Phoenix Suns News

Regardless, Phil Jackson isn't walking through that door to restore the Lakers back to a storied franchise.

Danny Green had 15 points and the Spurs won their ninth straight, defeating the Lakers 119-85 on Friday night for their largest victory over Los Angeles.

For those that have, I'm going to start by lining up the teams, in order of draft choice, based on today's standings.

After 64 games, it is obvious that the Phoenix Suns need to be perfectly healthy to be a winning basketball team.

Mar 12, 2014; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns head coach Jeff Hornacek talks with guard Eric Bledsoe in the first half against the Cleveland Cavaliers at US Airways Center.

This is the time of year where the going gets tough and the tough get going... but it comes at a particularly troubling time for a Suns team that seems to have a precariously low supply of toughness.

For Los Angeles Lakers fans with eyes only for the future, feel free to read what you want into the fact that in this big college conference tournament week, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak is personally attending the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City.

Mar 9, 2014; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry prepares to attempt a shot next to Phoenix Suns guard Goran Dragic in the third quarter at Oracle Arena.

The Heat has lost four of its past five games and is 3-4 in March. It's the team's worst period since the 2010-11 season.

It's something that's rarely, if ever, come up in the midst of KD vs. LeBron, but Blake Griffin is making an MVP push.

Feb 11, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Nash dribbles the ball around Utah Jazz guard Trey Burke at Staples Center.

Gerald Green is no doubt an impact player for the Phoenix Suns this season, but it's a phenomenon that cuts both ways.

Speaking on ESPN's First Take , Stephen A. Smith suggested that D'Antoni's first full season as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers could also be his last.

With his slight 6-foot-3, 190-pound frame, Goran Dragic and his boyish facial hair are unassuming.

Kyrie Irving scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and the Cleveland Cavaliers spoiled the return of Phoenix's Eric Bledsoe with a 110-101 victory over the Suns on Wednesday night.

December 27, 2013; Oakland, CA, USA; Phoenix Suns point guard Eric Bledsoe drives to the basket against Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry during the first quarter at Oracle Arena.

School: Syracuse University, '96 When you started with Bonneville Phoenix: December 1, 1999 Favorite sports memory: Game 7, 2001 World Series Least-favorite sports memory: Game 1, 1988 World Series Favorite all-time athlete : Larry Bird, Don Mattingly Favorite sports movies: Hoosiers, Field of Dreams Phoenix Suns' Marcus Morris drives past New ... (more)

"Patience is the key," Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak told USA TODAY Sports.

Agreed to terms with RHPs Brad Brach, Kevin Gausman, Miguel Gonzalez, Steve Johnson, Josh Stinson and Chris Tillman; LHPs Mike Belfiore, Tim Berry, Zach Britton and TJ McFarland; Cs Steve Clevenger, Johnny Monell and Michael Ohlman; INFs Michael Alamanzar, Ryan Flaherty, Jonathan Schoop and Jemile Weeks; and OFs David Lough and Henry Urrutia on ... (more)

The trade deadline came and went last month with Pau Gasol remaining a member of the Los Angeles Lakers until the end of his current contract.