2024–25 Phoenix Suns Season

The 2024–25 Phoenix Suns season was the 57th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as their 32nd season at the PHX Arena, formerly known as the Footprint Center until the arena's namesake expired on February 18, 2025 during a road trip in the season. It is also their second full season under the ownership group led by Mat Ishbia and Justin Ishbia after the brothers purchased the team on February 8, 2023, and their second season with their "Big Three" superteam of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and Bradley Beal together. This will be their second season in a row with a new head coach taking over since Monty Williams' firing following the announcement of Frank Vogel's firing on May 9, 2024, this time having 2021 NBA Finals champion coach Mike Budenholzer taking over as the new head coach two days later. This is also their first season since the 2019–20 season where the Suns would properly utilize the NBA G League again with their own squad (this time, the Valley Suns) after previously selling the Northern Arizona Suns to the Detroit Pistons during that season's suspension/reinstatement period and subsequently shutting down that G League team for the following season afterward in a move unrelated to their sale, thus marking the first time where every NBA team would utilize their own G League affiliate during a season. Entering this season, the Suns looked to enter the playoffs for the fifth straight season after previously missing the playoffs for a decade straight and at least improve upon their first round sweeping exit from the last postseason after failing to improve upon their previous season's record.

Before training camp began, on September 21, 2024, long-time broadcaster Al McCoy would pass away peacefully at 91 years old, with his final public appearance being when he helped introduce coach Mike Budenholzer to the public. On September 30, the day training camp began for the Suns, owner Mat Ishbia announced the Suns would dedicate this season to Al McCoy, with them wearing a black patch with the word "Al" written on it on their jerseys for every game this season. For their season opener, the Suns would spoil the new arena home opener of Intuit Dome for the Los Angeles Clippers in a tense 116–113 overtime win. In only six games, the Suns would already best their 10 game mark from last season with a 5–1 record. However, an injury to Kevin Durant (and a later injury to Bradley Beal) would delay them getting their 10th win of the season until November 26 against the Los Angeles Lakers after starting the season out with a 8–1 and then 9–2 record. By the 20 game mark of the season, the Suns would tie their mark from last season with a 12–8 record. On December 16, 2024, "The Original Sun" Dick Van Arsdale would pass away at 81 years old to kidney failure. By the end of 2024, the Suns would see themselves with a worse record entering 2025 than by that same point last season at 15–17, with the aftermath to their first game in 2025 resulting in the team making a significant change to their starting line-up by moving shooting guard Bradley Beal to the bench akin to his more natural shooting guard role for small forward Ryan Dunn and moving center Jusuf Nurkić to the bench (and later not playing him altogether) for Mason Plumlee, with rookie center/power forward Oso Ighodaro also receiving more playing time as well. This change would help get the team back to an average record again on January 12, with them later having an above-average record again by their halfway point of the season six days later on January 18, just days after trading for center Nick Richards, and again on January 22. However, after appearing to get things back on track by the end of January with a 10-5 month, chaos would unfold upon the team once again by February, with repeated failures to acquire Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat and the rumored inclusion of Kevin Durant being traded for the Suns to get Butler instead of Bradley Beal in a reunion with the Golden State Warriors, Josh Okogie and Jusuf Nurkić would be traded to the Charlotte Hornets in separate deals in order to gain draft future draft flexibility alongside a couple of their players, and coach Mike Budenholzer was perceived to have lost control of his roster during a 3-10 stretch in February. Not only that, but with a 149-141 overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets on March 7, the Suns would fail to improve upon the previous season's overall record. On April 9, the Suns were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 2020 and the last Western Conference team to be eliminated following their loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. On April 14, one day following the conclusion of the regular season, head coach Budenholzer was fired.

Off-season

Draft

The Suns entered this draft period (which would last for two days instead of just one day like it was ever since the NBA draft was only two rounds long back in 1989) with only their own first-round pick (that was made 22nd after a tiebreaker with two other teams with the same record as them and that they also kept as their own pick following multiple trades revolving around a first-round pick swap that they made last season) after also trading away their own second-round pick this year as a part of their massive Bradley Beal trade from last season. They also originally had a second-round pick that was from the Denver Nuggets (which would have been made late into the second-round) that they acquired from the Orlando Magic the previous season, but that pick was ultimately vacated from them early on into that season after the NBA discovered the Suns had engaged in conversations with then-Portland Trail Blazers center Drew Eubanks before that season's free agency period officially began. They also held draft rights to the San Antonio Spurs' second-round pick as well had it fallen into a certain condition due to a previous trade involving Cameron Payne, but that pick would not be conveyed to them due to the Spurs performing far below expectations of that draft pick's range limitations. On the first night of the 2024 NBA draft, the Suns traded their only pick they had at the time (which became Dayton power forward DaRon Holmes II) to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for their 28th pick in the draft (which became Virginia forward Ryan Dunn), their 56th pick in the draft (which became Kansas shooting guard Kevin McCullar Jr.), and two future second round picks in 2026 and 2031. On the second day of the draft, the Suns would later trade Kevin McCullar Jr., the 56th pick, and the Boston Celtics' protected 2028 second round pick to the New York Knicks in exchange for the 40th pick in the draft (which became the Arizona born and raised Marquette power forward/center Oso Ighodaro).

