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Suns star Devin Booker may return Tuesday night at the Brooklyn Nets, according to ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski.

The Suns and Hawks tip off at 8 p.m. A Tuesday return would come during the midst of a five-game road trip before the Suns come back to the Valley to host the Sacramento Kings on Feb. Phoenix enters a Wednesday night matchup with the Atlanta Hawks at 27-25, in the No. 22 after missing seven games and Cameron Johnson coming back on Jan. The trade deadline is during the trip on Feb. He returned after a three-game absence on Dec.

The Suns signed Saben Lee to a two-way deal Wednesday after his second 10-day expired Tuesday and waived Duane Washington Jr., who was on a two-day.

He's trying to find a home in the NBA and he's done a good job for us. "That's the part you that really think about. Washington is in his second NBA season after playing his rookie year with the Pacers. "Whenever I get an opportunity to go into the game, just impact it in a positive manner," Lee said. The next month, Lee scored 21 points in a Jan. "I just got a call with the news and just ecstatic about it," Lee said. 8 home loss to Cleveland and went for 25 in a road win Jan. "There are decisions that you have to make for what you think is good for the team," Suns coach Monty Williams said. "I feel like when you expect things in this league, it usually doesn't turn out the way you expect," Lee said. Williams liked Lee’s defensive play and was pleasantly surprised with his play on the offensive end. Averaging 7.9 points and shooting 36% from 3 in 31 games (three starts) with the Suns, Washington Jr. I'm grateful and excited to be here."

Atlanta is ninth in the NBA in points per game, has one of the NBA's best young talented backcourts and has athletes up and down the roster. “They're a talented ...

The final game of the road trip is Feb. [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) or contact him at 480-787-1240. Suns coach Monty Williams said Johnson is on a minute restriction as he took him out with 7:42 left in the first quarter. The trade deadline is Feb. He’ll be back during the road trip. The All-Star backcourt of Dejounte Murray and Trae Young led the Hawks with 21 and 20, respectively as Atlanta (26-26) had five players reach double figures. The Hawks traded for Murray to pair him up with Young. Miami made quick work of them in the first round, 4-1. Here are five takeaways as Phoenix begins a five-game road trip Friday against the NBA-leading Celtics. They’re watching knee swelling that clearly could impact his shot. [Atlanta Hawks' Trae Young on NBA's power shift from West](https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2023/02/01/hawks-trae-young-says-nba-power-shift-is-now-in-eastern-conference/69863696007/) Dallas) and 15 minutes (Wednesday night vs.

Phoenix drops to 27-26 on the season, with a 4-2 record since Chris Paul's return from injury. Tonight Mikal Bridges and Deandre Ayton showed up to play, but ...

The fourth quarter was not much better for the Suns. 23 of those first 48 points came of the bench for Atlanta. Atlanta led it 66-47 at the half. Tonight Mikal Bridges and Deandre Ayton showed up to play, but unfortunately no one else did for the Suns. Having a short-term memory heading into Boston will be key. it was once again all Atlanta. The Hawks jumped ahead to an early 16-8 lead behind hot shooting from deep, going 3-for-4 from three-point land. The Suns travel to Boston to take on the A Cam Johnson three-point play got Phoenix out of their offensive lull momentarily. [Phoenix Suns](https://www.brightsideofthesun.com) did not play good basketball tonight. Mikal showing off the moves— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) Phoenix drops to 27-26 on the season, with a 4-2 record since Chris Paul’s return from injury.

Phoenix Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker is set to return “soon” from a left groin strain suffered Christmas at Denver, sources inform The Republic.

[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) or contact him at 480-787-1240. Averaging a career-high 27.1 points a game this season, Booker has missed a total of 23 games this season. The Suns provided an update on Booker after Wednesday's shootaround, saying he "continues progressing in on-court activity and status will be updated game-by-game." Booker will miss his 19th consecutive game with the injury Wednesday night against Atlanta (25-26) at Footprint Center. "I don't want to miss any games," Booker said. "I feel good," Booker said.

