Phoenix Suns

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Phoenix Suns' New Jersey Leaked in NBA 2K23 (Sports Illustrated)

The Phoenix Suns have looked good on the court in recent years, but you can make the argument their uniforms have always looked stylish thanks to a unique ...

Then, the Valley jerseys came to life and captured the hearts and wallets of everybody across the nation. While those aren't necessarily awful, the Suns were likely better off keeping the Valley jerseys that everybody coveted and loved. Even those who weren't fans of the Suns had to admit that those jerseys were some of the best in the league. While those will undoubtedly be sweet to witness in person, fans were sad to learn the Valley jerseys would not return for another season. Recently, Phoenix unveiled 30th anniversary jerseys to help commemorate the 1992 team that made it all the way to the NBA Finals. The Phoenix Suns have looked good on the court in recent years, but you can make the argument their uniforms have always looked stylish thanks to a unique purple and orange combo.

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Suns: Mike D'Antoni Ranked as Top Ten Modern NBA Coach (Sports Illustrated)

Former Phoenix Suns coach Mike D'Antoni landed in Bleacher Report's top ten coaches of the modern NBA.

"D'Antoni's legacy might outweigh his actual accomplishments, as his offensive innovations helped change the way basketball is played. During five-plus seasons with the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers, he only managed two winning records and zero playoff wins." In addition to Nash, D'Antoni's Suns also featured All-Star power forward Amar'e Stoudemire and high-flying All-Star small forward Shawn Marion. His style, dubbed "Seven Seconds or Less", was described in a book of that name. They made consecutive appearances in the Western Conference finals in 2005 and 2006, losing to the San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks, respectively." "D'Antoni won the NBA Coach of the Year Award after his Suns went 62–20 to finish first in the regular season.

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Phoenix Suns can win NBA championship this year, says GM James ... (AZCentral.com)

James Jones addresses Deandre Ayton's 'second-level things' in Part 2 of The Republic's Q&A with the Phoenix Suns' general manager.

Who is the best this and who is the best that and who is the best this. We have all the ingredients to be a championship-level team. It takes a lot of things going right, but we have the mental makeup and physical makeup and the skill set. He committed to improving and he committed to being here. Is this a team that can win a championship this year? So I think it’s a good start for him, but we’re just waiting to see how he holds up in training camp, but I think he’ll be fine. He said he was determined to be that and he did it. The contract stuff is behind us, and our focus now is how do we help him improve and continue to improve. The adjustments with the counters to his primary moves. "It takes a lot of things going right, but we have the mental makeup and physical makeup and the skill set," Jones said. Get to the paint. "We have all the ingredients to be a championship-level team.

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ESPN Believes Suns' Shawn Marion Deserves Hall of Fame ... (Sports Illustrated)

When evaluating future candidates, ESPN's Kevin Pelton says the Hall of Fame shouldn't look past former Phoenix Suns PF Shawn Marion.

When he's up for selection, it will be the perfect chance to rectify the wrongs that Marion has seen levied upon him throughout his decade-and-a-half in the Association." "Marion will retire as one of the more effective stoppers the sport has ever seen, but he never made an All-Defensive Team. Because of his post-NBA career in China and Israel, Stoudemire won't be eligible for the Hall until 2024." Drafted by the Suns at No. "Now, he has one of the most non-traditional Hall of Fame resumes the sport has seen in quite some time. Former Phoenix Suns forward Shawn Marion deserves some love, and ESPN's Kevin Pelton believes some of that is due his way from the Basketball Hall of Fame.

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Is Deandre Ayton on the Trade Block This Season? (Sports Illustrated)

Despite a mending of fences, B/R believes the Phoenix Suns and Deandre Ayton are likely to part ways this season.

As of now, it's hard to imagine Ayton gets moved at the deadline. If there's any animosity between the two sides, Ayton is eligible to be traded on January 15th, but can veto any trade until July 15th. "The shift in free agency brought a lot of uncertainty through the whole process," Ayton said. I put all this behind me and focus on chasing a championship this upcoming season with my brothers." "I got to give a lot of respect to the Pacers organization. Realistically, what better team can provide both of those aside from the Suns? Indiana also can't acquire him during that time. I have a great relationship with all of our guys. They were aggressive from the start and showing a lot of love. Now, I'm back in Phoenix as a Sun," said Ayton. But I also have to try my best to hold everybody accountable at the same time. "It's never personal, and I think DA said it best when he did an interview.

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