The 2021–22 Phoenix Suns season was their 54th season of the franchise in the

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(NBA), as well as their 29th season at the currently named

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, their first full season under that name after taking over the naming rights to the previously named Phoenix Suns Arena on July 16, 2021, during the

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. The Suns entered the season as the defending Western Conference champions and were attempting to return to the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year. On March 24, with a win over the Denver Nuggets, the Phoenix Suns clinched the #1 spot in the Western Conference and the league for the first time since 2005. With the Suns 63rd win over the

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on April 5 (which, coincidentally, also eliminated the Lakers from playoff/play-in contention), the Suns set a franchise record for most wins in a season, surpassing the 1992–93 and 2004–05 teams with 62. In the playoffs, the Suns defeated the

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in six games in the first round, but were then upset by the 4th-seeded

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in the conference semifinals, where they lost in seven games, becoming the third team to have 64 or more wins and not reach the conference finals after the 2006–07 Dallas Mavericks and 2015–16 San Antonio Spurs.

Off-season

Draft

The Suns agreed to trade their 29th pick and

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to the

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in exchange for Landry Shamet.

Free agency

For this season, free agency began over a month later than it usually does, starting on August 2, 2021, at 6:00 P.M. EST instead of by June 30 or July 1 like in previous free agency periods due to the aftermath of the 2019–20 NBA season suspension affecting some of the timing for a few things with this season's offseason period. However, instead of starting the free agency period to something like July 31 akin to last season's free agency period starting two days after the last season's draft back on November 20, 2020, free agency began on the proper five days off before free agency begins. Furthermore, official signings were made four days after the starting free agency period (which in this case began on August 6, 2021, instead of by late November like last season), which was on schedule for the five day moratorium period the NBA holds. For this season, the Suns had (starting with the most expensive players downward) E'Twaun Moore,

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, Cameron Payne,

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, Frank Kaminsky III, and

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all entering free agency this year due to all of them signing (or agreeing to) their veteran's minimum salaries for their respective deals last season. In addition to them, superstar point guard

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also declined his player's option that would have allowed him to get $44,211,146 in the final season of his massive contract he first signed back when he was with the

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in 2018, though he's expected to receive a 3-year deal worth $90 million with the Suns in free agency. Not only that, in addition to all of these players, Ty-Shon Alexander's

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was projected to go into its second year with Phoenix, which initially left them only one likely open two-way contract for the season earlier on. On August 2, the Suns agreed to new deals for not just back-up point guard Cameron Payne, but also All-Star point guard

, both of which became official by August 6. With Payne, his new deal gave him a three-year contract that's worth a total of $19 million, with his third year only guaranteeing him $2 million out of $6,500,000 that would be received there. However, with Chris Paul, his new contract allows him to receive a partially guaranteed four-year deal that would fully grant him up to $120 million, though only his first two years are fully guaranteed, with his third year being partially guaranteed (half of his salary is fully guaranteed for that season) and his final season in that deal being non-guaranteed. Not only that, but they also agreed to sign

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center JaVale McGee (who was also a part of Team U.S.A. for the

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alongside

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) to a one-year deal for $5 million, though his agreement on August 2 was made official on August 16 instead. However, the Suns also lost

to the

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on August 2, with Craig agreeing to sign a two-year deal worth $10 million for Indiana, which was made official by August 20. A day after that, the Suns also re-signed

to a two-year deal worth $4,200,000 (second year being a team option), with his signing also being official on August 6. On August 5, Frank Kaminsky III agreed to another one-year deal worth his veteran's minimum to return to Phoenix, with former Suns point guard Elfrid Payton agreeing to a one-year deal worth his own veteran's minimum to reunite with the Suns, albeit as a third-string point guard this time around. Kaminsky's deal was made official by August 9, while Payton's was completed a day later. On August 26, the Suns announced that they had officially waived Ty-Shon Alexander from his second year of his

he had signed from his previous season with the team. On September 7, the Suns confirmed that they replaced Alexander's spot with that of former

