Community Picks: Minnesota 0% vs Phoenix 0%

On draft night, the Suns traded the No. 16 pick and the Heat’s unprotected 2021 first-round pick to the 76ers for No. 10 pick Mikal Bridges. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander went to the Clippers with the No. 11 pick (via the Hornets). It’s worth noting that the Suns wouldn’t be in this fix if Robert Sarver, the club’s managing partner, had not reportedly overruled his then-general manager, Ryan McDonough, on draft night. Continue to Article

December 14, 2018 6:11:pm EST

Dallas Mavericks big man Dirk Nowitzki might be 40, but he can drain shots from the post. Nowitzki proved he’s still got something left in the tank on his first basket of the 2018-2019 season. Nowitzki, who missed the start of the season due to a foot injury, made his season debut against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday. Continue to Article

December 13, 2018 11:49:pm EST

When news broke that Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver reportedly told Phoenix city officials that he would move the team if they didn’t approve its $230 million renovation plan for Talking Stick Resort Arena, some fans were predictably unhappy. Well, fear no longer Suns fans, Sarver is here to tell you that he is absolutely committed to keeping the team in Phoenix. He would also like you to know that the city of Phoenix really needs to give him the money to renovate his arena. Continue to Article

December 13, 2018 10:47:pm EST

Suns owner Robert Sarver is "100 percent committed" to finding a solution that will keep the team in downtown Phoenix. In a social media post from the team's official Twitter account, Sarver directly addressed fans about the future of the franchise after it was reported he threatened city council members that he would move the team if it did not approve a multi-year, multi-million dollar renovation project for Talking Stick Resort Arena. I’m a strong proponent, as evidenced by the term sheet I signed last week, that we should renovate the Talking Stick Resort Arena and once again restore it to a world-class facility,” Sarver said. Continue to Article

December 13, 2018 9:41:pm EST