Phoenix Suns' P.J. Tucker, Tyson Chandler find spots in NBA trade deadline rumors: The Suns on Wednesday will gather for their first post-All-Star break activity: a team spin class. Could it be the last time the entire group will be together? The NBA trade deadline is 1 p.m. Thursday. Stuck at the bottom of the Western Conference, the Suns are expected to make some sort of move to better position themselves for the future. What that move will be remains unclear. -- The Arizona Republic

Worth trying: Suns should target Pacers' Paul George: Most rumored deals preceding the NBA trade deadline (Thursday, 1 p.m.) don't materialize, and the ones that are consummated frequently appear without warning. But what's the point in having a trade deadline if we can't wildly speculate? -- The Arizona Republic

Phoenix Suns miss the boat on DeMarcus Cousins: Blockbuster trades don’t always pay dividends. History proves that some of the best deals are often unconsummated, left on the table for another unsuspecting victim. That’s not the case with DeMarcus Cousins, the latest NBA superstar to land in the Suns’ crosshairs only to end up someplace else. Call it strike three for the Valley’s oldest professional franchise, which has gone 49 years without a championship, where the playoff drought is about to reach seven seasons and counting. -- The Arizona Republic

ESPN’s Stein says Tyson Chandler is the big question mark: The Phoenix Suns are playing hardball on the trade market. Worst case? They stand pat while staying the course of building from scratch. The cost of that might be a second-round pick or two. Holding out for a first-round pick in exchange for a core player like P.J. Tucker might be wishful thinking. But beyond Tucker, ESPN’s Marc Stein says Phoenix is showing reluctance to deal another tradable veteran, center Tyson Chandler. -- ArizonaSports.com