The 2020–21 Phoenix Suns season was their 53rd season as a franchise in the

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(NBA), as well as their 28th season at the

Footprint Center The PHX Arena (formerly America West Arena, US Airways Center, Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix Suns Arena and Footprint Center) is a multi-purpose arena in Phoenix, Arizona. It opened under the name America West Arena on June 6, 1992, at ...

. The Suns achieved their first winning season since the 2013–14 season after a 134–106 win over the

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on April 10, 2021. The Suns then clinched a playoff berth for the first time since

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following a 109–101 win over the

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on April 28, 2021.Paul's clutch play clinches Suns' 1st playoff appearance since 2010 (Suns beat Clippers, clinch first playoff spot in 11 years)
/ref> They also clinched the Pacific Division for the first time since

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. They finished 51–21, with a winning percentage that, in a full 82-game season, would be equivalent to 58 wins. In the first round, the Suns defeated the No. 7 seeded and defending

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in six games and the No. 3 seeded

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in four games in the Western Conference semifinals. The Phoenix Suns defeated the No. 4 seeded

(

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's former team) in the Western Conference finals in six games to advance to their first

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appearance in 28 years. However, they lost to the

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in six games despite taking a 2–0 lead. As of 2025,

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is the only remaining player that remains on the Suns from the 2020-21 roster.

Off-season

Draft

Coaching changes

On September 8, 2020, nearly two months after firing

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and Larry Greer during the

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period (which led to Larry joining his older brother Andy on the

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as assistant coaches there soon afterward), the Suns hired former

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player development coach

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as one of the incoming assistant coach replacements, taking on Steve Blake's apparent position with the team. In addition to that move, their Director of Athletic Performance, Daniel Bove, announced his hiring by the

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for that exact position there on his

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account after helping the team go undefeated in the

. Five days after the announced signing, the

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announced the hiring of assistant coach

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going forward for this season, leaving Phoenix to search for his replacement.Grizzlies hire Suns assistant Darko Rajakovic as an assistant coach
/ref> On October 9, the Suns hired former

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assistant coach Kevin Young (who was an assistant alongside

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during his time in Philadelphia and was once considered a head coach candidate for the 76ers) as their second (and final) new assistant coach hiring of the season, replacing Rajaković's position going forward.

Front office changes

On July 31, 2020, in a period that would normally be considered a part of this season before the

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began, the Suns fired 30 different employees for varying reasons that affected overall team performance, especially by being considered either redundant or outdated for the team.Suns confirm staff layoffs on heels of selling Northern Arizona G League team
/ref> Four months later, on

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2020, Suns co-owner

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passed away at 76 years old due to complications relating to

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, though his passing wasn't confirmed by the team until November 2. During the start of the free agency period on November 20, NBA officials confirmed that 30 more Suns employees were

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ed, with many of those employees that are still with the organization having to take a 5%-20% pay cut for this season, both of which were due to the economic impact of the

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.Phoenix Suns having employees take 20% pay cuts, furloughs amid pandemic's impact, officials confirm
/ref>

Roster

Preseason

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3,280 ( Limited Seating) , 41–16 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 58 , April 21 , @

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Playoffs

Game log

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17,397 , 2–4

Standings

Division

Conference

Notes * z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs * y – Clinched division title * x – Clinched playoff spot * * – Division leader

Awards

Week/Month

won his first ever Player of the Week award for his production from February 8–14, 2021 on February 15 with 32.8 points on 56.3% field goal shooting, 47.6% three-point shooting, and 80.8% free-throw shooting, as well as 5.3 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game in four home games played in that time, winning all four of their games in the process there. He also became the first Suns player to win such an award since

Goran Dragić Goran Dragić (born 6 May 1986) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Dragon", he played professional basketball in Slovenia and Spain before entering the NBA in 2008. Dragić also played for the Phoenix Suns, Miam ...

on the week of January 27–February 2, 2014. *

was later named as a nominee for Player of the Week in the Western Conference for his production from February 15–21, 2021, with that award being given to

Damian Lillard Damian Lamonte Ollie Lillard Sr. (born July 15, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Dame Time", he played college basketball for the Weber State Wi ...

that week. *

won his second Player of the Week award in three weeks, this time getting only a 3–1 record for the week of February 22–28, 2021, but averaging 33.0 points (including a season-high 43 points on February 28) on 53.8% field goal shooting and 4.3 assists in 32.3 minutes of action per game that week. Booker not only was the first Suns player since

Amar'e Stoudemire Amar'e Carsares Stoudemire (born November 16, 1982) is an American-Israeli professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as a player development assistant for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NB ...

in the 2007–08 season (their last season they started a season with a 22–11 quality record) to earn the honor in multiple weeks of a season, but also was the first player to win the honor twice in a quick enough manner since

Steve Nash Stephen John Nash (born 7 February 1974) is a Canadian professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 18 seasons in the NBA, ...

in January 2007. **A day after getting that Player of the Week Award, on March 2,

won his first ever Player of the Month award for his work throughout the month of February, helping lead the Suns to a 12–3 record that month, their highest total wins ever in that month, and the most games they had won in a month since March 2010. As the 14th Suns player to ever win that award, as well as the first since

back in that same March 2010 period, Booker led the entire Western Conference with 27.9 points on 52.3% field goal shooting, 39.3% three-point shooting, and 85.2% free-throw shooting, 4.5 assists, and 3.7 rebounds per game. *

was also nominated for Coach of the Month for February, though that award went to

Quin Snyder Quin Price Snyder (born October 30, 1966) is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After being named a McDonald's All American as a high school player i ...

for the second time this season due to the Suns' extra loss that month. *After only being nominated for the Coach of the Month for February, head coach

won his second ever Coach of the Month award (first winning that honor over a decade ago in January 2011 with the

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back when

was there) and his first ever with the Suns for the month of March on

April 1 Events Pre-1600 * 527 – Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne. * 1081 – Alexios I Komnenos overthrows the Byzantine emperor Nikephoros III Botaneiates, and, after his tro ...

, edging out the honor over

Michael Malone Michael Malone (born September 15, 1971) is an American professional basketball coach who most recently served as the head coach for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently an analyst for ESPN. He had a ...

, who coached his

squad to a similar 11–3 record that month. While their records that month were similar, what separated them in the end was not only Williams' four-game winning streak ending March for the Suns, but also their better overall record, with Phoenix in the Top 10 for both offense and defense by that point for the first time since their 1997–98 season. Not only was Williams named the first Suns head coach to be named Coach of the Month since former Suns player

Jeff Hornacek Jeffrey John Hornacek (; born May 3, 1963) is an American professional basketball coach and a former player who is a coaching consultant for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously was the head coach for both the ...

won it in December 2013, but he also joined

Alvin Gentry Alvin Harris Gentry (born November 5, 1954) is an American professional basketball executive who is the vice president of basketball engagement for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A former basketball player and ...

(twice),

Mike D'Antoni Michael Andrew D'Antoni (born May 8, 1951) is an American-Italian professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as a coaching advisor for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). While h ...

(four different times), former Suns player Frank Johnson,

Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor The Ring of Honor is an award given to prominent players and employees of the professional basketball team, the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Awardees are selected to recognize the significant role the individual has ha ...

member and Hall of Famer (as a former player)

Paul Westphal Paul Douglas Westphal (November 30, 1950 – January 2, 2021) was an American basketball player and coach. Westphal played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1972 to 1984. Playing the guard position, he won an NBA championship wi ...

, and fellow

member

Cotton Fitzsimmons Lowell Gibbs "Cotton" Fitzsimmons (October 7, 1931 – July 24, 2004) was an American college and NBA basketball coach. A native of Bowling Green, Missouri, he attended and played basketball at Hannibal-LaGrange Junior College in Hannibal, ...

(three different times) as the only other Suns coaches to win the honor since it was first introduced.

All-Star

– 11th

– 2nd All-Star Game replacement for

Anthony Davis Anthony Marshon Davis Jr. (born March 11, 1993), nicknamed "AD" and "the Brow", is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Davis, a Power forward (basketball), power f ...

Records

*On February 19 & 20, 2021, the Suns became the first team to have consecutive games of at least 35 assists with over 20 three-point shots made their in road wins over the

and

from that time (38 assists over 22 3's from New Orleans, 35 assists over 24 3's from Memphis). *In the

2021 NBA All-Star Game The 2021 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game played on March 7, 2021, during the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2020–21 season. It was the 70th edition of the NBA All-Star Game, and was hosted at State Farm Arena in A ...

on March 7,

broke

Magic Johnson Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. Often regarded as the greatest point guard of all time, Johnson List of NBA players who have spent their entire career w ...

