PHOENIX — Four summers ago when I was interning at the now-defunct Tucson Citizen and Steve Kerr was TNT’s lead analyst, the discussion after a charity basketball game in Tucson turned to his future.
Back then, crazy as it seems now, there were whispers that Kerr would be a good fit as the next Arizona basketball head [...]

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PHOENIX — No matter how many scrutinizing questions he faced otherwise at Tuesday’s press conference regarding his future, Phoenix Suns general manager Steve Kerr kept hammering home the point that his June 30 departure from the front office is nothing more than a personal decision.
Reports stated earlier in the day that Kerr was asked by [...]

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Earl Clark, Taylor Griffin and a pair of yet-to-be-determined Phoenix Suns draft picks will get some extra work in this summer in the annual NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
The players will take to Sin City for a five-game set amongst a slate of 58 games featuring 22 teams. The University of Nevada-Las Vegas is [...]

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PHOENIX — For years Phoenix Suns power forward and free-agent to be Amare Stoudemire has yearned to be mentioned with the LeBrons and Wades of the NBA. The ‘superstar status’ is and has been a driving force in his search for a max contract.
“I’m friends with all of those guys, from Dwyane and LeBron and [...]

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As the NBA Finals near the end, the Phoenix Suns are focused on a multitude of offseason questions. From the draft to free agency and Amare Stoudemire, the Suns have their work cut out for them. As the dominoes prepare to fall, here’s what’s happening around Planet Orange…

The Suns worked out potential draft picks Friday [...]

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The Phoenix Suns clearly struggled to contain The Black Mamba and the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, but through four games of the NBA Finals the Boston Celtics have proven that the defending champs are far from unbeatable.
Against the Suns, the Lakers exhausted Phoenix’s 2-3 zone after a few sub-par games and Alvin Gentry [...]

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