The Phoenix Suns and the rest of the NBA are still in a bit of a state of shock after Luka Doncic was traded by the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers i

When the Phoenix Suns traded for Kevin Durant at the 2023 trade deadline, their championship odds jumped from +1800 to +450. Only the Boston Celtics had shorter odds. That team lost in the second round of the playoffs to the eventual champion Denver Nuggets,

Jalen Williams scored a game-high 33 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied past the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday to wrap up homecourt advantage throughout the NBA Playoffs.

The Phoenix Suns are still alive in the play-in chase. The Los Angeles Lakers took care of the Dallas Mavericks, 112-97, April 9, in Luka Doncic's return to keep Phoenix in the play-in chase. Doncic scored 45 points in his first game in Dallas since the blockbuster deal before the 2024-25 trade involving Anthony Davis sent him to the Lakers.

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Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant remains out with a left ankle sprain for the Tuesday, April 8, game against the Golden State Warriors at PHX Arena to begin a three-game homestand. The Suns play NBA-best Oklahoma City (64-14) on Wednesday, April 9, in the second of a back-to-back.

Since the All-Star break, the Suns have the second-worst defensive rating in the NBA (122.2), behind only the Raptors (122.9), who are actively trying to lose games and sitting their star player, Brandon Ingram, and others in an attempt to improve draft odds.

Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia has not said whether Mike Budenholzer will return, but NBA teams do not show much loyalty nowadays — ask Michael Malone.