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Former NBA player Robert Horry predicts the Phoenix Suns will shock the NBA

With all the chatter around how the Phoenix Suns will eventually perform in the upcoming 2026-27 NBA season, one former NBA star gave them credit and a prediction that they will exceed expectations.

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NBA Legend Thinks You're Too Low on Phoenix Suns This Season

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns are hoping to shatter some expectations this season. After a surprise run to the playoffs, the Suns are hoping 2026-27 is an even better year with another step in the right direction after moving on from big names such as Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal last summer.

Phoenix Suns News / Bright Side Of The Sun / September 4

Grading the Suns’ offseason after an encouraging summer

It feels like forever since the Phoenix Suns played, but now that we’re only a month away from the start of preseason, the excitement can finally start to creep in.

NBA News / Burn City Sports / September 4

Phoenix Suns fans roast NBA reporter over Los Angeles Clippers comment

Phoenix Suns fans wasted little time pushing back on CBS NBA reporter Sam Quinn after he said he’d rather be the Los Angeles Clippers than the Suns in a social media post.

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The 'Most points in a game by NBA team' quiz

How many of the players to score the most points in one game for each NBA team in the 2025-26 season can you name in five minutes?

The '2025-26 NBA double-double leaders' quiz

The 'NBA minutes leaders by season' quiz

The 'Most 30-point NBA games at 35+' quiz

Darius Garland News / Burn City Sports / September 3

What Phoenix Suns fans are saying about a potential Darius Garland trade

PHOENIX — With the Los Angeles Clippers suddenly facing one of the bleakest draft outlooks in the NBA, Phoenix Suns fans have started pondering whether the situation could create an opportunity for their own team.

NBA News / Yardbarker

The 25 greatest NBA Finals performances of all-time

The regular season is important, but NBA legends are made in the playoffs. More specifically, it's the Finals where the all-time greats have built their otherworldly reputations.

Koa Peat News / NBA Draft on SI / September 3

Koa Peat has Gone Under-the-Radar as a Value Pick for Suns

On draft night 2026, former Arizona Wildcat Koa Peat watched as fellow draft hopefuls heard their name called one by one. Peat, a five-star forward who helped power Arizona to the Final Four alongside Brayden Burries, had previously been on the fence about entering his name into the ’26 draft at all.

Phoenix Suns News / Phoenix Suns on SI / September 3

Suns' Draft Drought Suddenly Looks Great After Eye-Opening Clippers Punishment

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns' draft capital has long been a running headline (and sometimes butt of a joke) in NBA discussions since owner Mat Ishbia took over.

NBA News / Bright Side Of The Sun / September 3

The Clippers are sinking. Should the Suns go fishing?

What is a Clipper? Have you ever asked yourself that question? Well, my unnautically aware friend, it’s a ship. More specifically, a 19th-century merchant ship.

Devin Booker News / Phoenix Suns on SI / September 2

Suns Star Devin Booker Finally Gets (Some of) The Respect He Deserves

PHOENIX — Rarely do NBA stars feel overlooked and/or under-appreciated, but such has been the case for Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker. That's not quite the truth locally — the franchise's all-time leading scorer could probably enter the team's Ring of Honor now and nobody would have a problem with it.

Miles Bridges News / Bright Side Of The Sun / September 2

Miles Bridges’ integration will be a major Suns storyline

Where will the Suns’ journey with Miles Bridges lead? The controversial signing was the team’s most visible move of the offseason. As we start inching toward training camp at the end of this month, questions of #22’s integration and Phoenix’s future rank highly on this season’s storylines.

Phoenix Suns News / Kicks on SI / September 2

Penny Hardaway's Nike Foamposite 'Phoenix Suns' Set for Return

Not many dates on the sneaker release calendar are more important than the annual NBA All-Star Weekend. With the Phoenix Suns hosting the 2027 festivities, fans already have high expectations due to the city's rich sneaker history.

NBA News / Yardbarker

The 25 best NBA players to never play in college

Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.

Jordan Ott News / Bright Side Of The Sun / September 2

Jordan Ott has a new challenge waiting for him in Year 2

You can talk about all the things that make the 2026–27 Phoenix Suns interesting and intriguing, because they really are heading into next season. This is a team that didn’t make many major splashes, but instead focused on improving what they already had.