Coaching changes

On April 16, 2024, assistant coach Kevin Young was hired as a head coach for Brigham Young University's men's basketball team (though he would stay for the team's brief 2024 playoff run) after their previous coach, Mark Pope, left BYU to be the new head coach for the University of Kentucky, replacing John Calipari there after he left them for the University of Arkansas. Young had previous hints of leaving for a head coaching position with him being considered a serious candidate for the head coach position for both the Brooklyn Nets and Charlotte Hornets before being hired by BYU. He was also the highest paid assistant coach at the time of his departure. On May 9, following weeks of deliberation after a disappointing first round exit against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA playoffs, the Suns decided to fire head coach Frank Vogel after finishing only one season of his five-year, $31 million deal that he had originally signed with the team. Unlike the previous season's coaching search where it was an extensive one, the Suns would only look at a select few candidates to replace Vogel's position, with Holbrook, Arizona native Mike Budenholzer (the head coach won the 2021 NBA Finals over the Suns) being considered a prominent part of their new head coach search before ultimately getting the position two days later with a five-year deal worth $50 million. Vogel would later be hired as a coaching consultant for Jason Kidd and the Dallas Mavericks.

Following Budenholzer's hiring, the Suns later announced that none of Vogel's assistant coaches from last season would initially be retained for the new coaching staff led by Budenholzer this season. However, after an attempt to promote David Fizdale into a front office position later in the month instead, he was reported to return to his role as an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns on May 29. The Suns would also look to hire Vince Legarza, a former assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks and Minnesota Timberwolves, on May 28 (with Legarza also taking on the head coach role for the Suns' Summer League team). On May 30, Utah Jazz assistant coach Chad Forcier would be named the next addition to the Phoenix Suns' coaching staff. A day after that, on May 31, former Wisconsin Herd head coach Chaisson Allen would be the next assistant coach to be hired onto Budenholzer's new staff. On June 11, the former University of Washington basketball coach Mike Hopkins would be reported as the next hiring for Budenholzer's coaching staff. Over a month later, on July 23, Brent Barry, the San Antonio Spurs' Vice President of Basketball Operations, was reported to be the most recent hiring for Budenholzer's coaching staff. A day after that, former Washington Wizards assistant coach James Posey would take on one of the open assistant coach spots for the team. Finally, the Suns would announce their official coaching staff joining alongside Mike Budenholzer on August 6, with the last addition being former Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Schuyler Rimmer.

Front office changes

In addition to coaching staff changes, the Suns also expressed interest in modifying their front office up a bit as well. Initially, assistant coach David Fizdale was offered a front office position with the team on May 12, 2024, following an initial firing from Frank Vogel's coaching staff, but he ultimately denied the job promotion in favor of staying with the Suns as an assistant coach for Mike Budenholzer's staff. Five days after trying to get Fizdale into a front office role, it was reported that the Suns would offer former Long Island Nets general manager and then-current Brooklyn Nets vice president of strategy member Matt Tellem (son of famous sports agent Arn Tellem) a key spot on their new front office instead. Matt Tellem would eventually be announced as a new assistant general manager for the Suns (with both Trevor Bukstein (who had previously been a part of their staff since 2013) and Morgan Cato being confirmed to not return to the front office as of May 21) on June 10, with former University of South Florida basketball coach Brian Gregory being named the vice president of player programming alongside the hiring of Tellem. Over a month later, on July 19, assistant general manager Gerald Madkins, personnel evaluation manager David Sevush, and team scouts Charles Payne and Darrel Johnson were announced to not return to the team's front office.

Free agency and Trades

Entering free agency, Bol Bol, Royce O'Neale, Isaiah Thomas, and Thaddeus Young would all become unrestricted free agents, though O'Neale was considered very likely to earn a contract extension before June 29 in order to take himself off the market similar to that of Grayson Allen earlier in the year (albeit for less money due to him being traded to Phoenix in February last season). In addition to them, Drew Eubanks, Eric Gordon, Damion Lee, and Josh Okogie all held player options that they would need to pick up sometime before June 29 in order to avoid free agency, though they all decided to enter free agency by the 29th. Also joining the other players in free agency were the team's two-way contracts from last season in Saben Lee, Udoka Azubuike, and Ish Wainright, though two of those three players would be ineligible for a new two-way contract due to them already being in the NBA for four seasons now. They also had salary cap holds on the recently retired Terrence Ross and former two-way contract player Gabriel Lundberg since the Suns hadn't renounced their player rights on the salary cap yet. Starting on June 18, the day after the 2024 NBA Finals ended, teams like the Suns would start talking with their own free agents in order to get potential agreements ready for them early before they signed new deals on July 6. Also, starting on June 30, the Suns were one of a select few teams to be fully restricted by the NBA's newer second tax apron limitations, which would implement greater restrictions on teams that had a payroll of over $190 million during the previous season.

