<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-jordan-ott-haunting-first-memory-victor-wembanyama');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ Jordan Ott shares haunting first memory of Victor Wembanyama');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Jordan-Ott-coaching-1.jpg"><figcaption>© Arianna Grainey-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Suns’ Jordan Ott shares haunting first memory of Victor Wembanyama</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-02T16:09:03-08:00">November 2nd, 4:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-02T16:09:03-08:00">November 2nd, 4:09pm</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>PHOENIX– Jordan Ott might not have been an NBA coach for very long in the league, but neither has star player Victor Wembanyama. The current Phoenix Suns head coach is in his first season with the team, and Wembanyama is in his third.</p><p>Still, the two encountered each other for the first time during a Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs game. It took place right after the NBA in-season tournament in the 2023-24 season.</p><p>In that game, the French phenom posted 30 points, 13 rebounds, three steals, and six blocks. It was unlike anything Ott had ever seen before.</p><p>Even though <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-devin-booker-victor-wembanyama-something-weve-never-seen-before">Suns players are amped to play Wembanyama</a>, Ott knows that there’s no ceiling on what the former Rookie of the Year can do. It made him <a href="https://x.com/HaydenCilley/status/1985128387359445448" rel="noopener">reflect once again</a> on that game back in December of 2023.</p><p>“Not a great memory,” Ott said, chuckling pregame. “Just his skill set at that size is different.</p><p>“I think we’ve seen it before. (Kristaps) Porzingis-ish, but this one is different. His speed, his skill, the ability to maneuver in mid-air, and the ability to still get to the rim after all that stuff.”</p><h2><b>Jordan Ott knows the Suns have a tough test with Victor Wembanyama</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Devin-Booker-and-Victor-Wembanyama.jpg"><figcaption>© Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It’s not only his size that is a major issue. As Ott said, it’s the combination of his strength, size, speed, athleticism, and body control.</p><p>For someone who is listed at 7’4, he doesn’t move or play like it. A <a href="https://www.olympics.com/en/news/basketball-victor-wembanyama-spurs-2025-26-historic-season-start" rel="noopener">multi-faceted game</a> rooted in tough shot-making, highlight-worth rim protection, and being “an alien” has the NBA world admiring.</p><p>Not to mention, his Spurs are off to a blazing 5-0 start. Granted, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-leads-spurs-to-franchise-history-5-games-into-season">Wembanyama has been the focal point,</a> but guys like Stephon Castle and Devin Vassell continue to contribute as well.</p><p>Sunday’s game could be a chance for the Suns to put the first one in San Antonio’s loss column. Or, it could turn into another nightmare that Ott and his team have to endure for 48 minutes.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Jordan Ott shares haunting first memory of Victor Wembanyama

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-devin-booker-victor-wembanyama-something-weve-never-seen-before');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ Devin Booker labels Victor Wembanyama as ‘something we’ve never seen before’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Devin-Booker-labels-Victor-Wembanyama-as-something-we-ve-never-seen-before.jpg"></figure><h1>Suns’ Devin Booker labels Victor Wembanyama as ‘something we’ve never seen before’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-02T15:11:51-08:00">November 2nd, 3:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-02T15:11:51-08:00">November 2nd, 3:11pm</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Players come and go in the NBA, but some leave a lasting impression. Some are like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-devin-booker-jazz-expect">Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker</a>: the epitome of honing in on your craft, season after season.</p><p>Then there are those like San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama: a true freak of nature, towering at 7’4. He has guard skills, can shoot off the dribble, but is dominant inside, and is the best shot-blocker in the league.</p><p>The two square off on Sunday as the Spurs enter Phoenix with a 5-0 record. Even still, Wembanyama is at the <a href="https://x.com/DuaneRankin/status/1984496943976861823" rel="noopener">top of the scouting report</a> and immediately catches Booker’s eyes.</p><p>“It’s something we’ve never seen before,” Booker said postgame on Friday. “We’ll deal with that tomorrow, get into the scout. Look at it closer, but I’ve seen the compilation highlight reels. We haven’t seen it before.”</p><h2><b>Who else on the Suns sees Victor Wembanyama that way?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Devin-Booker-and-Victor-Wembanyama.jpg"><figcaption>© Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Well, Wembanyama’s assignment will be the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-mark-williams-sets-new-standard-first-start-phoenix">new Suns center, Mark Williams</a>. The latter has been on a minutes restriction this season, but has seen it slowly dissipate into the clear sky.</p><p>He’s enjoyed being physical with other bigs like Lauri Markkanen and Ivica Zubac. However, Wembanyama is unlike anyone Phoenix has seen.</p><p>Regardless of that, it has Williams <a href="https://x.com/DuaneRankin/status/1984744385351991369" rel="noopener">amped for the assignment</a>.</p><p>“They’ve started the year great as a team. He’s a talent,” Williams said after Saturday’s practice via AZCentral’s Duane Rankin.</p><p>“We’ve all seen like the highlights, all the crazy stuff that he’s been able to do. So we’re looking forward to the challenge tomorrow.”</p><p>Meanwhile, sophomore forward Ryan Dunn has been tasked with guarding the best offensive player each night. For him, that challenge could be the San Antonio star.