's All-Star record for career assists in All-Star games, getting 16 assists that night for 128 total assists in the All-Star games Paul's played in.Chris Paul passes Magic Johnson for career All-Star Game assists record
/ref> *On March 21,

became the third player in NBA history to reach 10,000 assists and 2,000 steals in their careers, joining only

John Stockton John Houston Stockton (born March 26, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player. Regarded as one of the great point guards of all time, he spent his entire NBA career (1984–2003) with the Utah Jazz, and the team made the pla ...

and former Suns player

Jason Kidd Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the List of current NBA head coaches, head coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regar ...

in the Suns' 111–94 win over the defending champion

. *On April 2,

became the third-fastest player to reach 2,000 rebounds and 500 three-pointers in his career at 336 games, only being slower than both

Paul George Paul Clifton Anthony George (born May 2, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "PG-13", he is a nine-time NBA All-Star and six-time member of the ...

at 326 games and

Paul Pierce Paul Anthony Pierce (born October 13, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player. He played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), predominantly with the Boston Celtics. As of September 2024, he is a contributo ...

at 310 games in the Suns' 140–103 win over the

Oklahoma City Thunder The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City. The Thunder compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division (NBA), Northwest Division of the Western Confer ...

. *Ten days later, the Suns not only broke a franchise record for most three-pointers in a quarter with 12 in the second quarter, but they also tied an overall record for most three-pointers made in a half with 18 total against the

Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA) ...

.Suns set NBA record for most made 3s in a quarter in win over Rockets
/ref> *After surpassing

Maurice Cheeks Maurice Edward Cheeks (born September 8, 1956) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as assistant coach for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also served as head coach of ...

to reach the Top 5 in all-time steals on April 13,

surpassed

to reach the Top 5 in all-time assists less than a week later on April 19. As such, Paul joined

and former Suns player

as the only players to reach the Top 5 in both milestones throughout their entire NBA careers.

Team records

*With 38 assists in his first four games with the Suns on December 23–29, 2020,

broke

Stephon Marbury Stephon Xavier Marbury (born February 20, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who was also the head coach for the Beijing Royal Fighters of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) from 2019–2023. After his freshman year ...

's record for the most assists held in their first four games with the franchise. *The 48 three-point attempts the Suns had on December 29, 2020, in their 111–86 win against the

was the highest amount of three-point attempts in a game for the franchise's history.Final Score: Phoenix Suns blast New Orleans Pelicans, 111-86
/ref> *With only 3 turnovers given up by the Suns' players to the

Indiana Pacers The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Pacers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Ea ...

on January 9 (one from

, one from

Cameron Johnson Cameron Jordan Johnson (born March 3, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball, Pittsburgh ...

, and one overall for the team by a shot clock violation in the third quarter), Phoenix tied a team record for fewest turnovers in a single game with their 125–117 win in Indiana. **The Suns later tied that record once again on April 10 with 3 turnovers in their 134–106 win over the

at home. *From

January 18 Events Pre-1600 * 474 – Seven-year-old Leo II succeeds his maternal grandfather Leo I as Byzantine emperor. He dies ten months later. * 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople fail. * 1126 – Emperor Huizong abdicates the C ...

to February 1, 2021,

had a modern-day franchise record-high eight straight games with at least 13 rebounds grabbed in each game played. *Their 41–12 fourth quarter finish on February 19, 2021, to win 132–114 against the

tied a franchise record for the biggest point differential for any quarter at the time, as well as became their best fourth quarter in franchise history. *The 22 three-pointers the Suns had on February 19 against the Pelicans also tied a franchise record for most three-point shots made in a regular season game, which was first set on November 14, 2010 in a win against the

. **The Suns then broke that record a day later with 24 three-pointers made in a 128–97 win over the

. The Suns' games from February 19 & 20, 2021 against New Orleans and Memphis were also the first time in franchise history the Suns had back-to-back games with 20+ three-point shots made in a row. *With a 65–34 lead at halftime on February 20 against the

, this became their best lead by halftime on the road in franchise history. *On March 21,

became the oldest player in franchise history to get a triple-double at 35 years old with 13 assists, 11 points, and 10 rebounds in a 111–94 win against the (admittedly shorthanded)

. He is also 535 points away from being the first NBA player to put up 20,000 points and 10,000 assists in the NBA as of that date. *The 43–13 first quarter the Suns had on April 2 against the

is now not only the highest lead total the Suns ever recorded in the first quarter of a game, but also the largest positive point differential for a quarter in franchise history; the game eventually ended with a 140–103 win over the Thunder. *With 12 three-pointers made in the second quarter of their April 12 game against the

, they not only set a record for most three-pointers made in a quarter, but they also tied a record set earlier in the first half of the season by the

Utah Jazz The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. Since the 1991–92 season, the ...

for most three-pointers made in a half with 18 total. **The Suns later broke the record for most three-pointers made in a game that night after twice setting it earlier this season with 25 total three-pointers in their final win over the

for this season (this time being at home).Recap: Suns set world on fire from deep, down Rockets 126-120
/ref>

Milestones

reached 19,004 career points in the NBA with 13 points scored in a 109–103 win over one of Paul's old teams, the

, on January 20, 2021. He is now the 60th player in league history to reach the 19,000 points barrier for the NBA. He also tied

Dale Ellis Dale Ellis (born August 6, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). At various points in his career, Ellis held the record for the most career 3-point field goals made, u ...

