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Charles Barkley Sounds Off on Suns Star Devin Booker

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns move into another offseason with chatter around star guard Devin Booker. Booker and the Suns were swept out of first-round play by the Oklahoma City Thunder after a wildly successful regular season.

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Season in Review: Khaman Maluach is the Rudy Gobert evolution Phoenix has always wanted

Welcome to our Phoenix Suns Season in Review series, where we revisit every player who suited up during the 2025–26 campaign through the lens of expectation, reality, and what it ultimately meant.

Phoenix Suns News / Bright Side Of The Sun / May 9

Inside the Suns: The debate over which backup guard Phoenix simply cannot afford to lose

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.

Devin Booker News / Burn City Sports / May 8

Suns are out, but Devin Booker is still in the NBA playoff conversation

PHOENIX — Even with the Phoenix Suns eliminated from the playoffs, Devin Booker remains part of the NBA postseason conversation — and part of the debate surrounding officiating and the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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The 'Most 25-point NBA Playoff games' quiz

How many of the NBA franchise single-season leaders in 25-point playoff games can you name in five minutes?

The 'NBA First Round scoring record' quiz

The 'Playoff scoring record by team' quiz

The '20-point, 10-assist game leaders' quiz

Phoenix Suns News / Phoenix Suns on SI / May 8

Report: Suns Linked to 2 Upcoming Free Agents

Free agency rumors are already swirling for the Phoenix Suns after they were eliminated in the first round last week by the Oklahoma City Thunder. While their own free agents remain a priority, the Suns could be looking for outside help to add more size after it was a problem this season.

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The 25 greatest playoff games in NBA history

In the NBA, it's all about showing up and showing out in the posteason. With that in mind, here are the 25 greatest NBA playoff games of all time.

Phoenix Suns News / Burn City Sports / May 8

Charles Barkley disappointed in Devin Booker’s playoff performance

Through rebuilds, coaching changes, and roster instability, Devin Booker has become the face of the franchise and the superstar Suns fans believed could eventually deliver a championship.

Phoenix Suns News / Bright Side Of The Sun / May 8

Reporting links Phoenix Suns to Harrison Barnes and Dean Wade

With free agency still more than a month away, teams already eliminated from the postseason are putting together their big boards. Targets they’re interested in.

Phoenix Suns News / Phoenix Suns on SI / May 8

Suns Awards: Who Was Most Underrated Player This Season?

The Phoenix Suns saw several players take big leaps this season under first-year coach Jordan Ott, which led to a lot more success than originally expected.

Phoenix Suns News / Bright Side Of The Sun / May 8

2026 NBA Free Agency: Shooting guard, anyone?

Due diligence. That’s part of the administrative side of the offseason game, and that’s what we’re doing as we walk through the free agent landscape this summer.

Haywood Highsmith News / Bright Side Of The Sun / May 8

Season in Review: Haywood Highsmith’s addition was an investment for 2026-27

Welcome to our Phoenix Suns Season in Review series, where we revisit every player who suited up during the 2025–26 campaign through the lens of expectation, reality, and what it ultimately meant.

Jordan Ott News / Bright Side Of The Sun / May 7

NBA players with high praise for Jordan Ott

It didn’t take long for Phoenix Suns first-year head coach Jordan Ott to get the respect from NBA players. According to The Athletic’s latest player poll, Ott finished fifth in most impressive NBA coach, only behind Joe Mazzulla, Mark Daigneault, J.B.

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The 25 defining moments of LeBron James' career

LeBron's career can't go on forever, can it? If it were to end tomorrow, it would be the greatest run of sustained excellence the league has ever seen.

Dejounte Murray News / Bright Side Of The Sun / May 7

Suns Trade Verdict: Could a Dejounte Murray addition benefit the backcourt?

As the days roll on, the discussion on who Phoenix should trade for continues to rise at a rapid rate. With most fans wanting to see some change to this team, something will have to give.