</p><p>Now, will the Suns actually matchup 6’8 Dunn with 7’4 Wembanyama? Probably not, but there might be some possessions where it’s a possibility. With whatever happens, the wing <a href="https://x.com/DuaneRankin/status/1984508515117936743" rel="noopener">will be prepared for anything</a>.</p><p>“He’s one of a kind,” Dunn said after Friday’s game. “He’s different, but I’m excited for that matchup. I’m never going to turn down a matchup like that.”</p><p>The entire Suns team is excited about the matchup. A chance to dethrone one of the NBA’s hottest teams, while embracing the challenge of guarding Wembanyama, can give Phoenix some added motivation.</p><p>Or they might bite off more than they can chew. Either way, everyone can acknowledge that the Spurs star is ‘something we’ve never seen before.’</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Devin Booker labels Victor Wembanyama as ‘something we’ve never seen before’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-devin-booker-jazz-expect');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ Devin Booker ‘set the tone’ vs. Jazz and not in the way you would expect');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Suns-Devin-Booker-set-the-tone-and-its-not-what-you-would-expect.jpg"></figure><h1>Suns’ Devin Booker ‘set the tone’ vs. Jazz and not in the way you would expect</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-01T08:35:38-07:00">November 1st, 8:35am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-01T08:35:38-07:00">November 1st, 8:35am</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>PHOENIX— The Utah Jazz might’ve been spooked on Friday’s rendition of Halloween hoops, courtesy of Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker.</p><p>After Booker posted 34 points against the Jazz in a Monday overtime loss, he avenged it with a 36-point masterclass in a 118-96 win. He shot 13-23 from the field and had 12 points in the first quarter.</p><p>That alone was the catalyst for the entire team, but something started the scoring outburst: defense.</p><p>Although the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-devin-booker-needs-more-selfish-dillon-brooks-says">Suns had their defensive woes</a>, they completely turned the tide. Booker himself was a major factor in the elevated effort. He was tracking loose balls out of bounds, picking up defenders full-court, and setting the tone in that first quarter.</p><p>His teammates saw the leadership by example, but he <a href="https://x.com/HaydenCilley/status/1984496989653123276" rel="noopener">didn’t take all the credit</a> for setting the message.</p><p>“We gotta do that every night, just find ways to figure out how the games are being played and just being the first to the fight,” Booker said postgame.</p><p>“I think we’ve been playing really hard. I think we’re just gonna play a little bit smarter sometimes with a lot of our fouls and giving teams free throws. But (this is) the closest to a game that we put together.”</p><h2><b>Jordan Ott credits Devin Booker for setting the Suns’ tone</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Jordan-Ott-coaching-1.jpg"><figcaption>© Arianna Grainey-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The star will humbly divert the attention from himself to his teammates, but Ott won’t seem to let that slide.</p><p>Ever since the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/how-jordan-ott-earned-valley-moment-first-win-suns-head-coach">Suns hired Ott as the head coach</a>, the main goal has been to maximize Booker’s skill set. A six-game sample size is not ideal, but it’s telling of the talent.</p><p>Even with a roster surrounded by role players and up-and-coming rookies, the four-time All-Star is in the prime of his career and playing like it.</p><p>Unlike his first handful of seasons, defense has been a top priority. Regardless of what any statistical metric might say, Booker’s effort has been there, and that’s been the trendsetter.</p><p>As a result, athletic wings like Ryan Dunn and even three-point specialists like Grayson Allen are making a concerted effort and conscious decision to get after it on that end.</p><p>Mind you, this is without both Dillon Brooks and Jalen Green. Still, Booker’s emphasis on defense hasn’t phased Ott one bit, but he <a href="https://x.com/HaydenCilley/status/1984496468766703980" rel="noopener">knows how necessary it is</a> for this team to win.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jordan Ott emphatically described Devin Booker’s defensive impact on Friday’s game.</p><p>“You saw Book’s energy to start the game. That is a tone-setting start.” <a href="https://t.co/rU1Atbqyg9">pic.twitter.com/rU1Atbqyg9</a></p><p>— Hayden Cilley (@HaydenCilley) <a href="https://twitter.com/HaydenCilley/status/1984496468766703980?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“You set the tone with it, with your starting group, and at times in that’s hard,” Ott said postgame. “That’s hard to come out, pick up full court. You saw Book’s energy to start the game. That is a tone-setting start.</p><p>“And when you get a guy like that who has done so much in his NBA career to get out there, pick up full court, that shows you don’t have to talk anything; that’s leadership. So that part was great at the start.”</p><h2><b>Defense doesn’t tell the full Devin Booker story in Suns win</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Devin-Booker-shooting.jpg"><figcaption>© Arianna Grainey-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Yes, defense is a priority for this team. And yes, offense is just as important, and Booker has excelled. Even with not having Kevin Durant or Bradley Beal at his side, the former Kentucky star has leapfrogged into the top scoring option.</p><p>Following his 36-point performance, it marked the fourth consecutive 30+ point game of the season, and <a href="https://x.com/DevinBookerMuse/status/1984478363315319099" rel="noopener">fifth of the season</a>. He’s averaging 30.6 points per game on nearly 50% shooting from the field and 38% from three.