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The 2023–24 Phoenix Suns season was the 56th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as their 31st season at the Footprint Center. It is also the first full season under the ownership group led by
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and Justin Ishbia after the brothers purchased the team on February 8, 2023. It was the first season since 1971–72 without Al McCoy broadcasting any games. He announced his retirement after the
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. It also was the first season the Suns moved their broadcasting services from Bally Sports Arizona (previously named FSN Arizona and Fox Sports Arizona) back in 2003 to local broadcast stations in Arizona owned by
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, branded as Arizona's Family Sports alongside an over-the-top subscription service called "Suns Live" that was created by
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. During their first season under this change, the Suns would see a 69% increase in viewership by comparison to the previous season under Bally Sports Arizona. This was the first season since 2018–19 without head coach Monty Williams after a second straight disappointing second-round exit. He was fired on May 13, 2023, despite having the team's first winning record as head coach since Jeff Hornacek, the first overall winning record and first coach to make the playoffs since Alvin Gentry, their first NBA Coach of the Year Award winner since Mike D'Antoni, and their first head coach since Paul Westphal (and third overall alongside John MacLeod) to reach the
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, with one season left on his original deal. On June 6, the Suns hired Frank Vogel (a championship-winning head coach in the
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with the
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) over finalists Doc Rivers (who won the NBA Finals in
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with the
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) and associate coach Kevin Young (who kept his job with a pay raise in mind), with his new coaching staff made official on June 21. On June 24, the Suns traded with the Washington Wizards to acquire 3-time All-Star shooting guard Bradley Beal (alongside
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and Isaiah Todd) in exchange for 12-time All-Star point guard Chris Paul, shooting guard
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, six second-rounders, four first-round pick swaps (with at least one of them not conveying properly), and cash, though the deal was later considered a part of a three-way deal with the
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. This became the team's second trade for a star player in four months after trading for 13-time NBA All-Star and 2-time NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant during the previous season in February. During the month of July, the Suns made three more trades to gain more immediate draft capital on their end. On September 27, before training camp, the Suns traded center Deandre Ayton and rookie
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to the Portland Trail Blazers in a three-way deal that sent 7-time All-Star Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Milwaukee shooting guard Grayson Allen, Portland center
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, and Portland guards Nassir Little and Keon Johnson (the last of whom was waived before the start of the regular season). The Suns then made a three-team trade at the February 8, 2024 trade deadline with the Brooklyn Nets and Memphis Grizzlies to acquire Nets forward
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and Grizzlies forward David Roddy alongside a 2026 first-round pick swap with Memphis in exchange for mostly free agent acquisitions from earlier in the season in
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,
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,
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, Chimezie Metu, and three of the Suns' four remaining second-round picks they had at the time, and also signed veteran free agents Thaddeus Young and Isaiah Thomas (the latter of whom had played with the Suns during the 2014–15 season) in a final attempt to bolster up their roster for the season. Throughout this season, the Suns dealt with constant challenges that had them performing below expectations early on, such as the delayed debut of their Big Three of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and Bradley Beal together until December 13, 2023 (with them not even seeing consistent playing time together until the end of 2023 and the start of 2024) alongside injuries and poor fourth quarter production that would cost them some games, especially earlier in the season. Despite these consistent issues, including starting the season out with a 4–6 record and ending 2023 at 17–15, the Suns would still manage to obtain their fourth straight winning season in a row following a 131–106 blowout win over the San Antonio Spurs on March 23, 2024. They would then match last season's win total with a 122–101 blowout win over the
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at home on April 3 and surpass it two days later with a 97–87 win over the then #1 Western Conference team, the Minnesota Timberwolves. After a dramatic April that went down to the wire at times, the Suns secured the sixth playoff spot in the Western Conference, avoiding the play-in tournament altogether due to a combination of a 125–106 blowout win over the Timberwolves and a 124–108
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win over the
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, with the Suns holding the series victory over the Pelicans 2–1 this season. Despite sweeping Minnesota in the regular season, the Suns were swept in the first round by the Timberwolves (who fell to the #3 seed in part by the Suns' hands at the end of the regular season) in four games, losing each game by an average margin of 15 points. This not only was the first time since
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that the Suns were exited out of the first round, but it was also the first time they were swept in a playoff series in general since
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. It also was Vogel's only season in his original five-year, $31 million deal that he served with the team, as he was eventually fired from his position on May 9, 2024 following their disappointing playoff appearance.


Draft

The Suns entered this draft with only a second-round pick after trading their first-round pick to acquire Kevin Durant during the previous season. With the 52nd pick, the Suns selected Belgian power forward
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, who originally played for the University of Georgia before transferring to the University of Dayton after his sophomore season ended. During his time in Dayton, Camara was a part of the All- Atlantic 10 Third Team in his junior year before entering both the All-Atlantic 10 First Team and the Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team in his senior year. Camara signed a four-year, partially-guaranteed rookie-scaled deal on July 3, with years after his first season being guaranteed later on via his production with the team. On September 27, Camara was traded alongside Deandre Ayton to the Portland Trail Blazers in a three-way deal that also saw Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard being sent to the Milwaukee Bucks.


