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Phoenix Suns

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SUNS ARENAS

Arizona Veterans’ Memorial Coliseum

1968-1992

Talking Stick Resort Arena

1992-Present

SUNSATIONAL SUNS

  • Jerry Colangelo

    GM 1968-1987

    Owner 1987-2004

  • Dick Van Arsdale

    10/18/68: The first Sun scores the first basket

  • Jim Fox

    1968-1970

  • Gail Goodrich

    1968-1970

  • Stan McKenzie

    1968-1970

  • Dick Snyder

    1968-1970

  • Paul Silas

    1969-1972

  • Mel Counts

    1970-1972

  • Mo Layton

    1971-1973

  • Connie Hawkins

    1969-1974

  • Neal Walk

    1969-1974

  • Clem Haskins

    1970-1974

  • Charlie Scott

    1971-1975

  • Corky Calhoun

    1972-1975

  • Mike Bantom

    1973-1976

  • Dick Van Arsdale

    1968-1977

  • Keith Erickson

    1973-1977

  • Dennis Awtrey

    1974-1978

  • Curtis Perry

    1974-1978

  • Ron Lee

    1976-1979

  • Garfield Heard

    1975-1980

  • Paul Westphal

    1975-1980, 1983/84

  • Mike Bratz

    1977-1980

  • Don Buse

    1977-1980

  • Truck Robinson

    1978-1982

  • Jeff Cook

    1979-1983, 1987/88

  • Rich Kelley

    1979-1983

  • Dennis Johnson

    1980-1983

  • Johnny High

    1979-1984

  • Alvin Scott

    1977-1985

  • Kyle Macy

    1980-1985

  • Maurice Lucas

    1982-1985

  • John MacLeod

    Coach 1973-1987

  • Ed Pinckney

    1985-1987

  • Alvan Adams

    1975-1988

    1976 Rookie of the Year

  • Walter Davis

    1977-1988

    1978 Rookie of the Year

  • Larry Nance

    1981-1988

  • Blue Edwards

    1982-1988

  • Mike Sanders

    1983-1988

  • Jay Humphries

    1984-1988

  • Armen Gilliam

    1987-1990

  • Eddie Johnson

    1987-1990

    1989 Sixth Man

  • Kevin Johnson

    1989 Most Improved

  • Xavier McDaniel

    1990/91

  • Jeff Hornacek

    1986-1992

  • Andrew Lang

    1988-1992

  • Tim Perry

    1988-1992

  • Tom Chambers

    1988-1993

  • Kurt Rambis

    1989-1993

  • Mark West

    1987-1994, 1999/00

  • Oliver Miller

    1992-1994

  • Dan Majerle

    1988-1995, 2001/02

  • Danny Ainge

    1992-1995

  • Richard Dumas

    1992-1995

  • “Sir” Charles Barkley

    1992-1996

    1993 NBA MVP

  • Elliot Perry

    1993-1996, 2000/01

  • Cotton Fitzsimmons

    Coach 1970-1972, 1988-1992, 1995-1997

  • A.C. Green

    1993-1997

  • Wesley Person

    1994-1997

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    1994-1997

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    1995-1997

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    1990-1994, 1996-1998

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    1995-1998

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    1993-1997, 1998/99

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    1994-1999

    1998 Sixth Man

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    1997-1999

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    1987-1998, 1999/00

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    1996-2000

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    1998-2000

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    1996-2001

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    1997-2001

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    1999-2002

    2000: 6th Man

  • Jake Tsakalidis

    2000-2003

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    1998-2004

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    1999-2004

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    2001-2004

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    2003 Rookie of the Year

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    2001-2005

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    2001-2005

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    2002-2005

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    2004/05

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    2005 & 2006 NBA MVP

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    2005-2007

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    1999-2008

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    2005-2009

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    2005-2009

    2006 Most Improved

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    2007-2009

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    2002-2010

  • Leandro Barbosa

    2003-2010, 2013/14, 2016/17

    2007 Sixth Man

  • Jason Richardson

    2008-2011

  • Steve Nash

    1996-1998, 2004-2012

  • Grant Hill

    2007-2012

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    2008-2012

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    2010-2013

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    2010-2013

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    2012/13

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    2012/13

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    2009-2014

  • Goran Dragic

    2008-2011, 2012-2015

    2014 Most Improved

  • Marcus Morris

    2012-2015

  • Gerald Green

    2012-2015

  • Miles Pumlee

    2013-2015

  • Isaiah Thomas

    2014/15

  • Markieff Morris

    2011-2016

  • Mirza Teletovic

    2015/16

  • P.J. Tucker

    2012-2017

  • Jared Dudley

    2008-2013, 2016-2018

  • Eric Bledsoe

    2013-2018

  • Alex Len

    2013-2018

  • Brandon Knight

    2014-2018

  • Tyson Chandler

    2015-2018

  • T.J. Warren

    2014-2019

  • Josh Jackson

    2017-2019

  • Devin Booker

    2015-Present

  • Deandre Ayton

    2018-Present

  • Mikal Bridges

    2018-Present

  • Kelly Oubre Jr.

    2018-Present

  • Ricky Rubio

    2019-Present

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