On July 2, 2024, the Suns would officially sign former Denver Nuggets guard Collin Gillespie and Baylor University forward Jalen Bridges to two of their open two-way contract spots for the season. A day after that, both Mason Plumlee of the Los Angeles Clippers and Monté Morris of the Minnesota Timberwolves would officially sign one-year veteran's minimum contracts worth $3,303,771 and $2,800,834 respectively to join the team early due to the type of contracts they would sign, with Damion Lee also officially signing a one-year veteran's minimum deal worth $2.8 million to return to the team himself and help alleviate the team's tax penalties a bit for this season. On July 6, Royce O'Neale would officially re-sign with the Suns on a four-year deal worth $44 million (though $2 million would come from bonuses that are considered unlikely). A day after that, Bol Bol would officially re-sign with the Suns on a one-year veteran's minimum deal as well, with a chance to be eligible for a greater deal with Phoenix the next upcoming season due to them gaining his Early Bird rights. On July 10, both Ish Wainright and Eric Gordon would officially sign new contracts to play for the Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. in Israel and the Philadelphia 76ers respectively. On July 13, the Suns would potentially get their last player from last season's roster returning to them via free agency by re-signing Josh Okogie on a two-year deal worth $16 million. On July 29, the Suns would officially trade David Roddy to the Atlanta Hawks for E. J. Liddell, who they plan to waive following the official signing of Washington Wizards point guard Tyus Jones to a one-year veteran's minimum deal worth $3,303,771. Then, to round out their initial roster, on August 2, the Suns would sign Milwaukee Bucks point guard TyTy Washington Jr. to their last open two-way contract spot.

After first reported as one of the first official removals from the team since free agency first began, Drew Eubanks would officially sign a new contract with the Utah Jazz on August 12. A week after that, Udoka Azubuike would officially sign an overseas contract with the KK Budućnost Podgorica VOLI out in Montenegro. On August 27, it was not only confirmed that Saben Lee would play for Turkey's Manisa Basket (albeit only briefly at first), but it was also confirmed that the Suns would officially waive both E. J. Liddell and Nassir Little from their team as well. With Little's removal from the team in particular, the remainder of his now-three year deal worth $21,750,000 would now be paid by the Suns by an average of $3,107,143 per year throughout the next seven seasons, including this season until the end of the 2030–31 season. E. J. Liddell later signed with the Chicago Bulls on September 7 before having his training camp deal converted to a two-way contract with their Windy City Bulls affiliate on October 18, while Nassir Little would officially sign a one-year deal with the Miami Heat on September 24, though he'd be waived on October 19 after the end of the preseason, but would join the Sioux Falls Skyforce G League affiliate team on October 28. By the end of the preseason, both Isaiah Thomas and Thaddeus Young would not find new teams to sign up with, either in the NBA or elsewhere. Meanwhile, the Suns would sign the likes of undrafted rookies Tyrese Samuel and Moses Wood (with Boo Buie initially included before he later signed with the New York Knicks), Valley Suns acquired players Jaden Shackelford, Mamadi Diakite, David Stockton (son of Hall of Famer John Stockton), and Paul Watson, and Frank Kaminsky (who would return to the Suns for a third time and for four seasons now) for training camp and/or preseason purposes, with every one of those players being waived from the team by October 19 and having options to sign with the Valley Suns affiliate team afterward (with every one of those players that signed during that time outside of Frank Kaminsky joining the Valley Suns not long after that). As such, the Suns would leave their final roster spot open for the start of the regular season.

On January 15, 2025, after nearing the halfway point of their season with a below-average record, the Suns would trade Nigerian-American small forward Josh Okogie and the three second-round picks they held by this point in time (their own 2031 second-round pick and the 2026 and 2031 second-round picks they acquired from the Denver Nuggets earlier this season) to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Jamaican center Nick Richards, a 2025 second-round pick from either the Denver Nuggets or Philadelphia 76ers (depending on who finishes with a better record to end the season), and a traded player exception worth over $3 million in order to improve their efforts at the center position. Six days later, on January 21, the Suns would trade their 2031 unprotected first-round pick to the Utah Jazz in exchange for three different first-round picks that the Jazz acquired in previous trades, all of which would be considered the weakest selections of the allowed picks they traded to Phoenix. The first-round selections traded to Phoenix that day would involve the weakest 2025 first-round picks between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Minnesota Timberwolves that Utah had acquired from previous trades involving their former star players in Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert respectively, the weakest 2027 first-round selection between the Cavaliers, Timberwolves, and Jazz themselves, and the weakest 2029 first-round selection between Cleveland, Minnesota, and Utah themselves.

Arena Name rebrand

On February 18, 2025, it was announced that the arena would be seeking a new naming rights partner and would no longer go by the Footprint Center. It will temporarily be called PHX Arena, but Footprint would remain a sustainability partner with the Suns and Mercury. Earlier, workers had been seen removing Footprint Center signage, upon receiving word that the deal had expired.

