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Closing out our week-long player profile series on all the most important Suns players, Deandre Ayton rounds out the list. Bright Side Of The Sun’s Sam Cooper joined to talk through Ayton's strengths, weaknesses, and real expectations entering Year 3.
From offensive upside to rim protection and staying healthy, we put Ayton under the microscope on this episode to find out what could happen next entering 2020-2021.
Should the expectation for the former University of Arizona big man be to make a leap to stardom by next year?
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Kellan Olson of Arizona Sports joins the show again as we continue our Suns Player Profiles by hitting the team’s new starting point guard, Ricky Rubio, who was basically everything the team wanted in 2019-20.
However, injuries held him back, and it’s obvious the Suns need to find him a backup. We discuss how the Suns can continue to maximize Rubio next season.
We finish by discussing the best minutes range for Rubio next year and how he can be even better if the team adds more shooting.
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After being acquired on draft night, expectations were raised for Dario Saric’s tenure in Phoenix. Did Saric live up to the billing? Kellan Olson of Arizona Sports joined to talk through Saric’s biggest positives and negatives negatives as well as what could come next for the Croatian big man.
Was the Saric trade a success landing Cameron Johnson via trade-back, even though he might be gone one year later?
We talk through that, plus quick hits on Saric’s best position and what teams he makes sense with for the 2020-21 season.
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We are joined once again Suns beat reporter Gina Mizell of The Athletic, as Gina helps us break down the 2019-20 season for Aron Baynes.
Baynes was a Most Improved Player Candidate over the first two weeks of the season, then struggled with injuries. The high points for Baynes were some of the most exciting of the year, and his leadership and guidance in the locker room was helpful throughout.
What does it all mean for Baynes’ free agency, and how the Suns should think about his future with the team?
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Continuing on with our Suns player profile series, which will last all throughout this week, we’re back to discuss Devin Booker. Phoenix’s star guard took another leap forward in his game, so what’s next in 2020-21?
The Athletic’s Gina Mizell helps dissect Booker’s biggest areas of growth, plus what he needs to still work on most heading towards Year 6. Also, how are the Suns doing constructing a roster built to support Booker as their true star?
All of that, plus much more, in a fun discussion with Gina. Stay tuned for tomorrow’s player profile as Gina returns to discuss more Suns basketball!
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Our player profile series continues as we analyze Mikal Bridges in 2019-20, as he improved from a bench player with no confidence in his shot to a dominating two-way starter.
Kevin Zimmerman is back to help us break down Bridges’ season, who has more trade value between Bridges and Kelly Oubre Jr., and whether Bridges will remain the starter by next season.
Stay tuned for the rest of our player profile series through the end of next week!
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