When Phoenix traded Boris Diaw to Charlotte for Jason Richardson back in 2008, it received Jared Dudley as an extra throw-in as part of the deal.
What the Suns didn’t know: they were getting was someone with a chip on their shoulder. An edge. A bit player intent on proving he was more than that.
For two [...]

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With the Suns’ season over and the offseason already in full swing as the team searches for a new general manager and a head coach, questions are aplenty. So instead of the traditional 5-on-5 to recap the season, we’re going to — like the Suns — start from scratch and work through five 5-on-1 sessions. [...]

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In 2012-13, the Phoenix Suns got it so wrong, they actually got it right. That is of course, if the next move is to actually rebuild.
Over the previous two seasons, team management assembled rosters that were fairly entertaining and more or less competitive for the No. 8 spot in the Western Conference. Both playoff attempts [...]

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PHOENIX — Nearly three months after being named the Phoenix Suns interim head coach, Lindsey Hunter looked thoroughly beaten Thursday. Gone was the self-described fighter. Gone was the wide-eyed smile. Gone was the passionate coach speak that had become a common fixture during his pre and post-game press conferences.
For the first time during his tenure [...]

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PHOENIX — Hamed Haddadi appears to be filling in nicely for Marcin Gortat and Jermaine O’Neal. Once viewed as a throw-in as the Suns sent off Sebastian Telfair and got a draft pick back, it’s a wonder if the Suns are simply using him because of the depth issues at center or if they view [...]

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Yet again, the Phoenix Suns are showing their infatuation with second-year guard Iman Shumpert. Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the team is dangling Jared Dudley and possibly a future first-round pick in front of the New York Knicks, who reportedly have shown no indication they’re interested in such a deal.
HoopsWorld’s Alex Kennedy, however, tweeted [...]

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