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Phoenix Suns picking 5th, but that second first-rounder is the key to the draft

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In a draft devoid of that next great superstar, it's not the end of the world to pick 5th. The 5th pick has less pressure to excel than the top 1 or 2, for both the team and the player, and yet...

NBA Draft Lottery: Phoenix Suns get 10th chance to win lottery - best odds since 1987, highest pick since 1988

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Tonight, the Phoenix Suns try to get lucky and move up in the draft for the first time since 1987. There are two ways to move up - via the lottery system, or via trade. The Suns have benefited from...

Barkey Blasts Spurs! Twenty years ago today, Charles Barkley hits winner, Phoenix Suns drop Spurs to win Western Semis

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Since the current iteration of the Phoenix Suns is on vacation during these playoffs, we at Bright Side thought it would be fun to relive the Suns' exciting 1993 playoff run with recaps of each...

Solar Flares - Open NBA/Suns Thread - On coaching opening, lotto luck, etc

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It's lotto week! The last couple of weeks have provided Suns fans with next to zero news, despite this being one of the Suns' most important offseasons in franchise history. Clearly, new GM Ryan...

Back to the future game recap: 1993 Phoenix Suns drop Spurs in Game 5, 109-97

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Since the current iteration of the Phoenix Suns is on vacation during these playoffs, we at Bright Side thought it would be fun to relive the Suns' exciting 1993 playoff run with recaps of each...

NBA Draft Combine Measurements: Oladipo, McLemore come up small, Porter big

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Our own contributor, Kris Habbas, is also a scout who runs NBADraftInsider.com, one of the best NBA draft and scouting websites in the country. Tonight, Kris posted the raw measurements of all the...

Solar Flares - Open NBA/Suns Thread - Combine, coaches, scouts and more!

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Reportedly, the Phoenix Suns will be scouting both players and coaches this weekend. The Chicago NBA Draft Combine pulls together all the who's who and who-wants-to-be's of the NBA into one place...

Comparing Phoenix Suns Lance Blanks and Ryan McDonough on the day they were hired as GM

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Lon Babby, the lawyer, is prone to hyperbole. He would rather spend his time publicly lauding employees than lambasting them. In fact, Babby refuses to take the bait when offered (over and over...

SB Nation Network NBA Playoffs Open Thread: Golden State Warriors, Chicago Bulls try to take 2-1 leads over Spurs, HEAT

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We got some great basketball coming tonight folks! Settle into your barcoloungers, sofas, beds, beanie bags and futons as the NBA gets rockin and rollin all night long! Both games are on ESPN -...