Roster


Standings


Division


Conference


Game log


Preseason

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , October 8 , @ Detroit , , Grayson Allen (18) ,
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(8) , Saben Lee (4) , Little Caesars Arena
15,062 , 1–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , October 10 , Denver , ,
Josh Okogie Joshua Aloiye Okogie (born 1 September 1998) is a Nigerian professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Nigeria national team. Early life Okogie emigrated with his fam ...
(17) , Josh Okogie (6) , Saben Lee (9) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 1–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , October 12 , @
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, , Eric Gordon (20) , Udoka Azubuike (9) , Kevin Durant (6) , Moda Center
17,713 , 2–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , October 16 ,
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, , Booker, Durant (19) ,
Jordan Goodwin Jordan Goodwin (born October 23, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Saint Louis Billikens. High school career Goodwin attend ...
(8) , Booker, Durant (4) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 3–1 , - style="background:#cfc" , 5 , October 19 , @ L.A. Lakers , , Kevin Durant (21) , Drew Eubanks (9) , Drew Eubanks (6) , Acrisure Arena
10,203 , 4–1


Regular season

, - style="background:#cfc" , 1 , October 24 , @ Golden State , , Devin Booker (32) ,
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(14) , Devin Booker (8) , Chase Center
18,064 , 1–0 , - style="background:#fcc" , 2 , October 26 , @ L.A. Lakers , , Kevin Durant (39) , Kevin Durant (11) , Grayson Allen (4) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 1–1 , - style="background:#cfc" , 3 , October 28 , Utah , , Kevin Durant (26) , Jusuf Nurkić (7) , Kevin Durant (7) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 2–1 , - style="background:#fcc" , 4 , October 31 , San Antonio , , Kevin Durant (26) , Jusuf Nurkić (12) , Kevin Durant (7) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 2–2 , - style="background:#fcc" , 5 , November 2 , San Antonio , , Devin Booker (31) , Devin Booker (9) , Devin Booker (13) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 2–3 , - style="background:#fcc" , 6 , November 4 , @ Philadelphia , , Kevin Durant (31) ,
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(9) , Jusuf Nurkić (5) , Wells Fargo Center
19,796 , 2–4 , - style="background:#cfc" , 7 , November 5 , @ Detroit , , Kevin Durant (41) , Goodwin, Okogie (7) , Eric Gordon (8) , Little Caesars Arena
20,062 , 3–4 , - style="background:#cfc" , 8 , November 8 , @ Chicago , , Grayson Allen (26) , Jusuf Nurkić (17) , Kevin Durant (9) , United Center
18,220 , 4–4 , - style="background:#fcc" , 9 , November 10 , L.A. Lakers , , Kevin Durant (38) , Allen, Durant, Nurkić (9) , Jusuf Nurkić (7) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 4–5 , - style="background:#fcc" , 10 , November 12 , Oklahoma City , , Kevin Durant (28) , Kevin Durant (9) , Bradley Beal (5) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 4–6 , - style="background:#cfc" , 11 , November 15 , Minnesota , , Booker, Durant (31) , Kevin Durant (6) , Kevin Durant (6) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 5–6 , - style="background:#cfc" , 12 , November 17 , @ Utah , , Kevin Durant (38) , Kevin Durant (9) , Devin Booker (15) , Delta Center
18,206 , 6–6 , - style="background:#cfc" , 13 , November 19 , @ Utah , , Kevin Durant (39) , Jusuf Nurkić (12) , Kevin Durant (10) , Delta Center
18,206 , 7–6 , - style="background:#cfc" , 14 , November 21 ,
Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, , Kevin Durant (31) , Jusuf Nurkić (12) , Kevin Durant (9) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 8–6 , - style="background:#cfc" , 15 , November 22 , Golden State , , Kevin Durant (32) , Booker, Durant (8) , Devin Booker (10) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 9–6 , - style="background:#cfc" , 16 , November 24 , @ Memphis , , Devin Booker (40) , Jusuf Nurkić (10) , Jusuf Nurkić (6) , FedExForum
17,794 , 10–6 , - style="background:#cfc" , 17 , November 26 , @
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, , Devin Booker (28) , Jusuf Nurkić (10) , Devin Booker (11) ,
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19,812 , 11–6 , - style="background:#fcc" , 18 , November 29 , @ Toronto , , Kevin Durant (30) , Jusuf Nurkić (14) , Durant, Nurkić (6) , Scotiabank Arena
19,800 , 11–7 , - style="background:#fcc" , 19 , December 1 , Denver , ,
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(31) , Grayson Allen (9) , Kevin Durant (11) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 11–8 , - style="background:#cfc" , 20 , December 2 , Memphis , , Devin Booker (34) , Devin Booker (10) , Devin Booker (7) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 12–8 , - style="background:#fcc" , 21 , December 5 , @ L.A. Lakers , , Kevin Durant (31) , Devin Booker (11) , Devin Booker (6) , Crypto.com Arena
