Entries from July 2010

Grading the Josh Childress and Hedo Turkoglu trades

July 12th, 2010 · 29 Comments

The Phoenix Suns and owner Robert Sarver came out of nowhere to make a huge splash Sunday evening, wheeling and dealing for swingman Josh Childress and shooter/playmaker Hedo Turkoglu.
The general consensus is that both of these moves are steps in the right direction for Phoenix, especially considering the Suns almost lost Amare Stoudemire for nothing.
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Tags: Hedo Turkoglu · Josh Childress · Leandro Barbosa · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Analysis · Trades

Suns set to acquire Josh Childress, Hedo Turkoglu

July 11th, 2010 · 61 Comments

The Phoenix Suns appear ready to reshape their roster by acquiring Josh Childress and Hedo Turkoglu, according to The Arizona Republic‘s Paul Coro.
Multiple sources have reported that the Childress deal is done. The Suns will send Atlanta a 2012 second-rounder and sign Childress to a contract in the neighborhood of five years, $34 million.
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Tags: Hedo Turkoglu · Josh Childress · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns News · Trades

Robin Lopez added to national team?

July 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Robin Lopez made tremendous strides between his rookie and sophomore seasons.
But has he improved enough to represent his country in international play? Maybe so.
Yahoo! Sports’ Marc Spears is reporting that Lopez will join Amare Stoudemire and the rest of USA Basketball at the World Championships this summer in Turkey.
Lopez’s size and length could be a [...]

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Lon Babby a candidate for Suns GM job

July 11th, 2010 · 3 Comments

An unexpected candidate has emerged in the Suns’ GM hunt, according to a report by ESPN’s Marc Stein.
Grant Hill’s agent Lon Babby, who has never worked for an NBA team, is reportedly getting strong consideration in a revamped front office that would mix non-traditional executives with the kind of basketball people usually associated with this [...]

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Another disappointing outing from Earl Clark

July 10th, 2010 · 14 Comments

LAS VEGAS — If you were expecting Earl Clark to turn into a bonafide NBA player this summer league, you’ve got to be disappointed about the Louisville product’s first two games.
Clark turned in another mediocre performance in Saturday’s 103-69 thrashing at the hands of the Toronto Raptors, going for 15 points and five boards on [...]

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Tags: Earl Clark · Gani Lawal · Phoenix Suns Recap · Summer League · Toronto Raptors

Home is where the heart is for Channing Frye

July 9th, 2010 · 9 Comments

Even though he opted out of the final year of his contract to test the 2010 free agent market, it didn’t take long for recently re-signed Phoenix Suns big man Channing Frye to realize where he belonged.
“I was in Hawaii with coach (Lute) Olson and everybody. I was like ‘Coach, I don’t know what I’m [...]

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Tags: Channing Frye · Free Agency · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns News