Mike Schmitz and Tyler Lockman take a look at the Summer Suns’ roster. They start play today in Las Vegas at 3 p.m. MST against Houston on NBA TV and continue with games Saturday at 1 p.m. against Toronto on NBA TV, Monday at 5:30 against the D-League, Wednesday at 5:30 against Cleveland and Thursday [...]

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Earl Clark, Taylor Griffin and a pair of yet-to-be-determined Phoenix Suns draft picks will get some extra work in this summer in the annual NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
The players will take to Sin City for a five-game set amongst a slate of 58 games featuring 22 teams. The University of Nevada-Las Vegas is [...]

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PHOENIX — Speaking before tonight’s matchup with the San Antonio Spurs, Suns coach Alvin Gentry said there is still no timetable for center Robin Lopez’s return to the court.
“We’re holding out hope,” Gentry said. “We’re trying to just prepare as if he’s not going to be here. And if he comes back then it’s a [...]

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I’m often asked on Daily Dime Live chats about what trade the Suns need to make to vault them to contender status.
This one isn’t it, but the Suns did save a few more dollars by jettisoning seldom-used guard Alando Tucker to Minnesota with a conditional second-rounder and cash for Jason Hart, whose non-guaranteed contract was [...]

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In a not-so-surprising move, the Phoenix Suns today assigned rookie Taylor Griffin to the Iowa Energy of the NBA’s Developmental League.
The 6-foot-7 forward has only seen action twice this season. He has notched just two points, a rebound and a block in a total of 14 minutes on the floor (more than his brother in [...]

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You know it’s the preseason when you give up 37 one quarter and then just nine the next.
But what’s most disconcerting about the Suns’ crazy 110-105 overtime loss is that Oklahoma City’s rotation players outplayed Phoenix’s rotation players before the Suns’ deep reserves brought them back.
The Suns trailed by 20 points with just over eight [...]

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