Here are some quotes from Suns’ coach Frank Vogel and guards Devin Booker and Grayson Allen after the team’s third day of training camp:
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Frank Vogel
#Suns coach Frank Vogel: They have looked at a lot of different combinations in terms of lineups when asked about who will be the fifth starter
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#Suns coach Frank Vogel says that Devin Booker and Kevin Durant were the team’s best defenders in practice. When they display this level of play, it elevates the whole team because of their leadership says Vogel
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“If they want to sleep on Bradley Beal, they can sleep on him at their own risk” – #Suns coach Frank Vogel
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Frank Vogel says he has an idea of what he wants to do with his stars in terms of minutes, but wants to use common sense with it
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#Suns coach Frank Vogel says the team is doing a good job of balancing bantering with each other and being serious
“The energy has been off the charts the first three games”
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“The head coach doesn’t hate that”#Suns coach Frank Vogel on the team having no rookies
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“It’s healthy competition .. It’s a good problem to have”
Frank Vogel adds he wishes he could keep all his players, as the team will have to cut two players to get down to 15 by the time the season starts
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“He’s one of this organization’s greatest assets”
Frank Vogel on James Jones
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Frank Vogel speaks on Mat Ishbia after his $100M donation for new Mercury and Suns headquarters
“Everything he’s doing is making the Phoenix Suns the gold standard of the NBA”
Adds that over the next 20 years Phoenix will be THE destination for players to come to
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Frank Vogel loved #Dbacks coach Torey Lovullo’s celebration yesterday and is excited to watch them play in the NLDS
“Bring on the Dodgers”
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Devin Booker
Devin Booker speaking next
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“It’s been really competitive and I love it”
Devin Booker on training camp so far
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“If you don’t know that by now, you’re late”
Devin Booker on his ability to play defense at a high level and especially in Frank Vogel’s system
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“His actions are backing up his words”
Devin Booker on Mat Ishbia’s $100M donation for new facilities
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“Our legs are heavy they’re tired, they’re sore and that’s how it’s supposed to be this time of year”
Devin Booker loving training camp under Frank Vogel so far
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“I can be here all day talking about Coach Mont about what he meant to me and my career”
Devin Booker on playing former #Suns coach Monty Williams in first preseason game
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“Hopefully I can catch (a game)”
Devin Booker on the #Dbacks advancing to the NLDS
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“He’s a beast”
Devin Booker on Jusuf Nurkić. Added that he has a very high-level IQ that will mesh well with the rest of the team
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Devin Booker called Grayson Allen a “super threat” and has enjoyed watching him from high school to the NBA
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Grayson Allen
Grayson Allen up to speak to the media
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“When the ball is flowing like that, it’s kind of easy for me to fit in”
Grayson Allen on playing with the #Suns so far
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“We’ve had a lot of good battles … I don’t have a great memory, but I’m gonna go ahead and say I won them all”
Grayson Allen on playing against Devin Booker in high school at a lot of camps
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“It’s still a little bit of a whirlwind … I’m trying to figure all that stuff out in addition to basketball”
Grayson Allen on having a very short time to adjust in Phoenix. Adds that he’s still living out of a suitcase
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“The one stable thing is the people that you have around you”
Grayson Allen on moving 4-5 times in his #NBA career
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“It makes it really tough on families”
Grayson Allen on how difficult it is on his family and other #NBA families when a player, like him, gets traded
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“I always thought of him as one of the best if not the best player in the league”
Grayson Allen on Kevin Durant when he was at his peak
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Grayson Allen said he was really nervous his rookie year for training camp. Now coming here, he still had some nervousness and anxiousness the first day. Said he has a lot of confidence in his ability now being in the NBA for six years
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Brendan Mau is a senior writer covering the Phoenix Suns and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau
