1992–93 Phoenix Suns season

1992–93 Phoenix Suns season
Conference Champions
Division Champions
Charles Barkley's first season with the Suns
Head coach	Paul Westphal
General manager	Jerry Colangelo
Owner(s)	Jerry Colangelo
Arena	America West Arena
Results
Record	62–20 (.756)
Place	Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	Lost in NBA Finals to Chicago (2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KUTP
Radio	KTAR

A ticket for Game 4 of the 1993 Western Conference Finals between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Suns at the Seattle Center Coliseum.

The 1992–93 Phoenix Suns season was the 25th season of the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] With an NBA-best 62–20 finish, the team set the franchise record for most wins in a season (the record was later tied in the 2004–05 season). Newly acquired forward and regular season MVP Charles Barkley led the team to its second trip to the NBA Finals, where they lost to the Chicago Bulls in six games.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Suns faced elimination as they trailed 2–0 against the 8th-seeded Los Angeles Lakers. However, they managed to win the next three games to advance in the semifinals, where they defeated the San Antonio Spurs in six games. In the Western Conference Finals, they defeated the Seattle SuperSonics in a full seven game series on their way to the Finals before losing in six games to the Bulls.

The season saw the debut of the new "Streaking Sun" logo, which was featured on the team's new jerseys. The season was also the Suns first at the new America West Arena (later renamed US Airways Center). The new arena had a regular season attendance of 779,943 in 41 home games, the fifth highest total attendance in the league.^[2] The team sold-out the capacity 19,023 arena every game of the season.

The Suns' new logo and uniforms would last until 2000. Following the season, Tom Chambers signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Utah Jazz.

Offseason

NBA Draft

Main article: 1992 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	22	Oliver Miller	Center	United States	Arkansas
2	48	Brian Davis	Forward	United States	Duke
2	49	Ron Ellis	Forward	United States	Louisiana Tech

The Suns used their first-round pick to select center Oliver Miller from Arkansas. Miller averaged 12.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game through four years with the Razorbacks. Miller would go on to play two seasons with the Suns before signing with the Detroit Pistons as a free agent in 1994. He would later return to the Suns in the 1999–2000 season.^[3] Second-round picks Brian Davis and Ron Ellis were not signed by the Suns. Davis would later play with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1993–94 season,^[4] while Ellis never played in the NBA.

Trades

America West Arena

On June 17, 1992, the Suns traded former All-Star Jeff Hornacek, Tim Perry, and Andrew Lang to the Philadelphia 76ers for All-Star forward Charles Barkley.^[5] Barkley would play four seasons with the Suns before being traded to the Houston Rockets in 1996. Hornacek would play less than two seasons with the Sixers, Perry would play less than four, and Lang only one. Many consider the trade to be the best in Suns history.^[6]

Free agency

The Suns key off-season signing was veteran shooting guard Danny Ainge. Ainge would spend his last three seasons in the NBA with the Suns.^[7] Point guard Frank Johnson was signed to back-up All-Star Kevin Johnson.^[8] Forward/center Tim Kempton was signed, but played sparingly throughout the season.^[9] Small forward Alex Stivrins was picked up in the off-season, but later waived. He would return with two 10-day contracts later in the season, but was again waived.^[10]

Roster

Phoenix Suns roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (Y-M-D)	From
2.0 !SG	22	USA !	Ainge, Danny	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1959–03–17	Brigham Young
4.5 !PF	34	USA !	Barkley, Charles	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	1963–02–20	Auburn
3.0 !SF	23	USA !	Ceballos, Cedric	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1969–08–02	Cal State Fullerton
4.5 !PF	24	USA !	Chambers, Tom	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1959–06–21	Utah
3.0 !SF	21	USA !	Dumas, Richard	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1969–05–19	Oklahoma State
1.0 !PG	3	USA !	Johnson, Frank	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1958–11–23	Wake Forest
1.0 !PG	7	USA !	Johnson, Kevin	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1966–03–04	UC Berkeley
6.0 !C	8	USA !	Kempton, Tim	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1964–01–25	Notre Dame
1.0 !PG	32	USA !	Knight, Negele	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1967–03–06	Dayton
2.0 !SG	9	USA !	Majerle, Dan	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1965–09–09	Central Michigan
6.0 !C	25	USA !	Miller, Oliver	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	1970–04–06	Arkansas
4.5 !PF	0	USA !	Mustaf, Jerrod	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	1969–10–28	Maryland
6.0 !C	41	USA !	West, Mark	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1960–11–05	Old Dominion

Head coach

Paul Westphal (Southern California)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Mark West	Oliver Miller		Tim Kempton
PF	Charles Barkley	Tom Chambers	Jerrod Mustaf
SF	Richard Dumas	Cedric Ceballos
SG	Dan Majerle	Danny Ainge
PG	Kevin Johnson	Frank Johnson	Negele Knight

Salaries

Player	Salary
Charles Barkley	$2,420,000
Tom Chambers	$1,885,000
Kevin Johnson	$1,850,000
Danny Ainge	$1,330,000
Kurt Rambis	$1,100,000
Mark West	$1,000,000
Jerrod Mustaf	$904,000
Ed Nealy	$800,000
Dan Majerle	$735,000
Oliver Miller	$517,000
Tim Kempton	$500,000
Negele Knight	$469,000
Cedric Ceballos	$350,000
Richard Dumas	$140,000
Frank Johnson	$140,000
Alex Stivrins	$140,000
Total	$14,280,000

Regular season

In 1992, the Suns moved into their new arena in downtown Phoenix, the America West Arena (now US Airways Center). The arena was not the only new arrival into Phoenix though, as flamboyant all-star power forward Charles Barkley was traded from the Philadelphia 76ers for Jeff Hornacek, Andrew Lang, and Tim Perry. Barkley would go on to win his first and only MVP in his first year with Phoenix in 1993.

In addition to Barkley, the Suns added some key players to their roster, amongst them Danny Ainge. The organization also drafted a player out of UArkansas: center Oliver Miller. Also making his Suns debut was their 1991 first round draft pick, Oklahoma State forward Richard Dumas, who missed the previous season due to a drug-related suspension.

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Phoenix Suns	62	20	.756	—	35–6	27–14	21–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics	55	27	.671	7	33–8	22–19	22–8
x-Portland Trail Blazers	51	31	.622	11	30–11	21–20	19–11
x-Los Angeles Clippers	41	41	.500	21	27–14	14–27	15–15
x-Los Angeles Lakers	39	43	.476	23	20–21	19–22	13–17
Golden State Warriors	34	48	.415	28	19–22	15–26	9–21
Sacramento Kings	25	57	.305	37	16–25	9–32	6–24

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Phoenix Suns	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Houston Rockets	55	27	.671	7
3	x-Seattle SuperSonics	55	27	.671	7
4	x-Portland Trail Blazers	51	31	.622	11
5	x-San Antonio Spurs	49	33	.598	13
6	x-Utah Jazz	47	35	.573	18
7	x-Los Angeles Clippers	41	41	.500	21
8	x-Los Angeles Lakers	39	43	.476	23

9	Denver Nuggets	36	46	.439	26
10	Golden State Warriors	34	48	.415	28
11	Sacramento Kings	25	57	.305	37
12	Minnesota Timberwolves	19	63	.232	43
13	Dallas Mavericks	11	71	.134	51

