#Robert Sarver

The NBA trade deadline is a little over a month away, and we've been digging into what that might look like for the Knicks. A strong December has them looking like buyers at the deadline, so the first part of the conversation was which current Knicks might be traded away, and we dove into that yesterday, so check it out here. The next, and…

Their losing streak has hit five straight games. Overall, they've lost six of their last seven. Their next two games could very well be losses too - on the road against the Kawhi-full Clippers and then home to host the even-healthier, surgent Pelicans. The Suns have not had even a three-game losing streak in the regular season, let alone five or…

Tuesday brings us two different matchups that, prior to the start of the season, the TNT network was surely banking on as being must see TV. The Brooklyn Nets, who traded away James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers for Ben Simmons last season, will play Philly in a battle for Eastern Conference relevancy. The Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers,…

NBABet analysts break down their three best bets for Tuesday, November 1st, including bets on Timberwolves vs. Suns. The NBA season continues into November on Tuesday night with a small slate of four games. Our NBA analysts have a best bet on a prop for Magic vs. Thunder and then make their cases for each side of the Timberwolves vs. Suns Kenny…

LOS ANGELES - Last season, the Suns were the 64-win championship favorite in April, until they weren't in May. By the time predictions for this coming season rolled around in October, the Suns were almost an afterthought. Not bad, but barely discussed. That was a mistake - watching the Suns in person, it quickly becomes clear this team is a title…

Both the Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns hope to be a significant part of the playoff picture in the Western Conference, as the Suns finished with the best record in the league last season, and the Nuggets finished as the sixth seed in the Western Conference NBA standings. The Suns vs. Nuggets betting picks do have both teams doing significantly…

Last week, we analyzed one defining number for every team in the Eastern Conference as the 2022-23 season approaches. Now it's the West's turn. Presented below is one key fact or figure that can help explain every Western Conference team's outlook this season, for better or worse. Teams are listed in order of their over/under win totals from…

10 of the 15 Western Conference teams in the NBA will qualify at least for the play-in game next April. Some teams will be playing for a shot at the title while others hope to be bad and lucky enough to get a shot at drafting the supposed "can't miss" #1 prospect, 7-4 Victor Wembanyama. The Los Angeles Lakers seem to be somewhere in the middle of…

This article is part of our NBA Team Previews series. Phoenix's offseason was filled with drama. Deandre Ayton -- seemingly against his will -- was retained by the Suns after the organization matched an offer sheet by the Pacers. Jae Crowder wants a trade and isn't coming to camp. Plus, Robert Sarver is selling the team following a one-year…

The NBA is loaded with individual talent and several teams that could reasonably be expected to compete for a title. It's easy to fall for a number of those contenders, but increased parity throughout the league might lead to heartbreak. To determine which teams are likeliest to let you down, we'll look at preseason marks from FanDuel's sportsbook…

The Phoenix Suns were the best team in the NBA last season. They dominated the competition, finishing with a league-best 64-18 record. They entered the playoffs as betting favorites to win the 2022 NBA championship. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. The Suns were unexpectedly ousted by the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference…

The Phoenix Suns are another team in the league that has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Majority owner Robert Sarver was banned for a year due to a " history of racist, sexist and misogynistic acts. " Phoenix also had a standoff with one of its key players, Deandre Ayton. The Suns held out on giving him an extension, however matched…

Well…if ever there was a time to fade the Boston Celtics... With the start of the NBA season less than a month away, we're getting into that period where the futures odds begin to calcify into what will become the official preseason odds we talk about at the end of the year when someone makes a playoff run. And despite Robert Williams' injury, the…

If Simmons' prediction turns out to be correct, expect a few more teams becoming available for sale. After a lot of pressure from all sides, most importantly the sponsors, Robert Sarver decided to sell the Phoenix Suns (and Mercury). Ramona Shelbourne already mentioned the biggest names possible as potential bidders - Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison, and…

Last year, I pleaded with Bill Plaschke to stop making predictions. Now he says that the Trojans might be the nation's best team. Here are my predictions for him: Sometime during the next month, he will predict that the Trojans will win the College Football Playoff. After their first loss, he will declare that their season is effectively over. At…

NBA considered suspending Sarver for more than 1 year NEW YORK (AP) - NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver was likely spared even stronger sanctioning by the NBA for his racist, misogynistic and hostile words and actions because of one key conclusion by investigators. The law firm that spent nearly a year digging into…

NEW YORK (AP) - Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver was likely spared even stronger sanctioning by the NBA for his racist, misogynistic and hostile words and actions because of one key conclusion by investigators, Commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday. The law firm that spent nearly a year digging into the situation determined Sarver's use of slurs…

The Phoenix Suns now officially know their majority owner won't be with them for a year. The NBA revealed the results of the Robert Sarver investigation Tuesday that concluded he used the N-word and made inappropriate comments towards women in the workplace. The NBA imposed a one-year suspension on Sarver that began Tuesday, which means he can't be…