Depth and player development could be overlooked factors of just how high the Phoenix Suns' ceiling can be for the 2026-27 season. The Suns have a few young players who could take significant leaps this season, while their depth can fill in some of the holes the starting lineup is lacking.
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.
Nike Basketball has collabed with the Phoenix Suns on a social media post with a mysterious teaser featuring its old-school logo against a grainy black background, accompanied by one date: Sept.
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.
When the Players’ Choice podcast criticized Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker, arguing that while he can score, he does not make teammates better and does not impact games enough through defense or playmaking, people took notice, including Suns PG Collin Gillespie.
We may have hit the wall when it comes to NBA basketball, but that doesn’t mean the basketball being played around the world right now is insignificant.
When you look at the Phoenix Suns, their current roster construction, and how it impacts both the short term and the long term, one thing is clear. This upcoming season is going to be a make-or-break year for 24-year-old Jalen Green.
Phoenix Suns guard Collin Gillespie is behind Suns franchise icon Devin Booker no matter what. After Suns Valley Podcast host Gabe Guerrero said on the Players Choice podcast that Booker "affects one part of the game very strong - scoring.
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.
For the Phoenix Suns, roster building has become as much about flexibility as talent. The Bradley Beal trade, followed by his buyout two years later, reinforced how quickly a massive contract can limit both options and leverage.
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.
Collin Gillespie had a breakout campaign with the Phoenix Suns last season after struggling to carve out a role in his first years in the NBA. Some even considered him a candidate for Most Improved Player after putting up career-best numbers.
The Phoenix Suns are being overlooked once again heading into the 2026-27 season and will look to prove the outside noise wrong in coach Jordan Ott's second season.
Mikal Bridges has revealed that his famous draft-night smile was not exactly what it appeared to be. Bridges said he was “pissed” when the Phoenix Suns selected him in 2018 during his interview on Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, and Matt Hillman’s “Roommates Show” podcast.
The Phoenix Suns feel they have the system in place to continue to get better after surprisingly finishing with a 45-37 record in the 2025-26 season in coach Jordan Ott's first year.
Ronnie 2K recently asked Spurs star and NBA 2k27 cover athlete Victor Wembanyama to name his starting five using NBA 2K cover athletes from the past decade.
ESPN’s NBA insiders have the Phoenix Suns projected as the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference, placing the Suns in the Play-In Tournament and suggesting they remain closer to the playoff bubble than the conference’s elite.
The Phoenix Suns continue to be underlooked going into the 2026-27 season after the changes they made this offseason. Phoenix and coach Jordan Ott will have to show they can continue to be one of the hardest playing teams in the league and assimilate Miles Bridges well into the system before they start getting recognition.
The Phoenix Suns have had some notable draft blunders in their history, but the most recent one involved passing on Tyrese Haliburton with the No. 10 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft and instead drafting Maryland's Jalen Smith with the selection.
Foul-baiting has become a big talking point in the NBA in recent years, and Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks is among the many who have complained about it.
Mat Ishbia bought the Phoenix Suns for $4 billion in 2023. He did not sell large amounts of his company stock to fund the deal. Instead, he secured loans from JPMorgan.
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.
Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks has some added reason to be fired up for one specific game on his team’s schedule in 2026-27. Brooks was asked Friday about facing his rival LeBron James and the Philadelphia 76ers this season.
The Suns are moving on from veteran forward Haywood Highsmith. Phoenix waived Highsmith on Wednesday, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. He had a $3 million salary for the 2026-27 season, with $1 million guaranteed.
The Phoenix Suns are trying to rebuild their roster, their on-court image and their overall mentality. They see Dillon Brooks as being a significant part of that, and rewarded him on Wednesday night with a long-term contract extension that will keep him as a foundational piece of their roster.