Record vs. opponents

1992–93 NBA records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	2–2	3–2	2–2	0–5	1–1	2–0	2–3	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–2	2–0	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2
Boston	2–2	—	3–1	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	4–0	1–4	3–2	4–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–1
Charlotte	2–3	1–3	—	2–3	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	0–2	0–5	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	3–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0
Chicago	2–2	3–1	3–2	—	2–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	5–0	2–0	0–2	3–1	4–1	2–0	4–0	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	4–0
Cleveland	5–0	1–3	3–1	3–2	—	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	4–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Dallas	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	—	1–5	1–1	0–4	1–4	1–1	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–4	0–4	0–5	1–3	0–5	1–1
Denver	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1	—	1–1	3–1	2–3	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–4	1–3	2–3	2–0
Detroit	3–2	3–1	1–4	1–3	2–3	1–1	1–1	—	0–2	1–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–0
Golden State	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–3	2–0	—	2–2	0–2	2–3	1–4	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	0–5	4–1	3–1	1–4	3–1	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–1	3–2	1–1	2–2	—	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	4–0	4–1	1–3	4–1	1–1
Indiana	2–2	2–2	5–0	0–5	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–3	2–0	0–2	—	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–3	1–1	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–1
L.A. Clippers	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	3–2	0–4	1–1	—	3–2	0–2	2–0	4–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–2	2–3	3–2	0–4	1–4	2–2	2–0
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	4–1	1–3	1–1	2–3	—	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–5	3–2	3–2	2–2	1–4	1–3	2–0
Miami	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	—	2–2	2–0	2–3	0–5	3–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–3
Milwaukee	2–3	2–2	1–3	1–4	1–4	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	—	1–1	0–4	1–3	2–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3
Minnesota	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–1	2–3	1–1	1–3	2–4	1–1	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–4	0–4	1–4	1–1
New Jersey	3–1	0–4	2–2	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	2–0	3–2	4–0	1–1	—	1–3	3–2	3–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1
New York	2–2	4–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	5–0	3–1	2–0	3–1	—	2–2	5–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1
Orlando	3–1	2–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	2–2	2–0	2–3	2–2	—	3–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	4–0
Philadelphia	1–3	1–4	0–4	2–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–3	0–5	2–3	—	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1
Phoenix	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	4–0	3–1	2–0	4–1	2–2	1–1	2–3	5–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	—	3–2	5–0	3–1	2–3	3–1	2–0
Portland	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	1–1	5–0	3–1	1–1	3–2	2–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–3	—	5–0	2–2	2–3	2–2	1–1
Sacramento	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	4–0	1–3	0–2	1–4	0–4	0–2	2–3	2–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	0–5	—	2–2	1–4	2–2	1–1
San Antonio	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	5–0	4–1	2–0	1–3	1–4	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	4–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	—	3–1	3–3	1–1
Seattle	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–1	3–1	0–2	4–1	4–1	1–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–2	3–2	4–1	1–3	—	2–2	2–0
Utah	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	5–0	3–2	2–0	1–3	1–4	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	4–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–3	2–2	—	1–1
Washington	2–2	1–4	0–4	0–4	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	3–2	3–1	1–1	1–4	1–4	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	—

Game log

1992–93 game log
Total: 62–20 (Home: 35–6; Road: 27–14)

November: 7–4 (Home: 5–1; Road: 2–3)

December: 14–0 (Home: 7–0; Road: 7–0)

January: 10–4 (Home: 3–0; Road: 7–4)

February: 9–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 2–3)

March: 13–3 (Home: 8–2; Road: 5–1)

April: 9–5 (Home: 5–2; Road: 4–3)

1992–93 season schedule

Playoffs

Under rookie head coach Paul Westphal (a former Suns assistant and, as a player, member of the 1976 Suns squad that went to the NBA Finals), the Suns squad consisting mostly of Barkley, Majerle, Johnson and Ainge won 62 games that year. After eliminating the Lakers (whom they came back from an 0-2 deficit preventing them from being the first eight-seeded team to eliminate the top seeded team in the first round), Spurs, and Sonics, the Suns advanced to the Finals for the second time in franchise history. They eventually lost to the Bulls, led by Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. This series included a triple-overtime game (Game 3) that along with game 4 of the 1976 series are the only triple overtime games in the history of the NBA finals.^[11]^[12] Approximately 300,000 fans braved the 105 degree heat to celebrate the memorable season in the streets of Phoenix.^[13]

