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LOCKED ON SUNS 9/13/19: The Suns’ big rotation is set up to maximize Deandre Ayton Sep 13, 2019

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Saving the best for last (or maybe we just went from smallest to biggest), we break down the Suns’ big man rotation as we continue previewing the 2019-20 season.

Everything that went into reconstructing this group was centered around building around the lone holdover, 2018 No. 1 overall pick Deandre Ayton.

His backup is better, there is more shooting around him, and the end of the rotation is filled with young developmental depth pieces. This is where James Jones shined this summer.

Will it work?

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LOCKED ON SUNS 9/11/19: Wing rotation comes down to more than Mikal Bridges vs. Kelly Oubre Jr. starting Sep 11, 2019

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We continue our positional breakdowns with a preview of the Suns’ wing rotation, where the question of who starts between Mikal Bridges and Kelly Oubre Jr. looms large.

However, both are expected to get significant minutes regardless, which begs the question of how they fit together and improve individually. With rookie Cam Johnson rounding out the group, the depth chart is heavy on shooting and weak defensively.

But before all of that, we react to the Sports Illustrated Top 100 and where a trio of Suns players landed on the list!

We close the show with our superlatives for the wing position.

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LOCKED ON SUNS 9/10/19: Devin Booker-Ricky Rubio partnership takes center stage in the Suns’ guard rotation Sep 10, 2019

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We start our positional breakdowns off with a preview of the Suns’ guard rotation, with Ricky Rubio and Devin Booker front and center.

Can they take a leap forward with a real point guard next to Booker, or does the partnership take time to gel? Who amongst the young players is most likely to make an impact?

We close the show with our superlatives for the guard position.

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LOCKED ON SUNS 9/6/19: How the Suns’ newfound depth can create a balanced rotation for Monty Williams Sep 06, 2019

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We toss out our early predictions of the Suns’ rotation for the 2019-20 season, including who starts at small forward, how many minutes new point guard Ricky Rubio plays, and which of the young guys at the end of the Suns’ bench play on a nightly basis.

How will new coach Monty Williams split point guard minutes between Rubio, Tyler Johnson and Devin Booker? Could Mikal Bridges and Kelly Oubre Jr. start together? Is there any position you can trust Cam Johnson to defend as a rookie?

So many questions, as our season preview continues.

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LOCKED ON SUNS 9/4/19: Who won the Suns' offseason? Sep 04, 2019

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We revisit the key moments of the Suns’ offseason by breaking down the biggest winners from throughout the summer.

From James Jones earning the full-time general manager role to free agents getting paid and even one player getting away from Phoenix, we dig through all the potential candidates before each picking our winner.

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LOCKED ON SUNS 9/2/19: Grading Devin Booker on a star curve and what’s next for the Suns with Matt Moore of The Action Network Sep 03, 2019

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We combine the end of our summer guest series with the beginning of our season preview content in September by bringing on Matt Moore to discuss Devin Booker and the 2019-20 Suns.

Booker is a gifted shooter and improving playmaker, but to truly get to a superstar level and provide value on his maximum contract, he has to continue to make his teammates better. What improvements will help him do it more consistently?

The conversation around Booker leads to a discussion of how the Suns tried to maximize him and Deandre Ayton this summer and what the team might look like this season.

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LOCKED ON SUNS 8/30/19: How Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton compare with other young Western Conference inside-outside duos Aug 30, 2019

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As the season nears and rosters fill out around the NBA, we take stock of the young Western Conference to analyze how the Suns’ inside-outside duo of Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton compares with the rest of the West.

Using only players 25 or younger, we break down the top seven duos and each rank the Suns within this group.

Come for the never-ending Luka Doncic debate, stay for a top-three finish by the Suns!

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LOCKED ON SUNS 8/28/19: What the 2018-19 Kings can tell us about this year's Suns Aug 28, 2019

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We dig through the ingredients that helped the Kings break out last season and connect them to how the Suns built their roster in 2019. There are more similarities than you’d guess.

As statistical projection models spit out win totals in the high 30s for the Suns, it’s starting to feel like following the Kings’ blueprint is the best way for Phoenix to get there. That means winning the turnover battle, taking and making more threes, and playing faster.

It may sound simple, but guys like Ricky Rubio and Dario Saric are exactly the efficient types of players you target when you want to tighten up on the basics.

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LOCKED ON SUNS 8/26/19: How Suns players stack up in fantasy hoops with Josh Lloyd Aug 27, 2019

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We are joined by longtime fantasy basketball analyst and host of Locked On Fantasy Basketball Josh Lloyd to break down six Suns players and their fantasy projections for the 2019-20 season.

Devin Booker has turned into a bona fide fantasy star already, while Deandre Ayton could join him in that elite tier as soon as this year.

We also discuss Kelly Oubre Jr. and Mikal Bridges as well as newcomers Ricky Rubio and Dario Saric.

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LOCKED ON SUNS 8/23/19: How can Mikal Bridges improve in 2019-20? Aug 23, 2019

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We wrap up Development Week on the show with a breakdown of Year Two for Mikal Bridges. This was a harder exercise, as Bridges is already such a polished role player that it’s difficult to poke holes in his game.

We narrowed onto three topics each that could help Bridges get to the next level.

Because he hit the ground running as a rookie, even minimal improvements could put him in contention for All-Defense teams and a heap of minutes on a nightly basis.

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