About
Welcome to Valley of the Suns, the Phoenix Suns news and opinion site brought to you by the FanSided Network. Valley of the Suns is dedicated to providing top-notch Suns news and original content. This site also serves as a community for like-minded fans to come together to catch up on the latest happenings and discuss their passion for all things Phoenix Suns. Valley of the Suns consists of an editorial team that creates content as they closely follow the Phoenix Suns. The site covers opinions, news, rumors, trades, and analysis using reputable sources such as Basketball-Reference, Cleaning the Glass, NBA.com, and more. Any article updates or corrections after publication are communicated via an editor's note. Valley of the Suns posts articles on a regular basis year-round. FanSided is owned and operated by Minute Media, whose other brands also include Sports Illustrated, The Players' Tribune, 90min, and Mental Floss.
Meet The Team
Ben Leibowitz
Ben is a Senior Contributor to FanSided’s Valley of the Suns. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Arizona and earned a master’s degree in sports media from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He has previously written for Bleacher Report, primarily covering the NBA, and had a syndicated column with Sports Illustrated called “Data Dimes," in which he wrote stats-driven analysis about the NBA. Ben’s been a Suns fan since he could pick up a basketball and holds special reverence for Steve Nash’s “Run and Gun” Suns teams.
Dalton Sell
Dalton Sell is the site expert of Behind the Buck Pass. He's covered the NBA, primarily the Milwaukee Bucks, since 2019. Covering Milwaukee's turbulent 2021 title run and seeing the franchise snap its 50-year championship drought during his first full season as a site expert serves as the highlight of his writing career to date. When he's not focused on the day-to-day headlines involving the Milwaukee Bucks, he enjoys watching classic horror films and hitting the gym.
@sell_dalton
Jack Simone
Jack Simone is the Site Expert and Editor at Hardwood Houdini. He is a credentialed member of the media and has been on the Boston Celtics beat for three full seasons. Following a Bachelor's degree at Worcester State, he earned a Master's in Sports Communication at Regis College, graduating in 2022. He's worked at CelticsBlog, Heavy.com, and other FanSided sites, all starting in 2020. In his free time, he enjoys watching YouTube, playing basketball, and golfing, though he is still on a quest to break 90.
@JackSimoneNBA
Luke Duffy
Luke is the site expert for Valley of the Suns. He covers the NBA from Dublin, Ireland, and has been following the league closely since 2006. He previously wrote for Hoops Habit and was a site co-expert at Orlando Magic Daily before taking on sole responsibility of covering the Suns. Luke has a degree in journalism, has completed a course in sports psychology, and has had his work published in places including Fox Sports and The42. Away from basketball, he writes and edits scripts for filmmakers in Ireland and coaches a women's basketball team in Dublin.
@LucaLockheart
Tyler Watts
Tyler is an NBA Lead Editor at FanSided. He has been covering the league since 2016. He regularly writes about all 30 NBA franchises and the WNBA. He has seen every game of Luka Doncic's NBA career, and his work has been featured on Bleacher Report and Fantasy Pros. In his spare time, he enjoys going for walks, heading to games, or watching movies with his wife.
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