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Several former Phoenix Suns players are in the NBA playoffs.
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Take a look at the Suns players that have guaranteed contracts for next season.
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Suns coach Earl Watson takes questions from the press at an end-of-season gathering at Talking Stick Resort Arena on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
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Suns guard Devin Booker discusses the 2016-17 season and how his team can improve throughout the offseason on Wednesday at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Video by Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
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Doug Haller sums up interviews with Phoenix Suns management and players at Talking Stick Resort Arena on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. || Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
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Breaking down the top five moments in Suns guard Devin Booker’s season.
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Jay Dieffenbach and Dan Bickley disagree on the NBA MVP and share their thoughts on the D-Backs’ hot start.
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Phoenix Suns’ Dragan Bender talks about the team’s win over the Dallas Mavericks in the last home game of the season, April 9, 2017. (Doug Haller/azcentral sports)
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Suns guard Devin Booker on why the Suns didn’t want Russell Westbrook to get a triple-double on their home floor.
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Thunder guard Russell Westbrook entered Phoenix on pace to average a triple-double for the season.
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Warriors star Stephen Curry talks about Wednesday’s win over the Suns.
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USA TODAY Sports’ Sam Amick discusses the struggles plaguing the defending champions.
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Suns guard Devin Booker discusses earning respect from officials and his early aggressiveness in a loss to the Clippers on Thursday at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Doug Haller/azcentral sports
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The arguments for and against Rockets star James Harden winning the MVP award.
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Ball and Fultz are two of the top prospects for the 2017 NBA draft.
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Suns forward Jared Dudley discusses the Suns’ winless road trip after a loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. Doug Haller/azcentral sports
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A look at how far NBA players once made it in the NCAA tournament.
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In the latest NBA Power Rankings, the Warriors are rolling, even without Kevin Durant. Meantime, the Clippers are struggling at the wrong time and the Nets are playing their best hoops of the season.
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Phoenix Suns’ Devin Booker talks about his team’s loss against the Charlotte Hornets, March 26, 2017. (Doug Haller/azcentral sports)
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Suns guard Devin Booker discusses his 70-point game against the Boston Celtics.
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Suns coach Earl Watson discusses his team’s shortage of players and how that is starting to weigh on them after Thursday’s loss to the Nets in Brooklyn. Doug Haller/azcentral sports
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Suns forward Jared Dudley discusses recent team injuries and how that impacts a team resting a few star players, following Tuesday’s loss to the Miami Heat. Doug Haller/azcentral sports
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Dan Bickley and Mark Faller discuss the Indiana job opening, which could pull Steve Alford away from UCLA, and whether the Bruins would pursue Suns’ head coach Earl Watson. Video: azcentral sports
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NBA players who have tallied the most points, assists, rebounds, blocks and steals in a single game this season.
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In this week’s NBA Power Rankings, Russell Westbrook is leading the Thunder to a strong finish in the regular season.
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Suns point guard Tyler Ulis reacts to Friday’s home loss to the Magic.
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Kent Somers and Jay Dieffenbach discuss the Suns’ decision to shut down Eric Bledsoe for the season and the possibility of them getting UCLA’s Lonzo Ball? Video: azcentral sports
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USA TODAY Sports’ Sam Amick tells us why the Spurs will be hard-pressed to secure the top seed in the Western Conference.
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HoopsHype writer Alex Kennedy discusses some of the players who will be free agents this summer.
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Phoenix Suns center Alan Williams watches his mother, Jeri Williams, sworn in as Phoenix police chief in Chesapeake Energy Arena. (Paul Coro/azcentral sports)
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Hosted by head coach Earl Watson, who says the Suns “embrace and celebrate our youth.” Video: Phoenix Suns
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Familiar faces: Notable former Suns in NBA playoffs
Notable Suns player salaries for 2017-18
Suns coach Watson wraps up season at press conference
Devin Booker: ‘I want to be a winner’
Doug Haller wraps up Suns’ 2016-17 season
Top 5 Devin Booker moments of 2016-17 season
Shot Clock: NBA MVP and surprising D-Backs
Dragan Bender on Suns win over Mavericks
Booker on Westbrook’s triple-double search: ‘Just didn’t want it to be here’
Russell Westbrook chases history
Stephen Curry on win over Suns
Cavaliers are struggling in a major way
Devin Booker on Suns loss to Clippers
James Harden for MVP: Pros and Cons
Lonzo Ball vs. Markelle Fultz: Tale of the tape
Jared Dudley on Suns loss to Hawks
How far NBA players made it in NCAA tournament
NBA Power Rankings: Warriors surging ahead of playoffs
Devin Booker on Suns’ fall to Hornets
Devin Booker on his 70-point night
Earl Watson after Suns’ loss to Nets
Jared Dudley on Suns’ loss to Heat
Shot Clock: Would Earl Watson leave the Suns if the UCLA job were to open up?