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

Preseason

, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 1
, October 6
, @ L.A. Lakers
,
, Josh Okogie (15)
, Bol Bol (6)
, Tyus Jones (6)
, Acrisure Arena
9,494
, 1–0
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2
, October 8
, @ Detroit
,
, Kevin Durant (21)
, Oso Ighodaro (7)
, Tyus Jones (7)
, Breslin Center
14,901
, 2–0
, - style="background:#fcc;"
, 3
, October 11
, Detroit
,
, Kevin Durant (18)
, Bol Bol (8)
, Mason Plumlee (4)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 2–1
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 4
, October 13
, @ Denver
,
, Ryan Dunn, Monté Morris (20)
, Bol Bol (8)
, Monté Morris (7)
, Ball Arena
17,310
, 3–1
, - style="background:#fcc;"
, 5
, October 17
, L.A. Lakers
,
, Devin Booker (22)
, Kevin Durant, Royce O'Neale, Mason Plumlee (8)
, Kevin Durant (8)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 3–2

Regular season

, - style="background:#cfc
, 1
, October 23
, @ L.A. Clippers
,
, Kevin Durant (25)
, Jusuf Nurkić (9)
, Tyus Jones (8)
, Intuit Dome
18,300
, 1–0
, - style="background:#fcc
, 2
, October 25
, @ L.A. Lakers
,
, Kevin Durant (30)
, Nurkić, Plumlee (7)
, Bradley Beal (9)
, Crypto.com Arena
18,997
, 1–1
, - style="background:#cfc
, 3
, October 26
, Dallas
,
, Kevin Durant (31)
, Jusuf Nurkić (14)
, Tyus Jones (7)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 2–1
, - style="background:#cfc
, 4
, October 28
, L.A. Lakers
,
, Devin Booker (33)
, Mason Plumlee (10)
, Tyus Jones (5)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 3–1
, - style="background:#cfc
, 5
, October 31
, @ L.A. Clippers
,
, Devin Booker (40)
, Royce O'Neale (7)
, Tyus Jones (11)
, Intuit Dome
16,827
, 4–1

, - style="background:#cfc
, 6
, November 2
, Portland
,
, Devin Booker (28)
, Jusuf Nurkić (15)
, Devin Booker (9)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 5–1
, - style="background:#cfc
, 7
, November 4
, Philadelphia
,
, Kevin Durant (35)
, Jusuf Nurkić (15)
, Booker, Durant (6)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 6–1
, - style="background:#cfc
, 8
, November 6
, Miami
,
, Kevin Durant (32)
, Jusuf Nurkić (18)
, Devin Booker (9)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 7–1
, - style="background:#cfc
, 9
, November 8
, @ Dallas
,
, Kevin Durant (26)
, Jusuf Nurkić (10)
, Devin Booker (12)
, American Airlines Center
20,277
, 8–1
, - style="background:#fcc
, 10
, November 10
, Sacramento
,
, Bradley Beal (28)
, Mason Plumlee (11)
, Devin Booker (12)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 8–2
, - style="background:#cfc
, 11
, November 12
, @ Utah
,
, Devin Booker (31)
, Mason Plumlee (14)
, Tyus Jones (7)
, Delta Center
18,175
, 9–2
, - style="background:#fcc
, 12
, November 13
, @ Sacramento
,
, Josh Okogie (25)
, Jusuf Nurkić (11)
, Tyus Jones (8)
, Golden 1 Center
16,204
, 9–3
, - style="background:#fcc
, 13
, November 15
, @ Oklahoma City
,
, Josh Okogie (15)
, Josh Okogie (9)
, Devin Booker (4)
, Paycom Center
18,203
, 9–4
, - style="background:#fcc
, 14
, November 17
, @ Minnesota
,
, Devin Booker (44)
, Mason Plumlee (8)
, Tyus Jones (11)
, Target Center
18,978
, 9–5
, - style="background:#fcc
, 15
, November 18
, Orlando
,
, Tyus Jones (18)
, Mason Plumlee (11)
, Tyus Jones (8)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 9–6
, - style="background:#fcc
, 16
, November 20
, New York
,
, Devin Booker (33)
, Jusuf Nurkić (12)
, Tyus Jones (10)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 9–7
, - style="background:#cfc
, 17
, November 26
, L.A. Lakers
,
, Devin Booker (26)
, Jusuf Nurkić (12)
, Devin Booker (10)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 10–7
, - style="background:#fcc
, 18
, November 27
, Brooklyn
,
, Devin Booker (31)
, Kevin Durant (8)
, Tyus Jones (12)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 10–8
, - style="background:#cfc
, 19
, November 30
, Golden State
,
, Devin Booker (27)
, Kevin Durant (10)
, Booker, Jones (9)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 11–8

