Kellan Olson

Suns changing approach for oft-injured Mark Williams If it is broke, fix it, and the approach to getting new Phoenix Suns center Mark Williams through a NBA season was broken.

Jalen Green is hurt -- arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Mark Williams is not but he's not going to play yet -- arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Nigel Hayes-Davis back in NBA a completely new player New Phoenix Suns forward Nigel Hayes-Davis returns to the NBA and is hardly recognizable as a player after a memorable collegiate career.

Training camp is happening! And almost done!

It's another work team working - arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...
Book and Brooks on the "rivalry" and becoming the 2 leaders - arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...
Nigel Hayes-Davis is a great story and player to watch - arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Devin Booker has 'unfinished business' to see out with Suns The 2025-26 season is a unique one for Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker in many ways.

Media day! Book sticking it out! Leadership!
arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

wow what a huge L for kenny here

MISS YOU TOO PAL

And I will make sure to stop by more in the season instead of dumping 15 links after four months. OK bye!

It's now all on Devin Booker. Do Suns fans believe in him? For all the talk about being a leader, Devin Booker was one during the most cataclysmic three-year period in Suns history. Now it's all on him.

Beal rehash - arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...
Williams get-to-know - arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...
West power rankings - arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...
Rotation guess - arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...
Booker column - arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Suns' buyout of Bradley Beal means they found their price The Phoenix Suns' buyout of Bradley Beal puts them out of tax territory, but a waive-and-stretch of his contract prolongs the agony of past mistakes.

Maluach/Williams draft night - arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...
Day 2 trading - arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...
Brooks - arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...
Green - arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...
Dunn in Vegas - arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...
Beal gone - arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Kevin Durant leaves Suns with a paradox of a legacy The Kevin Durant era of Phoenix Suns basketball is over and it's fitting that an incredibly polarizing all-time great leaves the Valley with an incredibly polarizing legacy.

Hi friends. Media Day is Wednesday. That's kind of wild.

An offseason ICYMI special.

Gregory hiring - arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...
Ott hiring - arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...
KD trade - arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...
KD ~legacy~ - arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Can Mat Ishbia earn the trust back of Suns fans? When Mat Ishbia and the new regime joined the Suns, they were viewed with a blank slate. They have not earned the right for that to be extended.

And offseason reax

Bud fired - arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...
Ishbia presser - arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Who are the vultures circling the Suns for Kevin Durant? The Kevin Durant sweepstakes will feature plenty of teams vying for the Phoenix Suns star this summer.

Bluesky! Hello! Nice to see you.

Here are some of my offseason previews!

Big 4 this offseason - arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...
KD trade candidates - arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...
Where the picks are - arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Devin Booker takes Suns' record with already deep connection Devin Booker will take the Phoenix Suns' all-time scoring record having already developed a deep connection to the team and city.

Hi Bluesky!

I wrote about Devin Booker's connection with Phoenix ahead of him becoming the Suns' all-time leading scorer. Includes quotes from him, Bradley Beal and good stuff KD was kind enough to provide as well: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

HI ALI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

watching the Kings game on Sunday was funny because all I saw was CP3 creating that for him and then yelling GO! GO! as soon as he passed it to him

We saw KD/Wemby match up quite a bit in the two matchups here last year. Curious how much we see it in this one. Ighodaro changes that dynamic a bit on both ends.

Ideally, the Suns will have matchups when Nurkic is a 30+ minutes guy and others when he's around 14-18, with the rest getting filled by Ighodaro or whatever wing is technically "the 5." Being able to flip that switch when the offense stalls out (beyond desperation at the end of a game) helps.

Warriors use smaller 5s that aren't individual threats offensively, so that offers some upside, and then there's benefitting from the extra spacing against one of the best defenses in the league.

I think tonight would be a good night for the Suns to go deep into small-ball with the bigs, and I'm including Ighodaro at the 5 in that thought. With how unstable the Nurkic minutes have been this season, in-season experimenting could prove to be valuable later in the year.

Bluesky exclusive: How orange is the court?

Well, it's orange. Would i describe it as bright? No. Not even off-putting. Should not lead to eye strain. Tonally, it matches the jersey matchup nicely! Big fan of the white lines so that's easy to spot. Should not be much of a deal. IMO!

Here’s the story I got out of this night + a trip to Tucson and postgame question for Flagg: arizonasports.com/story/356549...

Thank you, Kaitlin! Great to see you again!

I did NOT have fun

Is that more of a Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning type of beat?

How are you guys spending the break? Any fun weekend plans?

Another team having an aggressive shade of orange is creating quite the tizzy for my noggin watching this live, I tell ya.

Great to see old friends!

That’s a wrap on the night! Story submitted and sound uploaded. I hope this was at least moderately interesting for a few of you. See ya later on on here.

Easier to find a spot postgame for sure.

We are wrapped at the podium. Was able to walk-and-talk out with Jones so that’s 5-for-5 on the Flagg story. That’s big time. Next up is postgame hit and then wrapping the sound/story

Locker room was quick, as it tends to be after games like this. We spoke with Dunn for a few minutes and I ducked out halfway through to get Allen for the aforementioned story. Waiting on Ighodaro and Jones at the podium. Editing time!

Back in presser room. Bud will be here in 10-15 minutes, so that’s time to write. Locker room will open shortly after he’s done. 1-2 players will be at podium so it’s a dance between this room and the locker room.