Technically, the final six acquisitions the Suns made came between July 15 and Aug. 15.
Truly, the idea behind roster renovation had been in the works since December 2010 when the Suns opted to begin clearing their payroll books by trading Jason Richardson rather than signing him to an extension.
Seven months after a third conference finals appearance in six years, the Suns moved Richardson to Orlando in a six-player deal to begin setting up this summer's $23 million of salary-cap space. From that point until this summer's whirlwind of events, the Suns protected the space while straining to be a playoff qualifier -- without success.
Phoenix Suns' rebuilding plan coming full circle under Lon Babby
Arizona Republic 9/09/2012
LeBron James had to dig deep to help salvage the Heat season and ward off another offseason of undeserved vitriol, and he had to do it mostly without his right-hand man, Dwyane Wade.
Despite a shaky first three quarters, James finished with a triple-double of 32 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assist
Paul George used to be as anonymous as some guy named John Ringo. Now? He's an NBA all-star, having averaged 19.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 5.1 assists a game during the postseason, in which he led the Indiana Pacers to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals.
On Tuesday, George worked out with his
LeBron James went from goat to hero to goat to hero in the span of 50 exhilarating and exhausting minutes against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday.
It was a microcosm of James' NBA Finals performance against the San Antonio Spurs: great one game, not great enough the n
"Look, if you had one shot or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted, one moment, would you capture it or just let it slip?" -- Eminem, "Lose Yourself"
At one point, before there was a Big Three, before Pat Riley's championship-or-failure proclamations truly took residence at America
Armed with their highest draft pick in more than a decade, the Mavericks are thinking strongly about trading the asset.
And “strongly” means it is a virtual certainty.
One source put the chances of the Mavericks having the 13th overall draft pick on their opening-day roster next season at
In an interview with Greg Kelly and Rosanna Scotto on Good Day New York Monday, Jason Kidd touched on a number of the same issues he talked about at last week's press conference, including his recruitment of Lawrence Frank as his lead assistant.
"I'm working as hard as I can," said Kidd. "So, hop
Unable to play basketball this offseason, Russell Westbrook has taken up Vine as a mini-hobby.
Last week, he made some six-second clips on the social media video service, covering a pair of Taylor Swift songs. And now, via Vine, he has announced a fairly large stepping stone in his rehab process
Maryland big man Alex Len has not been able to work out with NBA teams—he is coming off surgery to fix a stress fracture in his ankle. And yet he has moved to the rumor-mill forefront of this year’s draft.
Len is visiting Charlotte, which holds the No. 4 pick in this year’s draft, to meet w
After talks in a blockbuster deal fell apart over draft pick compensation, Doc Rivers is unsure about returning to the Boston Celtics as coach, league sources told Yahoo! Sports on Tuesday.
Celtics general manager Danny Ainge informed Rivers of the failed trade talks on Tuesday morning, and reite
No big deal, right? Just a low-top version of the LeBron X that some people are calling the “Floral” edition. Seems like a chill off-court shoe to wear with some short pants.
But check out the sockliners.
The fix is in. Or Nike might have a massive recall on their hands. Or these are a one
San Antonio Spurs shooter Danny Green already has 25 made 3-pointers through the first five games of the NBA Finals. It broke Miami Heat guard Ray Allen's record of 22 threes, that he set with the Boston Celtics back in their 2008 championship run. Green has been open on a lot of his looks throughou
The Los Angeles Clippers have once again walked away from the bargaining table and just might be done with the talks to acquire Kevin Garnett and Doc Rivers from the Boston Celtics for good, sources said Tuesday morning.
The teams have no plans to speak again, the sources said, and the Clippers a
The time is almost there for Alex Len to stand on his own two feet.
The 7-1 center from Maryland, who had sugery in April to repair a stress fracture in his left ankle, is getting examined by orthopedic surgeon Robert Anderson in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday.
“I probably got two more weeks on
As plenty of teams wait to make their pitches in hopes of wooing Dwight Howard away from the Lakers, one option appears to be off the table.
The Lakers won't deal Howard in a sign-and-trade.
A league source familiar with the Lakers front office's thinking said, "they'll either re-sign Dwight o
You could see the pressure etched on the stone faces of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade late Sunday night as they sat together on a podium in San Antonio.
The defending NBA champion Miami Dream Team is now 48 minutes away from having its three-year legacy viewed in a whole new light — as a dud.
In an interview with Greg Kelly and Rosanna Scotto on Good Day New York Monday, Jason Kidd touched on a number of the same issues he talked about at last week's press conference, including his recruitment of Lawrence Frank as his lead assistant.
"I'm working as hard as I can," said Kidd. "So, hop
Unable to play basketball this offseason, Russell Westbrook has taken up Vine as a mini-hobby.
Last week, he made some six-second clips on the social media video service, covering a pair of Taylor Swift songs. And now, via Vine, he has announced a fairly large stepping stone in his rehab process fr
For the Los Angeles Clippers to bring Kevin Garnett and Doc Rivers to chase the franchise's first NBA championship, the price to complete a deal could come down to a willingness to include an additional first-round draft pick in the package to the Boston Celtics, league sources told Yahoo! Sports on
Former NBA superstar Allen Iverson has returned his kids to their mother ... and insists he was NEVER holding them hostage in the first place ... at least that's what A.I. claimed in court last week.
We broke the story ... Iverson's ex-wife filed court docs insisting Allen had all 5 of their kid
Kentucky center Nerlens Noel was the presumed No. 1 choice for next week's NBA draft, but nobody could say for sure.
And nothing is settled yet.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have kept everyone guessing while they try to sort out their options after winning the NBA draft lottery for the second time
Decisions, decisions. The Celtics don’t have many free agents, but with the rest of the league passing them by, they have to take a serious look at each player on the roster and decide which direction they’d like to go. Core players Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Rajon Rondo brought Boston a ch
ESPNNewYork.com’s Ian Begley profiled former Pistons great Isiah Thomas’ peaceful efforts in his hometown of Chicago.
The article shows that Thomas — along with other NBA players from Chicago — are trying to make difference in the city wracked by gun violence. And he is using basketball.
Pete D'Alessandro was in a comfortable place.
He could have stayed in Denver and angled to be the Nuggets' new general manager, continuing to work with team president Josh Kroenke.
But D'Alessandro wanted to take a chance on himself.
"I've always been that second guy," D'Alessandro said. "I
Ryan Blake, the senior director of NBA scouting operations, shares with the Orlando Sentinel his take on Lehigh University combo guard C.J. McCollum:
“I really like him. Before his foot injury, he was shooting over 50 percent from behind the arc. He was on a team that relied on him not only to
The Brooklyn Nets are interested in adding Roy Rogers as an assistant coach on Jason Kidd's staff and will be talking with Rogers this week, according to a source.
Rogers worked as an assistant coach with the Nets for two seasons (2008-10) -- working under Lawrence Frank until the head coach was
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