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Markieff, Marcus Morris Agree Upon Four-Year Extensions With Suns

Sep 29, 2014 10:56 AM

Markieff and Marcus Morris have agreed to contract extensions with the Phoenix Suns, according to sources.

Markieff's deal is worth $32 million over four seasons, while Marcus will earn $20 million over four, according to Paul Coro.

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Tags: Markieff Morris, Marcus Morris, Phoenix Suns, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Robert Sarver Still Regrets Allowing Joe Johnson To Leave Suns

Sep 28, 2014 2:32 PM

Robert Sarver still regrets the departure of Joe Johnson as a free agent in 2005.

The Phoenix Suns were $833,333 per year apart on an extension before Johnson's last season with the team.

As a free agent, Johnson felt like the Suns tried to lower his value and did not make an offer, prompting him to ask that they not match the Atlanta Hawks' $70 million offer ($20 million more than he had wanted nine months earlier).

"I beat myself up about that one because we were in a position where that piece could have helped us probably extend our chance to run for a longer period of time," Sarver said.

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Tags: Joe Johnson, Phoenix Suns, NBA, NBA Misc Rumor

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Zoran Dragic, Suns Agree Upon Two-Year, $4.01M Deal

Sep 25, 2014 7:03 PM

Slovenian star Zoran Dragic has reached agreement with the Phoenix Suns on contract terms for a two-year, $4,012,500 million deal, league sources told RealGM.

Dragic decided last weekend to leave his European club, BC Unicaja Malaga, for the NBA, and the 6-foot-5 shooting guard had worked on negotiations with the Suns in recent days. The two sides agreed upon final terms of Dragic's new deal on Thursday afternoon.

Dragic will join his brother, Goran Dragic, in the NBA with the Suns.

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Tags: Zoran Dragic, Phoenix Suns, Unicaja, Spanish ACB, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor, International, International Teams, International League

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Jamil Wilson To Sign With Suns

Sep 25, 2014 12:54 AM

Undrafted free-agent forward Jamil Wilson has agreed to a deal with the Phoenix Suns, a league source told RealGM.

Wilson, 23, played his college basketball for one season at Oregon and his final three at Marquette. He averaged 11.7 points and 5.9 rebounds as a senior.

After going unselected in the June NBA Draft, Wilson went to summer league with the Washington Wizards.

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Eric Bledsoe Agrees To Five-Year, $70M Deal With Suns

Sep 24, 2014 5:57 PM

Eric Bledsoe has agreed to a five-year, $70 million contract with the Phoenix Suns, according to sources.

Bledose was a restricted free agent.

There are no options in the deal, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.

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Eric Bledsoe, Suns Make Significant Progress In Contract Talks

Sep 23, 2014 10:21 PM

Eric Bledsoe and the Phoenix Suns have made progress on a new contract this week.

Bledsoe is a restricted free agnet.

A deal between the two parties has not been reached, but significant movement has been made after what has been a long standstill.

Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports

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Wolves Offer Max Contract To Eric Bledsoe, Pushing For Sign-And-Trade

Sep 19, 2014 4:27 PM

The Minnesota Timberwolves are making a final push to acquire Eric Bledsoe in a sign-and-trade with the Phoenix Suns.

The Wolves are offering Bledsoe a four-year, $63 million max contract.

Bledsoe and the Suns have been in a stalemate all summer after the team offered him a four-year, $48 million deal in July.

Fox 10 in Phoenix earlier reported the Wolves had made a maximum contract offer to Bledsoe.

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Tags: Eric Bledsoe, Minnesota Timberwolves, Phoenix Suns, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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RealGM Radio: On The Pacific Division With Winter And Partnow

Sep 18, 2014 10:05 PM

In this episode, host Daniel Leroux (@DannyLeroux) goes in-depth on the Pacific Division with Jack Winter of Dime Magazine (@ArmstrongWinter) and Seth Partnow of Hoop365, Clipperblog, and the Hardwood Paroxysm Basketball Network (@SethPartnow). 

The three review the summer moves for all five teams including the ownership change for the Los Angeles Clippers and new coaches for the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers.

In addition, they preview the season ahead including ranking the franchises, predicting the number of playoff teams, and selecting breakout players. 

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Tags: Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings, NBA, RealGM Radio

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Morris Twins Told Teams Before 2011 Draft They'd Accept Less Money To Stay Together

Sep 16, 2014 10:15 AM

Markieff Morris came into the NBA with the Phoenix Suns after being selected 13th overall in 2011, while Marcus Morris went to the Houston Rockets at 14th.

Marcus Morris was traded to the Suns in February of 2013.

The twin brothers are now eligible for contract extensions.

Sources say they told teams before the 2011 NBA Draft that they would take less money to stay together.

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Tags: Marcus Morris, Markieff Morris, Phoenix Suns, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Joe Jackson Finalizing Free Agent Deal With Suns

Sep 8, 2014 9:36 PM

Joe Jackson, an undrafted point guard out of the University of Memphis, is finalizing a free-agent contract with the Phoenix Suns, a league source told RealGM.

Jackson, 22, averaged 14.1 points, 4.5 assists and 3.6 rebounds in his senior year a season ago.

Despite going unselected in the June NBA draft, Jackson received interest as a second-round pick and then accepted an invitation to the Memphis Grizzlies’ summer league entry. The swift, 6-foot product averaged 5.5 points on 46.2 percent shooting in four summer league games.

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Lakers Interested In Bledsoe, Dragic In 2015 Free Agency

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