Dillon Brooks doesn't want to wait for young players to come out of their shell. He shatters that shell himself.

Devin Booker's career is at a crossroads, all at a time when the Phoenix Suns need more from him than ever before.

The Phoenix Suns will be at their best this upcoming season because of their bench.

Suns star Devin Booker was one of many to shout out the noticeable improvement from Khaman Maluach this summer.

Will the Spurs and Thunder have any competition at the top of the pecking order in the Western Conference? Let's power rank the top!

The Lakers, Suns, Jazz and Mavericks all have star power. Where are they in Kellan Olson's Western Conference power rankings?

Is there reason to believe there's some depth at the bottom of the Western Conference? Let's power rank the bottom.

If Miles Bridges waits to sign a new deal until later in the season, does that benefit the Suns?

The Suns re-signed Mark Williams to give Khaman Maluach more time. Williams' injury means that time has run out.

The Phoenix Suns' new starting lineup with Miles Bridges has serious balance issues across the board.

The Phoenix Suns believe they will consistently be good enough for their draft pick trades to not come back and bite them. Have they earned that confidence?

The Phoenix Suns said they enacted a "thorough evaluation" of Miles Bridges' "unacceptable conduct" before trading for him.

The Miles Bridges addition doesn't make sense for the Phoenix Suns, both culturally and as a fit on the court.

The only Phoenix Suns teams Koa Peat grew up with in Gilbert featured Devin Booker, his new teammate.

The Phoenix Suns have to hope they see more consistency out of Mark Williams in order for his new contract to pay off.

It sounds like Phoenix Suns GM Brian Gregory might not be all that busy this offseason.

Koa Peat is a fantastic fit for a Phoenix Suns team that by trading up in the 0226 NBA Draft is taking another swing on talent, like last year.

The Suns should have one of the league's best benches with the return of Collin Gillespie and Jordan Goodwin, if they can balance their stuffed rotation properly.

Collin Gillespie's tremendous breakout season earned him a big-time raise that has kickstarted the Suns offseason.

In the continuous search for perfect alignment, the Phoenix Suns will find a few standouts in the second round of the NBA Draft.

Iowa State's Joshua Jefferson and Cincinnati's Baba Miller are among potential second-round targets for the Phoenix Suns in the 2026 NBA Draft.

Koa Peat and Henri Veesaar could fall to the end of the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft. Might the Phoenix Suns see them as fits with a trade-up?

The Phoenix Suns should be active in looking for trade-up opportunities in the NBA Draft. What's the class look like in that range?

The Phoenix Suns will be able to trade up in the second round of the NBA Draft if they want to, and they usually do.

The Phoenix Suns traded a handful of their first-round picks, and the value of those has changed with the new lottery rules.

The Phoenix Suns need a buy-low swing on a premium talent, and if it could be Zion Williamson, they should pull the trigger.

The Suns' offseason will either be defined by avoiding another year of tax payments or a return to spending big. Mark Williams is a question mark.

The Phoenix Suns preached continuity and player development for the upcoming offseason. Will they remain patient?

The Phoenix Suns didn't have enough time to figure out what they had on their hands and now enter an offseason that will require movement.

The Phoenix Suns landing the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round set up a four games where all you could reasonably ask for was a serious fight to be shown, and we got it.

The Phoenix Suns' last three playoff runs have ended on their home floor, and it could be a fourth on Monday against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's masterful performance in Game 3 of Suns-Thunder was exactly what Phoenix fans have been clamoring to see out of Devin Booker.

Do the Phoenix Suns have new life in the first round against an Oklahoma City Thunder team now down Jalen Williams?

The Phoenix Suns couldn't be perfect enough to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday in Game 2.

The best adjustment is playing better, which is the main bullet point for the Phoenix Suns heading into Game 2 against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

How much will it matter that the Suns enter Friday coming off the low point of its season while the Warriors have leapt to their high point?

Part of what can make the Suns great is a completely uncontrollable force of chaos, and it provided the ultimate gift and a curse in Tuesday's play-in loss to the Trail Blazers.

The Phoenix Suns' injury report for Tuesday's play-in showdown with the Portland Trail Blazers brought good news for both teams.

The Phoenix Suns begin the play-in tournament with the Portland Trail Blazers, a difficult stylistic matchup.

After this trade deadline and season comes the most difficult thing to do in the NBA, and the Phoenix Suns have been here before.

Dillon Brooks was thrilled, Oso Ighodaro was furious and the moment their Phoenix Suns teammates knew was coming had finally arrived.

It was the Phoenix Suns' sloppiest game in weeks and yet their highs soared enough for a win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Jalen Green's return

Jalen Green is back and is taking on the unenviable task of blending right into a seamless team dynamic that has the Suns playing terrific basketball.

Bradley Beal's money on the books will make an impact as the Phoenix Suns approach the trade deadline with a competitive team.

The Suns' unreal tenacity on Sunday night through their firmly-etched identity was given a big reward with a win-of-the-season result over the Thunder.

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