The 2010–11 Phoenix Suns season was the 43rd season for the

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of the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the first time in eight seasons, the Suns were without the play of power forward Amar'e Stoudemire, a 5-time All-Star and former Rookie of the Year who joined the

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in the summer. The Suns traded Jason Richardson on December 18, 2010 as part of a trade that brought Vince Carter to the Suns. On February 24, 2011, the Suns traded Goran Dragić and the draft pick they got earlier from Orlando in exchange for Aaron Brooks. Alvin Gentry was head coach and the Suns played their home games at

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Key dates

*June 24, 2010 – The

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was held in New York City. *July 1, 2010 – The free agency period begun. *July 11, 2010 – The Suns traded with the Atlanta Hawks and the Toronto Raptors. *July 12, 2010 – The Suns announced Lon Babby as their newest vice president for basketball operations. *August 5, 2010 – The Suns announced

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as their newest general manager, hiring him over Jeff Bower, Tommy Sheppard, Jeff Weltman, and Ronnie Lester. *December 18, 2010 – The Suns traded Jason Richardson, Hedo Türkoğlu, and Earl Clark to the

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for Vince Carter,

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, Marcin Gortat, their 2011 first round draft pick and cash. *February 24, 2011 – The Suns traded Goran Dragić and a lottery protected 2011 draft pick to the

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for Aaron Brooks.

Offseason

NBA Draft

Free agency

Amar'e Stoudemire opted out of his final year of his contract and became an unrestricted free agent. He was to be paid $17.7 million. He later joined the

. Channing Frye re-signed with Phoenix on a 5-year, $30 million contract on July 1. One day later, the Suns signed power forward Hakim Warrick to a 4-year, $16 million contract. At the same time, Phoenix ended up trading Leandro Barbosa and Dwayne Jones to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Hedo Türkoğlu.

Roster

Regular season

Standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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9,485 , 0–1 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , October 8 , Toronto , ,

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18,123 , 0–2 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , October 9 , Dallas , ,

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(10) , Indian Wells Tennis Garden
15,617 , 1–2 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 4 , October 12 , Utah , , Goran Dragić (15) , Josh Childress (8) ,

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12,410 , 1–3 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 5 , October 14 , @ Utah , , Hedo Türkoğlu (13) , Jason Richardson,
Garret Siler (7) ,

(5) , EnergySolutions Arena
19,883 , 1–4 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 6 , October 17 , @ Toronto , ,

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(6) , Air Canada Centre
12,902 , 1–5 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 7 , October 19 , Golden State , ,

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14,635 , 2–5 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 8 , October 22 , Denver , ,

(17) , Robin Lopez (7) ,

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(26) , Channing Frye,
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(6) , Rose Garden
20,603 , 0–1 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , October 28 , @ Utah , , Hakim Warrick,

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(12) , Goran Dragić (6) , EnergySolutions Arena
19,911 , 1–1 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , October 29 , L.A. Lakers , ,

(21) , Robin Lopez (14) ,

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18,422 , 1–2 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 4 , November 3 , San Antonio , , Jason Richardson (21) ,

(8) , Goran Dragić (8) ,

17,060 , 1–3 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 5 , November 5 , Memphis , , Jason Richardson (38) , Channing Frye (11) ,

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16,470 , 2–3 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 6 , November 7 , @ Atlanta , , Jason Richardson (21) ,

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Josh Childress (6) ,

(15) , Philips Arena
13,395 , 3–3 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 7 , November 8 , @ Memphis , ,

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(11) , FedExForum
10,786 , 3–4 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 8 , November 12 , Sacramento , ,

(28) , Jason Richardson (8) ,

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18,029 , 4–4 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 9 , November 14 , @ L.A. Lakers , , Jason Richardson (35) , Jason Richardson (8) ,

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18,997 , 5–4 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 10 , November 15 , Denver , , Hakim Warrick (21) , Josh Childress (8) ,

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17,744 , 6–4 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 11 , November 17 , @ Miami , ,

(17) , Channing Frye,
Hedo Türkoğlu (6) , Hedo Türkoğlu (4) , American Airlines Arena
19,600 , 6–5 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 12 , November 18 , @ Orlando , ,

(21) , Channing Frye (6) , Goran Dragić (4) , Amway Center
18,846 , 6–6 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 13 , November 20 , @ Charlotte , ,

(23) , Channing Frye (6) , Goran Dragić (10) , Time Warner Cable Arena
16,428 , 6–7 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 14 , November 22 , @ Houston , , Jason Richardson (26) , Hedo Türkoğlu (9) ,

(8) , Toyota Center
15,080 , 7–7 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 15 , November 24 , Chicago , ,

(27) , Hedo Türkoğlu (10) ,

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18,422 , 7–8 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 16 , November 26 ,

