Editor’s Note: Kevin Zimmerman is the final edition to ValleyoftheSuns’ staff this season.
The Phoenix Suns announced they signed point guard Ronnie Price on Tuesday after dismissing injured point guard Zabian Dowdell.
Dowdell, who was sitting out of camp practices due to a knee injury, would have been competing with recently-signed Sebastian Telfair for the back-up point [...]

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The theme of Phoenix Suns free agency this offseason will likely be a refrain Chicago Cubs fans are most familiar with: “Wait ’til next year.”
Much has been made about the Suns’ potential for gobs of cap space next offseason, perhaps enough to sign a pair of max free agents if it comes to that, but [...]

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Basketball journeyman and Phoenix Suns point guard Zabian Dowdell recently told ValleyoftheSuns that he’s more motivated than ever heading into his second NBA season. In this exclusive Q&A, Dowdell expands on that ever-growing hunger while giving his take on the lockout, playing overseas, what the Suns need to compete in the Western Conference, and more.
Dowdell [...]

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During Phoenix Suns media day last season, one NBA hopeful made his presence felt, not with imposing size or skill, but rather with words.
In a room that featured a two-time MVP, a seven-time All-Star, and a two-time dunk champion, it was a 26-year-old rookie with zero NBA experience and no contract to his name who [...]

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On Monday Lockman wrote a piece on the four types of players most affected by the lockout: aging stars, stars in their prime, rising stars and rookies.
Let me add one more to the discussion: the mid-20s journeyman who fights all his life for a shot at the League and right when he has a chance [...]

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