' position for the All-Time Leading Scorers list that night. **The next game he played, he not only surpassed Ellis, but also tied

Reggie Theus Reginald Wayne Theus (born October 13, 1957) is an American basketball coach and former player. He played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he was a two-time NBA All-Star. He is currently the men's basketball head co ...

on the list with 11 points against the

. The next night after that, he surpassed Theus on the list properly with 21 points against Denver, though both games ended in losses to the Nuggets in overtime thrillers. *On February 7, 2021,

scored 15 points to overtake former Suns player and Hall of Famer

Gail Goodrich Gail Charles Goodrich Jr. (born April 23, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is best known for scoring a then record 42 points for UCLA in the 1965 NCAA championship game vs ...

as the 57th best scorer in league history in a 100–91 win over the

Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NBA), Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), ...

. **In the next game Paul was eligible to play in, on February 10, he scored 28 points to overtake former Suns player and current, longtime Suns broadcaster Eddie Johnson as the 56th best scorer in league history during a thrilling 125–124 win over the

. *On February 16,

overtook Hall of Fame center

Bob Lanier Robert Jerry Lanier Jr. (September 10, 1948 – May 10, 2022) was an American professional basketball player. He played center (basketball), center for the Detroit Pistons and the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). L ...

with an early basket and a foul three-point play at 10:01 in the first quarter to become the 55th best scorer in NBA history against the

Brooklyn Nets The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NBA), ...

. He eventually ended the night with 29 points in an unfortunate 128–124 loss there. *On February 20,

overtook Hall of Fame legend

Oscar Robertson Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938), nicknamed "the Big O", is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Robertson played ...

on the NBA's career assist leaders list with 6 assists (3rd done in the second quarter) in their 128–97 win against the

.Chris Paul surpasses Oscar Robertson for 6th in career assists
/ref> This came a day after he put up a season-high 19 assists in a 132–114 win with a surprise in the fourth quarter over the

. Two days after surpassing Oscar Robertson, Chris Paul cracked the 9,900 assists barrier with 9 total in a 132–100 win at home against the

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. *On March 18,

overtook one-time former Suns player

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, first by tying him with an early two-point basket with 9:14 in the first quarter and then by overtaking Crawford with in the second quarter with a long, mid-range jump shot with 11:04 in the second quarter to become the 54th best scorer in NBA history against the

. Paul eventually ended the night with 17 points in an upset loss that night. *Three days later, on March 21,

not only became the sixth player to crack 10,000 assists in the NBA with an alley-oop slam dunk pass to

with 7:09 left in the third quarter, but he also overtook

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to become the 53rd best scorer in NBA history with two free-throws made over a minute later with 6:03 left there in their only regular season home game against the

. Paul later ended the night with a triple-double of 13 assists, 11 points, and 10 rebounds in a 111–94 win against the Lakers. *In his next game on March 23, Chris Paul tied future Hall of Fame point guard

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with only 8 points scored (along with 9 assists) in a 110–100 win over the

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as the 52nd best scorer in NBA history. **The next night, Paul (briefly) became the sole possessor of that spot in their match against the

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with a mid-range two-pointer at 9:51 early in the first quarter. Paul ended up with 23 points in a close 112–111 upset loss to the Magic. *Four days after that night in Orlando,

overtook

legend Walter Davis by scoring 7 points before halftime to become the 51st best scorer in NBA history. Paul ended that day with 16 points, including some clutch free-throws scored late in overtime, for a 101–97 win against the

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. That game also became their first overtime win of the season after going 0–3 earlier on in 2021. *On April 5, 2021,

surpassed former Suns player Clifford Robinson to reach the Top 50 in the

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by first tying him with 12 points scored with 8:17 in the third quarter and then surpassing him with free-throws made with 9:55 left in the fourth quarter on the road against one of his former teams, the

. He also ended the night with a double-double of 19 points and 11 assists alongside 4 steals in a tense 133–130 win over the Rockets. That not only made Paul the seventh player to reach 2,300 career steals, but he also became the fifth player in NBA history to reach 500 games with 10+ assists held in a career, joining Hall of Fame guards