, - style="background:#cfc
, 20
, December 3
, San Antonio
,
, Devin Booker (29)
, Beal, Booker (9)
, Devin Booker (5)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 12–8
, - style="background:#fcc
, 21
, December 5
, @ New Orleans
,
, Devin Booker (28)
, Mason Plumlee (10)
, Grayson Allen (10)
, Smoothie King Center
16,365
, 12–9
, - style="background:#fcc
, 22
, December 7
, @ Miami
,
, Royce O'Neale (23)
, Mason Plumlee (11)
, Devin Booker (7)
, Kaseya Center
19,600
, 12–10
, - style="background:#fcc
, 23
, December 8
, @ Orlando
,
, Devin Booker (25)
, Royce O'Neale (7)
, Devin Booker (7)
, Kia Center
18,311
, 12–11
, - style="background:#cfc
, 24
, December 13
, @ Utah
,
, Devin Booker (34)
, Mason Plumlee (9)
, Tyus Jones (11)
, Delta Center
18,175
, 13–11
, - style="background:#cfc
, 25
, December 15
, Portland
,
, Devin Booker (28)
, Jusuf Nurkić (14)
, Kevin Durant (7)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 14–11
, - style="background:#fcc
, 26
, December 19
, Indiana
,
, Kevin Durant (37)
, Allen, Durant, Nurkić (10)
, Tyus Jones (7)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 14–12
, - style="background:#fcc
, 27
, December 21
, Detroit
,
, Kevin Durant (43)
, Mason Plumlee (9)
, Durant, Nurkić (6)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 14–13
, - style="background:#fcc
, 28
, December 23
, @ Denver
,
, Beal, Durant (23)
, Kevin Durant (9)
, Nurkić, O'Neale (4)
, Ball Arena
19,910
, 14–14
, - style="background:#cfc
, 29
, December 25
, Denver
,
, Beal, Durant (27)
, Jusuf Nurkić (13)
, Durant, Nurkić, O'Neale (6)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 15–14
, - style="background:#fcc
, 30
, December 27
, Dallas
,
, Kevin Durant (35)
, Mason Plumlee (9)
, Tyus Jones (6)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 15–15
, - style="background:#fcc
, 31
, December 28
, @ Golden State
,
, Kevin Durant (31)
, Okogie, Plumlee (9)
, Jones, Plumlee (6)
, Chase Center
18,064
, 15–16
, - style="background:#fcc
, 32
, December 31
, Memphis
,
, Kevin Durant (29)
, Kevin Durant (10)
, Devin Booker (9)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 15–17

, - style="background:#fcc
, 33
, January 4
, @ Indiana
,
, Kevin Durant (25)
, Devin Booker (8)
, Devin Booker (9)
, Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274
, 15–18
, - style="background:#cfc
, 34
, January 6
, @ Philadelphia
,
, Bradley Beal (25)
, Nurkić, Plumlee (7)
, Devin Booker (10)
, Wells Fargo Center
19,791
, 16–18
, - style="background:#fcc
, 35
, January 7
, @ Charlotte
,
, Devin Booker (39)
, Mason Plumlee (12)
, Devin Booker (10)
, Spectrum Center
16,647
, 16–19
, - style="background:#cfc
, 36
, January 9
, Atlanta
,
, Bradley Beal (25)
, Mason Plumlee (10)
, Devin Booker (12)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 17–19
, - style="background:#cfc
, 37
, January 11
, Utah
,
, Devin Booker (34)
, Mason Plumlee (10)
, Kevin Durant (7)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 18–19
, - style="background:#cfc
, 38
, January 12
, Charlotte
,
, Devin Booker (30)
, Kevin Durant (8)
, Devin Booker (8)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 19–19
, - style="background:#fcc
, 39
, January 14
, @ Atlanta
,
, Devin Booker (35)
, Kevin Durant (8)
, Durant, Jones (6)
, State Farm Arena
16,221
, 19–20
, - style="background:#cfc
, 40
, January 16
, @ Washington
,
, Devin Booker (31)
, Ryan Dunn (11)
, Tyus Jones (10)
, Capital One Arena
15,792
, 20–20
, - style="background:#cfc
, 41
, January 18
, @ Detroit
,
, Kevin Durant (36)
, Nick Richards (11)
, Tyus Jones (10)
, Little Caesars Arena
20,062
, 21–20
, - style="background:#fcc
, 42
, January 20
, @ Cleveland
,
, Kevin Durant (23)
, Kevin Durant (7)
, Beal, Booker, Jones (4)
, Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432
, 21–21
, - style="background:#cfc
, 43
, January 22
, @ Brooklyn
,
, Devin Booker (32)
, Nick Richards (15)
, Tyus Jones (7)
, Barclays Center
17,077
, 22–21
, - style="background:#cfc
, 44
, January 25
, Washington
,
, Kevin Durant (29)
, Nick Richards (19)
, Devin Booker (7)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 23–21
, - style="background:#cfc
, 45
, January 27
, L.A. Clippers
,
, Devin Booker (26)
, Booker, Richards (7)
, Devin Booker (8)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 24–21
, - style="background:#fcc
, 46
, January 29
, Minnesota
,
, Kevin Durant (33)
, Grayson Allen (7)
, Devin Booker (8)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 24–22
, - style="background:#cfc
, 47
, January 31
, @ Golden State
,
, Devin Booker (31)
, Nick Richards (16)
, Devin Booker (11)
, Chase Center
18,064
, 25–22