Phoenix Suns News / Phoenix Suns on SI / September 1

New Suns' Record Prediction Feels Way Too Low

PHOENIX — Even through a flurry of injuries with a brand new coaching staff and mix of starters, the Phoenix Suns managed to win 45 games last season, cracking the play-in tournament before pushing to the first round of the playoffs.

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The 'Most points in a game by NBA team' quiz

The 'Most starts by an NFL QB' quiz

The 'Multiple 3-HR games in a season' quiz

The 'Season sack leaders by team' quiz

Phoenix Suns News / Bright Side Of The Sun / September 1

September is here, and it’s time to rank the Suns!

September. We made it. Perhaps it’s more of a psychological barrier than anything, but when the calendar flips to September, you can’t help but feel a tinge of excitement.

Phoenix Suns News / Burn City Sports / September 1

How many games does ESPN have the Phoenix Suns winning in 2026-27?

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns enter the 2026-27 season with expectations that look very different from where they were a year ago. ESPN projects the Suns to finish 42-40 and land eighth in the Western Conference, putting them in the play-in tournament.

Kevin Durant News / Phoenix Suns on SI / September 1

Suns Still Facing Backlash For Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal Trades

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns' star trio of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal is officially buried in the past (and has been for a year) — though fans in the desert are still being reminded of just how massive of a whiff those respective deals were.

Phoenix Suns News / Phoenix Suns on SI / August 31

Suns Center Gets Real on Expectations in 2026-27 Season

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns continue to be overlooked by the outside world. After a successful playoff push, Phoenix made a handful of impactful re-signings on top of welcoming new additions in Koa Peat and Miles Bridges to improve their interior play.

Phoenix Suns News / Bright Side Of The Sun / August 30

The Duo Effect: Shaping the Phoenix Suns’ 2026-27 outlook

Nash and Amare. Stockton and Malone. Peanut butter and jelly. Batman and Robin. We’ve always had a fascination with dynamic duos. In the context of the modern NBA, analysts often consider two-man lineups.

Phoenix Suns News / Larry Brown Sports / August 28

Suns owner Mat Ishbia responds to a question about trading Devin Booker

Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia will not be parting ways with his franchise player in this lifetime. Ishbia spoke this week at a corporate event in Michigan.

Phoenix Suns News / EssentiallySports / August 28

Mat Ishbia Reveals One Condition Under Which Devin Booker Would Be Traded From the Suns Amid Financial Fallout

Anyone who thought that the corporate upheaval that Mat Ishbia is dealing with would leak into his team, the Phoenix Suns majority owner himself has set the record straight.

Jalen Green News / Hoops Wire / August 27

NBA Notes: Suns, Jalen Green, Knicks, Kelly Olynyk, Cavs

Jalen Green gets another crack at making this whole Suns thing work. Perhaps the bigger question is whether the Suns can make it work around him. That’s basically the issue raised by Brendan Mau of NBA on SI, who examined Green’s fit entering his second season in Phoenix.

Phoenix Suns News / Fadeaway World / August 26

Collin Gillespie Defends Devin Booker After Bold Criticism From Suns Fan: 'Bad Take'

Devin Booker has spent his entire 11-year NBA career with the Phoenix Suns and has unsurprisingly become a fan favorite over time. Suns fans aren’t often critical of Booker as a result, but one was recently, and his teammate Collin Gillespie quickly came to his defense.

Mat Ishbia News / Yardbarker / August 21

Suns owner Mat Ishbia bucking NBA franchise sales trend

Other NBA owners are cashing out. Ishbia continues to go all-in.

Miles Bridges expected to have 'big role' with Suns in 2026-2027 season

Lakers minority owner has no plans to sell 4% stake

The '10 3-pointer NBA games' quiz

Miles Bridges News / Hoops Rumors / August 16

Miles Bridges Likely To Wait On Extension Until After Offseason

The Suns shored up their starting power forward spot when they traded Grayson Allen, Royce O’Neale, and a first-round pick for Miles Bridges, a first-round pick, and a second-round pick this summer.

NBA News / Yardbarker / August 17