The Phoenix Suns have “strong” interest in former Golden State executive Bob Myers, according to DLLS’ Marc Stein in his substack. Is this the right move? Would Myers even want to leave his cushy ESPN analyst job to take a position in Phoenix?
The Phoenix Suns have been the laughing stock of the NBA ever since they missed the play-in despite their lofty preseason expectations centered around new coach Mike Budenholzer revamping Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal. Of course, Bud is now fired, KD is expected to be traded and Bradley Beal is widely considered one of, if not the, worst contract in the association.
Even though the Suns had one of the worst seasons in NBA history, with the highest payroll in league history, The Athletic’s player poll still had Phoenix as one of the better run organizations around. Why would players still feel this way? How can Mat Ishbia continue to attack free agents this summer? Erik, Gerald and Stephen give their reasons why players would still want to find themselves in Arizona.
They also look at the rest of the player poll, including their opinions of Budenhozler and Beal, which was not favorable. Then it’s time to look at where the Suns original draft pick ended up after the tiebreakers from the NBA went through earlier this week.
Seth Davis, of Hoops HQ, joins the show to preview the 2025 NBA draft, and who the Suns could target with the 29th and 52nd pick. He also recounts his thoughts on current rookies Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro, and speaks on the importance of playing for the right program.
Finally, the crew dives into last night’s NBA playoff action that saw the Indiana Pacers go up 2-0 on Giannis antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard and the Milwaukee Bucks, Oklahoma City Thunder and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continue their dominance over the Memphis Grizzlies and Ja Morant and the Los Angeles Lakers, led by LeBron James and Luka Doncic, fight back against Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves to tie their first round series at one win a piece.
They also preview the slate of games tonight where the Orlando Magic take on the Boston Celtics, the Miami Heat face the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors look to take a 2-0 lead of the Houston Rockets. Follow the show @PHNX_Suns, @GeraldBourguet and @StephenPG3!
Bob Myers could Head To Phoenix SUns
0:00 – Intro
3:00 – Suns interested in Bob Myers
9:30 – Bob Myers BEST moves
14:20 – Bob Myers WORST moves
21:00 – BIG AllCity News
23:23 – The Athletic’s player poll
28:00 – Erik makes his elevator pitch to Free Agents
36:00 – Seth Davis joins the pod
52:00 – Back to player poll
57:00 – NBA Draft news and notes
59:00 – NBA playoff updates and takes