Phoenix Suns News / Phoenix Suns on SI / May 7

Suns Awards: Who Actually Wins MVP Honors?

After trading away Kevin Durant last summer and buying out Bradley Beal, it was very obvious Devin Booker was the true No. 1 for the Phoenix Suns heading into the 2025-26 season.

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The 'Most 25-point NBA Playoff games' quiz

The 'Multiple 4K-yard NFL seasons' quiz

The 'NBA scoring champions' quiz

The 'NBA Defensive Players of the Year' quiz

Phoenix Suns News / Phoenix Suns on SI / May 7

Offseason Primer: How Suns' Salary Cap Situation Looks Ahead of 2026-27 Season

The Phoenix Suns are slated to have much more financial flexibility moving forward with Devin Booker as the only current player making over $40 million per year.

Phoenix Suns News / Bright Side Of The Sun / May 7

SunsRank: The Pillars

When the offseason hits, part of me gets excited. The season is long, and anytime there’s an opportunity for a reprieve, I’ll take it. That feeling doesn’t last long, however.

Amir Coffey News / Bright Side Of The Sun / May 7

Season in Review: Amir Coffey found a fit in a new home

Welcome to our Phoenix Suns Season in Review series, where we revisit every player who suited up during the 2025–26 campaign through the lens of expectation, reality, and what it ultimately meant.

Dillon Brooks News / Burn City Sports / May 6

Suns’ Dillon Brooks listed in NBA Players’ Poll for most overrated player

The Athletic released its annual Players’ Poll and Phoenix Suns Dillon Brooks won’t be happy to see which list he landed on. The 161-player survey was recorded from February to April and ranges from questions about coaching, defense and most overrated/underrated.

NBA News / Yardbarker / May 6

Draymond Green takes unbelievable shot at Charles Barkley's career during 'Inside the NBA'

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has never been shy about voicing his opinions and delivering some brutally honest statements.

Warriors linked to new potential Steve Kerr replacement

Draymond Green had scathing response after Austin Rivers belittled him

Austin Rivers fires back at Draymond Green

The 'NBA triple-double leaders' quiz

Phoenix Suns News / Bright Side Of The Sun / May 6

2026 NBA Free Agency: Breaking down the point guard market for Phoenix

Part of me feels like it’s too early to start diving into free agency, then I look at the calendar and realize it’s already May. We’re in the middle of Bright Side’s SunsRank and player recaps for the 2025-26 season, and it’s already time to start looking ahead to 2026-27.

Phoenix Suns News / Phoenix Suns on SI / May 6

Offseason Primer: Where Suns Will Be Picking in 2026 NBA Draft

After having a top-10 pick last year, the Phoenix Suns enter the offseason with no first-round picks in the 2026 NBA Draft. Phoenix's first-round pick, which would have been No.

Aaron Gordon News / NBA on ClutchPoints / May 6

Why Suns must not make Aaron Gordon trade to leap into title contention

The Phoenix Suns exceeded all expectations in the 2025-26 season by making the playoffs. Although the Oklahoma City Thunder swept them, conversations immediately brewed about Aaron Gordon possibly being traded to the Suns.

Devin Booker News / Hoops Wire / May 4

Suns urged to consider Devin Booker trade, roster reset

The Suns may be coming off a better-than-expected season, but one cap expert believes a bigger reset should be on the table. Yossi Gozlan of Third Apron wrote that Phoenix should “seriously consider” rebuilding its roster, including the possibility of trading Devin Booker to stockpile draft assets.

Phoenix Suns News / Hoops Rumors / May 1

Suns’ Ishbia, Gregory Discuss 2025/26, Offseason, More

The Suns have made major changes each of the past three offseasons under owner Mat Ishbia . However, unlike last year, when Ishbia’s buzzword was “alignment,” he was preaching “continuity” at Thursday’s end-of-season media availability, writes Doug Haller of The Athletic.