Oso Ighodaro Rumors

Duane Rankin: Asked Jordan Ott why he hasn't given rookie Rasheer Fleming a chance to guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander considering he has size, length, athleticism. "All things are on the table. Game 1, we liked what we saw. Game 2, he got free a little bit and last game, we tried to put our center (Oso Ighodaro) on him. That's as much size a we have. Every option is in there. Kind of gone through it all in our heads and then when it unfolds, try the best we can." Gilgeous Alexander scored game-high 42 points in Game 3 after going for 37 in Game 2. Ott added Suns are looking to get the ball out of Gilgeous-Alexander's hands. "The best thing is to try to get the ball out of his hands. No matter how much size we have, it'd be nice if he doesn't touch it. That's what we're going to try a little bit tonight. Again, he's one of the best at just getting to tight spaces and shooting over you. They've moved him obviously from the middle of the floor to kind of the side. At this point, everything is on the table." #Suns #ThunderUp

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Joel Lorenzi: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Oso Ighodaro guarding him: “Pretty impressive. I honestly think he's a pretty good defender. He’s bigger, can move his feet pretty well. I think they just wanted to put size on me.”

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Joel Lorenzi: Suns center Oso Ighodaro on pointed criticism of the officiating in Game 2: “I’ve seen all the stuff that’s going viral. But if I’m being honest, we didn’t lose last game because of the officials.”

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Victor Wembanyama buried a go-ahead 17-foot fadeaway over Oso Ighodaro with 1.1 seconds left to lift San Antonio to a 101-100 triumph over the Phoenix Suns. The shot marked Wembanyama's first go-ahead make in the final five seconds of the fourth quarter or overtime in his career, after missing on five previous attempts, according to ESPN Research. "We know it's not going to be an open shot most of the time," Wembanyama said. "In this situation, you want to wait. If you take a shot too early, whether you make or miss it, you're shooting yourself in the foot because the defense would probably get the rebound and have time or inbound and have time. So, you want to shoot it as close to one or two seconds [remaining]. This way, we have a chance to get an offensive rebound if we miss and if we make [it], they don't have time."

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Josh Lewenberg: How bad is Barnes' illness? "Bad," somebody with the team told me earlier. Might also be the 3 fouls, but this is as tentative as I've seen him on D, maybe all season. Oso Ighodaro just beat him off the dribble. Feels like he's been a step slow.

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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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