Game log

1993 playoff game log

First Round: 3–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–0)

Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)

Conference Finals: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)

NBA Finals: 2–4 (Home: 0–3; Road: 2–1)

1993 playoff schedule

NBA finals

The 1993 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1992–93 NBA season, featuring the Chicago Bulls, led by Michael Jordan, and the Phoenix Suns, winners of 62 games and led by regular season MVP Charles Barkley. The Bulls became the first team since the legendary Boston Celtics of the 1960s to win three consecutive championship titles, clinching the "three-peat" with John Paxson's game-winning 3-pointer that gave them a 99-98 victory in Game 6.

The Phoenix Suns won game 3 in 3OT, 129-121. On the way, Suns Head Coach Paul Westphal became the only person to appear in both triple-overtime finals games. The first was the classic 1976 contest against Boston, in Game 5 as a player. Ironically, his Suns also appeared in that year's finals, thus becoming the only team to appear in two triple-overtime finals games. Back in 1976, the Suns lost 126-128 against Boston.
The Bulls got off to a good start in Game 6 but struggled in the fourth quarter, wasting a double-digit lead to trail 98-94. Michael Jordan made a layup to cut the margin to 2 points, and the Suns missed a shot on their next possession. Trailing 98-96 and facing a Game 7 on the road if they lost that day, John Paxson took a pass from Horace Grant and buried a three pointer with 3.9 seconds left, giving the Bulls a 99-98 lead. The victory was secured by a last-second block from Horace Grant.
Michael Jordan, who averaged a Finals-record 41.0 PPG during the six game series, became the first player in NBA history to win three straight Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Awards. He joined Magic Johnson as the only other player to win the award three times. The NBA started awarding the Finals MVP in 1969.

Awards and honors

Week/Month

Charles Barkley was named Player of the Week for games played December 7 through December 13.
Charles Barkley was named Player of the Week for games played March 29 through April 4.
Charles Barkley was named Player of the Month for December.
Paul Westphal was named Coach of the Month for December.

All-Star

Charles Barkley was voted as a starter for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his seventh All-Star selection. Barkley finished third in All-Star voting with 858,947 votes, behind only Michael Jordan (1,035,824) and Scottie Pippen (932,912).
Dan Majerle was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his second All-Star selection.
The other Suns player who received All-Star votes was Kevin Johnson (188,545).
Paul Westphal coached the Western Conference All-Star team to a 135–130 victory over the East.
Cedric Ceballos participated in the Slam Dunk Contest. After winning the 1992 contest, Ceballos made the final round, finishing third behind Clarence Weatherspoon and champion Harold Miner.
Dan Majerle participated in the Three-Point Shootout, losing to champion Mark Price.

Season

Charles Barkley received the Most Valuable Player Award.
Jerry Colangelo received the Executive of the Year Award.
Charles Barkley was named to the All-NBA First Team.
Dan Majerle was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Majerle also finished fifth in Defensive Player of the Year voting.
Richard Dumas was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.
Cedric Ceballos led the league in field goal percentage, making 57.6 percent of his shots.
Dan Majerle led the league (with Reggie Miller) in three-point field goals with 167.
Danny Ainge finished second in Sixth Man of the Year voting.
Tom Chambers finished fifth in Sixth Man of the Year voting.