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(and technically

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) player Chandler Hutchison as a two-way contract player for this season only due to it being his last eligible year for such a contract, with Ty-Shon Alexander confirmed to join the

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later on that same day. The next day, E'Twaun Moore agreed to a one-year deal to return to the

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after last playing with Orlando from 2012 to 2014. On September 22, Chasson Randle was confirmed to be a training camp signing for the Suns that's looking to gain a spot on the roster properly in October, which was made official on September 26. However, Randle was officially waived after their preseason ended on October 16. Then, on September 24,

was confirmed to sign a training camp deal with the

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, though he was waived from the Warriors on October 9. With regards to rookie scale contract extensions,

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was given a 4-year, $90 million extension with the Suns on October 17, while Landry Shamet was given a 4-year, $43 million extension with Phoenix a day later. However,

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failed to get a contract extension of his own before the deadline passed, making him a restricted free agent entering next season. On October 22, the Suns filled their second

with small power forward Ish Wainright, a Ugandan-American that previously last played for the

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before signing a non-guaranteed contract with the

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in the preseason.

Coaching changes

During the

run on July 12, assistant coach

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agreed to become the new head coach of the

to enter this season. On July 25, the Suns agreed to hire

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assistant coach

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as a replacement to Willie Green going forward entering this season. On August 7, the Suns officially announced not just the promotion of Kevin Young to Willie Green's former position of associate head coach and the confirmed hiring of

, but also hired former NBA and

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player Jarrett Jack and

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player development coach Steve Scalzi to initially round out the rest of the coaching staff. On August 22, player development coach Riccardo Fois officially left his position with the Suns to become an assistant coach for the

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's Wildcats men's basketball team. Finally, on September 24, the Suns confirmed that both Riccardo Fois and Ben Strong left their positions as player development coaches for the team, being replaced by the Suns' assistant video coordinator Corey Vinson and the

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' video coordinator and player development coach Jamal Gross as a combination of video coordinator and player development coaches for the team. Not only that, but

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assistant coach

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was confirmed to be the official assistant coach replacement for Steve Blake, with Jarrett Jack joining Steve Scalzi as player development assistant coaches going into this season.

Front offices changes and Robert Sarver controversy

On July 24, Jeff Bower had a mutual agreement with the Suns to officially leave his position as Vice President of Basketball Operations for them going forward. With Larry Fitzgerald confirmed to not be playing in the

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for at least the majority of the 2021 Arizona Cardinals season, it is presumed likely that Fitzgerald will be given a much greater role with the Suns franchise going into this season under Robert Sarver's ownership group. However, a report from Jordan Schultz on October 22, 2021, suggested that

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was going to release a major exposé piece on majority team owner Robert Sarver with regards to rampant racism, sexism, and misogyny involved with him on the team both on and off the court throughout his entire tenure as team owner. While Sarver and other front office members explicitly denied any problems in mind there before the report's release,STATEMENTS FROM ROBERT SARVER, JAMES JONES AND JASON ROWLEY
/ref> the actual report on Sarver was released on November 4, detailing all the problems involved with the majority of his time there.Allegations of racism and misogyny within the Phoenix Suns: Inside Robert Sarver's 17-year tenure as owner
/ref> While Sarver and a majority of team personnel released public statements on their official website in response to the allegations at hand, the NBA began their investigations on the team's executive conduct the same day ESPN's report was released.

Roster

Salaries

For this season, the salary cap was set at $112,414,000, with the luxury tax line now being set at $136,606,000.

Preseason

After dealing with some changes to the preseason format for last season due to the

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, the NBA made sure to get their preseason period back into its proper starting point in early October going from this season onward, which includes a healthy number of preseason games to start things out there.Back to normal? NBA plans to start 2021-22 season in October
/ref> While the Suns were still playing in the

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, the

revealed their preseason schedule on June 29, which included a match with the Suns at home on October 6 and a road match in Los Angeles on October 10. Not only that, but on August 17, the

revealed in their preseason schedule that the Suns would play at home against Portland on October 13, with them both revealing they were their final, respective preseason opponents this time around. Then on August 19, the

