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The Suns are guaranteed to have a Top 5 NBA draft pick. Here are some players they could take.
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azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and Dan Bickley discuss Kevin Durant and the Warriors as well as Zack Greinke’s start against the Padres.
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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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Suns guard Devin Booker’s 70-point performance in Boston was one of the highlights of the NBA regular season. But was it the top performance? You’ll have to decide.
For the first time, the NBA is including six fan-voted awards to its annual lineup. They are: Dunk of the Year, Best Style, Block of the Year, Game Winner of the Year, Top Performance of the Year and Assist of the Year. Winners will be announced at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 26 during the first-ever NBA Awards show on TNT. The league’s traditional awards like MVP, Coach of the Year and Rookie of the Year also will be announced on the show.
In addition to Booker, Suns rookie point guard Tyler Ulis is up for Game Winner of the Year. His 3-point shot at the buzzer beat the Celtics on March 5 in downtown Phoenix.
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Fans can vote at NBA.com or through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To vote on social media, post #AwardName and First /Last Name of the winner (i.e. #DunkOfTheYear Larry Nance). Finalists for the fan-voted categories include:
#DunkOfTheYear
– Los Angeles Lakers’ Larry Nance, Jr. vs. Brooklyn
– Minnesota’s Zach LaVine vs. Phoenix
-Oklahoma City’s Victor Oladipo vs. Atlanta
#BestStyle
-Cleveland’s Iman Shumpert
-Chicago’s Dwyane Wade
-Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook
#BlockOfTheYear
-San Antonio’s Kawhi Leonard vs. Houston
-New York’s Kristaps Porzingis vs. Brooklyn
-Miami’s Hassan Whiteside vs. Toronto
#GameWinnerOfTheYear
-Cleveland’s Kyrie Irving vs. Golden State
-Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook vs. Denver
-Phoenix’s Tyler Ulis vs. Boston
#TopPerformanceOfTheYear
-Phoenix’s Devin Booker 70-point game vs. Boston
-Houston’s James Harden nets 53-16-17 triple double vs. New York
-Golden State’s KlayThompson scores 60 in three quarters vs. Indiana
-Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook with most points in a triple double, 57-13-11, vs. Orlando
#AssistOfTheYear
-Golden State’s Draymond Green to Stephen Curry to Kevin Durant
-Denver’s Nikola Jokic with no-look pass
-LA Clippers’ Chris Paul with wraparound pass
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