Hoops Rumors

Suns two-way guard Collin Gillespie drew the first start of his career on Monday in place of injured Bradley Beal, writes The Arizona Republic’s Duane Rankin. Gillespie has since started twice more and Phoenix has won all three games, its first such streak since late January. Gillespie is in his third year in the league, all of which have been on two-way contracts. He missed … [Read more...] about Suns Notes: Gillespie, Ighodaro, Big Win, Allen

Kevin Durant‘s relationship with Suns coach Mike Budenholzer has been an ongoing storyline for several weeks, and Durant offered some insight after this morning’s shootaround, writes Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic. The topic arose again after Durant snapped at Budenholzer during a timeout in Sunday’s game at Los Angeles (Twitter video link). “I don’t say, ‘Coach, we’ve … [Read more...] about Suns Notes: Durant, Budenholzer, Plumlee, Booker

Suns guard Bradley Beal will miss at least one week before having his left hamstring strain reevaluated, head coach Mike Budenholzer told reporters on Monday night, per Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic. Beal exited Sunday’s loss to the Lakers after playing just 15 minutes. The team initially referred to his injury as left hamstring soreness but has since changed the … [Read more...] about Bradley Beal Out At Least One Week

Kevin Durant‘s heated sideline exchange with coach Mike Budenholzer (Twitter video link) may be the only positive to come out of the Suns‘ loss to the Lakers on Sunday, writes Joe Vardon of The Athletic. It suggests that Durant is still locked in enough to care about the team amid widespread reports that he plans to ask for a trade this summer. Durant and his teammates are … [Read more...] about Suns Still Hoping To Salvage Disappointing Season

Major changes could be coming to the Suns this summer, but they won’t include a trade of Devin Booker, team owner Mat Ishbia told Tim MacMahon of ESPN. Ishbia admits the team has fallen far short of expectations as it faces a desperate race to overtake Dallas and sneak into the play-in tournament as the 10th seed. But even if Phoenix misses out on the postseason, Ishbia plans … [Read more...] about Mat Ishbia: Suns Won’t Trade Devin Booker