Booker paced the Suns with a game-high 32 points, with 29 coming in the second half, while Morant scored 28 in leading Memphis. Mark Williams posted a second straight 20-point double-double, finishing with 20 points and 11 rebounds in his first start with the Suns.

The Suns might have lost another close matchup on Wednesday night, but their guard Collin Gillespie was shining bright again for Phoenix. Gillespie’s rise from fringe rotation player to impact guard has given the Suns a new heartbeat off the bench.

Though it's extremely early in the season, the Suns' 111 points per game ranks bottom five in the NBA while they have the worst point differential in the league at -15.

Devin Booker called out the Suns’ slow starts after their 138-134 loss to the Jazz, saying Phoenix “needed this one."

The Phoenix Suns' court design for select NBA Cup games at Mortgage Matchup Center this season will work quite well for Halloween.

With little expectations surrounding the Suns this season, the progress of Maluach and other faces such as Rasheer Fleming and Koby Brea will be key. Phoenix is back in action on Monday night against the Utah Jazz. This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/suns as Suns' Top Pick Reacts to First NBA Basket.

James Jones enjoyed his largely successful run as general manager of the Phoenix Suns, but he also knows the NBA is a business. So, he has no problem speaking on how things ended in Phoenix with Brian Gregory replacing him after a 36-win season in 2024-25.