Suns de Phoenix

The Suns de Phoenix ( Phoenix Suns in English) are a frankness from Basket-ball of NBA.

History of the frankness

The frankness from the Suns Phoenixes carries out its first season in NBA in 1968-69. The team names like General Manager Jerry Colangelo, which at 28 years becomes the youngest GM of the history of the professional sports. The team selects with the draft Dick Van Arsdale, called “ The Original Sun ” and recovers inter alia Gail Goodrich at the time of the expansion draft .

The club goes up slowly in power and created the surprise in 1976 by eliminating to the first turn of the play-offs the Golden State Warriors, champions in title. It reaches the finales before being beaten by the Boston Celtics in six handles. The third match of the series, going until in triple prolongation, is regarded as one of best the match of the history of the league.

Of 1978 with 1985, the team reaches the play-offs without never exceeding the finales of conference.

A business of Drug torpedo the organization in 1987. The best marker of the history of the club, Walter Davis, is suspected of use of drug. In this business, five players evolving/moving or having evolved/moved with the Suns Phoenixes are also suspected of use of drug. Six other players of the league are mingled with this business. Walter Davis turns over then to an anti-drug program but the business entâche enormously the image of the club, although all the tests carried out thereafter appeared negative. No lawsuit took place and no drug was seized; the business seemed rather based on unfounded rumors.

Changes are operated in 1987-88, with the acquisition of Kevin Johnson and Mark West coming from Cleveland in exchange of Larry Nance. In 1988, Tom Chambers arrives of Seattle and Jeff Hornacek sign at the club. It is the beginning of a 13 consecutive seasons series in play-offs. Kurt Rambis arrives of the Charlotte Hornets in 1989 and equips it created the surprise by beating the Los Angeles Lakers in five handles lasting the play-offs before falling vis-a-vis the Portland Blazers in finales from Conference.

Hornacek is transferred to Philadelphia in 1992 with Andrew Lang for blazing but productive the Charles Barkley. The former member of the Boston Celtics Danny Ainge joined the club to compose a dynamic team difficult to beat. Suns gain 62 matches this year and go until finales NBA for the second time of their existence, where they lose in six meetings vis-a-vis bulldozers of Michael Jordan.

The following years, Suns waste to two recovery an advance of 3 handles with 1 in play-offs vis-a-vis the Houston Rockets. In 1996, the relation between Charles Barkley and Jerry Colangelo is degraded. Barkley is transferred to Houston, involving the decline of the frankness. During the same time, Kevin Johnson takes her retirement, but returns to help the frankness during the play-offs 1998.

Suns continue to regularly reach the play-offs without never boring. They then transfer Jason Kidd to New Jersey in exchange from Stephon Marbury. But Marbury, in spite of its athletic qualities, does not manage to transcend the team as Kidd could do it. For the first time of 14 years, Suns do not reach the play-offs. This against-performance makes it possible Phoenix to obtain the 9th choice of the draft 2002 with which the club selects Amaré Stoudemire.

The season 2002-2003 sees the emergence of Amaré Stoudemire, often compared with the future Hall off Famed R Karl Malone. Its athletic size and its qualities, with a strong ethics of work, already brought it in the group of the best players having directly joined the NBA after the college. It is named rookie year, season in which Suns find the play-offs with an assessment of 43 victories for 39 defeats.

The youth of Suns their is fatal for the season 2003-04 in which they finish among the worst teams of the league. During the season, Stephon Marbury and Anfernee Hardaway are transferred to the New York Knicks.

In April 2004, the frankness was sold for 401 million dollars with a group of investors carried out by Robert Sarver.

During the intersaison 2004, Suns record the return of their leader wonder Steve Nash, to perpetuate the tradition of a leader of quality (Kevin Johnson, Jason Kidd, Stephon Marbury…). They also sign Quentin Richardson coming from the Los Angeles Clippers. More anecdotic, the team counts in her manpower Yuta Tabuse, which becomes the first Japan board to evolve/move in NBA. It is released in December, after some matchs.
In parallel, the evolution of the rules in NBA, supporting the fast and offensive play, is one of the reasons of the departure gun of Phoenix which carries out its best beginning of the season since… its creation.

Suns indeed will be incontestably the surprise of season 2004/05: they gain 33 matches moreover than the former season (one of the best progressions of the history), spending the worse second equips with the West to best of the league! Under the impulse of Steve Nash, true leader which transcends his fellow-members, Suns practice a very offensive play based on the race. Nevertheless, the low quality of the players of the bench obliges the trainer Mike D' Antoni not to use a rotation based on only six players, bet risky which threatens the team in the event of wound of the one of its members.

Steve Nash is elected MVP (better player of the year) and Mike D' Antoni better trainer of the year. Suns rejoin the finales of Conference, where they are curtly beaten by the San Antonio Spurs in five handles.

The summer 2005 is animated side of Suns. Joe Johnson takes the direction of Atlanta in an exchange which brings French Boris Diaw in Arizona. Quentin Richardson is sent towards New York in exchange of the interior Kurt Thomas. In order to increase their defensive capacities, Suns also recruited Rajah Bell, James Jones, Eddie House or Brian Grant. Whereas manpower seems clearly cut to go to take down the title, Amaré Stoudemire is wounded seriously front even the beginning of the season 2005-2006. The AlStar isolated of the grounds during several months, in fact the hopes to appear well in regular season waver.

And yet, in spite of an average departure (8 victories for 5 defeats in November 2005), Suns will profit from the versatility from the players composing manpower to rectify the bar. In the role of the joker of luxury, Boris Diaw particularly draws his pin from the play by taking over temporarily the duties on the whole of the stations including in the racket, making of him the favorite for the title of player having progressed more over the season. Around their MVP Steve Nash, Suns build an assessment of 29-16 with orée one February which will propel them towards the tops of the league. Phoenix connects 11 victories of row before inclining itself at the house, but in the absence of Nash, against Spurs de San Antonio on March 9th, 2006. A few days earlier Tim Thomas, unloaded by the bulldozers, joined manpower is split itself of 20 points for its first match with Suns.

At dated April 10th, 2006 and whereas Amaré Stoudemire is still in convalescence, after a rapid return of 3 matches then another wound to its other knee, Suns point in 2nd position of the Western Conference with an assessment of 50 victories for 26 defeats and qualified themselves for the playoffs

In May 2006 the French player of Suns Boris Diaw is elected by the journalists américans MIP (most improved player) that is to say the player of the league having progressed more. Passer by of hardly 4 points, 2 master keys and rebonbs by match with its old frankness from Atlanta Hawks to more than 13 points, 6 master keys and rebounds by match.

Current manpower

Prize list

withdrawn Shirts

Five Major

External bonds

  • Official site
  • Logo since 2001
  • Logo of 1993 to 2000
  • Logo of 1969 to 1992
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