PHOENIX — At his end of year press conference following the 2010-11 season, Lon Babby took the podium and proclaimed that “the jury’s out” on the trade that sent Goran Dragic and a lottery-protected first-round pick to Houston for Aaron Brooks.
That theoretical jury returned at Thursday’s presser and left no question that the Suns were [...]

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When it was first reported that New Orleans will likely take the full three days before inevitably matching the offer sheet to Eric Gordon, the average fan might have thought the Hornets were doing it to spite the Suns.
After all, the Suns are basically in limbo until the Hornets match Gordon because they would need [...]

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PHOENIX — Around the same time that the Los Angeles Lakers were introducing newly-acquired Steve Nash on Wednesday, the Phoenix Suns held a less-anticipated and more somber press conference to explain why they sent their franchise star to a division rival.
President of basketball operations Lon Babby addressed the media about the Suns’ decision to go [...]

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It’s been two years since the Phoenix Suns last entered a pivotal free agency period with one of their stars an unrestricted free agent and lots of cap space to spend if he flees.
After essentially punting any important decisions to this offseason during last December’s abbreviated free agency period, the Phoenix Suns can chart a [...]

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PHOENIX — Lon Babby wants the Phoenix Suns to be an elite team.
To him, that defines a squad “that’s going to legitimately compete for championships every year.”
“That’s what we aspire to, that’s what we work towards every single day that we’re here,” he said.
In actuality, the Suns are a .500 team after consecutive seasons in [...]

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PHOENIX — For an hour on Wednesday afternoon, Phoenix Suns president of basketball operations Lon Babby talked with the local media about everything from this past season to the future ahead. We’ll be breaking down a number of issues, but let’s get to the pressing matters first.
Steve Nash is that pressing matter, and Babby went [...]

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