Phoenix Suns

Phoenix-Suns

Phoenix Suns

Suns eye Blanks for GM job (Yahoo! Sports)

Cavs executive Lance Blanks has emerged as a frontrunner for Suns position.

Suns Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Just when it seemed the Suns were willing to grin-and-bear the loss of Amar’e Stoudemire for nothing in return and accept Hakim Warrick as their starting power forward, they decided to make chicken salad out of Stoudemire’s departure and restocked the team with some more talent on the wings.

A sign-and-trade deal with the Knicks for Stoudemire brought a $16.5 million trade exception that not only covered Warrick (in a sign-and-trade deal with Chicago) but allowed the Suns to bring in Toronto’s Hedo Turkoglu (in exchange for Leandro Barbosa) and bring former Atlanta Hawk Josh Childress back from Europe to add some defense and athleticism to a team that will have to find a way to fill the huge hole Stoudemire leaves behind.

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Suns waive forward Taylor Griffin (AP)

The Phoenix Suns have waived forward Taylor Griffin, who played sparingly as a rookie last season. The team announced the move Monday. Griffin appeared in eight games for the Suns last season and averaged 1.3 points in 4 minutes per game. He also played for Phoenix's Iowa affiliate in the NBA Development League.

Armed men rob home of Bobcats’ Stephen Jackson (AP)

Armed men broke into the home of Charlotte Bobcats player Stephen Jackson, holding his wife at gunpoint before locking her in a bathroom, police said. Three men broke into the home in a gated community of two dozen million-dollar homes around 2:45 a.m. Wednesday, police said. Jackson was in Texas for a basketball camp and his wife was not injured, multiple media organizations reported.

Armed men rob home of Bobcats’ Jackson (The Canadian Press)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Armed men broke into the home of Charlotte Bobcats player Stephen Jackson, locking his wife in a bathroom as they made off with a gun and some luxury items, police said.

Turkoglu looking to bounce back with Suns (AP)

The Phoenix Suns had been eyeing Hedo Turkoglu for years. He was big, athletic, could score, liked to pass and was good at it — a perfect fit for the style of basketball the team played. Phoenix made several attempts to get the Turkish forward, even coming close to signing him in 2004 but they just couldn't get a deal done.