, and former Suns players

and

. *A week later, on April 12,

ended up surpassing both Hall of Fame small forwards

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and

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to not only be the 49th best scorer in the

, but also to become the sixth best ball stealer in the

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respectively. He did it by first scoring an early three-pointer with 9:27 left in the first quarter to quickly surpass King and then first tying Pippen in steals with 6:50 in the first quarter, followed by surpassing Pippen in all-time steals with a second steal at 9:53 left in the third quarter during the Suns' final match of the season against the

. Paul later ended the night with a near double-double of nine points and ten assists alongside those two steals in their 126–120 home win against the Rockets. *A day after that, on April 13,

surpassed

to reach the Top 5 on the

. After getting his first steal that night in the middle of the first quarter, he tied Cheeks in steals with a steal by 7:13 left in the fourth quarter, followed by surpassing Cheeks with a late steal coming at 3:22 left in the game. He ended the night with those three steals alongside nine assists and five points in a 106–86 win over the defending Eastern Conference champion

at home. *On April 17,

became only the ninth player in NBA history to score over 9,000 points in the league before turning 25 years old by making two free-throws with 4:06 in the second quarter. He joined

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, and

as the only other players to achieve this feat. However, Booker only scored 15 points that night in a loss to the rivaling

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. He also became the fifth-youngest player in NBA history to reach over 9,000 points in NBA history, behind LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, and the late, great Kobe Bryant. *In their next game two days later,

surpassed legendary Hall of Fame

point guard

to reach the Top 5 in the

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by reaching his 10th assist of the night with a breakaway pass for a

slam dunk with 4:05 left in the fourth quarter in a tightly contested match against the

. He ended the night with 22 points, 13 assists, and 7 rebounds in a close 128–127 overtime win over the Bucks on the road.Chris Paul passes Magic Johnson for 5th place on NBA's all-time assist list
/ref> *In the game after that, on April 21,

surpassed Hall of Fame

point guard legend

to become 48th in the

, first tying and then surpassing Stockton early in the first quarter. Paul ended the game with a team-high 28 points and 8 assists in a close 116–113 win over the

in the second game of their five-game road trip in April.

Team milestones

*With their November 16, 2020 trade for

, this marked their fourth trade for an All-Star player after a prior season concluded, coming behind

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in 1979,

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in 1980, and

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in 1992.SUNS COMPLETE TRADE FOR CHRIS PAUL, ABDEL NADER
/ref> Paul was later named an All-Star for this season with the Suns, leading them to a 20–10 record at the time of the official All-Star roster announcements. *On December 27, 2020,

overtook both former teammate

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and then

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with six three-point shot attempts to now be in the Top 3 for three-point shot attempts in franchise history during their revenge road win over the

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. He also became the 12th player in franchise history to reach 2,000 free-throw attempts with only four attempts (three made) that night. *The Phoenix Suns began with a 3–1 start to a season for the first time since

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. **Similarly, by beating the

106–95 on December 31, 2020, and the

106–103 on January 1, 2021, the Suns began with a 5–1 start to their season (as well as to end 2020 and enter 2021) for the first time since the 2009–10 season. *With 25 points scored in a close 112–107 loss to the

on January 3, 2021,

surpassed

member Tom Chambers to become the 11th best scorer in franchise history. He also became the 12th Suns player in franchise history to reach 6,000 field goal attempts that night. *Their 7–3 start to this season is their best 10-game start to a season since the 2009–10 season. *Starting from January 18, 2021 and continuing until at least January 28,

joined

and his former rookie season teammate

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as the only Suns players in the last 30 seasons to have at least 13 rebounds in six straight games. With 17 rebounds against the

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on both January 30 and February 1, he later became the only Suns player in the last 30 seasons to achieve such results in eight straight games for a season. *On January 20,

became the first Suns player to get at least 25 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 blocks in a game since

on December 12, 2007 against the

. Ayton recorded 26 points, 17 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 3 assists in a 109–103 win over the

that night. *Also on January 20,

overtook Larry Nance Sr. in shot attempts with 18 attempts to be 11th in attempted shots for the Suns that day. *

's 14 assists in the first half on January 22 against the

was the most assists a Suns player has had in a half since

in 2007. He'd only get one more assist that night before losing that game in overtime. *Also on January 22,

became the 11th player in franchise history to score 8,000 points with the Suns in his career, scoring 31 that game to reach 8,003 overall points that night, only leaving overtime early due to a strained left hamstring. He also overtook

with 6/6 free-throws made that game to become the franchise's ninth-best free-throw scorer. *On February 1, 2021,

became the fourth Suns player (behind

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, and one-time former teammate