</p><p>However, he’s been <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/the-athletic-the-foundation-jordan-ott-has-been-building-paid-off-in-the-suns-opening-win" rel="noopener">approaching the game differently</a> than the past two seasons. There’s more of an off-ball role. He’s cutting more and finding the soft pockets in the defense.</p><p>It’s almost looked effortless, although he’s been picked by the defense at the point of attack. In Friday’s win, there was a barrage of driving lanes, transition opportunities, and overall tough shot-making.</p><p>As he’s pacing the sidelines and the game is going back and forth, Booker is taking his time and making reads before the defense even makes a move.</p><p>“He needs both, and then even in the open court where there’s no screen, he’s just seeing the space in front of them and knowing when to attack it,” Ott said. “He’s mobile and he’s going to see his gaps wherever he is. We just we need him to be aggressive.</p><p>“They (Utah) gave a lot of actions for him, for a reason and he’s just seeing whether he’s on the ball, what it looks like. They changed coverages multiple times and pick him up today and it’s different. You see in multiple different coverages in one game now.</p><p>“He’s figuring it out… it’s good to see. I think we all feed off that.”</p><p>The Suns will hope to ride the momentum on Sunday, as they take on the undefeated San Antonio Spurs. Both Booker and Victor Wembanyama can steal the show with how both players have played thus far.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Devin Booker ‘set the tone’ vs. Jazz and not in the way you would expect

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-jusuf-nurkic-sentimental-response-return-to-phoenix');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jusuf Nurkic drops sentimental response in return to Phoenix');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Jusuf-Nurkic-drops-sentimental-response-in-return-to-Phoenix.jpg"></figure><h1>Jusuf Nurkic drops sentimental response in return to Phoenix</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-31T18:33:48-07:00">October 31st, 6:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-31T19:06:07-07:00">October 31st, 7:06pm</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Perhaps an underrated return belongs to Jusuf Nurkic of the Utah Jazz. The current backup center is one of many in Utah’s rotation. One season ago, though, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-jusuf-nurkic-cody-martin-led-trade-hornets">Phoenix Suns traded Nurkic</a> to the Charlotte Hornets right before the 2024-25 trade deadline.</p><p>It turned out to be a blessing in disguise for both parties. Still, the Bosnian center appreciated his time in Phoenix. When asked about his looming return, Nurkic noted <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2025/10/30/jusuf-nurkic-reflects-on-time-with-phoenix-suns-happy-with-utah-jazz/86955112007/" rel="noopener">something heartfelt</a>, but rather interesting.</p><p>“I don’t think that’s a question for me,” Nurkic said earlier this week in Salt Lake City via AZCentral’s Duane Rankin. “I think it’s probably for (Suns CEO Josh Bartelstein) or a lot of people who are actually in charge.</p><p>“I loved (Suns team owner) Mat Ishbia for how he cared, loved my teammates, and my time there.”</p><p>He averaged 10.3 points and 10.6 rebounds across 101 games and 99 starts. Nurkic was effective, but a multitude of issues, ranging from playing time to inside the front office, led to an eventual departure.</p><h2><b>Jusuf Nurkic and the Suns had a win-win scenario in the trade</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Jusuf-Nurkic-in.jpg"><figcaption>© Rob Gray-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>In the NBA, some teams often use addition by subtraction. That could be said for Nurkic, but Phoenix’s obtaining Mark Williams and Khaman Maluach this offseason proved to be the vision all along.</p><p>Now, the veteran big man is with a young and inexperienced team in the Jazz, with some budding pieces. For instance, Walker Kessler has shown major promise as a modern rim-protecting big man.</p><p>Not to mention, Lauri Markkanen has evolved into a potential superstar at his position. Lastly, sophomore forward Kyle Filipowski has grown, but <a href="https://utahjazz.com/news/what-jusuf-nurkic-brings-to-the-utah-jazz" rel="noopener">all might be the beneficiary</a> of Nurkic.</p><p>He understands being a pro, being a playmaker at his position, and how to build these guys up.</p><p>It might’ve been a rough exit in the Valley of the Sun, but it could be the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/utah-jazz/utah-jazzs-perfect-move-in-2025-nba-offseason">best thing to happen to Nurkic</a>. He’s in a place where he’s valued and where his talents will be utilized to a significant degree.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jusuf Nurkic drops sentimental response in return to Phoenix

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-mark-williams-sets-new-standard-first-start-phoenix');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mark Williams sets ‘new standard’ in first start with Suns');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mark-Williams-sets-new-standard-in-first-start-with-Phoenix.jpg"></figure><h1>Mark Williams sets ‘new standard’ in first start with Suns</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-30T13:13:32-07:00">October 30th, 1:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-30T13:13:32-07:00">October 30th, 1:13pm</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>PHOENIX— The emergence of the next Phoenix Suns big man could be in the form of 23-year-old center Mark Williams.</p><p>Let’s take a step back before making any bold claims. When the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-phoenix-trades-for-mark-williams-drafts-khaman-maluach-moments-apart">Suns traded for Williams on draft night</a>, despite taking another center in Khaman Maluach, it felt like Williams might be brushed out of the rotation.</p><p>That hasn’t been the case, and actually, he’s been the focal point and the creme de la creme of Phoenix’s hectic center rotation with himself and three others at the position.</p><p>Even with the competition being an emphasis, head coach Jordan Ott knew that getting Williams physically right and in the appropriate regimen was more important than anything.