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Thanks to Amar'e Stoudemire, Knicks, Suns Swap Places

PHOENIX – By the time Amar'e Stoudemire was summoned to the bench for his first rest Friday night at his old home, the Suns' US Airways Center, he'd hit a long jump shot, made an improbable scoop shot from behind the backboard, blocked an attempt by his old teammate Steve Nash, and otherwise dominated the game for...

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...

Amar'e Stoudemire 'Would Have Stayed' Had Suns Guaranteed 5 Years

LAS VEGAS -- On Friday, forward Amar'e Stoudemire took out a full-page ad in the Arizona Republic to thank Phoenix Suns fans for his eight seasons there. On Saturday, while it wasn't in the ad, Stoudemire said the Suns could have kept him from bolting to the New York Knicks as a free agent had they offered him a fully...

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...

Suns Replace Amar'e With Hakim Warrick

Phoenix couldn't find middle ground with eight-year Sun Amar'e Stoudemire despite months and months of negotiation. Consider today's news that Phoenix has reached a three-year, $12 million agreement with Hakim Warrick a full acknowledgment that Stoudemire's Suns career is over. John Gambadoro of Phoenix's 620 AM reported...

Robert Sarver News From the Web

05/03/12 Suns owner Sarver ready for important summer Source: KTAR - Phoenix AZ The Phoenix Suns will have around $28 million in cap space this summer, provided none of their own free agents return.
04/20/12 Western Alliance posts first-quarter profit gains Source: Charlotte Business Journal - Charlotte NC Western Alliance Bancorp., the only public bank with its headquarters in Phoenix, posted a first-quarter profit that was slightly more than most analysts predicted on small-business loan growth and growth in overall loans.
04/19/12 Setting Suns? Steve Nash may leave, Robert Sarver gets... Source: The Business Journal of Phoenix - Phoenix AZ Wednesday wasn't a red-letter day for the Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns Latest from The Business Journals Follow this company.
04/12/12 Suns owner Robert Sarver raked in $1.8M last year as... Source: Phoenix Business Journal - Phoenix AZ Western Alliance Bancorp., the only public bank with a Phoenix headquarters, gave Chairman and CEO Robert Sarver a pay package worth $1.8 million in 2011, up 20 percent from the previous year when he earned $1.5 million.

Background on Robert Sarver

Robert Sarver (born 1961 in Tucson, Arizona) is the current majority owner of the Phoenix Suns. He bought the NBA franchise from Jerry Colangelo in the spring of 2004.

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