The upcoming season is an evaluation campaign for the Phoenix Suns in every respect. They will introduce a new offense designed by former Sun Jeff Hornacek, a new defense spearheaded by Mike Longabardi and at least six new rotation players acquired via the draft and trades by new general manager Ryan McDonough. With the recent trade of Caron Butler – who never played a game for the team – the Suns have only one player in his 30s: Channing Frye, who
When the Phoenix Suns traded Jared Dudley to the Los Angeles Clippers back in early July, they had one thing in mind: start over and rebuild with youth. That goal was seemingly underway, as they received the much-coveted guard Eric Bledsoe in return for the 28-year-old swingman. Bledsoe has captured the attention of plenty around the league with his untapped potential on both ends of the court over the past couple of seasons. Playing behind one of the best point guards in
After much speculation over the past week or so, Washington Wizards point guard John Wall officially became the $80 Million Dollar Man on Wednesday. After going through a roller coaster third year, the debate on Wall and what kind of a contract he deserved was a hot topic for much of the past season. He sat out the first 33 games after suffering a leg injury in the offseason, then started off slowly in the first couple of months, averaging under
When the three-team trade that sent Eric Bledsoe to the Phoenix Suns occurred on Tuesday, it gave the backup point guard a chance to become his own man on a new team rather than a distant shadow behind the greatness of Chris Paul. While his game is still enigmatic – there’s no telling of what he is fully capable of in a larger role – he possesses a motor and athleticism that only a handful of point guards in the league
There is, of course, the old adage that titles are not won in July (the Heat in 2010 being the clear exception) but several moves were made on Tuesday that could quietly alter the regular season standings out west next season. We’ve also seen shooters get large contracts this week like, it seems, never before. Those are the main two storylines from the July 2, but there’s a whole lot to get to before we all take a nice break for the
The Los Angeles Clippers retooled their lineup with strong perimeter threats on Tuesday when they acquired the services of Jared Dudley and J.J. Redick in a three-team deal involving the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks. Be sure to click here for Chris Bernucca’s report on the details of the trade. Clearly, the Clippers came out as the strongest team out of the deal. With Chris Paul signed up for five seasons, promising guard Eric Bledsoe became expendable for the Clippers. They
NBA free agency is officially in full swing. The biggest domino to fall in the first two days was also the leagues worst-kept secret, Chris Paul — No. 2 overall in Mighty Moke’s Free Agent Power Rankings — who re-signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers aren’t done, though, and they made more noise today with a trade that has helped reshape their roster in a much needed way: shooting. [Read more…]
After weeks of speculation, it seems that Eric Bledsoe has finally found a team to call home, the Phoenix Suns. [Details: Eric Bledsoe to Suns in three-team deal] For the Los Angeles clippers, they gain depth in perimeter shooting by gaining Milwaukee Bucks free agent guard JJ Redick and Phoenix small forward Jared Dudley. For Dudley, he gets to go home to California. LA LA!!! Big City of Dreams!!!! — Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) July 2, 2013 First off have to thank the Suns org.. ESP Alvin.