, - style="background:#fcc
, 48
, February 1
, @ Portland
,
, Devin Booker (37)
, Nick Richards (10)
, Devin Booker (5)
, Moda Center
17,421
, 25–23
, - style="background:#fcc
, 49
, February 3
, @ Portland
,
, Devin Booker (34)
, Mason Plumlee (12)
, Durant, O'Neale (5)
, Moda Center
16,205
, 25–24
, - style="background:#fcc
, 50
, February 5
, @ Oklahoma City
,
, Bradley Beal (25)
, Nick Richards (6)
, Bradley Beal (6)
, Paycom Center
17,451
, 25–25
, - style="background:#cfc
, 51
, February 7
, Utah
,
, Devin Booker (47)
, Nick Richards (14)
, Devin Booker (11)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 26–25
, - style="background:#fcc
, 52
, February 8
, Denver
,
, Devin Booker (24)
, Nick Richards (9)
, Tyus Jones (10)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 26–26
, - style="background:#fcc
, 53
, February 11
, Memphis
,
, Kevin Durant (34)
, Bol Bol (14)
, Booker, Jones (9)
, Footprint Center
17,071
, 26–27
, - style="background:#fcc
, 54
, February 12
, @ Houston
,
, Kevin Durant (37)
, Nick Richards (13)
, Kevin Durant (9)
, Toyota Center
16,227
, 26–28
, - align="center"
, colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff", All-Star Game
, - style="background:#fcc
, 55
, February 20
, @ San Antonio
,
, Royce O'Neale (27)
, Bradley Beal (9)
, Devin Booker (8)
, Moody Center
16,246
, 26–29
, - style="background:#cfc
, 56
, February 22
, @ Chicago
,
, Devin Booker (29)
, Durant, Richards (10)
, Devin Booker (8)
, United Center
21,116
, 27–29
, - style="background:#fcc
, 57
, February 23
, @ Toronto
,
, Devin Booker (31)
, Nick Richards (8)
, Devin Booker (8)
, Scotiabank Arena
18,989
, 27–30
, - style="background:#fcc
, 58
, February 25
, @ Memphis
,
, Devin Booker (28)
, Bol, Durant (8)
, Bradley Beal (11)
, FedExForum
16,202
, 27–31
, - style="background:#fcc
, 59
, February 27
, New Orleans
,
, Devin Booker (36)
, Nick Richards (16)
, Tyus Jones (12)
, PHX Arena
17,071
, 27–32
, - style="background:#cfc
, 60
, February 28
, New Orleans
,
, Bol Bol (25)
, Nick Richards (12)
, Devin Booker (9)
, PHX Arena
17,071
, 28–32

, - style="background:#fcc
, 61
, March 2
, Minnesota
,
, Kevin Durant (26)
, Bol Bol (11)
, Devin Booker (5)
, PHX Arena
17,071
, 28–33
, - style="background:#cfc
, 62
, March 4
, L.A. Clippers
,
, Kevin Durant (34)
, Durant, Richards (7)
, Devin Booker (8)
, PHX Arena
17,071
, 29–33
, - style="background:#fcc
, 63
, March 7
, @ Denver
,
, Devin Booker (34)
, Mason Plumlee (11)
, Bradley Beal (9)
, Ball Arena
19,808
, 29–34
, - style="background:#cfc
, 64
, March 9
, @ Dallas
,
, Devin Booker (24)
, Durant, Richards (9)
, Kevin Durant (8)
, American Airlines Center
20,013
, 30–34
, - style="background:#fcc
, 65
, March 10
, @ Memphis
,
, Kevin Durant (35)
, Nick Richards (12)
, Tyus Jones (7)
, FedExForum
16,545
, 30–35
, - style="background:#fcc
, 66
, March 12
, @ Houston
,
, Bradley Beal (25)
, Kevin Durant (7)
, Royce O'Neale (8)
, Toyota Center
18,055
, 30–36
, - style="background:#cfc
, 67
, March 14
, Sacramento
,
, Booker, Durant (22)
, Oso Ighodaro (6)
, Devin Booker (13)
, PHX Arena
17,071
, 31–36
, - style="background:#fcc
, 68
, March 16
, @ L.A. Lakers
,
, Kevin Durant (21)
, Kevin Durant (9)
, Devin Booker (11)
, Crypto.com Arena
18,997
, 31–37
, - style="background:#cfc
, 69
, March 17
, Toronto
,
, Devin Booker (27)
, Royce O'Neale (10)
, Booker, Martin (6)
, PHX Arena
17,071
, 32–37
, - style="background:#cfc
, 70
, March 19
, Chicago
,
, Devin Booker (41)
, Royce O'Neale (10)
, Kevin Durant (8)
, PHX Arena
17,071
, 33–37
, - style="background:#cfc
, 71
, March 21
, Cleveland
,
, Kevin Durant (42)
, Oso Ighodaro (13)
, Devin Booker (10)
, PHX Arena
17,071
, 34–37
, - style="background:#cfc
, 72
, March 24
, Milwaukee
,
, Kevin Durant (38)
, Nick Richards (10)
, Devin Booker (12)
, PHX Arena
17,071
, 35–37
, - style="background:#fcc
, 73
, March 26
, Boston
,
, Kevin Durant (30)
, Devin Booker (7)
, Devin Booker (10)
, PHX Arena
17,071
, 35–38
, - style="background:#fcc
, 74
, March 28
, @ Minnesota
,
, Kevin Durant (23)
, Kevin Durant (6)
, Collin Gillespie (10)
, Target Center
18,978
, 35–39
, - style="background:#fcc
, 75
, March 30
, Houston
,
, Devin Booker (28)
, Kevin Durant (7)
, Collin Gillespie (4)
, PHX Arena
17,071
, 35–40

