Locked On Suns - Daily Podcast On The Phoenix Suns

On today’s episode, we discuss three situations across the NBA that could impact the Suns.

But first, we welcome Evan back with his quick thoughts on the weekend’s doubleheader in the southeast.

Then, on to the slow starts in Cleveland, Washington and Minnesota and how they could end up drawing the Suns in.

We talk about what the latest Rockets-Timberwolves rumors say about Marquese Chriss’ and Brandon Knight’s value around the NBA, and whether Phoenix might eventually convince themselves into a Kevin Love or John Wall deal if things don’t get better.

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On today’s episode, Brendon hosts and invites on Kellan Olson of Arizona Sports to discuss the Suns’ two weekend losses to the Thunder and Grizzlies.

We discuss the continued playmaking problems, which were intensified without Devin Booker in the lineup, as well as our first impressions of Elie Okobo, who played a season-high 31 minutes on Sunday.

Then, we debate whether Josh Jackson has been the worst player on the team this year after an exciting preseason.

Finally, we give two stats to watch this week in a long homestand.

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On today’s episode, we discuss the reasons for low minutes totals for Mikal Bridges, De’Anthony Melton and Elie Okobo thus far in the young season.

Bridges has statistically been a huge boon for the Suns’ efficiency each time he has stepped on the floor, but coach Igor Kokoskov insists he wants to use him only as a spark off the bench. What gives?

Okobo and Melton, on the other hand, were inactive against the Lakers as they made way for Jamal Crawford to see his first extended run of the year. Is there any chance they see the floor soon?

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The Lakers defeated the Suns 131-113, but it wasn't even that close. Many warning signs showed through, but we tried to also take away some positives as well.

Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton did well, Booker left with a hamstring injury, but nothing else around them worked outside of Mikal Bridges.

Will Igor Kokoskov finally change the rotations after another blowout?

There definitely will need to be something happening moving forward with a brutal stretch of games coming up.

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On today’s episode, we break down the Suns’ 1-2 start by highlighting the team’s most and least valuable players so far this season.

T.J. Warren has been far and away the most impressive Sun over three games, but who else has stood out?

And on the other side, it’s been tough not to be disappointed in Ryan Anderson’s start to the year, but there has been plenty of bad to go around.

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On today’s episode, we recap the Suns’ ugly 123-103 loss to the Warriors on the road.

Topics include:T.J. Warren stays hotMore terrible transition defenseAre the right guys getting minutes at the forward spots?Booker deserves some of the blameHey, the Suns still need a point guard!And of course our normal stat to watch to finish the show.

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On today’s episode, we recap the Suns’ 119-91 loss to the Denver Nuggets, which wasn’t as terrible as the score would indicate.

Between poor shooting, poor transition defense, too many turnovers and foul trouble for Deandre Ayton, there were plenty of issues for the Suns on Saturday night.

But most of the problems were fixable — stuff that a good coach can fix and hardworking players can overcome. We talk about the difference between struggling and growing in our recap.

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On today’s episode, we reconvene to break down the Suns’ big win over Dallas and catch up with Jeff Siegel of UPROXX and Forbes on what’s new this year with the Suns.

Going deep on Phoenix’s performance on Wednesday night, we talk to Jeff about what changed for the Suns with Devin Booker at point guard and how Deandre Ayton looked on both sides in his NBA debut.

Then, Jeff’s perspective on Ryan McDonough’s firing and how the Suns move forward.

Finally, each of us throw out one leaguewide takeaway from the first two nights of NBA games, including the Pelicans blowing out Houston and Dennis Schroder’s debut in Oklahoma City.

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On today's episode, Evan and Brendon are live from Talking Stick Resort Arena following the Suns' impressive season opening victory.

Not only did Devin Booker not have any rust to the tune of 35 points, but Trevor Ariza had a near triple-double while Deandre Ayton looks 100% like the real deal.

Also, how about T.J. Warren and Josh Jackson connecting on 3/4 3s each? Everything was coming together for the Suns on Wednesday night, including 35 assists (!!).

Plenty of positives to take away from this outstanding opener, one that will be remembered for a long time in Phoenix.

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On today’s episode, we throw out some big predictions on the eve of the regular season, with the help of Seven Seconds or Less Podcast’s Max McCauley.

First, it’s back to the drawing board on all-in trade targets who could propel the Suns to the winning team they want to be, from Kevin Love to Damian Lillard.

Then, the chances Devin Booker makes his first All-Star team, facing stiff competition from the likes of Lillard and Klay Thompson in the Western Conference reserves.

Finally, some last-minute standings predictions as we finish off our season preview here at Locked On Suns.

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