) to score 700 three-pointers with them, scoring four of them that night, including a clutch three-pointer with 1.5 seconds left near the end of their road rematch against the

to win 109–108 that night. *Two days after returning to action,

surpassed

member

in points scored with the Suns as the new tenth best scorer in franchise history on February 3. He scored his 2-point basket to overtake Thunder Dan with 2:49 left in the second quarter, eventually ending with 25 points in a 111–86 loss to the

. *On February 8,

became the third Suns player in franchise history (behind

members

and

) to reach 2,000 three-point shot attempts with the franchise, having 9 attempts that night in a 119–113 win over the

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. *Two days later, on February 10,

overtook

member Tom Chambers in the Top 10 for field goal attempts with the Suns, putting up 21 attempts in a close 125–124 win over the

that night. He also surpassed

to be 11th in free-throw attempts with 9 had (making the 7 necessary for the win) that night. *Excluding their

period, the Suns' 4-game winning streak (at home) on February 5–10, 2021 was their first 4-game winning streak since March 15–22, 2015. **With their 120–111 win on February 13 against the

and a 109–90 win against a severely undermanned

a day later on

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, excluding their run in the 2020 Bubble, this became their first 6-game winning streak since December 17–28, 2014. The Suns later matched that winning streak this season with wins from March 26-April 5, 2021. *On

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tied Hall of Famer and

member

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for the most free-throws made in franchise history with 6 free-throws made (out of 7 total) that night in their 109–90 win over the

. Booker also overtook Hall of Famer and

member

in the Top 10 for free-throw attempts held with the team, getting 7 attempts (and making only 6 of them) that night. **A day later, he later became the sole holder of the eighth-best free-throw scorer in franchise history mark for a good while with 4 free-throws made in an upset 128–124 loss to the

to end their 7-game homestand. *

's 19 assists he had on February 19, 2021, in a 132–114 upset win against the

was the highest amount of assists a Suns player had in a game since

's 18 from February 19, 2013 (and before that, since

's 19 on December 15, 2010 (or 20 on March 22, 2011)). *The 30+ point wins on February 20 against the

and February 22 against the

was the first time the Suns have had consecutive 30+ point wins in a season since April 15 & 17, 1989. It also became the third time in the franchise's history that the Suns blew out consecutive opponents by 30 or more points in a season, with the first time being on December 4 & 5, 1971 against the

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. *Also on February 22,

became the first Suns player to score over 30 points on 70% field goal shooting, 100% three-point shooting, and 100% free-throw shooting since

member Kevin Johnson did it on November 9, 1993 against the

. *Two days later, on February 24,

overtook

member Tom Chambers as the 11th best field goal scorer in franchise history with 13 shots made in a close 124–121 loss at home against the

. *The Suns started out their first 30 games in a season with a 20–10 record for the first time since the 2007–08 season. **Later entering the All-Star Weekend, they led the Pacific Division and were at least second in their conference by that time for the first time since the 2006–07 season. *On March 2, 2021,

surpassed former power forward Larry Nance Sr. as the newest, ninth best scorer in franchise history with 17 points scored before being controversially ejected with 7:10 left in the third quarter under a 114–104 win over the defending champion

. *

later reached his 100th 30+ point game of his career with a 35-point performance in a 127–121 win against the

on March 11. *On March 13,

tied

member

in the Top 10 for most baskets made with the Suns, scoring nine that night to match 2,947 baskets made for Phoenix during their 122–111 loss to the

. **Two days later, Booker became the sole holder of the 10th best field goal scorer in franchise history with 10 made in a 122–99 win over the

. *On March 24,

became the 10th player in franchise history to reach 3,000 baskets made with the Suns, scoring 9 total in a 112–111 upset loss to the

. *Two days later, on March 26,

surpassed Larry Nance Sr. as the ninth-best attempted free-throw shooter in franchise history by getting two crucial free-throws made with 2.2 seconds remaining in their 104–100 win over the

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at the

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. *Their March 26 win against the Toronto Raptors in Tampa Bay also was the first time they reached 30 wins in a season without something like the

being involved since their 2014–15 season, with that also being their last season where they reached that mark with a winning record, with or without that NBA Bubble. That win also began a seven-game winning streak for the Suns this season, their first outside of the

since the 2009–10 season. *Two days after that, on March 28,

surpassed former teammate

for the 3rd most three-point shots made in franchise history with four three-pointers made in a 101–97 overtime win over the

at the end of their four-game road trip that also started with the

. He also overtook

member

in the Top 10 for field goal attempts with the Suns with 26 that day, reaching 6,665 total shot attempts and counting afterward. *With their overtime win against Charlotte on March 28, the Suns also had a record where they were 17 games over .500 for the first time since March 19, 2010. It was since later expanded to 22 games over .500 with close home wins over the