NBA’s best statistical performances so far in 2016-17
NBA Power Rankings: Russell Westbrook continues to carry Thunder
Tyler Ulis on Suns’ loss to Magic
Shot Clock: Eric Bledsoe is out, maybe UCLA’s Lonzo Ball is in?
Why the Spurs desperately need the No. 1 seed
Big-name free agents this summer
Alan Williams watching his mother’s police chief ceremony
Suns ’embrace youth’ in WeArePHX ‘Momentum’ video
The Phoenix Suns may not be in the NBA playoffs, but several of the team’s former players are.
And some of those former players are playing a big role for their new teams.
With the NBA playoffs in full swing, the Heat Index decided to take a look at the former Suns still playing this season.
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There is a former Suns player on every playoff team in the Eastern Conference and a former Suns player on four of the eight playoff teams in the Western Conference.
Will any of them help their team win the championship?
NBA MOCK DRAFTS: What if Suns pick second?
Matt Barnes, Golden State Warriors
Barnes played with Phoenix in 20008-09 season. He’s averaged 5.7 points per game this season.
Michael Beasley, Milwaukee Bucks
Beasley played with Suns in 2012-13 (Suns still paying him $777,777 this season). He’s averaging 9.4 points per game this season.
Aaron Brooks, Indiana Pacers
Brooks played in Phoenix in 2010-11. He’s averaging five points per game this season.
NBA DRAFT LOTTERY: Where will the Suns pick?
Vince Carter, Memphis Grizzlies
Carter played for the Suns in 2010-11. He’s averaging eight points per game this season.
Boris Diaw, Utah Jazz
Diaw played for the Suns from 2005-08. He’s averaging 4.6 points per game this season.
Channing Frye, Cleveland Cavaliers
Frye was on the Suns from 2009-14. He’s averaging 9.1 points per game this season.
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Marcin Gortat, Washington Wizards
Gortat was a member of the Suns from 2010-13. He’s averaging 10.8 points per game this season.
Gerald Green, Boston Celtics
Green played in Phoenix during 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons. He’s averaging 5.6 points per game this season.
Kris Humphries, Atlanta Hawks
Humphries played in four games for Phoenix in 2015-16 season. He’s averaging 4.6 points per game this season.
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Joe Johnson, Utah Jazz
Johnson was on the Suns was 2001-05. He is averaging 9.2 points per game this season.
Wesley Johnson, Los Angeles Clippers
Johnson was in Phoenix for 2012-13 season. He’s averaging 2.7 points per game this seaosn.
James Jones, Cleveland Cavaliers
Jones was on the Suns from 2005-07. He’s averaging 2.8 points per game this season.
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Markieff Morris, Washington Wizards
Morris was on the Suns from 2011-16. He’s averaging 14 points per game this season.
Robin Lopez, Chicago Bulls
Lopez played for Phoenix from 2008-12. He’s averaging 10.4 points per game this season.
Mirza Teletovic, Milwaukee Bucks
Teletovic played for the Suns in the 2015-16 season. He’s averaging 6.4 points per game this season.
NBA DRAFT LOTTERY HISTORY: How have Phoenix Suns fared?
Isaiah Thomas, Boston Celtics
Thomas played in Phoenix in 2014-15 season. He’s averaging 28.9 points per game this season.
P.J. Tucker, Toronto Raptors
Tucker played in Phoenix from 2012 until he was traded earlier this season. He’s averaged 5.8 points per game since being traded.
Brandan Wright, Memphis Grizzlies
Wright played with Phoenix in 2014-15 season. He’s averaged 6.8 points per game this season.
SUNS RING OF HONOR: Who could be next?
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