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The Portland Trail Blazers didn't expect to see the same Phoenix team they beat by a record score in the season opener. Damian Lillard scored 25 points, C.J. McCollum had 23 and the Trail Blazers outlasted persistent Phoenix 114-107 on Saturday night. Lillard hit a 10-foot runner with 29 seconds left to give the Blazers (4-2) a four-point lead in a game where they never led by double digits. Continue to Article

October 29, 2017 1:39:am EST

In an attempt to limit potential distractions, the CBA says players with multiple seasons remaining on their contracts – like Bledsoe – can’t sign extensions during the regular season. Bledsoe is set to earn $14.5 million this season and $15.5 million next season. If it were a few years ago, Phoenix would be under the previous CBA and likely capped out. Continue to Article

October 26, 2017 7:05:pm EST

Something about Phoenix's response to Eric Bledsoe's trade request has been bugging me, so let me try to explain why. It began earlier this week when we found out that Bledsoe explained his "I don't wanna be here" tweet by saying that he'd been dragged to a hair salon. Bledsoe likely wanted to avoid a fine from the league for publicly addressing his displeasure with Phoenix, so we now have a spiritual cousin to Boogie's hot sculpting class. Continue to Article

October 25, 2017 4:08:pm EST

Eric Bledsoe has likely played his last game in a Suns uniform. After setting his sights on Eric Bledsoe following the point guard’s “I don’t wanna be here” tweet over the weekend, Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough expanded his target to include Bledsoe’s agent, Rich Paul, during an interview on Arizona Sports Radio on Wednesday afternoon. The Suns imploded on Sunday, firing coach Earl Watson after a horrific start and seeing their best player independently voice his displeasure with the franchise on Twitter. McDonough met with Bledsoe on Monday and informed the media that he did not buy Bledsoe’s excuse that the “here” in “I don’t wanna be here” was a hair salon. Continue to Article

October 25, 2017 3:55:pm EST

Rich Paul is known as an aggressive agent, a guy willing to take risks and drive hard bargains. Eric Bledsoe is a Paul client, and the point guard is forcing his way out of Phoenix. After Tweeting he didn’t want to “be there” — then coming up with a lame excuse of being at a hair salon for that Tweet — the Suns sent him home and are looking for a trade partner. Continue to Article

October 25, 2017 1:39:pm EST