Suns 103, Kings 89
PHOENIX — It’s hard to classify the eighth game of an 82-game schedule as crucial.
But after glancing at the Suns’ upcoming schedule, that’s exactly what Friday’s game is.
Next week Phoenix plays two sets of back-to-back games against arguably four of the top 10 teams in the NBA (Lakers, Nuggets, Heat and Magic).
But [...]

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I was not the least bit surprised by all the Amare Stoudemire trade rumors that swirled through the Phoenix Suns organization for the past two years (and then some).
STAT was getting set to be an unrestricted free agent, and the Suns had to weigh the virtues of keeping him to win in the short term [...]

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PHOENIX — Breathe easy Phoenix, Steve Nash isn’t going anywhere.
At least not if coach Alvin Gentry has anything to say about it.
“Steve’s not going to be traded; that I can tell you,” Gentry said. “If he’s getting traded, I’m going along with him.”
National trade rumors started swirling Monday when ESPN NBA analyst Ric Bucher brought [...]

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The Phoenix Suns were in a familiar spot, albeit a bit later in the game, trailing by 18 points a minute into the fourth quarter Monday night in Memphis.
Just as they did during Friday’s epic comeback in Phoenix, Goran Dragic and the bench stormed back with a 13-2 spurt to cut the Memphis lead to [...]

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ESPN NBA analyst Ric Bucher told NBA Today Podcast host Ryen Russillo Monday afternoon that Phoenix Suns point guard  Steve Nash’s name is swirling around the trade rumor mill.
In fact, when Russillo asked for some potential names been mentioned in trade rumors other than Carmelo Anthony, Bucher answered emphatically: “Steve Nash. Steve Nash probably is No. [...]

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