18,664 , 12–9 , - style="background:#fcc" , 22 , December 8 , Sacramento , , Devin Booker (28) , Jusuf Nurkić (9) , Devin Booker (7) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 12–10 , - style="background:#cfc" , 23 , December 12 , Golden State , , Devin Booker (32) , Jusuf Nurkić (13) , Booker, Nurkić (7) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 13–10 , - style="background:#fcc" , 24 , December 13 , Brooklyn , , Devin Booker (34) , Jusuf Nurkić (22) , Devin Booker (12) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 13–11 , - style="background:#fcc" , 25 , December 15 ,
New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...
, , Kevin Durant (29) , Jusuf Nurkić (12) , Booker, Goodwin (9) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 13–12 , - style="background:#cfc" , 26 , December 17 , Washington , , Kevin Durant (28) , Jusuf Nurkić (17) , Devin Booker (8) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 14–12 , - style="background:#fcc" , 27 , December 19 , @
Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, , Kevin Durant (40) , Jusuf Nurkić (13) , Devin Booker (7) , Moda Center
18,233 , 14–13 , - style="background:#fcc" , 28 , December 22 , @ Sacramento , , Kevin Durant (28) , Udoka Azubuike (11) , Devin Booker (7) , Golden 1 Center
17,794 , 14–14 , - style="background:#fcc" , 29 , December 25 , Dallas , , Grayson Allen (32) , Chimezie Metu (19) , Devin Booker (10) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 14–15 , - style="background:#cfc" , 30 , December 27 , @ Houston , , Durant, Gordon (27) , Durant, Nurkić (10) , Kevin Durant (16) , Toyota Center
18,055 , 15–15 , - style="background:#cfc" , 31 , December 29 , Charlotte , , Devin Booker (35) , Jusuf Nurkić (15) , Kevin Durant (11) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 16–15 , - style="background:#cfc" , 32 , December 31 , Orlando , , Kevin Durant (31) , Jusuf Nurkić (13) , Booker, Durant (5) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 17–15 , - style="background:#cfc" , 33 , January 1 ,
Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, , Bradley Beal (21) ,
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(9) , Devin Booker (6) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 18–15 , - style="background:#fcc" , 34 , January 3 ,
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, , Devin Booker (35) ,
Jusuf Nurkić Jusuf Nurkić (; born 23 August 1994), nicknamed "the Bosnian Beast", is a Bosnian professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at tall and weighing 290 lb (132 kg ...
(6) , Devin Booker (6) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 18–16 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 35 , January 5 , Miami , , Grayson Allen (31) , Jusuf Nurkić (9) , Devin Booker (10) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 19–16 , - style="background:#fcc" , 36 , January 7 , Memphis , , Devin Booker (24) , Jusuf Nurkić (19) , Devin Booker (8) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 19–17 , - style="background:#fcc" , 37 , January 8 , @
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, , Kevin Durant (30) , Kevin Durant (7) , Devin Booker (5) , Crypto.com Arena
19,370 , 19–18 , - style="background:#cfc" , 38 , January 11 , @ L.A. Lakers , , Bradley Beal (37) , Jusuf Nurkić (12) , Booker, Durant (5) , Crypto.com Arena
18,416 , 20–18 , - style="background:#cfc" , 39 , January 14 , @
Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, , Devin Booker (34) , Jusuf Nurkić (13) , Devin Booker (7) , Moda Center
18,071 , 21–18 , - style="background:#cfc" , 40 , January 16 , Sacramento , , Grayson Allen (29) , Jusuf Nurkić (15) , Devin Booker (11) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 22–18 , - style="background:#cfc" , 41 , January 19 , @ New Orleans , , Devin Booker (52) , Jusuf Nurkić (15) , Jusuf Nurkić (9) , Smoothie King Center
18,686 , 23–18 , - style="background:#cfc" , 42 , January 21 , Indiana , , Kevin Durant (40) , Jusuf Nurkić (13) , Devin Booker (8) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 24–18 , - style="background:#cfc" , 43 , January 22 , Chicago , , Kevin Durant (43) ,
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(8) , Kevin Durant (8) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 25–18 , - style="background:#cfc" , 44 , January 24 , @ Dallas , , Devin Booker (46) , Kevin Durant (10) , Durant, Beal (7) , American Airlines Center
20,202 , 26–18 , - style="background:#fcc" , 45 , January 26 , @ Indiana , , Devin Booker (62) , Kevin Durant (7) , Kevin Durant (6) , Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274 , 26–19 , - style="background:#fcc" , 46 , January 28 , @ Orlando , , Devin Booker (44) , Drew Eubanks (8) , Bradley Beal (6) ,
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18,823 , 26–20 , - style="background:#cfc" , 47 , January 29 , @ Miami , , Eric Gordon (23) , Booker, Durant, Nurkić (8) , Beal, Booker, Durant (7) ,
Kaseya Center Kaseya Center (formerly known as American Airlines Arena from 1999 to 2021, FTX Arena from 2021 to 2023 and Miami-Dade Arena in 2023) is a multi-purpose arena located in Miami, Florida, along Biscayne Bay. It was constructed beginning in 1998 ...