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and

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to end the month of March and wild wins over the

, and

(in overtime) to start out April. Soon afterward, they went over the 24 games over .500 barrier that season's Suns team had with home wins over the

, and

after losing on the road to the

. *On April 5,

surpassed

member Tom Chambers as the seventh-best free-throw shooter in franchise history with 8 key free-throws made (out of 9 total) in a tense 133–130 win against the

. *With a 117–113 overtime win at home over the top ranked

on April 7, excluding the

period, the Suns got their first 7-game winning streak since when they had a 10-game winning streak from March 14-April 2, 2010. *A day later, on April 8,

surpassed

member

as the newest sixth-best free-throw shooter in franchise history with 12 free-throws (out of 14 total) made in a 113–103 road loss to the

. *With the Suns' 134–106 win over the

at home two days later, they officially had their first winning season since their 2013–14 season. On that night,

also overtook

member

to reach the Top 10 in assists for the franchise's history with 6 total assists that game, reaching 1,827 overall assists from that point in time. *With a 122–114 win over the

at home on April 15, the Suns officially got their first winning season of 40+ games since their 2013–14 season. It also gave the Suns their first 10-game winning streak at home for the first time since their home games played during the period of October 30-December 19, 2009 over a decade ago after starting out with a payback win over the

on March 19 which also saw coach

getting ejected that night in March. Furthermore, with a 40–15 record, it also gave Phoenix their best start for a season after 55 games played since the 2006–07 season. *In their next game, on April 17,

became the ninth Suns player in franchise history to score over 9,000 points with the team, hitting that mark with two free-throws made with 4:06 in the second quarter that night against the

. However, he ended the night with only 15 points in a loss to the Spurs that time. *Two days later, on April 19, the Suns got their first season of 41+ wins (which signifies an average record, at worst, for a normal NBA season) since their 2013–14 season. This time, the Suns got their 41st win in a tense 128–127 overtime win over the

on the road, which also saw

make only half of his free-throws near the end of the game to win by one on purpose this time around as opposed to winning that way unintentionally against the Bucks earlier in this season at home. *Two days after that, on April 21, the Suns guaranteed themselves their first season of 42 or more wins in a season (indicating an above-average record in a regular 82-game NBA season) since the 2013–14 season. Like their previous game, their 116–113 win over the

on the road also ended with the Suns making only half of their free-throws with less than a second left in the game, though this time it was

shooting and it ended with a near buzzer-beating heave by

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from close to full-court range. Also on that day,

overtook

member

in three-point shot attempts in franchise history with three failed three-point attempts that game, now being behind only

Hall of Fame point guard

there with his 2,417 three-point shot attempts. *In their next game only a day later,

tied

member

for free-throw attempts with only 4 total free-throw attempts in their 99–86 road loss to the

. **Three days later,

not only surpassed

with a defensive three-second lane violation technical free-throw late in the first quarter, but also surpassed fellow

member Tom Chambers with two free-throws late in the first quarter to become 7th in free-throw attempts with the franchise by getting 9 total attempts in their rematch against the

. He also became the sixth player in franchise history to reach 2,000 free-throws made with them, scoring 8 out of 9 total in a 128–119 loss to the Nets. *On April 26, in Phoenix's last game of their five-game road trip for April,

officially surpassed

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to be ninth in assists throughout the franchise's history with 3 total assists against the

. Booker first tied Humphries with an assist to

at 4:40 in the third quarter to catch up against New York and then overtook him with an assist to

for 3 with 9:40 in the fourth quarter to begin a 10-2 scoring run to help the Suns get a 118–110 win over the Knicks to end that road trip with a winning record. *On April 28, 2021, the Suns officially broke their decade-long playoff drought, ending it by officially entering the

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with a 109–101 win at home over the

. Also on that night,

became the ninth player in franchise history to have over 7,000 field goal attempts with the team, having 19 attempts (with 9 shots made) for 21 points that night.Phoenix Suns Career Leaders , Basketball-Reference.com
/ref>

