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27 July 2024

• [THE SPORTSRUSH] - Kevin Durant’s Former Podcast Co-host Urges Stephen Curry To Leave The Warriors For The Suns
  When Kevin Durant teamed up with Stephen Curry at the Golden State Warriors, the duo disrupted the NBA. Recently, Eddie Gonzalez, KD’s former ETCs podcast co-host, urged the superstars to repeat the past by reuniting. However, this time, he suggested Curry leave the Bay Area to join Durant’s Phoenix Suns. After a recent selfie of… The post appeared first on .
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• [SB Nation: Bright Side Of The Sun] - Report: Suns trade David Roddy to Hawks in exchange for EJ Liddell
  The Phoenix Suns sent forward David Roddy to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for EJ Liddell.
• [PHNX] - THIS Could Change Everything For The Phoenix Suns, NBA
  The Phoenix Suns and all teams in the NBA are navigating changes within the league, from the new CBA to the looming expansion and tv rights
• [Last Word on Sports] - Player-For-Player Trade Completed By Suns And Hawks
  A player-for-player trade has been completed in the NBA on Friday. As reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the are sending to the in exchange for . This is the second time this offseason that Liddell has been dealt as he was in the deal sending to the . Both Roddy and Liddell were selected in the 2022 NBA Draft. https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1816939722200973743?s=61&t=8Cnz4NrhZVSXyNIavr4dgQ Player-For-Player Trade Completed By Suns And Hawks David Roddy Hasn’t Lived Up Yet To First Round Billing The 23-year-old Roddy was selected 23rd overall in the 2022 NBA Draft by the . He was subsequently traded along with to the in exchange for . The burly six-foot-four forward played his first two full seasons with Memphis and part of a third before he was traded at last season’s trade deadline to Phoenix. While Roddy did receive playing time with the Grizzlies, the team soured on him quickly. Playing 70 games as a rookie in 2022-23, he averaged 6.7 points and 2.8 rebounds in 18.0 minutes. Prior to being traded by Memphis last season, he played in 48 games for the team. Averaging 23.2 minutes, his per-game averages did increase to 8.4 points and 4.2 rebounds. He really struggled with his outside shooting during his Grizzlies tenure as he connected on just 30.4% of his three-point tries with the team. Once Roddy joined Phoenix, he was often glued to the bench. He played 17 games for them for a total of just 63 minutes. His three-point struggles continued as he made just one of his eight tries from beyond the arc. Roddy saw a total of three minutes in two games as the Suns got swept in the opening round by the Minnesota Timberwolves. E.J. Liddell Has Barely Seen Any NBA Action In the 2022 NBA Draft, Liddell was taken in the second round (41st overall) by the Pelicans. Unfortunately, he experienced a serious injury in the 2022 NBA Summer League. The six-foot-seven forward which kept him out of action for the entire 2022-23 season. Much of the 23-year-old’s playing time in 2023-24 took part in the G League. Liddell received action in only eight games for the Pelicans last season for a grand total of 23 minutes. In that brief amount of time, he totaled four points, five rebounds, two steals, and two blocks. Liddell averaged 17.6 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks in his 26 G League regular season outings. The post appeared first on .
• [The Cold Wire] - Suns, Hawks Announce Trade
  The Phoenix Suns and Atlanta Hawks may be in very different positions, but they’re both teams that seem to be stuck in their current position. While the Hawks are mired in mediocrity, the Suns are trying to figure out how to convert their star power into a legitimate run at an NBA championship. Per […] The post appeared first on .
• [Arizona Sports] - Suns to trade David Roddy to Hawks for E.J. Liddell, per report
  The Phoenix Suns have agreed to trade forward David Roddy to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for E.J. Liddell, reports Adrian Wojnarowski.
• [Burn City Sports] - Suns swapping young wings with Hawks in trade
  PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns are reportedly trading David Roddy to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for another young wing, E.J. Liddell, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The 23-year-old Liddell, who was the 41st pick of the 2022 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans, will be making $2.1 million in the 2024-25 season, while […] The post appeared first on .
• [Burn City Sports] - LOOK: Kevin Durant, Devin Booker at 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony
  Phoenix Suns stars Devin Booker and Kevin Durant are among 592 athletes representing the United States of America in the 2024 Paris Olympics. On Friday, they joined most of them on a float down the Seine River in the Olympics opening ceremony. Booker is competing in his second Olympics, while Durant will be looking for […] The post appeared first on .
• [ClutchPoints] - Suns swaps forwards with Hawks in post-Summer League trade
  For the second this month, forward EJ Liddell is on the move, with the 6-foot-7, 240-pound forward out of Ohio State being sent to the Phoenix Suns for David Roddy not even three weeks after being acquired from the New Orleans Pelicans by the Atlanta Hawks. For the Suns, a team light on assets but […] The post appeared first on .