PHOENIX — Everybody knows the Phoenix Suns need to improve.
But the question is with a bundle of cap space, a late lottery pick and no stars aside from a certain 38-year-old free-agent point guard, what do the Suns need to vault back into contention after a couple of seasons just outside the playoff picture?
Here’s what [...]

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By the time I reached the end of my 1500-word odyssey on Suns advanced stats from Thursday, I still could not get over the impact Channing Frye has seemed to make on the offensive side of the ball the past three years, even in a supposed down year this season when the jump shooter shot 41.6 [...]

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It’s common for NBA stars to play the part of de facto GM, demanding their team acquire better players or risk losing them.
Before signing perhaps his last NBA contract this summer, Steve Nash announced that he has actually become a general manager — the GM of the Canadian men’s basketball team, that is.
Nash, the best [...]

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Editor’s Note: The following is a free-flowing conversation between Michael Schwartz and Kevin Zimmerman on the Phoenix Suns’ options this offseason.
Michael Schwartz: Two seasons ago the Phoenix Suns faced a franchise-altering summer and came away with a slew of overpriced role players after Amare Stoudemire departed.
The Suns are embarking on another critical offseason in which they [...]

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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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PHOENIX — For the past eight seasons, Steve Nash has been the face of the Phoenix Suns franchise, and to borrow a phrase from Lon Babby, its sun, moon and stars as well.
But now for the first time since Jerry Colangelo swooped in with a take-it-or-leave-it offer as free agency commenced in 2004, Nash is [...]

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