19,600 , 27–20 , - style="background:#cfc" , 48 , January 31 , @ Brooklyn , , Kevin Durant (33) , Jusuf Nurkić (11) , Booker, Durant (8) ,
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17,732 , 28–20 , - style="background:#fcc" , 49 , February 2 , @ Atlanta , , Kevin Durant (35) ,
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(9) , Bradley Beal (10) ,
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16,536 , 28–21 , - style="background:#cfc" , 50 , February 4 , @ Washington , , Bradley Beal (43) , Jusuf Nurkić (13) , Jusuf Nurkić (8) , Capital One Arena
16,984 , 29–21 , - style="background:#cfc" , 51 , February 6 , Milwaukee , , Devin Booker (32) , Beal, Durant, Nurkić (10) , Booker, Nurkić (4) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 30–21 , - style="background:#cfc" , 52 , February 8 , Utah , , Kevin Durant (31) , Durant, Nurkić (8) , Grayson Allen (14) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 31–21 , - style="background:#fcc" , 53 , February 10 , @ Golden State , , Devin Booker (32) , Kevin Durant (10) , Kevin Durant (7) , Chase Center
18,064 , 31–22 , - style="background:#cfc" , 54 , February 13 , Sacramento , , Kevin Durant (28) , Kevin Durant (11) , Devin Booker (9) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 32–22 , - style="background:#cfc" , 55 , February 14 , Detroit , , Kevin Durant (25) , Jusuf Nurkić (13) , Jusuf Nurkić (7) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 33–22 , - align="center" , colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff", All-Star Game , - style="background:#fcc" , 56 , February 22 , @ Dallas , , Devin Booker (35) ,
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(9) , Devin Booker (8) , American Airlines Center
20,377 , 33–23 , - style="background:#fcc" , 57 , February 23 , @ Houston , , Kevin Durant (28) ,
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(14) , Kevin Durant (8) , Toyota Center
18,055 , 33–24 , - style="background:#cfc" , 58 , February 25 , L.A. Lakers , , Grayson Allen (24) , Jusuf Nurkić (22) , Devin Booker (9) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 34–24 , - style="background:#cfc" , 59 , February 29 , Houston , , Devin Booker (35) , Jusuf Nurkić (13) , Royce O'Neale (7) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 35–24 , - style="background:#fcc" , 60 , March 2 , Houston , , Kevin Durant (30) , Nurkić, O'Neale (10) , Nurkić, Booker (5) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 35–25 , - style="background:#fcc" , 61 , March 3 , Oklahoma City , , Bradley Beal (31) , Jusuf Nurkić (31) , Bradley Beal (6) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 35–26 , - style="background:#cfc" , 62 , March 5 , @ Denver , , Kevin Durant (35) , Jusuf Nurkić (12) , ''three players'' (6) , Ball Arena
19,589 , 36–26 , - style="background:#cfc" , 63 , March 7 , Toronto , , Kevin Durant (35) , Jusuf Nurkić (14) , Bradley Beal (8) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 37–26 , - style="background:#fcc" , 64 , March 9 , Boston , , Kevin Durant (45) , Jusuf Nurkić (11) , Kevin Durant (6) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 37–27 , - style="background:#cfc" , 65 , March 11 , @ Cleveland , , Kevin Durant (37) , Durant, Nurkić (8) , Devin Booker (7) , Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432 , 38–27 , - style="background:#fcc" , 66 , March 14 , @ Boston , , Devin Booker (23) , Jusuf Nurkić (20) , Beal, Booker (7) , TD Garden
19,156 , 38–28 , - style="background:#cfc" , 67 , March 15 , @ Charlotte , , Devin Booker (21) , Jusuf Nurkić (21) , Devin Booker (11) ,
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18,613 , 39–28 , - style="background:#fcc" , 68 , March 17 , @ Milwaukee , , Bradley Beal (28) , Booker, Durant (9) , Grayson Allen (8) , Fiserv Forum
17,783 , 39–29 , - style="background:#cfc" , 69 , March 20 , Philadelphia , , Grayson Allen (32) , Jusuf Nurkić (14) , Devin Booker (11) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 40–29 , - style="background:#cfc" , 70 , March 21 , Atlanta , , Devin Booker (30) , Jusuf Nurkić (10) , Bradley Beal (9) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 41–29 , - style="background:#cfc" , 71 , March 23 , @ San Antonio , , Devin Booker (32) , Jusuf Nurkić (10) , Bradley Beal (12) ,
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18,354 , 42–29 , - style="background:#fcc" , 72 , March 25 , @ San Antonio , , Devin Booker (36) , Jusuf Nurkić (9) , Beal, Durant (6) ,
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18,044 , 42–30 , - style="background:#cfc" , 73 , March 27 , @ Denver , , Kevin Durant (30) , Kevin Durant (13) , Devin Booker (9) , Ball Arena
19,827 , 43–30 , - style="background:#fcc" , 74 , March 29 , @ Oklahoma City , , Kevin Durant (26) , Grayson Allen (9) , Allen, Booker (5) , Paycom Center
18,203 , 43–31 , - style="background:#cfc" , 75 , April 1 , @ New Orleans , , Devin Booker (52) ,
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(19) , Devin Booker (9) , Smoothie King Center
17,753 , 44–31 , - style="background:#cfc" , 76 , April 3 , Cleveland , , Devin Booker (40) , Jusuf Nurkić (10) , Devin Booker (8) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 45–31 , - style="background:#cfc" , 77 , April 5 , Minnesota , , Grayson Allen (23) , Jusuf Nurkić (15) , Devin Booker (13) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 46–31 , - style="background:#fcc" , 78 , April 7 , New Orleans , , Bradley Beal (33) , Jusuf Nurkić (10) , Devin Booker (7) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 46–32 , - style="background:#fcc" , 79 , April 9 ,
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, , Kevin Durant (21) ,
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(11) , Devin Booker (5) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 46–33 , - style="background:#cfc" , 80 , April 10 , @
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, , Devin Booker (37) , Jusuf Nurkić (19) , Jusuf Nurkić (10) , Crypto.com Arena
19,370 , 47–33 , - style="background:#cfc" , 81 , April 12 , @ Sacramento , , Kevin Durant (28) , Jusuf Nurkić (10) , Devin Booker (6) , Golden 1 Center
17,832 , 48–33 , - style="background:#cfc" , 82 , April 14 , @ Minnesota , , Bradley Beal (36) , Allen, Beal (6) , Jusuf Nurkić (8) , Target Center
18,024 , 49–33


