Oso Ighodaro Rumors

For all the star power and headliners that the NBA has, there isn’t nearly enough appreciation for the glue guys. In his sophomore season as a pro, Oso Ighodaro is showing that he can be that player for the Phoenix Suns. “He just connects,” Suns head coach Jordan Ott told R.org in his pregame press conference in Cleveland on New Year’s Eve. “He just kinda fills some gaps. We often forget it’s only his second year. Oso’s been great.” Hearing Ott’s praise, Ighodaro cracked a smile and provided his definition of a connector. “Somebody that gets other people involved, just keeps the action continuous, just doesn’t let the ball die,” Ighodaro told R.org in an exclusive interview. “If he’s saying that, that’s probably good. It’s a good indicator. But yeah, I think that’s something I take pride in.”

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“I think last year, when it was spot minutes, I was just giving everything I got,” Ighodaro said. “And now, [I’m] playing a little bit longer stretches, trying to maintain that same level of play just for my entire stretch I’m in the game. I’m definitely being asked to do a little bit more this year, so I’m trying to do all that while maintaining all the effort and intensity.”

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Duane Rankin: Suns coach Jordan Ott on Devin Booker (right groin strain): “He did practice with us. It’s always a good sign. Now we’ll see how he responds from this. It’s probably the most he’s done. See exactly where he’s at, but everything seems to be progressing.” Has missed last three games with groin injury. On Oso Ighodaro from Suns last game Wednesday at OKC: "I think it was just knee-to-knee at that time. That was in the 3rd, knee-to-knee. Game got out of control, but we like him with that last unit as another ball handler at times and to give him reps. We often forget that Oso, it's just his second season." #Suns

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Kellan Olson: Oso Ighodaro on the +52: "Yeah, they brought it up to me. ... Just felt like I was going after winning. Feel like that's been my focus the last 4-5 games. Not worrying about stats, not worrying about anything like that. Just trying to impact the game in a positive way."

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Duane Rankin: "I"m tired of Oso talking." Royce O'Neale joking about Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro taking on a leadership role in Year 2. "Nah. I think it's good. It just shows they want to be leaders, try to take that next step. For everybody, communication is going to be big." #Suns

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Duane Rankin: Jordan Ott confirmed Mark Williams isn't injured as the Suns had a scrimmage today. Nick Richards, Khaman Maluach and Oso Ighodaro have been getting most of the work as far as the bigs in camp. "He's in a good place. We want Mark to know is we care about him this year and going forward so we have a really intentional plan for him."

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Kellan Olson: Thibs is here again. Chatting it up with Oso.

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Duane Rankin: Phoenix Suns are resting Ryan Dunn, Oso Ighodaro and rookies Khaman Maluach and Koby Brea for their final 2025 NBA Summer League game against the Portland Trail Blazers tonight in Las Vegas. Rasheer Fleming set to play. Only played in 2 games in Vegas. #Suns #NBA2KSummerLeague

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Gerald Bourguet: Oso Ighodaro said Suns' identity shift starts now: "Me and Ryan [Dunn] get to take a little bit more of a leadership role, being loud, vocal and really trying to build this new culture. I think that starts here. Start the groundwork in Summer League and then try to carry it over" pic.x.com/RrgA3GHUaC

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Duane Rankin: Oso Ighodaro talked about coming to the practice facility for late workouts and seeing new head coach Jordan Ott still in the building. #Suns pic.x.com/ONXP64PDiL

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Gerald Bourguet: Suns officially announce their 2025 NBA Summer League roster, which includes Ryan Dunn, Oso Ighodaro, Khaman Maluach, Rasheer Fleming, Koby Brea, and CJ Huntley. DeMarre Carroll will be the head coach

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Gregory worked closely with Suns officials in the front office over the last two years, was a key part of the selections of 2024 draft picks Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro, and now assumes a more prominent, day-to-day position.

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Duane Rankin: "Don't act like rookies for sure." Phoenix Suns two-way player Collin Gillespie on rookies Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro. "Definitely very professional in their approach every day. Come in and work whether it's wins or losses, playing good, playing bad." #Suns pic.x.com/4i3hSWS9yz

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Gerald Bourguet: Oso Ighodaro on Devin Booker's scoring: "There's a lot of narrative about, 'Oh, he's playmaking'...He's been super aggressive looking to score and teams weren't blitzing him, teams weren't hard-hedging, so I don't think that's an intentional shift. I think he just reads the game" pic.x.com/W9qHE8zKu4

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