</p><p>When the team announced he would be on a minutes restriction, it showed that Ott’s vision was coming to fruition. While Williams could’ve pouted about the decrease in workload, he made the most of it.</p><p>Fast forward to his first start in the purple and orange, and he delivered. A 20-point and 11-rebound double-double, along with four steals and two blocks, had him popping out in the stat sheet.</p><p>That <a href="https://x.com/HaydenCilley/status/1983765666525278516" rel="noopener">wasn’t the thing</a> that impressed Ott, though. It was actually much simpler than his performance.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jordan Ott had nothing but appreciation for Mark Williams as a starter. He finished with 20 points, 11 rebounds, four steals and two blocks.</p><p>“After the last game (vs Utah Jazz), we talked about the standard, as we learn him and he learns us.” <a href="https://t.co/kxqGk6q05f">pic.twitter.com/kxqGk6q05f</a></p><p>— Hayden Cilley (@HaydenCilley) <a href="https://twitter.com/HaydenCilley/status/1983765666525278516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“That he can do it back-to-back games. I think after the last game (vs Utah Jazz), we just talked about his standard as we learn him and he learns us. Obviously, he’s a big presence out there, and how he’s done back-to-back games. We were changing things up for Morant tonight.</p><p>“He’s able to do it, so even that’s not on the box score. I think there are multiple things there we can be happy about where Mark is at, and now that’s a new standard. Keeping them to that standard is what we’re all here to do.”</p><h2><b>It isn’t just Jordan Ott who loves Mark Williams with the Suns</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mark-Williams-flexing.jpg"><figcaption>© Rob Gray-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The other individual? Collin Gillespie.</p><p>The latter actually was with Williams during the pre-draft process. He touched more on that story during training camp and media day. Gillespie knew that the former Duke big man would come around.</p><p>Earlier in the week, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-mark-williams-opens-up-approach-25-point-night-vs-jazz">Williams’s approach didn’t change for the Suns</a>. He stayed ready, was patient, and made sure to make the most of his time.</p><p>The double-double will immediately catch the attention, but it was more than that. Stepping up in the screen and roll, filling the empty pockets for easy buckets, and being a legitimate rim threat.</p><p>Those are only a glimpse of what Gillespie <a href="https://x.com/HaydenCilley/status/1983769126578561356" rel="noopener">has seen through four games</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Collin Gillespie knows what Mark Williams will continue to bring to the table for the Suns.</p><p>“He sets great screens and able to give guys good looks coming off the screens. He’s done a great job on the glass as well.” <a href="https://t.co/PPapcX5DI2">pic.twitter.com/PPapcX5DI2</a></p><p>— Hayden Cilley (@HaydenCilley) <a href="https://twitter.com/HaydenCilley/status/1983769126578561356?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>A big body. He could put a ton of pressure on the rim, rolling, and screening. He sets great screens and can give guys good looks coming off the screen,” Gillespie said postgame. “And he’s done a great job on the glass as well, but you kind of see it sometimes, he makes those little plays happen off of missed shots where he’ll tip it off the glass and then keep it to himself.</p><p>“Yeah, he’s been effective for us. And he’s going to continue to get better as he plays more games, as we get more continuity with each other while playing. It’s been awesome so far.”</p><p>The back-to-back games won’t be an issue. The mentality isn’t an issue, and his on-court performance has been exceptional up to this point. Now, it’ll be about achieving that standard for the duration of the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mark Williams sets ‘new standard’ in first start with Suns

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Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Did Suns guard Jalen Green suffer an injury setback?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-30T13:04:09-07:00">October 30th, 1:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-30T13:04:09-07:00">October 30th, 1:04pm</time><address><a>Jake Faigus</a>Jake Faigus graduated from the University of Arizona in 2022 and has written for several publications and websites. He has had stops at Catena Media, Playmaker, DraftKings, USA Today, Spike Up, and Spotlight Sports Group. He also writes for Sporting News and works at iHeartMedia in Phoenix when he is not writing for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2025 Phoenix Suns have a new roster that looks almost entirely different. However, that new roster has not translated to wins yet, with the Suns having a 1-4 record. They are still waiting for one of their bigger pieces to get back from injury, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-jalen-green-playing-vs-lakers-due-hamstring-injury" rel="noopener">newcomer Jalen Green dealing with a hamstring injury that has sidelined him for the start of the season</a>.</p><p>Suns fans were excited to see Jalen Green on Wednesday against the Memphis Grizzlies because he was upgraded to questionable for the first time since suffering the injury. However, he was ruled out before tip-off, which led to speculation that he suffered a setback in his recovery. Arizona Sports Radio host and reporter John Gambadoro reported that <a href="https://x.com/Gambo987/status/1983936071395373131" rel="noopener">he is on track to recover</a>, but hamstring injuries are tricky and take time.</p><p>Gambadoro posted on X: “Suns guard Jalen Green did not suffer a setback from what I was told last night. It’s just that hamstring injuries are tricky and take time to heal.”</p><p>Green has missed the Suns’ first four games due to a hamstring strain. Green sustained the injury before the Suns’ preseason opener and reaggravated the injury during the team’s trip to China in the preseason.