Player statistics

Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", , 72 , , 72 , , 32.6 , , .543 , , .425 , , .840 , , 4.3 , , 2.1 , , 1.1 , , .9 , , 13.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 70 , , 70 , , 31.4 , , .499 , , .395 , , .934 , , 4.5 , , 8.9 , , 1.4 , , .3 , , 16.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 69 , , 69 , , 30.7 , , .626 , , .200 , , .769 , , 10.5 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , 1.2 , , 14.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 67 , , 67 , , 33.9 , , .484 , , .340 , , .867 , , 4.2 , , 4.3 , , .8 , , .2 , , 25.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 60 , , 42 , , 27.5 , , .404 , , .389 , , .760 , , 4.7 , , 2.1 , , .8 , , .5 , , 10.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 60 , , 11 , , 24.0 , , .420 , , .349 , , .847 , , 3.3 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , .3 , , 9.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 60 , , 1 , , 18.0 , , .484 , , .440 , , .893 , , 2.4 , , 3.6 , , .6 , , .3 , , 8.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 60 , , 1 , , 12.0 , , .422 , , .371 , , .571 , , 1.5 , , 1.2 , , .5 , , .2 , , 4.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 50 , , 4 , , 17.4 , , .447 , , .348 , , .848 , , 3.8 , , 1.3 , , .6 , , .1 , , 8.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 47 , , 13 , , 15.2 , , .471 , , .365 , , .617 , , 4.0 , , 1.7 , , .3 , , .4 , , 6.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 40 , , 0 , , 11.0 , , .449 , , .424 , , .957 , , 1.1 , , .7 , , .2 , , .0 , , 4.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 32 , , 8 , , 18.8 , , .503 , , .369 , , .800 , , 4.8 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , .6 , , 7.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 27 , , 1 , , 14.4 , , .455 , , .314 , , .857 , , 1.7 , , 1.5 , , .6 , , .2 , , 4.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 27 , , 1 , , 5.8 , , .440 , , .235 , , .714 , , 1.4 , , .1 , , .0 , , .2 , , 2.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 24 , , 0 , , 14.8 , , .491 , , .419 , , .757 , , 2.6 , , .8 , , .4 , , .4 , , 6.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 15 , , 0 , , 3.1 , , .250 , , .222 , , .500 , , .7 , , .4 , , .0 , , .1 , , .6 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 14 , , 0 , , 6.7 , , .500 , , .000 , , .545 , , 1.3 , , .3 , , .1 , , .4 , , 1.6

Playoffs

, - , style="text-align:left;", , 22 , , 22 , , 40.4 , , .447 , , .321 , , .905 , , 5.6 , , 4.5 , , .8 , , .2 , , 27.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 22 , , 22 , , 36.4 , , .658 , , , , .736 , , 11.8 , , 1.1 , , .8 , , 1.1 , , 15.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 22 , , 22 , , 33.1 , , .413 , , .380 , , .886 , , 6.1 , , 1.9 , , .9 , , .8 , , 10.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 22 , , 22 , , 32.1 , , .484 , , .368 , , .893 , , 4.3 , , 1.6 , , 1.0 , , .7 , , 11.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 22 , , 2 , , 19.0 , , .425 , , .362 , , .889 , , 2.5 , , 3.2 , , .8 , , .5 , , 9.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 22 , , 0 , , 12.1 , , .427 , , .405 , , .615 , , 2.9 , , .4 , , .0 , , .4 , , 4.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 21 , , 0 , , 21.1 , , .500 , , .446 , , .906 , , 3.1 , , .8 , , .9 , , .2 , , 8.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 20 , , 20 , , 34.2 , , .497 , , .446 , , .877 , , 3.5 , , 8.6 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 19.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 14 , , 0 , , 10.5 , , .467 , , .444 , , .929 , , 2.5 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , .1 , , 4.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 10 , , 0 , , 6.8 , , .455 , , .200 , , 1.000 , , 1.4 , , 1.4 , , .2 , , .3 , , 2.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 7 , , 0 , , 6.6 , , .444 , , .200 , , , , 1.4 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , .0 , , 2.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 7 , , 0 , , 3.1 , , .375 , , .000 , , .000 , , .3 , , .6 , , .0 , , .0 , , .9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 6 , , 0 , , 3.0 , , .500 , , 1.000 , , , , .8 , , .2 , , .0 , , .0 , , .8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 5 , , 0 , , 5.8 , , .333 , , .000 , , , , 1.0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 2 , , 0 , , 7.5 , , .143 , , .000 , , .000 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , .0 , , .5 , , 1.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 1 , , 0 , , 1.0 , , 1.000 , , , , , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , 2.0

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Re-Signed

Additions

Subtractions

Notes

References

External links

2020–21 Phoenix Suns preseason at ''ESPN''2020–21 Phoenix Suns regular season at ''ESPN''2020–21 Phoenix Suns postseason at ''ESPN''
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Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Suns compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NBA), We ...

Western Conference (NBA) championship seasons