Playoffs

, -style="background:#fcc" , 1 , April 20 , @ Minnesota , , Kevin Durant (31) , Kevin Durant (7) , Bradley Beal (6) , Target Center
19,478 , 0–1 , -style="background:#fcc" , 2 , April 23 , @ Minnesota , , Devin Booker (20) ,
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(14) , Bradley Beal (6) , Target Center
19,310 , 0–2 , -style="background:#fcc" , 3 , April 26 , Minnesota , , Bradley Beal (28) , Jusuf Nurkić (7) , Devin Booker (8) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 0–3 , -style="background:#fcc" , 4 , April 28 , Minnesota , , Devin Booker (49) , Kevin Durant (9) , Devin Booker (6) , Footprint Center
17,071 , 0–4


In-Season Tournament

This was the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the
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. During the in-season tournament period, the Suns competed in Group A of the Western Conference, which included the Memphis Grizzlies, the long-time rivaling
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, the Utah Jazz, and the Portland Trail Blazers. After losing their first ever In-Season Tournament match in a close nailbiter to the rivaling Lakers, the Suns bounced back during their seven-game winning streak in November with a close victory over the Jazz to even up their point differential. They then won through more convincing, double-digit victories over the Trail Blazers and Grizzlies, thus securing a +34 point differential for the open Wild Card spot. Following an initial scare with the
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on November 24 through them almost matching their point differential, the +34 score was enough of a difference maker for the Suns to advance as the Wild Card team of the Western Conference. Their next match in the event was on December 5 as a rematch against the Lakers, who already beat them twice earlier this season, with this game also counting as each team's 81st confirmed game of the regular season. This match also turned out to be their last, as this match ended controversially due to the referees allowing a timeout from the Lakers despite them not having possession of the ball at the time of them calling the timeout, which led to the Lakers winning 106–103 and later winning the inaugural In-Season Tournament afterward. As for the Suns, their 82nd game of the regular season was now going to involve a fifth match against the Sacramento Kings, who lost to the
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in the In-Season Tournament a match earlier.


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Awards, honors and records

*On August 9, 2023, the Phoenix Suns announced that both Shawn Marion's #31 and Amar'e Stoudemire's #32 would be inducted into the Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor during this season. ** During their regular season home debut against the Utah Jazz on October 28, 2023, the Phoenix Suns unveiled their "reimagined"
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with every member represented by either themself or family members being introduced by new owner
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and being given commemorative watches by him before unveiling the new Ring of Honor design at halftime. With this event, the Suns made sure that
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, Dan Majerle, Charles Barkley, and
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had their numbers properly retired by the team after only being honored initially. The Suns ultimately won the game 126–104, though it was the last public appearance of Walter Davis, who passed away days later through natural causes on November 2, 2023. ** Shawn Marion's number was retired on December 15, 2023 against the
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. Unlike prior retirement ceremonies for the Ring of Honor, this one happened after the end of the night's game, which ended in a brutal 139–122 defeat that also saw Bradley Beal getting injured early in the game. However, the ceremony featured most existing Ring of Honor members, as well as Marion's past Suns teammates, Dirk Nowitzki, and Marion's family members as guests of honor. ** Amar'e Stoudemire's #32 was retired on March 2, 2024 against the
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. Like most other Suns Ring of Honor ceremonies, this one happened at halftime instead of at the end of the game, which resulted in a 119–108 defeat that also saw injuries to
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, Devin Booker, and
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during the game, as well as a surprise ejection toward Bradley Beal during the third quarter. For this Ring of Honor ceremony, some former Suns teammates of Stoudemire's (primarily from the
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era, including Ring of Honor members
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and Shawn Marion) celebrated the ceremony alongside Stoudemire's wife and four children. *Following the conclusion of the
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, Kevin Durant would be named a member of the inaugural All-Tournament Team on December 11, 2023. *On March 7, 2024, it was confirmed that the Phoenix Suns would host the 2027 NBA All-Star Game. This will be their fourth hosting of the NBA All-Star Game after the
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, and
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games. *On April 5, 2024, long-time former Suns player Walter Davis would join one-time former Suns player Vince Carter and former
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All-Star Michele Timms as honorary members for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame for the Class of 2024. *On May 22, 2024, both Kevin Durant and Devin Booker were named to All-NBA Teams for their consistent production and meeting the new quality standard of at least 65 games played for this season. For Durant, he was named to the All-NBA Second Team for the fifth time in his career (his 11th overall All-NBA selection), as well as it being his first entry while with the Suns. As for Booker, he would barely qualify over Jaylen Brown for the final spot on the All-NBA Third Team, which would be his second All-NBA Team honor following his All-NBA First Team honor in 2022. This has now become the team's 12th pair of teammates to be named onto All-NBA Teams in the same season.