</p><p>In July, the Suns acquired Green and Dillon Brooks <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/kevin-durant-trade-grades-7-teams-blockbuster" rel="noopener">as part of a seven-team trade that sent Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets</a>. In four seasons with the Rockets, Green missed 15 games in the regular season and had played in 186 consecutive games before the injury.</p><p>The anticipation behind seeing Green’s Suns debut is massive because he has grown into a great scorer and someone who could take some pressure off Devin Booker. Green has averaged 20.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game, while also shooting 42.3% from the field and 34.2% from three-point range in his career.</p><p>Due to Green’s injury, Devin Booker has been forced to produce a lot offensively, which has had mixed results. He has been his usual great scoring self, averaging 29.2 points per game on a 47.4% field goal percentage. However, he has struggled so far as a facilitator without another ball handler next to him, averaging 4.6 turnovers per game.</p><p>“I’m excited to play Book. I think it’s gonna be a good situation,” Green said at media day last month. “I think I’m gonna be able to learn a lot from him while at the same time adding what I can bring to the table. We will greatly complement each other, especially with the system that Ott’s got us playing in.</p><p>“I think we’re gonna be playing fast, and we’re gonna be creating a lot for each other and creating for others. So I’m very excited about it, and I think we’re gonna shock many people too.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Did Suns guard Jalen Green suffer an injury setback?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-jalen-green-ruled-out-vs-grizzlies-but-theres-a-catch');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ Jalen Green ruled out vs Grizzlies, but there’s a catch');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Jalen-Green-day-to-day.jpg"><figcaption>© Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Suns’ Jalen Green ruled out vs Grizzlies, but there’s a catch</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-29T18:05:35-07:00">October 29th, 6:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-29T18:47:11-07:00">October 29th, 6:47pm</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With a week before the regular season, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-jalen-green-playing-vs-lakers-due-hamstring-injury">Phoenix Suns announced that Jalen Green would miss the season opener</a> due to a hamstring injury. Originally, he was to be evaluated within 10 days, which prompted him to miss the first game.</p><p>However, he missed the next three. Still, there is reason to be hopeful after what head coach Jordan Ott said during his pregame press conference on Wednesday, mentioning that Green is <a href="https://x.com/DuaneRankin/status/1983691845969514982" rel="noopener">day-to-day</a> with his hamstring injury. This is the first instance this season that he has been listed as day-to-day. It was even more surprising that Green was questionable when the injury report dropped on Tuesday.</p><p>Regardless, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-jordan-ott-doubling-down-speedy-jalen-green-recovery">Suns will continue to miss his explosiveness</a> and tough shot-making. He looks to be an ideal complement next to Devin Booker, a terrific scorer in his own right.</p><p>Now, the team will have to wait a little longer until Green can make his season debut.</p><h2><b>The Suns eagerly await Jalen Green’s return from injury</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Jordan-Ott-coaching-with-Mark-Williams-on-the-sidelines.jpg"><figcaption>© Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Jalen Green wasn’t the only player who was on the Suns’ injury report. Dillon Brooks joined him with right groin soreness. Brooks missed Monday’s game against the Utah Jazz, which was another significant blow.</p><p>It seems that the injury bug is hitting the team early, compared to last season. Even with that, the Suns put up a good fight without two of their most impactful players, outside of Booker.</p><p>Ott even elaborated more on <a href="https://x.com/YoungNBA/status/1983695675650175277" rel="noopener">what the star guard is feeling</a>.</p><p>“Jalen wants to play basketball. He is born to play basketball, and he’s such a competitive, positive-spirited person,” Ott said via Shane Young of Suns.com. “When he doesn’t get to do what he wants to do, there’s going to be some frustration, and that’s normal for guys that I’ve been around.</p><p>“But we also know we got to be smart with this and it’s an 82-game season. He wants to get out there in a Suns uniform, hopefully soon.”</p><p>Either way, they will take their time with Green’s injury. Ott described it as a soft-tissue injury, making it tough to properly diagnose.</p><p>Rushing him back would be resetting the progress he made and limiting him when the team truly needs him. The phrase “slow and steady wins the race” might not be fun, but it’s the race the Suns are running with Green until he’s fully ready to go.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Jalen Green ruled out vs Grizzlies, but there’s a catch

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-mark-williams-opens-up-approach-25-point-night-vs-jazz');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ Mark Williams opens up about approach before 25-point night vs. Jazz');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mark-Williams-reacts.jpg"><figcaption>© Rob Gray-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Suns’ Mark Williams opens up about approach before 25-point night vs. Jazz</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T09:32:49-07:00">October 28th, 9:32am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T09:32:49-07:00">October 28th, 9:32am</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>A 1-3 record isn’t appealing to the Phoenix Suns, but the progression by Mark Williams has been a welcome sight, especially after the team’s overtime loss to the Utah Jazz.