{"id":790115,"date":"2026-07-28T22:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T22:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/790115\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T22:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T22:04:09","slug":"suns-bulls-preseason-matchup-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/790115\/","title":{"rendered":"Suns, Bulls Preseason Matchup Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6z\">PHOENIX \u2014 The Phoenix Suns finally have another preseason matchups revealed.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"72\">The Suns will travel to the Windy City on Oct. 7 to battle the Chicago Bulls in exhibition play. Thus far, Phoenix also has two other matchups in preseason \u2014 both coming against the San Antonio Spurs at home (Oct. 10) and away (Oct. 14). <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"75\">Thus far, this is what the Suns&#8217; preseason slate looks like: <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"78\">Oct 7: AT Chicago Bulls<br \/>Oct. 10: VS San Antonio Spurs<br \/>Oct. 14: AT San Antonio Spurs<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7b\">Typically the Suns will play either four or five exhibition matchups ahead of the regular season, so we are likely to see at least one more game.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7e\">Phoenix will battle a young and up-and-coming Bulls squad, which should be a nice early test for the Suns after a long offseason. The Spurs should also bode well after making a run to the NBA Finals before eventually falling short to the New York Knicks. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7h\">The Suns are cutting down on their preseason milage compared to last year, where the team traveled to China for a pair of exhibition games against the Brooklyn Nets. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7k\">It&#8217;s been a summer of continuity in the desert, as the Suns opted to mostly run things back with their core of players \u2014 re-signing the likes of Collin Gillespie, Mark Williams and Jordan Goodwin. That&#8217;s on top of their star trio of Devin Booker, Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7n\">However, the Suns did mix things up a bit \u2014 particularly in the front court after trading up in the 2026 NBA Draft for Koa Peat and acquiring Miles Bridges via trade from the Charlotte Hornets. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7q\">Massive changes were never going to be made to Phoenix&#8217;s roster, though the Suns undoubtedly like where they&#8217;re heading. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7t\">&#8220;I feel we have the right players in place, the right coach (Jordan Ott) in place, but they have to get better,&#8221; owner Mat Ishbia told reporters before the offseason. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7w\">&#8220;Everyone has to get better. Everyone has got to improve. Sometimes, the feeling is &#8216;I got to go get this guy that does this,&#8217; but what if my guy can already do that? He just has to continue to get better. We have a young, ascending team.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7z\">After making a surprise run to the playoffs, the Suns are now tasked with making it further in the postseason for 2026-27. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"82\">The initial stages of that process will begin during preseason. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHOENIX \u2014 The Phoenix Suns finally have another preseason matchups revealed. 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