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New number, new Booker? What could Olympic Booker bring to the Run-It-Back Suns?
Hang uno up in the rafters. Booker is in his #15 era. New number, new Book. Scoring 70 points in a loss Book is out, and gold medal Book is in. The Olympic 3 and D Book. The “I’ll do it” Book. The being-anything-the-team-needs-him-to-be Book. What could the player that Steve Kerr named the “Unsung […]
Draft Slot History: Best players ever selected at picks 10 through 1
The names are about to be read. The 2026 NBA Draft is tomorrow, and new names will join the annals of NBA history. But today, we arrive at the final chapter of this six-part series, identifying the best player ever drafted at each draft position in NBA history. And without question, the top 10 was […]
Evaluating two more prospects in the Suns’ draft range
A few final notes before the draft: Nick Martinelli (Northwestern, Senior, SF/PF) Nick Martinelli is a highly productive, polished, and physical 6’6.5″, 225-pound forward who emerged as a standout scorer and Big Ten standout at Northwestern. Projected as an early-to-mid second-round pick, he is highly regarded for his high basketball IQ, interior craftiness, and ability […]
The Suns found value and made sure it stayed
The first transactional dominoes of the 2026-27 season fell this weekend as the Phoenix Suns reached an agreement with Collin Gillespie, bringing him back on a four-year, $48 million contract. They followed that move by signing Jordan Goodwin to a three-year, $19 million contract. The exact structure of both deals remains to be seen, but […]
Suns resign Jordan Goodwin to three-year, $19 million deal
Less than 24 hours after the Phoenix Suns re-signed guard Collin Gillespie to a 4-year, $48 million deal, Phoenix is bringing back guard Jordan Goodwin on a three-year, $19 million deal that includes a player option for the third season, according to NBA Insider Shams Charania. The first year of the deal starts at $5.8 […]
Suns JAM Session Podcast: Gillespie Gets Paid, Booker Gets Renamed, and Prospects Get the Grade
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.
NBA Draft History: Best players ever selected at picks 20 through 11
One thing I’ve realized since the offseason began for the Phoenix Suns is that when they’re not playing, and I’m not writing nightly articles or recording postgame podcasts, I have a lot of time on my hands. Maybe too much time. Thankfully, I have this outlet to help fill some of that time, and this […]
Collin Gillespie returns to Suns on 4-year, $48 million deal
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 […]
Inside the Suns: Grayson Allen or Royce O’Neale, red flags, starting lineup discussion
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 […]
NBA Draft History: Best players ever selected at picks 30 through 21
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 […]
My favorite things about Dillon Brooks
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 […]
Tracking the Suns through World Cup history: Part I
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 […]
NBA Draft History: Best players ever selected at picks 40 through 31
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 […]
Where the Suns stand as mock drafts heat up
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 Western Conference may not be as scary as everyone thinks
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 […]
Suns extend qualifying offers to Mark Williams and Koby Brea
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 […]
NBA Draft History: Best players ever selected at picks 50 through 41
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 […]
A New Number for the Face of the Franchise: Devin Booker Switches to No. 15
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 […]
Where Gillespie and Williams rank among this year’s free agents
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 […]
NBA Draft History: Best players ever selected at picks 60 through 51
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 […]
ESPN projects a down season for the Suns next year in early power rankings
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 star nobody wants could be exactly what Phoenix needs
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 […]
3 “trade up” candidates for the Phoenix Suns
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 Knicks, the Suns, and the Parity Era
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 […]
Devin Booker’s decline and the path back to superstardom
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 […]
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