</p><p>After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/mark-williams-trade-grade-for-hornets-suns-deal">Suns traded for Williams on draft night</a>, many thought it was a mistake because of his injury history.</p><p>However, throughout the offseason, head coach Jordan Ott and the strength and conditioning staff made sure to put Williams on a structured program to get him up to being 100% physically and mentally ready.</p><p>Safe to say that has worked out. Despite Phoenix’s loss, he posted a season-high 25 points and 11 rebounds in 31 minutes of the overtime game.</p><p>He looked effective inside, was an immediate lob threat, and showed plenty across the league, which is what the Suns have missed from an interior big man like Williams.</p><p>Although this was a positive step for Williams, he knew that a performance like this <a href="https://x.com/DuaneRankin/status/1983073503801909490" rel="noopener">wasn’t a matter of if</a>. It was a matter of when.</p><p>“I feel I’ve done a lot of good things. Steps have been planned since I got here. Credit to them, but I’ve bought in since I’ve been here and I feel like tonight was a little bit of showing what I was able to do,” Williams said via Duane Rankin of AZCentral.</p><p>“It felt good. I wish the result was a little bit different.”</p><h2><b>Mark Williams has the Suns rallying around him</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mark-Williams-dunking.jpg"><figcaption>© Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Media day and training camp presented two massive questions: Can Williams play in the season opener, and will injuries derail a promising season?</p><p>Four games are a small sample size, but it feels like there is <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2025/09/25/suns-mark-williams-wants-to-make-hornets-regret-trade/86348524007/" rel="noopener">something more to prove</a> for the former Duke big man. After all, Williams was a part of a near-trade to the Los Angeles Lakers last season.</p><p>The trade was rescinded and might’ve lit a true bonfire underneath the center. Phoenix was taking a chance on him following its initial trade on draft night.</p><p>Even with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-jordan-ott-vision-crowded-center-rotation">Suns’ center depth being a legitimate question</a>, many thought that Williams would inevitably be the starter. If his health continues to progress, along with the confidence, it’ll only be a matter of time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Mark Williams opens up about approach before 25-point night vs. Jazz

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-dillon-brooks-1-word-fix-kryptonite-start-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dillon Brooks’ 1-word fix for Suns’ kryptonite to start season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Dillon-Brooks-reacting.jpg"><figcaption>© Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dillon Brooks’ 1-word fix for Suns’ kryptonite to start season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-26T11:00:07-07:00">October 26th, 11:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-26T11:00:07-07:00">October 26th, 11:00am</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For all the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-what-phoenix-expects-season-opener-vs-kings">talk about the Phoenix Suns this offseason</a>, they were poised to be a scrappy defensive team. Well, that’s at least what Dillon Brooks and head coach Jordan Ott collectively shared a vision for.</p><p>Now, the team has allowed 116, 129, and 133 points through the first three games of the season. Granted, the last two games were against the Los Angeles Clippers and Denver Nuggets, two elite offensive units.</p><p>Regardless, both men feel that it isn’t a worthy enough excuse. Brooks chalked it up to <a href="https://x.com/DuaneRankin/status/1982320437423177943" rel="noopener">one underlying issue</a> postgame against the Nuggets.</p><p>“Communication,” Brooks said via AZCentral’s Duane Rankin on X (formerly Twitter).</p><p>The latter is a major issue, but it makes sense considering the state of the season. The team is only three games in, missing Jalen Green due to a lingering hamstring injury, and has a new cast of players.</p><p>Not to mention, this is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/how-jordan-ott-earned-valley-moment-first-win-suns-head-coach">Ott’s first season as the Suns head coach</a>, so there are still some tweaks in his rotations and schemes.</p><p>Still, the standard is high, and the team hasn’t yet met it. It did against the Sacramento Kings in the second half of their lone win of the season, so good things could be on the horizon.</p><p>However, one half of basketball across six shouldn’t justify a resounding defensive scheme just yet.</p><h2><b>It’s not just Dillon Brooks who criticized the Suns’ defense</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Jordan-Ott-coaching.jpg"><figcaption>© Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Currently, the Suns have the <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/defense?dir=A&amp;sort=DEF_RATING" rel="noopener">second-worst defensive rating</a> in the league. Again, this is a small sample size but one that Brooks will continually dissect as the season progresses. His teams have improved drastically since he arrives.</p><p>The Memphis Grizzlies and Houston Rockets all had adopted defensive philosophies and principles because of him. But Ott will also continually look at those advanced metrics and see what goes wrong.</p><p>Much like Brooks, the head coach knows that the <a href="https://x.com/DuaneRankin/status/1982311168845955105" rel="noopener">current point totals won’t cut it</a>.</p><p>“We’ve got to be better,” Ott said via Rankin on X (formerly Twitter). “There’s no excuse for that. We’re going to have to be better defensively. This is a defensive minded group at times and we just lose our way, but we’re three games in.</p><p>“There’s a sample size to all this. A lot that is who you play. I think we’ve played some good offenses. We’ll keep looking. Find ways to guard better, find ways to attack better, but 133, doesn’t matter where you’re at, that’s probably not going to get it done.”