PHOENIX — From the moment Vince Carter, Marcin Gortat and Mickael Pietrus walked through the Al McCoy Media Center doors for their Phoenix Suns introductory press conference, they exuded the confidence characteristic of a trio that won 59 games a season ago.
They carried the swagger of a squad two years removed from a trip to [...]

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Phoenix Suns players and the principals of their blockbuster trade with the Orlando Magic have been actively commenting on the deal on Twitter. These tweets go to show what Jason Richardson meant to his teammates.
@JRich23 — It’s been a great 2 1/2 yrs Suns fans! My family and I enjoyed out time around such a [...]

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Suns fans know that Marcin Gortat is a big man with rebounding and defensive prowess, and that Mickael Pietrus is a lockdown defender with a three ball to boot. But as two of Orlando’s more under the radar players, Gortat and Pietrus haven’t quite had their close-up, especially in front of Suns fans.
So what exactly [...]

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Give the Phoenix Suns credit for one thing: they know know when to admit they made a mistake.
Today’s trade of Hedo Turkoglu, Jason Richardson and Earl Clark for Vince Carter, Marcin Gortat, Mickael Pietrus, a 2011 first-rounder and cash marks admission that the Turkoglu deal — and really the Clark lottery pick while we’re at [...]

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PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns’ front office knew it was time to make a splash.
The suits gave their patchwork assembled team a quarter of a season to prove they were a unit that could compete.
Saturday’s trade was an indication of a step in a new direction.
“We came here with the idea that we were going to take [...]

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