In the NBA, no job is safe. The cliché saying “the NBA is a business” is prevalent for a reason, and it could take years to finally make it in the right situation at the right time.
Matt Janning found that out last season when he signed a deal with the Phoenix Suns after the preseason [...]

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The Phoenix Suns announced Tuesday afternoon that they have released rookie guard Matt Janning and assigned rookie forward Gani Lawal to the D-League’s Iowa Energy.
With Robin Lopez out “several weeks” with a sprained MCL and PCL, the Suns wanted to make room for free agent 7-foot, 250-pound center Earl Barron, who they are expected to [...]

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PHOENIX — The Suns have been searching for that third point guard to give Steve Nash a blow in practice and push Goran Dragic. Phoenix now has a decent crop of players to choose from in Matt Janning, Zabian Dowdell and Chucky Atkins.
All three come entered training camp in completely different situations — Janning an [...]

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Lost in the flash of Scottie Reynolds’ sparking Summer Suns debut on July 12 against D-League Select, Matt Janning played the kind of game that made me think maybe just maybe he could be an NBA player.
Although I spent the majority of my time focusing in on Reynolds (and Gani Lawal and Earl Clark of [...]

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