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Hakim Warrick (6) ,

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17,486 , 8–8 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 17 , November 28 , @ Denver , , Jason Richardson (39) , Jason Richardson (10) ,

(11) , Pepsi Center
15,482 , 8–9 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 18 , December 2 , @ Golden State , , Jason Richardson (25) , Channing Frye (10) ,

(16) , Oracle Arena
18,328 , 9–9 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 19 , December 3 , Indiana , , Channing Frye (29) , Goran Dragić (6) ,

(11) ,

18,422 , 10–9 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 20 , December 5 , Washington , , Hakim Warrick (26) , Earl Barron (8) ,

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17,430 , 11–9 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 21 , December 7 , @

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(14) , Rose Garden
20,151 , 11–10 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 22 , December 8 , Memphis , , Goran Dragić (17) , Josh Childress,
Channing Frye,
Hedo Türkoğlu (7) ,

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16,288 , 11–11 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 23 , December 10 ,

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(24) , Channing Frye,

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17,284 , 11–12 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 24 , December 15 , Minnesota , , Jason Richardson (29) , Channing Frye (9) ,

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16,997 , 12–12 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 25 , December 17 , @ Dallas , , Hakim Warrick (15) , Channing Frye,
Hakim Warrick (14) , Goran Dragić (10) , American Airlines Center
20,406 , 12–13 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 26 , December 19 , @ Oklahoma City , ,

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(10) , Oklahoma City Arena
18,203 , 13–13 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 27 , December 20 , @ San Antonio , ,

(27) , Robin Lopez (7) ,

(10) , AT&T Center
18,581 , 13–14 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 28 , December 23 , Miami , ,

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18,422 , 13–15 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 29 , December 26 , @

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19,060 , 13–16 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 30 , December 29 , Philadelphia , ,

(23) , Marcin Gortat (6) ,

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18,422 , 13–17 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 31 , December 31 , Detroit , , Vince Carter,

(19) , Vince Carter,
Marcin Gortat (8) , Marcin Gortat,
Goran Dragić (5) ,

17,637 , 14–17 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 32 , January 2 , @ Sacramento , ,

(20) , Marcin Gortat,

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(12) , ARCO Arena
12,500 , 14–18 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 33 , January 5 , L.A. Lakers , ,

(21) , Marcin Gortat (9) ,

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18,105 , 14–19 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 34 , January 7 ,

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Channing Frye (6) ,

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17,621 , 14–20 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 35 , January 9 , Cleveland , ,

(21) , Channing Frye (12) ,

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17,031 , 15–20 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 36 , January 11 , @ Denver , , Vince Carter,

(15) , Channing Frye (8) ,

(7) , Pepsi Center
14,874 , 15–21 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 37 , January 12 , New Jersey , , Vince Carter,

(23) , Channing Frye,

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16,334 , 16–21 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 38 , January 14 ,

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(23) , Channing Frye (8) ,

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17,412 , 17–21 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 39 , January 17 , @

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19,763 , 18–21 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 40 , January 19 , @ Cleveland , ,

(27) , Marcin Gortat,

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(15) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 19–21 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 41 , January 21 , @ Washington , , Channing Frye (25) , Marcin Gortat (14) ,

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Verizon Center Verizon Center may refer to: * Verizon Center (Mankato, Minnesota), now Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center, a multi-purpose arena in Mankato, Minnesota * Verizon Center (Washington, D.C.), now Capital One Arena See also *Verizon Arena, now Sim ...

15,716 , 20–21 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 42 , January 22 , @ Detroit , ,

(14) , Marcin Gortat (13) ,

(8) , The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,326 , 20–22 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 43 , January 24 , @ Philadelphia , ,

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(9) , Wells Fargo Center
14,881 , 20–23 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 44 , January 26 , Charlotte , ,

(27) , Marcin Gortat (7) ,

(15) ,

16,986 , 20–24 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 45 , January 28 , Boston , , Marcin Gortat (19) , Marcin Gortat (17) ,

(10) ,

18,422 , 21–24 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 46 , January 30 , New Orleans , , Marcin Gortat (25) , Marcin Gortat (11) ,

(15) ,

17,921 , 22–24 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 47 , February 2 , Milwaukee , , Marcin Gortat (19) , Channing Frye (13) ,

(13) ,

16,422 , 23–24 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 48 , February 4 , Oklahoma City , , Vince Carter (33) , Channing Frye (9) ,

(8) ,

16,274 , 23–25 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 49 , February 7 , @ Golden State , , Channing Frye (19) , Channing Frye (11) ,

(15) , Oracle Arena
18,002 , 24–25 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 50 , February 10 , Golden State , ,

(18) , Channing Frye,
Marcin Gortat (9) ,

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