Booker's absence has been difficult on the Suns. The Suns were the Western Conference frontrunners in December, but they are 8-10 since Booker went down and ...

The Suns have reportedly been active on the trade market, and once they make it back to full strength, they would be among the scariest teams in the Western Conference. [Phoenix Suns](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/PHO/phoenix-suns/) star [Devin Booker](/nba/players/2152529/devin-booker/) could return to the lineup as soon as next Tuesday against the [Brooklyn Nets](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/BKN/brooklyn-nets/), according to [ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35573412/phoenix-suns-devin-booker-return-soon-tuesday-brooklyn-nets). The Suns were the Western Conference frontrunners in December, but they are 8-10 since Booker went down and have since slid all the way to seventh place.

Dejounte Murray scored 21 points, Trae Young added 20 and the Atlanta Hawks rolled past the Phoenix Suns 132-100 on Wednesday night.

The Suns were sloppy with 16 turnovers that turned into 31 points for the Hawks and had a dismal shooting night, hitting just 4 of 28 (14.3%) shots from 3-point range. Murray led Atlanta with 15 points before the break while Bridges had 17 for the Suns. “I thought tonight we did a good job moving the ball and getting it to the open man.” The Hawks never trailed, jumping to a 9-4 lead with three 3-pointers. “We wanted to win really bad and knew it had to start on the defensive end,” Murray said. Things were going the Hawks way Wednesday night, leading to a blowout victory.

Suns guard Devin Booker has been ruled out for Wednesday's game vs. Atlanta, but it shouldn't be long before he's back on the court, according to Duane ...

[Retweet](http://twitter.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hoopsrumors.com%2F2023%2F02%2Fsuns-notes-booker-crowder-wainright-trade-options.html&text=Suns+Notes%3A+Booker%2C+Crowder%2C+Wainright%2C+Trade...)2 [Share](#)0 [Send via email](#)0 Atlanta, but it shouldn’t be long before he’s back on the court, according to Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic ( [Twitter link](https://twitter.com/DuaneRankin/status/1620829460777009153)), who hears from a source that Booker will return “soon” from the left groin strain that has sidelined him since Christmas Day. Rankin doesn’t have any additional details on the meeting, which took place at an “undisclosed location,” but it’s notable that the Bucks got the chance to talk directly to Crowder, who has been repeatedly cited as a Milwaukee trade target throughout the season. Wainright, who occupies one of the Suns’ two-way contract slots, has appeared in 24 of the club’s last 25 games. [examines some realistic targets](https://www.gophnx.com/2023/01/30/2023-phoenix-suns-trade-rumors-dangelo-russell-john-collins-kyle-kuzma-og-anunoby/)for the Suns, such as [John Collins](https://www.basketball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=collijo01,collijo02&search=John+Collins&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-01_bbr), [D’Angelo Russell](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/russeda01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-01_bbr), and [Gary Trent Jr.](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/trentga02.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-01_bbr), and considers [some outside-the-box options](https://www.gophnx.com/2023/02/01/phoenix-suns-trade-rumors-jerami-grant-draymond-green-og-anunoby-clint-capela-john-collins/), including scenarios where [Deandre Ayton](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/aytonde01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-01_bbr)is dealt. After hosting the Hawks today, the Suns will embark on a five-game road trip that begins Friday in Boston. [Alex Schiffer of The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/4109411/2023/02/01/ish-wainright-career-nba-nfl/)details [Ish Wainright](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/wainris01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-01_bbr)‘s winding road to the NBA, which included a stint as an undrafted free agent for the NFL’s Buffalo Bills in 2018 before he returned to basketball. [Jae Crowder](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/crowdja01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-01_bbr)met with the Bucks for a day this week after Phoenix [granted](https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2023/01/suns-grant-bucks-permission-to-meet-with-jae-crowder.html)him permission to do so, [Rankin reports for The Arizona Republic](https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2023/02/01/sources-phoenix-suns-forward-jae-crowder-milwaukee-bucks-have-met/69862463007/). [Twitter link](https://twitter.com/GeraldBourguet/status/1620860307416694785) via Gerald Bourguet of PHNX Sports). It remains to be seen whether Booker will be ready for the start of that trip, but it sounds like there’s a very good chance he’ll play at some point before the team returns to Phoenix on February 14. [Devin Booker](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bookede01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-01_bbr) has been ruled out for Wednesday’s game vs. Booker was reevaluated on Wednesday, with the Suns announcing that the star guard continues to make progress in his on-court activity and will have his status updated on a game-to-game basis going forward (