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Ainge, Danny !Danny Ainge	80	0	27.0	.462	.403	.848	2.7	3.3	0.9	0.1	11.8
Barkley, Charles !Charles Barkley	76	76	37.6	.520	.305	.765	12.2	5.1	1.6	1.0	25.6
Ceballos, Cedric !Cedric Ceballos	74	46	21.7	.576†	.000	.725	5.5	1.0	0.7	0.4	12.8
Chambers, Tom !Tom Chambers	73	0	23.6	.447	.393	.837	4.7	1.4	0.6	0.3	12.2
Dumas, Richard !Richard Dumas	48	32	27.5	.524	.333	.707	4.6	1.3	1.8	0.8	15.8
Johnson, Frank !Frank Johnson	77	0	14.6	.436	.083	.776	1.5	2.4	0.8	0.1	4.3
Johnson, Kevin !Kevin Johnson	49	47	33.5	.499	.125	.819	2.1	7.8	1.7	0.4	16.1
Kempton, Tim !Tim Kempton	30	0	5.6	.396	.	.581	1.3	0.6	0.1	0.1	1.9
Knight, Negele !Negele Knight	52	35	17.1	.391	.000	.779	1.2	2.8	0.4	0.1	6.1
Majerle, Dan !Dan Majerle	82	82	39.0	.464	.381	.778	4.7	3.8	1.7	0.4	16.9
Miller, Oliver !Oliver Miller	56	1	19.1	.475	.000	.710	4.9	2.1	0.7	1.8	5.6
Mustaf, Jerrod !Jerrod Mustaf	32	9	10.5	.438	.000	.623	2.6	0.3	0.5	0.3	4.6
Rambis, Kurt !Kurt Rambis*	5	0	8.2	.571	.	.500	1.2	0.2	0.6	0.0	1.8
Stivrins, Alex !Alex Stivrins*	10	0	3.5	.611	.000	.	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.1	2.2
West, Mark !Mark West	82	82	19.0	.614†	.	.518	5.6	0.4	0.2	1.3	5.3

* – Stats with the Suns.
† – Minimum 300 field goals made.

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Ainge, Danny !Danny Ainge	24	0	24.6	.376	.413	.872	2.5	2.3	0.5	0.1	8.1
Barkley, Charles !Charles Barkley	24	24	42.8	.477	.222	.771	13.6	4.3	1.6	1.0	26.6
Ceballos, Cedric !Cedric Ceballos	16	3	11.6	.571	.	.727	2.3	0.8	0.3	0.4	6.0
Chambers, Tom !Tom Chambers	24	1	15.7	.388	.400	.815	2.7	0.5	0.2	0.4	7.3
Dumas, Richard !Richard Dumas	23	20	21.7	.525	.000	.755	2.8	1.0	0.9	0.6	10.9
Johnson, Frank !Frank Johnson	22	0	7.8	.440	.333	.862	0.5	0.8	0.3	0.0	3.2
Johnson, Kevin !Kevin Johnson	23	23	39.7	.480	.000	.795	2.7	7.9	1.5	0.6	17.8
Knight, Negele !Negele Knight	9	1	3.8	.563	.	.	0.3	0.8	0.0	0.1	2.0
Majerle, Dan !Dan Majerle	24	24	44.6	.431	.394	.696	5.8	3.7	1.4	1.2	15.4
Miller, Oliver !Oliver Miller	24	0	21.4	.587†	.000	.564	5.2	2.1	0.9	2.5	7.2
Mustaf, Jerrod !Jerrod Mustaf	7	0	1.4	.600†	.	.	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.9
West, Mark !Mark West	24	24	19.5	.544	.	.609	4.1	0.5	0.2	1.4	4.8

† – Minimum 20 field goals made.

Transactions

Trades

June 17, 1992

To Philadelphia 76ers

Jeff Hornacek
Tim Perry
Andrew Lang

To Phoenix Suns

Charles Barkley

Free agents

Additions

Date	Player	Signed	Former Team
July 3, 1992	Danny Ainge	Signed 3-year contract for $5.2 million	Portland Trail Blazers
August 18, 1992	Tim Kempton	Signed multi-year contract	Denver Nuggets
September 29, 1992	Alex Stivrins	Undisclosed	Seattle SuperSonics
October 8, 1992	Frank Johnson	Undisclosed	Orlando Magic
November 5, 1992	Frank Johnson	Signed one-year contract for $140,000	Phoenix Suns
March 31, 1993	Alex Stivrins	Signed two 10-day contracts	Milwaukee Bucks