, - style="background:#fcc
, 76
, April 1
, @ Milwaukee
,
, Devin Booker (39)
, Nick Richards (11)
, Devin Booker (11)
, Fiserv Forum
17,341
, 35–41
, - style="background:#fcc
, 77
, April 4
, @ Boston
,
, Devin Booker (37)
, Ighodaro, Richards (7)
, Booker, Jones (6)
, TD Garden
19,156
, 35–42
, - style="background:#fcc
, 78
, April 6
, @ New York
,
, Devin Booker (40)
, Ryan Dunn (8)
, Collin Gillespie (4)
, Madison Square Garden
19,812
, 35–43
, - style="background:#fcc
, 79
, April 8
, Golden State
,
, Devin Booker (21)
, Nick Richards (9)
, Beal, Booker, Gillespie (4)
, PHX Arena
17,071
, 35–44
, - style="background:#fcc
, 80
, April 9
, Oklahoma City
,
, Bradley Beal (25)
, Devin Booker (14)
, Allen, Dunn, Gillespie (2)
, PHX Arena
17,071
, 35–45
, - style="background:#cfc
, 81
, April 11
, San Antonio
,
, Ryan Dunn (26)
, Ryan Dunn (11)
, Allen, Beal (6)
, PHX Arena
17,071
, 36–45
, - style="background:#fcc
, 82
, April 13
, @ Sacramento
,
, Grayson Allen (20)
, Ryan Dunn (10)
, Grayson Allen (5)
, Golden 1 Center
17,832
, 36–46

NBA Cup

This is the second regular season where all the NBA teams will compete in a mid-season tournament following the success of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament, though this season's tournament would be renamed to the Emirates NBA Cup starting this season onward. On July 12, 2024, the NBA announced the drawing of each team's groups for this season's tournament. For the Suns, they would join the rivaling Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz from last season's Group A with the Oklahoma City Thunder and the rivaling San Antonio Spurs in Group B for the Western Conference this season. This time around, the Suns would not advance to the second-round despite finishing with a similar 3–1 in the NBA Cup due to not just them losing poorly in a key match against the Oklahoma City Thunder, but also not having the point differential to overcome the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Cup.

West Group B

:''Note: Times are Eastern Time ( UTC−4 or UTC−5) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.''

Awards, honors, and records

* With a 98–87 win for Team U.S.A. over the hosts in France on August 10 in the 2024 Summer Olympics, Devin Booker won his second straight Olympic gold medal and Kevin Durant won his fourth straight Olympic gold medal for men's basketball. Durant in particular would be the first basketball player to ever win four Olympic gold medals in one career.
** Kevin Durant also broke the Olympic record for Team U.S.A. for the most points scored (previously set by Carmelo Anthony for the males and Lisa Leslie overall) and most rebounds grabbed (previously set by Carmelo Anthony) throughout an entire Olympic basketball career.
* On October 12–13, 2024, both long-time former Suns player Walter Davis and one-time former Suns player Vince Carter were officially inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame for the Class of 2024 (Davis' induction being posthumous) alongside former Phoenix Mercury All-Star Michele Timms. The original induction period meant for August 16–17, 2024 was delayed until October due to scheduling conflicts relating to the 2024 Summer Olympics.
* Entering this season, Devin Booker became the fifth player in franchise history to spend at least a decade with the Phoenix Suns, joining the likes of Steve Nash (when combining his two stints with Phoenix together), Walter Davis, Kevin Johnson, and Alvan Adams as the only other players to accomplish such a feat. Booker would officially place his mark on October 23, 2024, in the arena opening game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Intuit Dome, recording 15 points, 4 rebounds, and 6 assists before fouling out near the end of the fourth quarter in a tense 116–113 overtime win.

Week/Month

* On November 4, 2024, Devin Booker won his tenth Player of the Week Award, winning it during the week of his 28th birthday from October 28–November 3, 2024. On that week, he would average 33.7 points on 48.4% shooting (which included a season-high 40-point performance on Halloween night at Intuit Dome, which is currently a record-high performance there), 6.3 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game during a perfect 3–0 week and a notably improved start over last season's performance thus far into the season.
* On March 24, 2025, Kevin Durant won his 33rd Player of the Week Award, winning it during the week of March 17–23, 2025. On that week, he would average 27.3 points on 58.8% shooting (including nearly perfect free-throw shooting), 6.3 assists and 4.3 rebounds during a perfect 3–0 week, which the team desperately needed during that period of time. Durant is now tied with the late Kobe Bryant for the most Player of the Week Awards received in the NBA, with their tie being behind only LeBron James' 69 total honors there.

All-Star

* On January 23, 2025, Kevin Durant was named as one of the starters from the Western Conference's fan voting alongside LeBron James and Nikola Jokić for the frontcourt and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Durant's former teammate, Stephen Curry, in the backcourt. This would be his 15th All-Star appearance, tying the amount of appearances made alongside former Suns center (and All-Star MVP) Shaquille O'Neal, Kevin Garnett, and Tim Duncan, as well as tying for fourth place for the most All-Star appearances behind only Kobe Bryant's 18, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 19, and the aforementioned LeBron James with 21 appearances now. However, the All-Star format for this year would be one that Durant himself admitted to disliking a lot himself, with it replacing the typical format of East Vs. West (or the Eastern Conference captain's team against the Western Conference captain's team) with a four team single elimination tournament format where the competing teams went for the first to 40 wins rules instead.
* On January 31, 2025, after initially missing out on being named for the Rising Stars Challenge, rookie Ryan Dunn was named the replacement player for Jared McCain of the Philadelphia 76ers to participate in the Rising Stars Challenge. Dunn would compete with "Team C" for a chance to win the single elimination tournament there against the other Rising Stars in the event and a select NBA G League team to potentially play in the actual 2025 NBA All-Star Game himself, making him a technical All-Star in that case.

