Yahoo! Sports has placed the Phoenix Suns at No. 20 in its preseason NBA power rankings, a spot that might feel underwhelming to a fan base expecting another step forward.
As the offseason prepares to come to a close, with training camp starting in a little over a week, we can’t help but continue trying to project what the 2026–27 Phoenix Suns will ultimately become.
After finishing with the ninth-best defense in their surprise 2025-26 season, the Phoenix Suns will look to continue to improve on this side of the ball this year.
The journey through the wasteland is nearing its end. As we arrive on the first day of autumn, smiles can begin to stretch across our faces because we know the worst part of summer is behind us.
With training camp beginning next week, the Phoenix Suns suddenly have a real battle to watch for the final roster spot. After signing Duop Reath last week following Mark Williams' shoulder surgery, Phoenix will have to waive one of Reath, Jamaree Bouyea or Haywood Highsmith by Oct.
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.
The Phoenix Suns turned a lot of heads with their surprising 2025-26 season, exceeding all expectations to make the playoffs as the No. 8 seed with a 45-37 record.
How do you define an X-factor? When you look up and down a roster, what skills or characteristics are you searching for in a player before giving them that designation?
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns have climbed out of the bottom of ESPN’s Future Power Rankings, with the improvement coming with caution: A better short-term outlook doesn’t necessarily mean a better long-term one.
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns will be seeing more of Frank Vogel. Vogel, who previously served as the team's head coach, is joining Steve Kerr's staff on the Golden State Warriors ahead of the 2025-26 season.
PHOENIX — Training camp is just weeks away for the Phoenix Suns, and they've made a roster move before festivities started. According to Keith Smith, the Suns waived Jordan Schakel from his Exhibit 10 contract.
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.
It has been a relatively quiet offseason thus far for the Phoenix Suns, though they have made multiple under-the-radar moves to try and upgrade their roster after being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs last season.
The Phoenix Suns addressed their need at the center position after Mark Williams suffered a torn labrum by agreeing to a deal with former Portland Trail Blazers center Duop Reath Wednesday night.
The NBA could be getting two new expansion teams in Las Vegas and Seattle as soon as the 2028-29 season, which means an expansion draft could be coming in two years.
The Phoenix Suns made significant changes to the team's roster after the 2025-26 season. Following a playoff appearance that saw the Suns lose in four games to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix added Miles Bridges, Luke Kennard, Pat Spencer and Koa Peat while moving on from Royce O'Neale and Grayson Allen.
The Phoenix Suns did not have the luxury of waiting after Mark Williams’ latest injury setback. With their starting center expected to miss several months, Phoenix suddenly faced a frontcourt problem just before the new season.
The Phoenix Suns are coming off a relatively promising campaign last season. Despite undergoing a major retooling, the Suns successfully secured a spot in the playoffs, hinting at the team’s potential to be competitive in the upcoming season.
PHOENIX — With Mark Williams out for an extended period, the Phoenix Suns are turning to center Duop Reath to help fill the void in the middle of their lineup.
The Suns are signing free agent center Duop Reath to a one-year deal, Shams Charania reports for ESPN (via Twitter). The third-year center saw his minutes decrease each year with the Trail Blazers, but proved himself to be a reliable stretch big.
The Phoenix Suns’ star Dillon Brooks hosted a basketball camp for young kids at the Arizona Athletic Grounds, which is about 40 miles from Phoenix. There, he spoke to Doug Haller of The Athletic and got candid about how his reputation as a ‘villain’ is often misunderstood.
There have been some whispers recently about the Golden State Warriors being interested in landing All-Star guard Devin Booker; that is the belief of longtime insider Tim Kawakami, at the very least.
After many predicted the Phoenix Suns would miss the playoffs entirely in 2025-26, the squad won 45 games with a young core that defended and rebounded next to their lone star in Devin Booker.
I think no one expected the Phoenix Suns to actually be that good last season, and I believe it gets forgotten a little because of how badly it ended. They went 45-37, finished seventh in the West during the regular season, survived the Play-In to grab the No.
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.