Week/Month

* On November 27, 2023, Devin Booker won his eighth Player of the Week Award, winning it for the period of November 20–26, 2023. That week Booker averaged 30.3 points (including a season-high 40 points from an In-Season Tournament match against the Memphis Grizzlies), 7.8 assists, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game during a perfect 4–0 week. Booker holds the franchise record for most Player of the Week honors. * On January 22, 2024, Kevin Durant won his first Player of the Week Award with the Suns (32nd overall), for the period of January 15–21, 2024. During that week, Durant averaged 31.0 points on 60.0% field goal shooting (47.6% three-point shooting), 6.3 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks per game during a perfect 3–0 week, including a record game where he scored 40 points without attempting a single free-throw. Durant ranks third for the most Player of the Week Award honors behind
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with 33 and LeBron James who has 67 honors as of that date. His teammate Devin Booker was also nominated for this week. * One week after Kevin Durant won Player of the Week on January 22, Devin Booker won the ninth Player of the Week Award of his career on January 29, 2024, winning the award for the week of January 22–28, 2024 despite the Suns finishing with a 2–2 record that week. During the week, Booker averaged 42.0 points through 63.9% field goal shooting, 70.1% two-point field goal shooting, 50.0% three-point shooting, and 82.9% free-throw shooting; he also averaged 5.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game. His lowest-scoring game that week was on January 22 with 16 points in a comeback win over the Chicago Bulls, while his best scoring game happened on January 26 with 62 points scored in a crushing loss to the
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on a night that also saw Luka Dončić score 73 points in a win against the Atlanta Hawks, though Booker and the Suns would beat Dončić and the Mavericks on January 24 with Booker starting a streak of scoring over 40 points during that week (and by extension, continuing a streak that saw at least one Suns player scoring at least 40 points starting back on January 19 by Booker himself). Not only does this extend Booker's Player of the Week franchise record, but with Kevin Durant's Player of the Week honor from the prior week, it marked the first time that the Suns had players that won the award in back-to-back weeks since
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won the award on January 21 & 28, 2007. * Three days after winning his second Player of the Week Award of the season, Devin Booker won his third Player of the Month Award for his career on February 1, 2023 for his performances throughout January 2023. With him previously winning the honor for both February 2021 and the combined months of October & November 2022, Booker broke a previous six-way tie between himself, Charles Barkley, Kevin Johnson (basketball), Kevin Johnson, Shawn Marion,
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, and Amar'e Stoudemire to become the sole franchise leader for most of these honors held in franchise history. Throughout the 16 games played in January 2023, Booker averaged 30.0 points on 53.9% field goal shooting and 40.0% three-point shooting, 6.3 assists, and 4.3 rebounds per game to give the Suns an 11-5 record for the month and help improve their standings by February 2024 after ending December 2023 with a barely above-average 17-15 record. Booker also achieved records previously held by Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain during the team's seven-game road stretch that month.


All-Star

* On January 25, 2024, Kevin Durant was voted by the NBA and its fans as one of the five Western Conference starters (and one of three frontcourt starters) for the 2024 NBA All-Star Game. This ties him for All-Star nods at seventh overall with 14 total All-Star selections in NBA history alongside other NBA greats like Jerry West, Michael Jordan, Karl Malone, and Dirk Nowitzki. This is also his first official selection to the All-Star Game as a starter while with the Phoenix Suns properly (while he joined the team last season, he officially made the 2023 NBA All-Star Game as a member of the Brooklyn Nets, plus he did not play at the event properly that year), thus making him the franchise's first official All-Star starter since
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and Amar'e Stoudemire were both named starters in 2010. Durant would get 18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals in 24:51 of action as a starter in an unprecedented 211–186 defeat for the Western Conference. * Less than a week later, on the same day Devin Booker won the Player of the Month Award for January 2023, on February 1, Devin Booker was also named one of the seven All-Star reserve players (as determined by the NBA's head coaches) for the Western Conference in the 2024 NBA All-Star Game. This not only became his fourth All-Star appearance in the last five seasons, but he joins Connie Hawkins, Paul Westphal, Charles Barkley, Shawn Marion, Amar'e Stoudemire, Walter Davis, and
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as the only Suns players to have at least four All-Star selections while with the franchise. Booker would get 15 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals in 19:05 of action off the bench for the Western Conference 211–186 defeat to the Eastern Conference.