</p><h2><b>The Suns can make strides defensively</b></h2><p>In this small sample size, Mark Williams is making a gradual return to being the team’s starting center. The franchise has microscopically managed his minutes. Also, they were on a back-to-back, so Williams wasn’t going to play in either half.</p><p>In his first game, he had a plus-15 in the box score, as well as two crucial blocks. His <a href="https://valleyofthesuns.com/mark-williams-terrifyingly-difference-maker-for-suns" rel="noopener">defensive impact as a rim protector</a> and shot alterer go under the radar.</p><p>Furthermore, inserting Green back into the starting lineup can do wonders. While he hasn’t been labeled as an All-NBA defender, his athleticism can pair nicely with the rest of the group.</p><p>Plus, pairing him with Brooks and Ott can help him use that athleticism to navigate screens, hound ball handlers at the point of attack, and play cross-matches more effectively.</p><p>Phoenix will travel to Salt Lake City and take on the Utah Jazz on Monday to conclude a three-game road trip. It might not be how the Suns start the road trip, but how they finish defensively that can help them take something positive away.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dillon Brooks’ 1-word fix for Suns’ kryptonite to start season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-devin-booker-needs-more-selfish-dillon-brooks-says');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ Devin Booker needs to be more ‘selfish,’ Dillon Brooks says');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Suns-All-Star-Devin-Booker-Dillon-Brooks.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Suns’ Devin Booker needs to be more ‘selfish,’ Dillon Brooks says</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-25T09:45:38-07:00">October 25th, 9:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-25T09:45:38-07:00">October 25th, 9:45am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Two games into his new tenure, veteran Dillon Brooks says Phoenix Suns All-Star Devin Booker isn’t being selfish enough. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/how-jordan-ott-earned-valley-moment-first-win-suns-head-coach">Suns secured a 20-point comeback win</a> in their 120-116 victory against the Sacramento Kings in coach Jordan Ott’s debut. Booker (31 points) and Brooks (22 points) led the team in Wednesday’s win.</p><p>However, after Friday’s 129-102 blowout loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, Brooks <a href="https://twitter.com/DuaneRankin/status/1981990147878175091" rel="noopener">spoke out</a> about Booker’s attempts, per Suns insider Duane Rankin.</p><p>“He needs to shoot them even if it looks like a bad shot. I played against Devin for a long time,” Brooks said. “He’s a natural scorer. Finds ways to score. He just needs to be a little selfish out there.”</p><p>Devin Booker finished with 18 points on 5-of-10 attempts, while Dillon Brooks scored 21 points on 7-of-17 tries. Grayson Allen added 12 points on 4-of-12, as Booker was uncharacteristically shy as third for most attempts for the Suns. As the Suns and the Suns are still finding continuity among many new parts, including Brooks, who was part of the Kevin Durant blockbuster trade.</p><p>Ball distribution between Brooks, Booker, and Allen will figure itself out. It’s not a concern for now. However, it’s interesting to hear the veteran guard make such a suggestion for Booker during the opening week of the regular season.</p><h2><b>Jordan Ott on his Suns debut in comeback win vs. Kings</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Suns-head-coach-Jordan-Ott.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After Suns head coach Jordan Ott made his coaching debut, he gave all the credit to his players for their fight to erase a 20-point comeback against the Kings. It’s difficult to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/3-devin-booker-bold-predictions-2025-26-suns-season">predict how good Booker and the Suns will be</a> in 2025-26. We’ll undoubtedly find out.</p><p>After his first win with the Suns, Ott addressed his players and the opportunity he’d been given.</p><p>“But it is not about me, I mean, they’re out there playing,” Ott said. “We’re just a part of it, we’re along for the ride. Any way we can help them, that’s what we’re gonna be out there doing.</p><p>“Very grateful again for the opportunity to staff I’m with. And the players, I mean, it’s always about the players.”</p><p>Next up, the Suns will face the Nuggets on Saturday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Devin Booker needs to be more ‘selfish,’ Dillon Brooks says

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/phoenix-suns/how-jordan-ott-earned-valley-moment-first-win-suns-head-coach');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Jordan Ott earned his ‘Valley moment’ in first win as Suns head coach');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/How-Jordan-Ott-earned-his-Valley-moment-in-first-win-as-Suns-head-coach.jpg"></figure><h1>How Jordan Ott earned his ‘Valley moment’ in first win as Suns head coach</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-23T09:58:39-07:00">October 23rd, 9:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-23T09:58:39-07:00">October 23rd, 9:58am</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>PHOENIX– In the season opener, Phoenix Suns head coach Jordan Ott had the first of what could be many ‘valley moments’. It was an atypical game, considering the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-what-phoenix-expects-season-opener-vs-kings">Suns were down by as many as 20</a> during the second quarter.</p><p>But both Devin Booker and Dillon Brooks showed no real surprise at the 120-116 comeback win over the Sacramento Kings. Actually, they were expecting to win for their first-time head coach.</p><p>A win like Wednesday’s highlighted the Suns’ new culture, which is rooted in toughness, defense, and camaraderie.</p><p>As soon as Ott went into the locker room, the team already had a water bath prepared for him. He fully expected it and embraced how hard his team worked to get the win.</p><p>Booker himself has seen his fair share of head coaches, but <a href="https://x.com/HaydenCilley/status/1981236905049235959" rel="noopener">something already feels different</a> about Ott.