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revealed they were the first opponent the Suns will have in the preseason with a road game in Sacramento to start things out there. The Phoenix Suns later revealed those four games of theirs were officially their preseason schedule on August 25. Before the start of their preseason period,

was confirmed to be infected with

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despite getting the

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earlier in the previous season alongside the rest of the team playing there. Despite being able to return to practice early, Booker was held out for at least the majority of the preseason period, returning to play for only the final preseason game. Not only that, but the Suns' home games had to be moved to earlier times than originally scheduled due to the team focusing on their matches as doubleheader matches, with the

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being considered the main events due to them competing in the 2021 WNBA Playoffs against the

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and

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Standings

Playoffs

For the second straight year in a row, the Suns were in the

NBA Playoffs The NBA playoffs is the annual Playoffs, postseason Tournament#Knockout tournaments, tournament of the National Basketball Association (NBA) held to determine the league champion. Since 1949, the four-round, best-of-seven tournament is held afte ...

after previously experiencing a decade-long drought from it that started back in the 2010–11 season. It is their first time they reached the Playoffs in back-to-back seasons since the Seven Seconds Or Less era from around the 2004–05 season until the 2007–08 season. The NBA also continued utilizing the play-in tournament set-up that first began in the 2020 NBA Bubble, with this season also being the second one in a row where the play-in tournament has the seventh and eighth best teams in each conference compete for the seventh seed in each conference and the ninth and tenth seeds compete for a shot at the eighth seed for each conference instead. However, this is the first full-length season that will feature the same play-in tournament experiment from the previous season at hand.

Game log

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Awards and records

*From July 23-August 7, 2021,

became the first Suns player to play for Team U.S.A. in an Olympiad setting since

Shawn Marion Shawn Dwayne Marion (born May 7, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player who played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Marion finished his career as a four-time NBA All-Star, a two-time member of the All- ...

and

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 ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

. With the later agreed signing of center JaVale McGee on August 2 (which became official on August 17 after the branded 2020 Summer Olympics ended), Booker and McGee became the first Suns teammates (official or agreed upon) to play for Team U.S.A. since Marion and Stoudemire back in 2004 also. **With a 97–78 win over

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

on August 5 and an 87–82 win in their rematch against France, both Booker and McGee were named gold medalists for the branded 2020 Summer Olympics. They were not just the first medalists representing the Suns since

and

won their bronze medals in 2004, but they also became the first gold medalists while representing the Suns since

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 ...

won a gold medal back in the year

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

. *On August 18, 2021, Jalen Smith was named a member of the All-Summer League First Team by averaging 16.3 points and a Las Vegas Summer League leading 12.5 rebounds in the four games he played for the Suns, with all four performances resulting in double-doubles for each game. *On September 11, 2021, former Suns head coach

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, ...

was posthumously inducted into the

Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts. It serves as basketball's most complete library, in addition to promoting and pres ...

as a contributor to the game of basketball. *Both former Suns players

Charles Barkley Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player who is a television analyst on NBA on TNT, TNT and CBS Sports. Nicknamed "Sir Charles", "the Bread Truck", and "the Round Mound of Rebound", ...

and

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, ...

were named members of the

NBA 75th Anniversary Team The NBA 75th Anniversary Team, also referred to as the NBA 75, was chosen in 2021 to honor the 75th anniversary of the founding of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was the fourth and most recent anniversary team in the league. S ...

on October 19, 2021. **A day later,

joined Barkley and Nash as the only other Suns players at that point in time to join the

, as well as was the only current Suns player to join that team. A day after that,

joined Paul, Nash, and Barkley as the few Suns players, former or current, to join the NBA 75. *On November 2, 2021, former Suns player and coach

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 current Suns broadcaster Ann Meyers Drysdale were both inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame for their sporting contributions to the state of Arizona.

Awards

Week/Month

All-Star

– 12th

– third All-Star Game *

Monty Williams Tavares Montgomery Williams (born October 8, 1971) is an American professional basketball coach, executive, and former player of the National Basketball Association (NBA) who is the head coach of the TMI Episcopal’s boys basketball team. He pre ...

