The Suns are showing interest in Hawks sharpshooter Bogdan Bogdanovic as trade speculation surrounding Jusuf Nurkic grows.

The Phoenix Suns (21-21) looked overmatched in nearly every aspect in a 118-92 blowout loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who continue to have the best record in the NBA at 36-6, Monday afternoon. The Cavaliers outscored the Suns by 23 points in the second and third quarters to propel themselves to the win.

The Phoenix Suns head to Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse to face the Cleveland Cavaliers in a non-conference matchup. The Suns are 20-20, which puts them in 10th place in the Western Conference. The Cavs are 34-6, which puts them at the top of the Eastern Conference.

Phoenix is back to a .500 record after a devastating loss to Cleveland at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Phoenix Suns (21-20, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (35-6, first in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Monday, 3:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cavaliers -2 ...

Didn’t matter. Minnesota is living rent-free in the Phoenix Suns heads again. The T-Wolves know they're younger, more athletic, more physical, and are letting the Suns know it in their words and actions.

The Phoenix Suns have four bigs on the roster, including newly acquired 7-footer Nick Richards. Nurkic was moved to the bench earlier this month.

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Though the strength of schedule over this span hasn’t necessarily been impressive, Phoenix has been better recently, winning nine of its last 13 games. So, as the team continues its pursuit of Jimmy Butler, the Suns (24-22) are moving their way up the standings.

Acquiring Allen would be a colossal win for the Suns’ future — he’s under contract through the 2028-29 season, meaning he’d completely solve Phoenix’s issues at center for the foreseeable future. The Suns just acquired Nick Richards (a nice move), but Richards becomes an unrestricted free agent after next season.