The Phoenix Suns host the Atlanta Hawks for a rare meeting in the desert! it's time to continue our NBA odds series with a Hawks-Suns prediction and pick.

With Young returning to the court, I think the Hawks make this a very entertaining game on ESPN tonight. The Hawks have a chance to cover this spread with the news that Trae Young is likely to return. He and CP3 lead the team in steals but Paul is slightly higher at 1.4 per game. He is now averaging 16.8 points and has 4.3 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game to go along with it. The All-Star is clearly a huge part of this team’s success and they will be looking forward to having him back on the court. Young is averaging 27.2 points per game on the season with 9.9 assists to go along with it. If it wasn’t for a Simons three with 34 seconds left, the Hawks might have escaped the Northwest with a win. The Hawks are back under .500 with a (25-26) record. It’s hard to fill the void of a 27-PPG player. I doubt he plays tonight, but could be available against the Boston Celtics Friday night. The team is trying to skid by and maintain a solid seed in the West until Devin Booker returns. The Suns are finally putting something together, winning six of their final seven games of January.

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported an update on Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker.

In the midst of an up-and-down season filled with injuries to Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Cam Johnson, sixth-year guard Damion Lee has been a consistent ...

if the opportunity is there,” Lee said. That kind of solidifies you as being known as a marksman across the league. If D-Lee leading the league in three-point percentage then why (wouldn’t he be in it), yeah, that doesn’t even make sense.”

Suns star Devin Booker, sidelined the past five weeks because of a left groin strain, could return as soon as Tuesday against the Nets, sources told ESPN.

[Boston](/nba/team/_/name/bos/boston-celtics) and continues Saturday at [Detroit](/nba/team/_/name/det/detroit-pistons). [132-100 loss](/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401468932) to the [Atlanta Hawks](/nba/team/_/name/atl/atlanta-hawks). [Phoenix Suns](/nba/team/_/name/phx/phoenix-suns) star [Devin Booker](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3136193/devin-booker), sidelined the past five weeks because of a left groin strain, could return as soon as Tuesday against the [Brooklyn Nets](/nba/team/_/name/bkn/brooklyn-nets), sources told ESPN.

Devin Booker is listed out for Friday's game at Boston with a left groin strain as Phoenix begins a five-game road trip against Celtics.

[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) or contact him at 480-787-1240. The two sides “mutually agreed” Crowder wouldn’t attend training came in September as he hasn’t played for the Suns this season. Phoenix is 8-11 in those games.

Between Booker's absence and poor energy, the Suns get blown out more than just about every other team.

No time to ramp up into it either as the trip begins at TD Garden in Boston as the Suns will seek revenge for their first 25-point loss of the season back in early December. That starts with the Friday/Saturday back-to-back coming up against the Boston Celtics and [Detroit Pistons](https://www.detroitbadboys.com), and they need to maintain it when he is back. That can be a problem at home, but it’s even more present on the road, where the Suns are about to find themselves. Now, it’s easy to point at the injuries as the reason for the uptick this season, and you’d be mostly right in doing so. That means of the 11 times that Williams-led Suns squads have lost a regular season game by at least 25 points, more than half of them have come this season, which is just barely past the halfway mark. I know we’re in the desert and all, but when it rains it really pours in Suns losses, almost like a monsoon or something.

The Atlanta Hawks impressive win over the Phoenix Suns should not alter the team's plans for the trade deadline.

The Phoenix Suns' game against the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday has been flexed to TNT, the NBA announced Thursday.

