With a new two-year contract in hand, Josh Okogie hopes to help the Suns become a legitimate contender in the West, writes Dave McMenamin of ESPN. Okogie, who has been a valuable reserve in Phoenix for the past two years, was rewarded with a $16MM deal, although only the first season at $8.25MM is guaranteed. “My mentality is just to go out there and just try to try to give … [Read more...] about Suns Notes: Okogie, Dunn, Durant, Madkins
Olympic Notes: Durant, Team USA, Jokic, Murray
Suns star Kevin Durant, who is recovering from a strained calf, participated in Team USA’s practice in London on Friday, per Shams Charania and Joe Vardon of The Athletic. It was the first time Durant has practiced with the team ahead of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. The United States will face South Sudan on Saturday and Germany on Monday in its last pre-Olympic tune-up games. … [Read more...] about Olympic Notes: Durant, Team USA, Jokic, Murray
Pacific Notes: Leonard, Clippers, DeRozan, Roddy
Law Murray of The Athletic explores some offseason questions related to the Clippers, starting with the health of Kawhi Leonard. The six-time All-Star and two-time Finals MVP was removed from Team USA ahead of the Paris Olympics, leading to speculation about the status of his right knee, which has caused him issues over the years, including battling inflammation in the … [Read more...] about Pacific Notes: Leonard, Clippers, DeRozan, Roddy
Ishbia: ‘We’ve Got A Lot Of Pieces’
Suns owner Mat Ishbia said during an NBA TV interview that he believes the team is primed for a deep playoff run, Duane Rankin of the Arizona Republic relays. “First year, we didn’t get to where we wanted to be,” Ishbia said. “Second year, we’re going to see and we’re going to go out there and compete. I love those guys. I love the pieces, (Jusuf) Nurkic, Grayson Allen, Royce … [Read more...] about Ishbia: ‘We’ve Got A Lot Of Pieces’
Offseason Observations: Apron Impact, Rockets, Spurs, Okogie
The NBA's offseason is far from over. As we saw last summer, when Damian Lillard was traded to Milwaukee in late September and Jrue Holiday was flipped from Portland to Boston on October 1, the trade market stays open into the fall. We also could still see impactful moves on the free agent market occurring much later in the offseason, as was the case a year ago when Derrick … [Read more...] about Offseason Observations: Apron Impact, Rockets, Spurs, Okogie