Phoenix Suns set 2016 Summer League roster: The Suns’ NBA Summer League entry holds some intrigue from all directions with a roster carrying three draft picks, a feel-good story, a home-grown center and the usual collection of familiar names trying to earn their way to a NBA job. -- The Arizona Republic

Phoenix Suns guarantee P.J. Tucker's salary for 2016-17: The Suns made an easy call on veteran small forward P.J. Tucker, keeping him on the roster on Thursday to guarantee his full salary for next season. Tucker, 31, only had a partial guarantee of $1.5 million for the 2016-17 season until Thursday, when his final contract year’s full salary of $5.3 million became guaranteed. Tucker’s salary already was a fair price but becomes an even more financially prudent number with the NBA's rising team salary cap. -- The Arizona Republic

Phoenix Suns look to be ‘aggressive’ in free agency, target veteran PF: For a team that floundered through a 23-win season, its worse since its inaugural campaign nearly 50 years ago, the Phoenix Suns are far from a finished product. In other words, there is no quick fix. Yes, there are some attractive free-agent repairs that can be made to instantly improve the look, but the Suns want a solid foundation from which to build a contending team. -- ArizonaSports.com

Suns keep P.J. Tucker: The Phoenix Suns picked up the team option on forward P.J. Tucker on Thursday, according to Arizona Sports 98.7 FM’s Craig Grialou, but the move only brings the team’s roster to eight players under contract plus three unsigned rookies for the 2016-17 season. -- ArizonaSports.com