The Suns are eighth in the Western Conference at 27-26. With Booker in the mix, the Suns are 18-11. Entering play Thursday night, the Nets sit fourth in the Eastern Conference standings at 31-20 and are 5.5 games back of the first-place Boston Celtics.

Tom Brady started his NFL career in 2001. There was no Tik Tok or Facebook. We learned about his Sunday exploits through a highlight show at the end of the ...

Not in the mindset of doing either, though Adele puts on a hell of a show, from what I’ve heard… Arizona Wildcat football was one of the worst, if not THE worst, programs in the nation when he arrived. Bobby Beathard was the General Manager of the then-San Diego Chargers. The new semester starts the second/third week of January, and the second signing day is in the first week of February. He has turned the Titanic around in just a couple of seasons. The grandson of the late great Arizona sportscaster Tom Dillon will play football at Northern Arizona.

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker, sidelined the past five weeks because of a left groin strain, could return as soon as Tuesday against the Brooklyn Nets, sources ...

Make that a game within three points in the final three minutes and the Warriors are 10-12 this season. From there the Celtics romped to a wire-to-wire 139-96 win. “So everything we had done to that point to have control of the game, we stopped doing. The result was the Warriors blowing their lead and the Timberwolves took advantage of it — with some critical plays by Naz Ried. It’s not a coincidence Stewart and Parker chose to go to teams with newish WNBA owners willing to spend to win, Joe Tsai in New York (also the owner of the NBA’s Nets) and Mark Davis in Las Vegas (owner of the NFL’s Raiders). [pushed charter flights for players to the top of the list](https://nba.nbcsports.com/2023/01/22/wnba-trade-free-agency-updates-breanna-stewart-free-agency-could-hinge-on-charter-flights/) of ways to improve the league. There’s a divide among WNBA owners, not all want to pay that added charter flight cost out of their pocket, but the league has to find a way. If you can’t sell this, you’re doing it wrong — this will be great basketball (and that’s not even mentioning Brittney Griner and the Phoenix Mercury, and other good teams out there). Charter flights for every team to every game — something common in professional sports and high-level college sports, including women’s college basketball — would cost about $30 million for the league. Right now, this Warriors team just does not have the aura of its championship teams of years past. Owners with the vision to know they must spend money to make money — grow the league and its popularity and franchise values will skyrocket. Just a few weeks ago, the Liberty traded for 2021 WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones to pair with Sabrina Ionescu, forming one of the best pick-and-roll threats in the league.

Phoenix Suns fail to resist in a rout at the hands of Young, Murray, and the Hawks.

He got his guys going which opened it up for him later in the game.” “He accepted that he wasn’t going to get his floater early in the game. The Hawks were +16.8 in points per 100 possessions in transition last night. We got to get ready for Boston and get ready for them.” Inversely, their offense couldn’t scrape together more than 25 points in a quarter until it was ultimately out of reach in the fourth, losing 100-132. Them making shots and they setting their defense and stuff.

Dejounte Murray scored 21 points, Trae Young added 20 and the Atlanta Hawks rolled past the Phoenix Suns 132-100 on Wednesday night.

The Suns were sloppy with 16 turnovers that turned into 31 points for the Hawks and had a dismal shooting night, hitting just 4 of 28 (14.3%) shots from 3-point range. ... Former Suns center Frank Kaminsky got a technical foul in the fourth quarter. Murray led Atlanta with 15 points before the break while Bridges had 17 for the Suns. “I thought tonight we did a good job moving the ball and getting it to the open man.” He averaged 7.9 points, but shot just 36.7% from the field. “We wanted to win really bad and knew it had to start on the defensive end,” Murray said. The Hawks never trailed, jumping to a 9-4 lead with three 3-pointers. “It felt like we were hamsters running in one spot. Things were going the Hawks way Wednesday night, leading to a blowout victory. “It felt like we were on a treadmill,” Ayton said. Bogdan Bogdanovic added 18 points off the bench. Deandre Ayton added 20 points and nine rebounds.