Season

* Grayson Allen finished the season as the season leader in three-point shooting percentage with 46.1% three-pointers made. He became the second Suns player behind Craig Hodges (and first player to be with the team throughout an entire season) to lead the NBA in three-point field goal shooting percentages in a season with 445 three-point field goal attempts.


Records

* On March 3, 2024,
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tied a 21st century record for most rebounds in one game in NBA history (set by Kevin Love in 2010) with 31 rebounds in a 118–110 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. He set this new career-high a day after being injured during the previous night's game by a bump with his teammate,
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. * On April Fools' Day, April 1, 2024, Devin Booker recorded his third straight game of scoring over 50 points against the
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, this time scoring 52 points (including recording a new career-high eight three-pointers made) in a 124–111 win after previously scoring 52 earlier in the season on January 19, 2024 in a 123–109 win at New Orleans and scoring 58 last season on December 17, 2022 in a 118–114 win in Phoenix. He would tie Wilt Chamberlain's record of three straight games of over 50 points in games with the Philadelphia Warriors against the
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early in the 1961–62 NBA season, 1961–62 season as the only other player to record such a feat in the NBA against one specific opponent. * Devin Booker and Kevin Durant would be the third pair of teammates in NBA history (and the first pair of non-
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teammates) to average over 27 points per game throughout an entire season, joining the likes of Shaquille O'Neal and
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during the 2000–01 & 2002–03 seasons and Elgin Baylor and Jerry West during the 1964–65 season.


Team records

* On January 5, 2024, Grayson Allen tied former Suns players Quentin Richardson, Channing Frye, Aron Baynes, Cameron Johnson, and
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for the franchise record of most three-pointers made in a single game with 9 made in a 113–97 win over the Miami Heat. ** Eleven days later, Grayson Allen tied the record with 9 three-pointers made for 27 points scored in a historic game where the Suns had a 22-point fourth quarter comeback and a 32–8 comeback stretch late in the game to upset the Sacramento Kings to win 119–117 at home. ** On March 20, 2024, Grayson Allen had his third game of the season where he tied the franchise record of 9 three-pointers made with 32 points made in a 115–102 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in a night that also saw Kevin Durant surpass former Suns player Shaquille O'Neal for the 8th-most points scored in the NBA and saw Isaiah Thomas officially return to the Suns. * On January 21, 2024, Kevin Durant became the first player in franchise history to score 40 points in a game while not recording a single free-throw attempt. * On March 3, 2024,
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broke the franchise record for most rebounds grabbed in a single game for the Suns with 31 in a 118–110 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The previous franchise record was 27 set by Tyson Chandler in January 2016.


Milestones

* On Halloween, October 31, 2023, Kevin Durant passed Hakeem Olajuwon to become 12th on the List of NBA career scoring leaders, NBA's all-time scoring list. Durant scored a team-high 26 points that night in an upset 115–114 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. * On November 21, 2023, Kevin Durant passed Elvin Hayes for 11th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list. Durant scored 31 points during an In-Season Tournament match where they won 120–107 over Deandre Ayton and the Portland Trail Blazers. * On December 1, 2023, Kevin Durant passed Moses Malone to enter the top 10 in the all-time scoring list. Durant recorded a double-double of 30 points and 11 assists that night in a 119–111 loss to the defending champion Denver Nuggets. * On February 23, 2024, Kevin Durant passed Carmelo Anthony for 9th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list. Durant surpassed Anthony around the start of the fourth quarter with a free-throw, later finishing the night with a double-double of 28 points and 11 rebounds in a 114–110 loss to the
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that also saw his teammate,
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, get season-highs of 25 points and 14 rebounds off the bench that same game. *On March 20, 2024, Kevin Durant surpassed former Suns player Shaquille O'Neal to finish the season in 8th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list. Durant would surpass O'Neal with a midrange jumpshot at 10:22 in the third quarter and later finish the night with 22 points scored in a 115–102 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on a night that also saw Grayson Allen tie his personal record (and franchise record) for most three-pointers made in a single game for a third game this season and saw the official return of Isaiah Thomas with the Suns.


Team milestones

* On February 13, 2024, Devin Booker surpassed long-time Suns center Alvan Adams to become the second-highest scoring Suns player in franchise history, reaching a milestone high of 13,918 points at the end of the Suns' 130–125 win over the Sacramento Kings. He would first tie Adams' mark by hitting a game-changing shot that gave Phoenix the lead for good with 2:37 left in the fourth quarter before expanding the team's lead moments later with another mid-range jumpshot to surpass Adams with 2:16 left in the game.


