BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Suns center Tyson Chandler has heard the rumors, that Phoenix would like to include him in a deal with unhappy point guard Eric Bledsoe.

But, at 35 and in the final stages of his career, Chandler takes a matter-of-fact approach. And that includes not letting the rumors affect the way he goes about his job.

“At the end of the day I’m a professional and this is my team,” Chandler said. “So until anything changes, I’m going to give them everything I’ve got every single day.

"Just like everybody else, I hear the rumblings. I hear my name being involved in things and trade rumors but I’m at the point where I couldn’t care less," he said. "I go out there and do my job until the time somebody tells me different. Then I’ll have to address it.”

Chandler has embraced his role as the Suns’ leader. Interim coach Jay Triano said Chandler has “done a great job of helping the young guys understand what the NBA is all about. I’m lucky to have him as a player on this team.”

Chandler said if he ever did get to the point that he wanted to be traded and went to the Suns, “nobody would know about it.” He said he’s at the point of his career where he would feel comfortable having that conversation privately with Managing General Partner Robert Sarver and/or General Manager Ryan McDonough.

“And they can have a conversation with me if they felt like my time was done here and it’s time to go in a different direction,” Chandler said. “It’s a business. It’s not personal.”

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Bledsoe update

McDonough said by text message Monday that he had no timetable for a potential Bledsoe trade. It’s been speculated that Phoenix could wait until Dec. 15, when players who signed as free agents in the offseason are eligible to be traded.

“We are open to doing a deal whenever the best offer presents itself,” McDonough said. “Any other comments or thoughts from me would be pure speculation at this point.”

Channeling Chriss’ energy

Second-year forward Marquese Chriss plays with a lot of emotion.

Because of that, opponents will sometimes try to rile him up and throw him off his game. Chriss sat for a 16-minute stretch against the Trail Blazers on Saturday in part because Dragan Bender was playing well – he had eight points and seven rebounds in 28 minutes – but also because Triano wanted Chriss to refocus.

“It’s something you have to watch,” Triano said. “We want his energy to be positive energy and if we sense it’s causing a distraction we’ll help him get refocused and get back into it. He doesn’t want teams to know they can get to him.”

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