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Devin Booker shared when Jordan Ott walked in the locker room and the team celebrated his first win.</p><p>“It’s big time. It’s his ‘Welcome to the Valley’ moment.” <a href="https://t.co/8SPyW0XuOO">pic.twitter.com/8SPyW0XuOO</a></p><p>— Hayden Cilley (@HaydenCilley) <a href="https://twitter.com/HaydenCilley/status/1981236905049235959?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“We gave him a water bath in there,” Booker explained postgame. “They put together a nice little video of his family and friends to congratulate him. It’s big time.</p><p>“It’s a welcome to the valley moment. Got the first one under his belt, and we’re all rallying behind.”</p><h2><b>The Suns rallied around Jordan Ott’s first win</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Jordan-Ott.jpg"><figcaption>© Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Before his first ever game as a head coach, nothing felt different for Ott. The preparation was the same, the feeling was the same, and the execution was the same.</p><p>Despite having messages from family, friends, as well as colleagues and even the media, he didn’t seem phased. The only thing that was really different was the title of assistant being swapped for head coach.</p><p>Once he hit the locker room, he <a href="https://x.com/HaydenCilley/status/1981229761860162044" rel="noopener">knew what he was in for</a>.</p><p>“I anticipated some water, but I anticipated on the front end. They got me on the back end. And like you can get like room temperature water, that was not room temperature water,” Ott said, chuckling.</p><p>He took a pause, and reflected on how deep the win truly is for his guys.</p><p>“But it is not about me, I mean, they’re out there playing,” Ott said. “We’re just a part of it, we’re along for the ride. Any way we can help them, that’s what we’re gonna be out there doing.</p><p>“Very grateful again for the opportunity to staff I’m with. And the players, I mean, it’s always about the players.”</p><h2><b>Dillon Brooks might be Jordan Ott’s No. 1 supporter</b></h2><p>If anything is for certain, it could be how Brooks and Ott’s basketball ideologies intertwine. For instance, both are a bit of underdogs and play (or coach) with a chip on their shoulder.</p><p>Ott was a finalist for the Charlotte Hornets coaching job in 2024, where Charles Lee took the job. Still, he ended up leading one of the best offenses that the NBA has ever seen in terms of points per game and offensive rating.</p><p>Even with being a head coach, that same fire and intensity is there. And it matches perfectly with Brooks.</p><p>Getting the win was something the latter <a href="https://x.com/HaydenCilley/status/1981240055600730541" rel="noopener">felt was totally deserved</a>.</p><p>“Grinding it out to get to where he is today, he’s special,” Brooks said. “He’s in that office at the practice facility every single day till 8-9 p.m. I know that I’ve been there too.</p><p>“Over the summer, he’s rebounding, he’s passing the ball, he’s into the workouts, you see that.”</p><p>It’s the little things that have caught people’s attention across the league. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-jordan-ott-hiring-hope-new-direction-dark-past">Ott’s former colleagues already knew that</a>, but now the players are experiencing it firsthand.</p><p>As the Suns will face the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, it’ll be another crucial test to see how many more of these ‘Valley moments’ will surface.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Jordan Ott earned his ‘Valley moment’ in first win as Suns head coach

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Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>One element the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-devin-booker-admission-about-last-season-miserable-failure">Phoenix Suns underscored was a new culture</a>, and team owner Mat Ishbia and shooting guard Devin Booker have been at the forefront of it.</p><p>After a tumultuous 2024-25 season, the franchise is hoping to turn a new leaf. A retooled roster, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal no longer in town, and a new head coach have the makings for an interesting season.</p><p>Even during an intense training camp, the competitive spirit was as high as it has been. Either way, it has Ishbia <a href="https://x.com/DuaneRankin/status/1981104334890037349" rel="noopener">hoping for more of the same</a> in the first game of the season.</p><p>“I want to see some joy, I want to see some competitiveness, I want to see the fans love it,” Ishbia said during the team’s Wednesday morning shootaround.</p><p>“I want to see the players doing all the things that we’ve been seeing in training camp and in the preseason games in the real games, cause now it matters for real.”</p><h2><b>Devin Booker and Mat Ishbia are aligned on the Suns’ competitiveness</b></h2><p>No one understands what it takes to win at the highest level quite like Booker. He has seen this franchise at the bottom of the barrel. He’s also seen it reach the pinnacle of success with a trip to the NBA Finals.</p><p>With Beal and Durant, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/kevin-durant-wanted-to-retire-in-phoenix-how-suns-failure-led-to-win-win-rockets-trade">Suns were poised to win a championship</a>. That expectation is out the window, and now it’s back to square one.</p><p>But it’s a position that Booker remains comfortable with. Nonetheless, his stance on the Suns’ expectation <a href="https://x.com/DuaneRankin/status/1980997577043587073" rel="noopener">hasn’t waned one bit</a>.</p><p>“I always expect to win games. That’s my expectation,” Booker said during the shootaround. “I understand we’re young, I understand we have some learning to do, but that’s the nature of the game. We take it day by day.”</p><p>One game at a time is a common NBA phrase, but for good reason. The first game of the season will tip off, and fans will see if Ishbia’s and Booker’s vision truly come to fruition.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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