Injuries/Personal missed games

* - Number of games lost during the NBA Playoffs.


Player statistics


Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", , 75 , , 74 , , 33.5 , , .499 , , .461 , , .878 , , 3.9 , , 3.0 , , .9 , , .6 , , 13.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 16 , , 0 , , 7.1 , , .696 , , , , .231 , , 2.0 , , .2 , , .1 , , .4 , , 2.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 39 , , 8 , , 15.3 , , .427 , , .313 , , .722 , , 2.6 , , .9 , , .6 , , .5 , , 4.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 53 , , 53 , , 33.3 , , .513 , , .430 , , .813 , , 4.4 , , 5.0 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , 18.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 43 , , 0 , , 10.9 , , .616 , , .423 , , .789 , , 3.2 , , .4 , , .2 , , .6 , , 5.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 68 , , 68 , , 36.0 , , .492 , , .364 , , .886 , , 4.5 , , 6.9 , , .9 , , .4 , , 27.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 75 , , 75 , , 37.2 , , .523 , , .413 , , .856 , , 6.6 , , 5.0 , , .9 , , 1.2 , , 27.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 75 , , 6 , , 15.6 , , .601 , , 1.000 , , .774 , , 4.3 , , .8 , , .4 , , .8 , , 5.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 40 , , 0 , , 14.0 , , .389 , , .288 , , .862 , , 2.9 , , 2.0 , , .6 , , .2 , , 5.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 68 , , 24 , , 27.8 , , .443 , , .378 , , .797 , , 1.8 , , 2.0 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , 11.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 24 , , 0 , , 7.7 , , .364 , , .125 , , .744 , , 1.3 , , 1.3 , , .3 , , .1 , , 3.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 45 , , 2 , , 10.2 , , .460 , , .300 , , .850 , , 1.7 , , .5 , , .2 , , .2 , , 3.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 4 , , 0 , , 3.3 , , .250 , , , , 1.000 , , .3 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , 1.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 37 , , 5 , , 12.1 , , .508 , , .294 , , .884 , , 3.0 , , .5 , , .5 , , .2 , , 5.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 76 , , 76 , , 27.3 , , .510 , , .244 , , .640 , , 11.0 , , 4.0 , , 1.1 , , 1.1 , , 10.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 30 , , 8 , , 25.1 , , .411 , , .376 , , .692 , , 5.2 , , 2.7 , , .9 , , .5 , , 8.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 60 , , 11 , , 16.0 , , .417 , , .309 , , .745 , , 2.6 , , 1.1 , , .8 , , .4 , , 4.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 17 , , 0 , , 3.7 , , .435 , , .125 , , 1.000 , , .6 , , .2 , , .1 , , .0 , , 1.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 6 , , 0 , , 3.2 , , .300 , , .500 , , , , .0 , , .5 , , .0 , , .0 , , 1.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 4 , , 0 , , 4.0 , , .167 , , .250 , , , , 1.3 , , .3 , , .5 , , .0 , , .8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 29 , , 0 , , 13.2 , , .361 , , .320 , , .667 , , 1.6 , , .3 , , .3 , , .2 , , 3.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 10 , , 0 , , 8.9 , , .524 , , .000 , , .333 , , 2.8 , , .7 , , .5 , , .2 , , 2.3


Playoffs

, - , style="text-align:left;", , 2 , , 2 , , 21.5 , , .200 , , .200 , , 1.000 , , 4.0 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , .0 , , 3.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 4 , , 4 , , 38.5 , , .441 , , .435 , , .800 , , 2.8 , , 4.5 , , .8 , , .3 , , 16.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 3 , , 0 , , 4.3 , , .333 , , , , , , 1.3 , , .0 , , .3 , , .0 , , .7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 4 , , 4 , , 41.5 , , .492 , , .350 , , .951 , , 3.3 , , 6.0 , , 1.8 , , .3 , , 27.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 4 , , 4 , , 42.0 , , .552 , , .417 , , .824 , , 6.5 , , 3.3 , , .5 , , 1.5 , , 26.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 3 , , 0 , , 12.3 , , .583 , , , , 1.000 , , 1.3 , , .0 , , .7 , , .3 , , 5.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 4 , , 0 , , 29.5 , , .321 , , .412 , , .875 , , 1.8 , , 1.3 , , 1.3 , , .5 , , 8.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 4 , , 0 , , 3.5 , , .600 , , .333 , , , , .3 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , 1.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 4 , , 4 , , 26.0 , , .500 , , .000 , , .455 , , 8.3 , , 2.8 , , 1.5 , , 1.5 , , 7.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 4 , , 2 , , 26.0 , , .318 , , .333 , , , , 4.8 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , .0 , , 5.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 4 , , 0 , , 7.3 , , .556 , , .333 , , .500 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , .5 , , .0 , , 3.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 2 , , 0 , , 1.5 , , , , , , , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 1 , , 0 , , 4.0 , , .000 , , .000 , , , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 1 , , 0 , , 4.0 , , , , , , , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0


Transactions


Trades


Free agency


Re-signed


Additions


Subtractions


References

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