The Celtics had more than enough opportunities to prevent their opening-night collapse. Too often, they helped the Pistons along. That’s the assessment of John Karalis of Celtics On SI, whose breakdown of Tuesday’s 121-113 loss goes beyond Jayson Tatum’s poor shooting. Boston squandered a 22-point lead through a combination of stalled possessions, missed chances around […]
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Since the Portland Trail Blazers acquired Ja Morant in an offseason trade with the Memphis Grizzlies, the glaring question of whether or not he would start alongside Damian Lillard in the backcourt has loomed large. New head coach Micah Nori has been secretive about his plans for Morant, Lillard, Jrue Holiday, and Scoot Henderson in […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers embark on their 2026-27 campaign tonight as they take on the Phoenix Suns at 7:00 PM, Pacific at the Moda Center. By now you’re probably familiar with the new personnel and likely rotation. In addition to celebrating the return of Damian Lillard, the arrival of Ja Morant, and the greatness of […]
Toumani Camara could shut down all of the Suns' best offensive players and immediately show opponents how to stop them this season.
The Portland Trail Blazers open up the 2026-27 campaign at home tonight against the Phoenix Suns. The buzz in Portland is the return of Damian Lillard to the court and the arrival of Ja Morant. Meanwhile, the Suns big move in trading for 28-year-old Miles Bridges has been met with criticism. Many media outlets have […]
By Eliav Gabay & Gerald Bourguet As the Phoenix Suns gear up for the 2026-27 season, our own Sports360AZ Suns coverage squad made player picks for each topic presented. We...
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PORTLAND – The Phoenix Suns’ season opener against the Portland Trail Blazers will be more than the beginning of an 82-game schedule. It will offer the first meaningful evidence of what this new-look roster wants to become, and there are three major factors that fans should keep an eye out for. Devin Booker has shown […]
We did it. We are here. The Phoenix Suns tip off the 2026–27 season tonight in Portland, and it’s been quite some time since we last watched Phoenix Suns basketball that actually counted. You’d have to go back 177 days, to when the Suns lost Game 4 of their first-round series against the Oklahoma City […]
Tim Legler taking Khaman Maluach first in his annual "My Guys" draft shows how quickly his star is rising throughout the NBA.
The Phoenix Suns' oldest player is 30, an NBA trend for a league with too much talent to afford spots for old vets with wisdom.
This season could be much more important for Jalen Green than initially anticipated.
The Portland Trail Blazers open the 2026-27 NBA regular season against the Phoenix Suns at the Moda Center on Wednesday, October 21. A new-look Trail Blazers side featuring both Damian Lillard and Ja Morant will hope to lead their team to an ideal start after their 42-40 campaign last season. The Suns, meanwhile, come into […]
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The Portland Trail Blazers will host the Phoenix Suns at Moda Center on Wednesday for their season opener. All eyes will be on the team’s backcourt, with Damian Lillard returning from an Achilles injury and Ja Morant making his debut. The biggest question for the Trail Blazers heading into the contest is Morant’s place in […]
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Phoenix Suns governor Mat Ishbia says he doesn't "have a problem" with Kevin Durant after a social media argument with the former Suns star.
The Portland Trail Blazers host the Phoenix Suns at Moda Center on Wednesday, October 21, at 10:00 p.m. ET.
Only two Phoenix Suns players, Devin Booker and Dillon Brooks, were ranked within FanSided's NBA99 ranking, which is dominated by the league's youth.
PORTLAND — The Phoenix Suns have a relatively healthy injury report ahead of their first game of the 2026-27 season, while the Portland Trail Blazers could be without one of their most important players to start the year. Suns guard Luke Kennard was listed as questionable with left knee tendinopathy, but following Tuesday’s practice, Phoenix […]
Head coach Jordan Ott said Tuesday that Kennard was a full participant in practice and was trending toward playing against the Trail Blazers.
A few days ago, Phoenix Suns governor Mat Ishbia and former Suns star Kevin Durant had a bit of a spat on social media. Ishbia’s quote regarding “throwing money at the problem” not being the solution made the rounds on social media, and he namedropped Durant, saying that bringing in someone like the two-time NBA […]
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With the preseason wrapped up, the Phoenix Suns get ready for their season opener in Portland. This is a fun game for the Suns, who faced the Trail Blazers last year for the seventh spot in the Play-In tournament. Unfortunately for the Suns, the Blazers snuck up on them and stole the win, but the […]
Portland Trail Blazers star Deni Avdija is questionable to play in Wednesday’s regular-season opener against the Phoenix Suns at the Moda Center due to right ankle soreness, according to the team’s latest injury report released on NBA.com. It’s unclear how long Avdija has been dealing with the ankle soreness, but there had been no indication […]
Yet another NBA power ranking has the Phoenix Suns near the bottom of the league and predicts they'll regress from a year ago.
PHOENIX — A few days after his back-and-forth with former Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant, Suns owner Mat Ishbia says he doesn’t regret his posts towards the former player. The exchange began Saturday after Durant responded to an interview Ishbia gave to CNBC Sports, in which the owner said much of the roster construction wasn’t […]
The Suns may be without new addition Luke Kennard for the beginning of the regular season, but it is not a long-term issue.
Drew Timme and Duop Reath appear to be stopgap signings for the Phoenix Suns until Khaman Maluach makes a leap.