason full of hope, frustration, and one giant gut […]
The Suns are officially out of the Christmas conversation again
For just the second time in six seasons, the Phoenix Suns will not be playing on Christmas. After trading Kevin Durant and buying out Bradley Beal during the 2025 offseason and once again being projected to go under .500 by the sportsbooks, Phoenix will not be one of the ten teams suiting up on the […]
Sun Reacts Survey: Should Tom Chambers be in the Basketball Hall of Fame?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Suns fans and fans across the country. It’s Hall of Fame week here at Bright Side of the Sun as we prepare for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame to welcome a new […]
Amar’e Stoudemire and Devin Booker share one remarkable Suns feat
Statistical anomalies. One-off games. Things that don’t happen very often, and when they do, you stop and take notice. That’s what we’re exploring throughout the month of August as we dig into some of the stranger statistical oddities scattered throughout Phoenix Suns history. Today, we’re looking at something that has happened only twice in franchise […]
Ask us anything: What do you want to know about Hall of Fame weekend?
This weekend, Bright Side will be at Naismith, Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, to cover Mike D’Antoni and Amar’e Stoudemire and the rest of the 2026 class as they get inducted into the Hall of Fame. D’Antoni and Stoudemire, both leading members of the Phoenix Suns’ iconic “7 Seconds or Less” era back […]
Has Khaman Maluach’s Summer League success now forced a discussion about starting?
There’s a moment in every young player’s development where the conversation changes. It doesn’t happen because of one highlight or one box score. It happens when enough people, watching from enough angles, begin to agree on the same thing. John Voita’s piece on Bright Side captured that moment for Khaman Maluach, and it did so […]
Devin Booker watched as Larry Fitzgerald completed a rare Arizona story
Legend. It’s probably a term that gets thrown around a little too liberally in modern sports. Everybody wants to talk about who’s the greatest, what’s the best, and operate at the extremes when it comes to player performance, impact, and standing within a team or sport. I don’t even remember hearing the term GOAT until […]
Suns JAM Session Podcast: Way Too Early Predictions
The original post-game podcast on Planet Purple! Watch it right here! Listen to the latest podcast episode of the Suns JAM Session Podcast below. Stay up to date on every episode, subscribe to the pod on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, YouTube Podcasts, Amazon Music, Podbean, and Castbox. Please subscribe, rate, and review.
Could the struggles of United Wholesale Mortgage impact the Phoenix Suns?
Ever since the NBA formally approved Mat Ishbia as the majority owner and Governor of the Phoenix Suns, Ishbia made it known that he was intent on bringing a winner to town and money was not going to be an obstacle to getting that done. For fans coming off of two decades of having an […]
Jalen Green could be the key to a more dynamic Suns offense
How will the Suns’ offense function next season? Will it become predictable again, like it did last year? The Suns weren’t exactly running a complex offense down the stretch, and far too many possessions ended with a three-point attempt. From February 1 on, Phoenix went 15–18. And during that span, 46.9% of its shots came […]
NBA 2K got Devin Booker completely wrong
It’s NBA 2K season, which means we have officially reached that wonderful part of the NBA calendar where grown adults argue about numbers assigned to digital versions of basketball players. NBA 2K27 is set to release worldwide on September 4, with the deluxe and ultra editions opening the doors a little earlier on August 28. […]
The Suns have a few scores to settle this season
We are a week away from the NBA schedule release, according to recent reporting from NBA insider Marc Stein. Which means it’s time to look ahead to the most anticipated Phoenix Suns matchups. Sure, we don’t know the schedule, but we know who the opponents are, so let’s take a crack at projecting the spiciest […]
Inside the Suns: Defense, Defense, Defense!
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: The Suns finished last season 10th in defensive rating. Do you believe […]
Suns secure Dillon Brooks on a team-friendly 3 year, $73 million extension
The Phoenix Suns acquired Dillon Brooks as part of the Kevin Durant trade, and on the surface, many of us viewed him primarily as salary filler. Then we witnessed the profound effect he had on the culture and direction of the team last season. With Brooks entering the final year of his contract, it became […]
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