Subtractions

Date	Player	Reason Left	New Team
June 17, 1992	Steve Burtt	Waived	Washington Bullets
September 24, 1992	Chad Gallagher	Released	Utah Jazz
October 22, 1992	Brad Davis	Waived	Minnesota Timberwolves
November 3, 1992	Frank Johnson	Waived	Phoenix Suns
November 5, 1992	Ed Nealy	Waived	Golden State Warriors
November 20, 1992	Kurt Rambis	Waived	Sacramento Kings
December 28, 1992	Alex Stivrins	Waived	Atlanta Hawks
April 11, 1993	Alex Stivrins	Waived	n/a

References

↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHO/1993.html
↑ "1992–93 Phoenix Suns Roster and Statistics". Retrieved October 11, 2011.
↑ "Oliver Miller NBA & ABA Statistics". Retrieved October 11, 2011.
↑ "Brian Davis NBA & ABA Statistics". Retrieved October 11, 2011.
↑ "Bright Day for Suns: They Get Barkley". New York Times. June 18, 1992.
↑ "Pick and Roll: The Best and Worst Trades in Suns History". Retrieved October 11, 2011.
↑ "Danny Ainge NBA & ABA Statistics". Retrieved October 11, 2011.
↑ "Frank Johnson NBA & ABA Statistics". Retrieved October 11, 2011.
↑ "Tim Kempton NBA & ABA Statistics". Retrieved October 11, 2011.
↑ "Alex Stivrins NBA & ABA Statistics". Retrieved October 11, 2011.
↑ "Paxson's Trey Propels Bulls into NBA history". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-18. 1993 NBA finals
↑ "Triple-OT Classic Highlights Boston's 13th Title". NBA.com. Retrieved 2007-04-18. 1976 NBA Finals
↑ "The Good Ol' Days". NBA.com. Retrieved 2007-04-18. Parade after the Finals

1992–93 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Orlando Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Phoenix Suns

Founded in 1968 Based in Phoenix, Arizona

Franchise	Franchise Expansion Draft History Draft history All-time roster Head coaches Seasons Records Current season

Arenas	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Talking Stick Resort Arena

General managers	J. Colangelo B. Colangelo D'Antoni Kerr Blanks McDonough

D-League affiliate	Northern Arizona Suns

Culture & lore	The Suns Gorilla The Shot 'Heard' Round the World 07 Seconds or Less STAT The Matrix Sir Charles Nashty The Greyhound Thunder Dan Shazam Oklahoma Kid Original Sun Hawk

Rivals	San Antonio Spurs

Ring of Honor & Retired numbers	5 6 7 9 13 24 33 34 42 44 Jerry Colangelo Cotton Fitzsimmons John MacLeod Al McCoy (To be official on March 3, 2017) Joe Proski

Hall of Famers	Charles Barkley Jerry Colangelo Gail Goodrich Connie Hawkins Dennis Johnson Gus Johnson Ann Meyers Shaquille O'Neal Pat Riley

Key personnel	Owner Robert Sarver President & CEO Jason Rowley General Manager & President of Basketball Operations Ryan McDonough Director of Player Personnel Mark West Head Coach Earl Watson Voice of the Suns Al McCoy

Western Conference Championships (2)	1976 1993

Pacific Division Championships (6)	1981 1993 1995 2005 2006 2007

Media	TV FS Arizona Radio Arizona Sports Announcers Tom Leander Tom Chambers Eddie Johnson Al McCoy Tim Kempton Ann Meyers Casey Jacobsen Steve Albert Kevin Ray Jon Bloom

Phoenix Suns 1992–93 Western Conference Champions

0 Mustaf \| 3 F. Johnson \| 7 K. Johnson \| 8 Kempton \| 9 Majerle \| 21 Dumas \| 22 Ainge \| 23 Ceballos \| 24 Chambers \| 25 Miller \| 32 Knight \| 34 Barkley \| 41 West \| Coach Westphal

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