Kellan Olson

Suns wisely keep it quiet at trade deadline - Arizona Sports After this trade deadline and season comes the most difficult thing to do in the NBA, and the Phoenix Suns have been here before.

Column on a smart deadline from the Suns ahead of taking the most difficult step this summer: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

How Dillon Brooks pestered Oso Ighodaro into a breakout - Arizona Sports Dillon Brooks was thrilled, Oso Ighodaro was furious and the moment their Phoenix Suns teammates knew was coming had finally arrived.

I spoke with Oso Ighodaro to get the story behind Dillon Brooks making him snap, the constant badgering that started over the summer and what has led to his breakout role in this Suns season: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Suns find path to victory in Green's return - Arizona Sports It was the Phoenix Suns' sloppiest game in weeks and yet their highs soared enough for a win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Jalen Green's return

The Suns' first game at full strength was full of potential and previewed some difficult choices the inclusion of Jalen Green will create: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Jalen Green brings Suns vibes, now he must bring the balance Jalen Green is back and is taking on the unenviable task of blending right into a seamless team dynamic that has the Suns playing terrific basketball.

Jalen Green has a chance to thrive and reach his potential like all of his Suns teammates have done without him.

In his return on Tuesday, Green faces the difficult adjustment of fitting in for a team firing on all cylinders.

Column on that + rotation choices: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Can Suns work around Bradley Beal money at trade deadline? Bradley Beal's money on the books will make an impact as the Phoenix Suns approach the trade deadline with a competitive team.

There is a strong case for the Suns to be buyers this trade deadline, but this will be one of many upcoming transactional periods where they have to juggle their past errors financially: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Suns' special start reaches new peak in win over Thunder The Suns' unreal tenacity on Sunday night through their firmly-etched identity was given a big reward with a win-of-the-season result over the Thunder.

The list of Suns wins of the year keeps getting longer: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

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Chaos is a ladder: Suns benefit from havoc to beat Warriors Chaos is a ladder, one the Phoenix Suns keep inserting into games for better and for worse. It was the former on Thursday, a one-point win over the Warriors.

Always thought Littlefinger had a good philosophy on hoops: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Are extreme physical demands becoming too much for NBA? Phoenix Suns guard Grayson Allen gave his perspective on changing his body this offseason to accommodate the NBA's extreme demands.

As a guy who approached this year differently because of a strenuous possession-to-possession workload, I got Grayson Allen's take on the current conversations about soft-tissue injuries and potential schedule tweaks: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Suns find right energy in 2nd half to stay hot, get by Spurs Sunday's Phoenix Suns win epitomized the foundational progress the Suns have already made and a commitment to what their style of basketball has now become.

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Jordan Ott has Suns winning where everyone in NBA wants to It doesn't take long watching the Phoenix Suns to see how much buy-in they have for their head coach Jordan Ott and how he wants them to play basketball.

margins: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Suns reach new form, bulldoze Pacers for 5th straight win The Phoenix Suns have rounded into form, ready just in time to show us what this season really has in store for us.

fun: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Grayson Allen's 42 engulf Pelicans, Suns get 5th W in last 6 The Phoenix Suns have won five of their last six games, with the latest victory coming via a career-high 42 points for Grayson Allen.

fun: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Jalen Green's debut leads Suns to win over Clippers Jalen Green ingratiated himself rather nicely during his Phoenix Suns debut, scoring 29 points in a win over the Los Angeles Clippers

fun: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Bradley Beal reflects on failed time with Suns, what's next Bradley Beal said he didn't know what the story would be. But the former Phoenix Suns guard knew there was one to tell after his return to Phoenix on Thursday.

brad: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Suns get back to struggle of early deficits in loss It's all about the margin for error and how much you nurture it when you're undermanned and at a talent disparity the way these Phoenix Suns are.

not fun: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Suns ace Wembanyama test, execute perfectly to beat Spurs Devin Booker and his Phoenix Suns masterfully dissected the San Antonio Spurs' hype machine led by Victor Wembanyama.

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Suns locate defensive footing to cruise by Jazz Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker says it all the time. Your defense sets up your offense, and then your offense sets up your defense.

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Devin Booker is at his worst when he's normally at his best Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker has not quite looked like himself five games into the season, as he is getting off to uncharacteristically slow starts.

Some answers from Devin Booker on his uneven start and the numbers on how he bizarrely is struggling when he's normally at his best: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Sloppy Suns play led by Booker persists in loss to Grizzlies The Phoenix Suns aren't going to be able to establish anything in a new era if they continue playing a sloppy brand of basketball and continue to get unrecognizable performances from their star.

ugh: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Suns' escape attempts out of holes continue in loss to Jazz The Phoenix Suns have shown they've got something. They just have to channel it before they are down 20 in a ballgame.

not fun then fun then not fun: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Suns' 1st-half woes continue in loss to Clippers Even when healthy, the Phoenix Suns are going to struggle scoring the ball all year long. What they can't do is defend the way they have through two games of the season.

Not fun: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Suns find identity, 'wear-down effect' in opening win Resolve is a hell of a thing and the Phoenix Suns' efforts to use it as a way to make some amends for the last few years got off to a roaring start.

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Empire of the Suns: 3 questions to get us hyped for 2025-26 From the Phoenix Suns to the hopeful Atlanta Hawks, here's what we're excited to see in this 2025-26 NBA season.

Kevin and I keeping up with our tradition of writing about what we're excited to watch across the NBA: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Suns open to NBA's ever-shifting style, 'positionless' era It is easy to simplify how different the NBA is from a style of play perspective 10 years ago compared to now and the Phoenix Suns are open to taking advantage of that.

Positionless basketball has taken its latest turn with two-big lineups. Whether it's small-ball or big-ball (?), the Suns are open to whatever would help them win with a roster that does have options both ways (as Jordan Ott said himself): arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

How should Suns approach future free agent Mark Williams? The Phoenix Suns did not give Mark Williams an extension, setting up the two sides to go through restricted free agency next summer.

No Mark Williams extension for the Suns, and that sets up what is a unique restricted free agency situation that is almost entirely going to be decided by how this season goes both for him and the team in general: arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Green's absence puts Suns' full offensive burden on Booker The largest determining factor in the Phoenix Suns' success this season lies with how synergy forms in the backcourt of Devin Booker and Jalen Green.

Point Book is back and will be attempting to carry the entire offense while Jalen Green gets healthy.

Some video from the preseason on how that could look - arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...

Maluach, Fleming show potential in Suns' preseason finale The Phoenix Suns' two rookies they traded for popped in a major way in the team's preseason finale.

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Jalen Green reaggravates hamstring, out for Suns opener Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green reaggravated his hamstring strain and will now miss at least the regular season opener.

We're almost there to real basketball! But first! More bad injury news! Sorry! Fun is on the way! I promise! arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-...