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• Pac12 Basketball Preview: NBA Prospects and Power Rankings

  By Arizona Sports Zone on October 22, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Conference by conference, I’ll be conducting these mini-guides for you die-hard college basketball fans or NBA Draft enthusiasts. I will rank these teams 1-12 and highlight their potential NBA or professional prospects in the process. Disclaimer: This doesn’t mean every… Read More ›

• The 2nd Annual “Sunnys” Awards: The Best of Suns Twitter

  By Arizona Sports Zone on October 19, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Last year was the inaugural award ceremony for the ‘Sunnys’ where I simply handed some awards out to some of my favorite Suns twitter accounts without making a big deal about it, just a fun little exercise to bring the… Read More ›

• Nah’Shon “Bones” Hyland NBA Scouting Report

  By Arizona Sports Zone on July 24, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  Here is part two of my series breaking down the top returners to college basketball. Last week I dove in on UConn’s James Bouknight. Next up on the list is Nah’Shon “Bones” Hyland of the VCU Rams. Not only does… Read More ›

• James Bouknight NBA Scouting Report

  By Arizona Sports Zone on July 17, 2020 • ( 4 )

  

  13.0 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 1.3 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.2 BPG.46.2 FG%, 34.7 3P%, 82.2 FT%..560 TS%, 5.2 BPM, 3.1 win shares, 36.5 FTr, 25.4 USG%. Offensive role: Athletic multi-level scoring guard. Slasher. Defensive role: Disruptive, long guard. Can defend 1’s,… Read More ›

• Top 50 NBA Prospects Returning to College for 2020/2021.

  By Arizona Sports Zone on July 1, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s early, but here’s quick a look at some of the top college returners for the 2021 NBA Draft. There should be a few more names that enter this pool as players start to focus on making their decisions official… Read More ›

• NBA Mock Draft 2.0

  By Arizona Sports Zone on June 25, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  The NBA Draft was supposed to take place today. Instead, it’s a million years away. In attempt to fill in that void of draft coverage, I’ve put together a quick 2 round mock draft. Tankathon was used to randomize the… Read More ›

• 2020 NBA Mock Draft 1.0

  By Arizona Sports Zone on February 20, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  We are less than one month away from March Madness. It’s time to start paying attention to some of the top prospects in this draft if you haven’t already as we inch closer and closer to the final results from… Read More ›

• 30 Players The Suns Could Target This Trade Deadline

  By Arizona Sports Zone on January 28, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Here are 30 players the Phoenix Suns can and (possibly) should target this trade deadline. I picked one target from each team and then a plus one as a bonus to round up to an even 30. Not all of… Read More ›

• NBA Twitter Mock Draft 1.0

  By Arizona Sports Zone on January 10, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  The 2020 NBA Draft is not around the corner by any means, but it’s always great to get an early jump-start on the coverage. For this project, I have a different GM representing each team with some of my favorite… Read More ›

• 5 Trade Targets For The Phoenix Suns

  By Arizona Sports Zone on December 11, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Once Deandre Ayton returns the Phoenix Suns will deploy a big man rotation that includes; Deandre Ayton, Aron Baynes, Dario Saric, Frank Kaminsky, and Cheick Diallo. Along with that group, there’s the potential for Kelly Oubre Jr. or Cam Johnson… Read More ›