Phoenix Suns News

While there is plenty of time for the top free agents to choose what team they want to play for next season, many of them have clear decisions in front of them.

He led the team in scoring , assists and steals , setting career highs in each category.

Steve Nash is making a full-court press to block his ex-wife from moving from Phoenix to L.A. with their 3 kids so he can avoid paying child support ... this according to court docs filed by his ex.

Noel with the top pick in the 2013 NBA draft, but if there's any truth to the rumor that they're actually interested in Otto Porter, the resultant ripple effect could really shake up the rest of the top picks.

Teams drafting in the NBA lottery typically have more than one need. The toughest part of the evaluation process is deciding whether to fill a specific need or go with the best available player.

Jackson recently spoke on ESPN's Mike & Mike in the morning, where his quotes were recorded on the issue.

That's fine. It's in the middle of the flight. There's no turbulence. It's gliding through the smoothest air particles possible as it graces over the Pacific.

The NBA draft lottery never goes quite according to plan. No matter who wins the ping-pong ball sweepstakes, there will always be teams sitting in much worse position than they expected.

AUGUST 10: Dwight Howard is introduced to the media as the newest member of the Los Angeles Lakers by General Manager Mitch Kupchak during a news conference at the Toyota Sports Center on August 10, 2012 in El Segundo, California.

Now that we have a draft order, and 26 of the league's 30 teams are done playing for the season, it's time to go around the league and see where each team stands as we head into the season of the draft, trades, and free agency.

The Lakers enter the 2013 draft with very clear needs and some interesting prospects available in the late second round they might be able to take advantage of.

Okay, we know, Salt Lake City possesses neither the Hollywood glamour of a Los Angeles nor the breezy beaches of a Miami , but they still have the cap space to lure in a free agent looking to make an easy pay day.

On January 22, 2002, the Milwaukee Bucks were in second place in the Eastern Conference with a record of 26-13 - winning two out of every three games.

It was real close for the Phoenix Suns during the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday night.

The NBA Draft is an inexact science. No matter how much effort is spent scouting and researching, there are variables that can't be accounted for.

School: USC Started with Bonneville Phoenix: September 2012 Favorite Sports Memory: Going to Game 7 of the 2001 World Series Favorite all-time athlete: A.C. Green Favorite sports movies: Field of Dreams, The Scout and Remember the Titans Phoenix Suns forward Jared Dudley likely won't have a say in who general manager Ryan McDonough and Co.

How many mulligans can Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks take before Dirk Nowitzki has fizzled as a championship-caliber franchise player? are shopping the No.

Phil Jackson picked up the phone and Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak was on the other line.

The world is focusing on the top picks in the 2013 NBA Draft, but it's the later picks that will make or break a team's draft this year.

Anthony Bennett, back right, talks to people before the NBA Draft lottery on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in New York.