Records

* On December 13, 2024, both the Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz broke the record for the most three-pointers made in a non-overtime game, as well as tied the record for the most three-pointers made in single game with 44 made three-pointers between the two teams (22 made by both squads) in Phoenix's 134–126 win over the Jazz. The game they tied the record with was the high-scoring double-overtime thriller between the Sacramento Kings and the Los Angeles Clippers on February 24, 2023 that saw the Kings survive with a 176–175 win ( the second-highest scoring game in NBA history) despite Sacramento making 18 three-pointers when compared to the Clippers' 26 three-pointers that night. However, it only tied the record for a total of two days before being broken on December 15 by the Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors.

Team records

* On November 2, 2024, the Suns would shoot a new record-high 52 three-point field goal attempts (though making only 17 of them) in a 103–97 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. It would break a previous franchise record for attempts in a non-overtime game with the only game having more attempts being a double-overtime game in 2021 against the Denver Nuggets.
* On January 18, 2025, new Suns center Nick Richards became the first center in franchise history to debut with a double-double of at least 20 points and 10 rebounds while coming off the bench in a 125–121 win over the Detroit Pistons at the team's halfway point in their season.

Milestones

* During the third game of the season, on October 26, 2024, Kevin Durant became the eighth player in NBA history to reach 29,000 career points. He would surpass the mark with a three-pointer made with 7:15 left in the fourth quarter, later finishing the game with 31 total points scored in a 114–102 win over the defending Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks in the Suns' home opener game.
* On January 6, 2025, Kevin Durant would surpass Moses Malone's combined overall scoring in both the ABA and NBA to become the newest tenth best scorer in professional basketball history when combining both the NBA & ABA together. That night, Durant would score 23 points in a 109–99 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/pts_career.html
* On February 11, 2025, Kevin Durant became the eighth player in NBA history to score over 30,000 points in the league (ninth overall player to reach that total if you include Julius Erving's combined scoring totals in both the ABA & NBA), with him scoring his 30,000th career point with 1:11 left to go in the third quarter to score 26 total points by then. He would finish the night with 34 points scored in a 119–112 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies that night.
* Following that special night, Durant would surpass Julius Erving's overall scoring total when combining his time in both the ABA & NBA together with 37 points scored in a 119–111 loss to the Houston Rockets. That would officially make Durant the eighth best overall scorer in professional basketball history when combining both the NBA & ABA together, never mind just the NBA on its own accord.

Team milestones

* During the second game of the season, on October 25, 2024, Devin Booker would be the sixth player in franchise history to break through the 3,000 assist barrier while with the Suns. Booker would record his 3,000th assist of his career by passing to Kevin Durant for a running lay-up with 6:33 left in the first quarter. He would join Jason Kidd, Walter Davis, Alvan Adams, Kevin Johnson, and Steve Nash as the only Suns players to reach that mark while with the franchise. Booker would end the night with 4 assists in a 123–116 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. He also overtook Steve Nash's position as the player with the tenth most steals in franchise history with one steal that night after previously tying the mark a game earlier in the season debut.
* On Halloween night, Devin Booker would surpass Jason Kidd's assist mark with the franchise first by tying it with a pass for a Kevin Durant lay-up with 6:17 left in the first quarter and then surpassing it with a pass for a three-pointer by rookie Ryan Dunn with 7:07 left in the second quarter. Booker would end the game with 8 assists and a season-high 40 point in a 125–119 comeback win over the Los Angeles Clippers on the road. He would also surpass former power forward Larry Nance Sr. to become the newest player with the ninth most steals in franchise history with 3 steals to his name as well after previously overtaking Steve Nash's position earlier in the season.
* On December 3, 2024, Devin Booker would join Walter Davis to become the only other player in franchise history to score over 15,000 points with the Suns, as well the ninth youngest player in NBA history to reach that landmark. He would hit that mark at the start of the game with a mid-range jumpshot with 11:37 to start the game as the first basket made. Booker would later lead the entire team with 29 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists in a 104–93 win over the San Antonio Spurs in what ultimately became both teams' final games played in the 2024 NBA Cup.
* On February 3, 2025, Devin Booker would officially surpass Walter Davis in overall points scored while with the Phoenix Suns to become the franchise's newest leading scorer in its history. He would surpass Davis with a three-pointer made with 7:34 left in the third quarter, with the game being called for a timeout afterward in order to celebrate the moment out on the road.https://www.nba.com/suns/news/devin-booker-becomes-phoenix-suns-all-time-scoring-leader Unfortunately, that night would be ruined with the Suns losing by a final score of 121–119 against the Portland Trail Blazers, which included former Suns center Deandre Ayton. However, the Suns would later celebrate the occasion properly at their home arena four days later on February 7, with the team actually winning that overtime match against the Utah Jazz with a 135–127 final score.

Injuries/Personal missed games

Transactions

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

References

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