– first

NBA All-Star Game head coach This is a list of NBA All-Star Game head coaches. The National Basketball Association All-Star Game is an annual basketball exhibition game held during the National Basketball Association (NBA) regular season. For most of its history, the All-Star ...

Records

*On October 22, 2021, the team's second game of the season,

became the 47th player in NBA history to reach 20,000 points for their career. Not only that, but he became the first player in league history to ever get to both 20,000+ points and 10,000+ assists in a career, getting his first eight points off of free-throws alone. Paul finished up the night with a double-double of 23 points and 14 assists in a 115–105 win over the

. *On November 2, Chris Paul overtook both

Mark Jackson Mark A. Jackson (born April 1, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player who was a point guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm and was selected by the New ...

and

respectively to become the new third-highest assist creator of all-time, surpassing both former players in the second quarter of that game. Paul finished the night with another double-double performance, this time recording 14 points and 18 assists, in a 112–100 win at home over his first team, the

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Team records

Milestones

*On October 30, 2021,

tied

Antawn Jamison Antawn Cortez Jamison ( ; born June 12, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He serves as director of pro personnel for the Washington Wizards. Jamison play ...

as the 46th highest all-time scorer in NBA history with 16 points scored alongside 10 assists recorded in a 101–92 win over the

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers, often referred to as the Cavs, are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Divis ...

. **Two days later, on November 2, Paul overtook not just Jamison, but also former Suns player Tom Chambers' position to become the 45th highest all-time scorer in NBA history. He also overtook both

and former Suns player

's positions for the all-time assist leaders to become the new third highest assist creator in league history behind only former Suns player

and

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 ...

, finishing the night with a double-double of 14 points and 18 assists in a 112–100 win over the

Team milestones

*On October 30, 2021,

overtook Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor member (and former assistant coach)

Dan Majerle Daniel Lewis Majerle (; born September 9, 1965), also known by the nickname "Thunder Dan", is an American former professional basketball player and former coach of the Grand Canyon Antelopes. He played 14 years in the National Basketball Associat ...

to become the second-greatest three-point shooter in franchise history, making two three-pointers to also break through the 800 made three-point shots barrier in a blowout loss to the

. *On November 6,

overtook Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor member (and former head coach)

to become the team's newest eighth highest scorer in franchise history. He finished the night off with a current season-high of 38 points in a 121–117 win over the

Atlanta Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Easte ...

. **He also tied

for overall field goal attempts with the team by attempting 21 shots that night, tying Stoudemire at eighth for most field goal attempts in franchise history. Booker later surpassed him two days later on November 8 against the

, while also being the 12th player in franchise history to break the 14,000 minutes played barrier with the Suns.

