| Warriors name Welts new president |
Mon Sep 26 22:19:19 2011 EST |
| Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - The Golden State Warriors named Rick Welts as the team's new president and chief operating officer. Welts, who revealed in a New York Times story earlier this year that he was gay, had been president of the Phoenix Suns for nine years before resigning earlier this month. He had also been Suns' chief executive officer for the final two years of his tenure. The Warriors' new owners seemed quite pleased with the hire. "Peter Guber and I have made it quite clear since |
| Suns president and CEO Rick Welts to step down |
Fri Sep 9 17:43:17 2011 EST |
| Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Phoenix Suns president and CEO Rick Welts announced Friday that he is leaving the team on September 15. "I'm at a point in my life where my focus is to align my personal and professional life in a way I've never been able to achieve before," Welts said. "The most important people in my personal life are not in Phoenix, and the Suns have been completely understanding and supportive of my request to leave in advance of the end of my contract." Welts, who revealed in |
| Fitzgerald inks 8-year deal with Cardinals |
Sat Aug 20 22:11:35 2011 EST |
| ost dynamic players in the NFL and said they wanted to get a deal done before the regular season started. "This is a day that I think all of us have been looking forward to," he said. Congratulations poured in on social media. Titans running back Chris Johnson, who is holding out for a big contract of his own, tweeted his congratulations. Fitzgerald replied: "thanks CJ you up next my guy." He also tweeted thanks to Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash and Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Ryan Clark. |
| Former Pistons, Louisiana Tech coach Robertson passes away |
Thu Aug 18 20:21:09 2011 EST |
| Pistons, passed away on Thursday after a lengthy illness. He was 81. Robertson, who was the first coach of the New Orleans Jazz in 1974, later coached the Chicago Bulls and the Pistons. He also was an assistant for several teams, including the Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat. Robertson, though, may be most remembered for his time at Louisiana Tech University. He was the head men's basketball coach from 1964-74 and was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 1998. "Scotty Robertson is one of the a |
| Suns add Turner to coaching staff |
Thu Jul 14 16:36:41 2011 EST |
| Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - The Phoenix Suns added Elston Turner to their coaching staff on Thursday. Turner, 52, has been an assistant in the NBA for the past 14 years, spending time with Portland (1996-2000), Sacramento (2000-06) and, most recently, Houston (2007-11) His job with Phoenix will be to focus on the defense for the team. Over his time with Houston, the Rockets held opponents to a field goal percentage of 45.5 percent. "Elston Turner has been a player and a coach in this league |
| Ex-NBA star Gilliam dies |
Wed Jul 6 12:54:50 2011 EST |
| nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead at age 47. Gilliam was a star on the top-ranked UNLV Runnin' Rebels team that won a record 38 games and went to the NCAA Final Four in 1987 before being selected with the No. 2 overall pick by the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Draft later that same year. He also played for the Charlotte Hornets, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks and Utah Jazz in a 13-year professional career before retiring in 2000. Gilliam, who changed the spelling of |
| Suns, Carter modify contract deadline |
Thu Jun 23 13:59:34 2011 EST |
| Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - The Phoenix Suns and Vince Carter have pushed back a deadline for the guard's contract to become fully guaranteed. The date for which the deal would have become fully guaranteed was June 30, but the sides agreed to a delay until the start of free agency for the 2011-12 season. "This change gives us additional time and flexibility to make a decision on Vince's contract," said Suns president of basketball operations Lon Babby in a statement. June 30, coincidentally, |
| Suns give Brooks qualifying offer |
Thu Jun 23 13:49:32 2011 EST |
| Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - The Phoenix Suns extended a qualifying offer to restricted free agent guard Aaron Brooks on Thursday. The four-year veteran was acquired by the Suns from the Rockets at the trade deadline on February 24, and in 25 games with Phoenix he averaged 9.6 points and 4.2 assists. A first-round pick, 26th overall, of the Houston Rockets in the 2007 draft, he has averaged 12.5 points and 3.6 assists over 272 games, 129 of which were starts. He garnered the NBA's Most Improv |
| Suns like Fredette but big man more likely pick |
Wed Jun 22 03:36:00 2011 EST |
PHOENIX (AP) - The Phoenix Suns are part of the Jimmer Fredette buzz if the dynamic BYU scorer extraordinaire is available at the No. 13 pick in Thursday's NBA draft. Perhaps a more likely scenario has the Suns going for a power forward to bulk up a weak front line. The Suns, coming off a disappointing season in which they failed to make the playoffs, haven't had a selection this high since 2004, when they took Luol Deng at No. 7 but immediately traded him to Chicago in a deal that had been |
| Pietrus exercises option with Phoenix |
Tue Jun 14 19:59:57 2011 EST |
| Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Mickael Pietrus exercised the 2011-12 player option on his contract with the Phoenix Suns. The 29-year-old appeared in 38 games from Phoenix last season after being acquired as part of the Vince Carter trade with Orlando on December 18, 2010. In those games, he averaged 7.4 points and 2.2 rebounds in just over 18 minutes of play. The 11th overall pick of the 2003 draft by the Golden State Warriors, he has appeared in 496 games and has averaged 8.5 points and 3.1 r |
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