After a season where they missed the playoffs and fired another coach, the Phoenix Suns have found a new leader and, as per ESPN on Wednesday, are hiring Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Jordan Ott as their new head coach. Ott joined the Cavaliers last summer to work as an assistant under Kenny Atkinson, and the team had a 64-18 record during the 2024-25 regular season to finish...
The Phoenix Suns on Monday announced the sacking of head coach Mike Budenholzer after just one season, Afrosport reports. Budenholzer, who led the Milwaukee Bucks to the 2021 NBA Championship, was appointed as Phoenix's coach last year on a five-year, $50 million deal. However, having missed the NBA playoffs and play-in tournament this season, the Suns have decided to relieve Budenholzer of his duties after he...
Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant and Chicago Bulls guard Coby White have been named the NBA Players of the Week for Week 22 of the 2024-25 season, Afrosport reports. NBA Players of the Week for Week 22 West: Kevin Durant (@Suns) East: Coby White (@chicagobulls) pic.twitter.com/bvd61J0ikb — NBA (@NBA) March 24, 2025 Durant has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week for the 33rd time in...
Kevin Durant on Tuesday night became the eighth player in NBA history to reach 30,000 points as the Phoenix Suns lost 119-112 to the Memphis Grizzlies at Footprint Center. Durant, who scored 34 points against the Grizzlies, reached the milestone with a free throw in the third quarter in his 1,101st career game. The 36-year-old also became the joint-third fastest to achieve this feat alongside Kareem...
Devin Booker became the Phoenix Suns’ all-time leading scorer in their 121-119 overtime loss to the Trail Blazers at Moda Center in Portland on Monday night, Afrosport reports. Booker finished the game with 34 points, taking his career points total to 15,678 to overtake Walter Davis (15,666) as the Suns’ leading scorer. The 28-year-old, who surpassed the franchise record on a 3-pointer with 7:34 remaining in...
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