Injuries/Personal missed games

Player statistics

Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", , 82 , , 82 , , 34.8 , , .534 , , .369 , , .834 , , 4.2 , , 2.3 , , 1.2 , , .4 , , 14.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 74 , , 17 , , 15.8 , , .629 , , .222 , , .699 , , 6.7 , , .6 , , .3 , , 1.1 , , 9.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 69 , , 14 , , 20.8 , , .394 , , .368 , , .840 , , 1.8 , , 1.6 , , .4 , , .1 , , 8.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 68 , , 68 , , 34.5 , , .466 , , .383 , , .868 , , 5.0 , , 4.8 , , 1.1 , , .4 , , 26.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 67 , , 67 , , 28.1 , , .399 , , .348 , , .789 , , 5.3 , , 1.9 , , 1.4 , , .4 , , 9.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 66 , , 16 , , 26.2 , , .460 , , .425 , , .860 , , 4.1 , , 1.5 , , .9 , , .2 , , 12.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 65 , , 65 , , 32.9 , , .493 , , .317 , , .837 , , 4.4 , , 10.8 , , 1.9 , , .3 , , 14.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 58 , , 58 , , 29.5 , , .634 , , .368 , , .746 , , 10.2 , , 1.4 , , .7 , , .7 , , 17.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 58 , , 12 , , 22.0 , , .409 , , .336 , , .843 , , 3.0 , , 4.9 , , .7 , , .3 , , 10.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 50 , , 1 , , 11.0 , , .383 , , .222 , , .375 , , 1.8 , , 2.0 , , .5 , , .1 , , 3.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 45 , , 0 , , 8.0 , , .394 , , .322 , , .583 , , 1.2 , , .3 , , .4 , , .1 , , 2.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 36 , , 3 , , 14.1 , , .593 , , , , .535 , , 4.6 , , .6 , , .3 , , .7 , , 5.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 29 , , 4 , , 13.2 , , .460 , , .231 , , .769 , , 4.8 , , .2 , , .2 , , .6 , , 6.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 27 , , 2 , , 20.8 , , .450 , , .323 , , .706 , , 4.3 , , 1.2 , , .8 , , .6 , , 6.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 22 , , 1 , , 16.3 , , .411 , , .444 , , .939 , , 2.5 , , 3.4 , , .8 , , .0 , , 6.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 14 , , 0 , , 10.4 , , .343 , , .286 , , .600 , , 1.9 , , .5 , , .6 , , .3 , , 2.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 9 , , 0 , , 20.1 , , .545 , , .333 , , .900 , , 4.6 , , 1.4 , , .9 , , .8 , , 10.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 6 , , 0 , , 5.8 , , .357 , , .333 , , , , 1.2 , , .3 , , .0 , , .0 , , 2.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 6 , , 0 , , 3.7 , , .500 , , , , 1.000 , , .8 , , .3 , , .0 , , .0 , , .7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 4 , , 0 , , 11.0 , , .263 , , .375 , , , , 1.8 , , 2.8 , , .8 , , .0 , , 3.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 3 , , 0 , , 6.0 , , .000 , , , , , , 5.0 , , .7 , , .3 , , .0 , , .0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 2 , , 0 , , 4.0 , , .000 , , .000 , , , , .5 , , .5 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , .0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 2 , , 0 , , 3.5 , , .333 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 2.0 , , .0 , , .5 , , .0 , , 3.0

Playoffs

, - , style="text-align:left;", , 13 , , 13 , , 38.5 , , .478 , , .394 , , .933 , , 4.7 , , 2.8 , , 1.1 , , 1.0 , , 13.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 13 , , 13 , , 34.5 , , .561 , , .388 , , .946 , , 4.2 , , 8.3 , , 1.5 , , .2 , , 17.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 13 , , 13 , , 30.5 , , .640 , , .500 , , .636 , , 8.9 , , 1.7 , , .4 , , .8 , , 17.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 13 , , 13 , , 29.5 , , .400 , , .302 , , .731 , , 4.7 , , 2.4 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , 9.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 13 , , 3 , , 24.6 , , .465 , , .373 , , .813 , , 3.5 , , 1.5 , , .4 , , .1 , , 10.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 13 , , 0 , , 13.2 , , .297 , , .167 , , .833 , , 1.5 , , 2.1 , , .5 , , .1 , , 4.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 12 , , 0 , , 16.0 , , .396 , , .346 , , .714 , , 1.7 , , 1.3 , , .5 , , .0 , , 4.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 12 , , 0 , , 11.1 , , .700 , , .000 , , .846 , , 4.0 , , .6 , , .3 , , .4 , , 6.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 10 , , 10 , , 36.6 , , .451 , , .431 , , .887 , , 4.8 , , 4.4 , , .5 , , .4 , , 23.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 9 , , 0 , , 9.6 , , .647 , , , , .500 , , 2.1 , , .6 , , .1 , , .2 , , 2.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 9 , , 0 , , 7.7 , , .364 , , .300 , , .500 , , 1.7 , , .6 , , .4 , , .2 , , 2.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 7 , , 0 , , 3.7 , , .417 , , .500 , , , , 1.6 , , .1 , , .1 , , .1 , , 1.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 6 , , 0 , , 3.3 , , .571 , , .714 , , .000 , , .5 , , 1.5 , , .5 , , .2 , , 3.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 2 , , 0 , , 4.0 , , .667 , , , , , , .0 , , 1.5 , , .0 , , .0 , , 2.0

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References

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