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Jason Richardson Hopes for Extension but Considering All Options

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Guard Jason Richardson may be having one of the better seasons of his career -- he's a 20-point-per-game scorer again -- but becoming an unrestricted free agent this summer really doesn't interest him. A contract extension does. Richardson went into Thursday's game against the Magic as the leading scorer...

Lance Blanks Named Phoenix Suns General Manager

The Suns have named Lance Blanks as their new general manager, ending what has been a turbulent summer in the team's front office. Phoenix's top two executives at the end of last season, Steve Kerr and David Griffin, both resigned just before the draft, and just as Amar'e Stoudemire had entered free agency. We saw how...

Suns to Introduce Lon Babby as President of Basketball Operations

The Phoenix Suns have called a press conference for Tuesday morning to make what the team is calling a "major announcement." Multiple reports, including those from the Arizona Republic and SB Nation Arizona are confirming that the team will formally introduce former agent Lon Babby as the President of Basketball Operations...

In Phoenix, Lon Babby Blurs the Lines

News broke early Sunday that noted agent Lon Babby had become a top candidate for the vacant Suns general managership previously held by Steve Kerr, who left Phoenix due to a contract dispute with owner Robert Sarver. An agent slipping into a team role isn't unprecedented in sports or in the NBA, but it's rare enough to be...

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05/11/12 Potential Phoenix Suns off-season targets for 2013 Source: The Arizona Republic - Phoenix AZ We believe Lon Babby, the Suns president of player operations, when he says he is "adamantly opposed" to the idea of tanking a season just to get better.
05/02/12 Babby: Suns may not use cap space this summer Source: FOX - KMSB 11 - Tucson AZ The Phoenix Suns will have salary cap "flexibility" in the offseason but won't be out spending money just to spend it.
04/30/12 Suns begin offseason sooner than they'd like Source: KTAR - Phoenix AZ The NBA Playoffs are rolling along, with 16 teams competing for a chance to win the NBA Title.
04/19/12 Babby: Playoffs nice reward for team in transition Source: KTAR - Phoenix AZ The Phoenix Suns are in transition, according to President of Basketball Operations Lon Babby.
04/13/12 Babby: Fight for playoffs, 'may run out of time' Source: KTAR - Phoenix AZ The Suns have just a handful of regular season games, meaning they're running out of time to secure a postseason bid.