2012–13 Phoenix Suns season

Professional basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Phoenix Suns 2013 25 57 Pacific 5 15 Alvin GentryLindsey Hunter (interim) Lance Blanks Robert Sarver US Airways Center Fox Sports Arizona KTAR Did not qualify PHO The 2012–13 Phoenix Suns season was the organization's 45th season in the National Basketball Association.2012–13 Phoenix Suns This season was the first since the 2003–04 season that the Suns were without star point guard and former two-time MVP Steve Nash after Nash was sign-and-traded to the rival Los Angeles Lakers. Another fan favorite, Grant Hill, also left for Los Angeles in this season, but he would sign with the Los Angeles Clippers. By technicality, the player who held the most playing experience for the Suns this season was Jermaine O'Neal. Key dates June 28, 2012: The 2012 NBA draft took place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. July 1, 2012: The NBA free agency has begun. July 4, 2012: The Suns do a sign-and-trade with the Los Angeles Lakers to exchange star point guard Steve Nash for two first round Lakers draft picks in 2013 (from the Miami Heat via the L.A. Lakers) and 2018 (due to 2015 having Top–5 protection and both 2016 & 2017 having Top-3 protection), as well as two second-round picks in 2013 (from the Denver Nuggets via the L.A. Lakers) and 2014 (which eventually got traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves); Phoenix also signed forward Michael Beasley and re-signed their former back-up point guard Goran Dragić. July 11, 2012: Teams can officially sign, trade, and even amnesty players to their liking. July 15, 2012: The Suns used their amnesty clause on Josh Childress; Phoenix also officially sign former Houston Rockets players Goran Dragić & Luis Scola.Suns Win Waiver Auction For Luis Scola July 20, 2012: The Suns officially sign Michael Beasley and re-sign Shannon Brown. July 24, 2012: The Suns sign Summer League standout P. J. Tucker. July 27, 2012: The Suns agree to a three-way trade with the New Orleans Hornets and the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Suns would send Robin Lopez and Hakim Warrick to the New Orleans Hornets and the Lakers' 2014 second-round pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves, and they receive the contracts of Brad Miller and Jerome Dyson from the Hornets, as well as Wesley Johnson and a protected future first-round draft pick from the Timberwolves. August 15, 2012: The Suns officially sign Jermaine O'Neal for one year, as well as waive the contracts of both Jerome Dyson & Brad Miller; Miller would officially retire a few weeks later. September 20, 2012: Channing Frye was confirmed to miss all of this season due to an enlarged heart via dilated cardiomyopathy. October 31, 2012: The regular season for the Suns begins. January 18, 2013: Coach Alvin Gentry ended up resigning from head coaching duties. January 20, 2013: Lindsey Hunter is announced as the new interim head coach for the Suns; assistant coach Sean Rooks resigns from his coaching duties. January 21, 2013: Assistant head coach and Suns fan favorite Dan Majerle resigns from his assistant head coaching duties; Phoenix Mercury head coach Corey Gaines becomes assistant head coach for the rest of the season. January 23, 2013: Defensive assistant head coach Elston Turner resigns from his assistant head coaching duties; former Phoenix Suns scout and Shanghai Sharks head coach Dan Panaggio becomes assistant head coach for the rest of the season. February 20, 2013: The Suns trade their own 2013 second-round pick to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Marcus Morris, the twin brother of Suns power forward Markieff Morris. Phoenix also waives forward-center Luke Zeller. February 21, 2013: The Suns trade Sebastian Telfair to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Hamed Haddadi and a 2014 second-round pick (worst selection between the Raptors and the Sacramento Kings). Offseason NBA draft 2012 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 13 Kendall Marshall Point guard United States North Carolina The Suns will once again only have pick 13 as their only first-round draft pick. The Suns used their only pick to select point guard Kendall Marshall from North Carolina. Marshall was a prolific passer, averaging 8.1 points and 9.8 assists in his last season with the Tar Heels. He also set the ACChttp://www.foxsportssouth.com/03/09/12/Kendall-Marshall-sets-ACC-assist-record/landing_acctournament.html?blockID=683680 South July 6, 2012 January 20, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230120201618/https://www.foxsports.com/ dead & University of North Carolinahttp://blogs.newsobserver.com/uncnow/kendall-marshall-on-setting-unc-single-season-assist-record-ed-cota UNC Now - Kendall Marshall on setting UNC single-season assist record, Ed Cota newsobserver.com blogs 2012-07-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20120428031942/http://blogs.newsobserver.com/uncnow/kendall-marshall-on-setting-unc-single-season-assist-record-ed-cota 2012-04-28 dead season assist records, as well as winning the Bob Cousy Award for his performance in his sophomore year. Unfortunately, Marshall would retire from the league after playing for five years in the league. As for their second-round pick, it was traded to the Atlanta Hawks for Josh Childress via sign and trade.Suns Acquire Josh Childress That selection became Mike Scott, who eventually came to Phoenix himself for a couple of days in 2017 Free agency List of 2012–13 NBA season transactions Veteran players Grant Hill and Steve Nash, as well as the newly signed Shannon Brown, Michael Redd, and Ronnie Price have all become unrestricted free agents as of the end of the 2011–12 NBA season. Center Robin Lopez has become a restricted free agent as of the end of the season as well. In a unique situation, former CBA player Aaron Brooks is still a restricted free agent, but due to his signing with the Guangdong Southern Tigers and the Suns not re-signing Brooks to a new contract during the 2011–12 NBA season, he'll be a restricted free agent with restricted benefits. For example, the Suns can match any offer that they see fit, but they cannot do any sign-and-trades whatsoever with him. However, Phoenix was unlikely to bring back Aaron Brooks to a restricted free agent offer, so they made him unrestricted after trying to get Eric Gordon. In addition, the Suns may also use their amnesty clause to get rid of a player that they see is holding them back. However, they have to use it a week after the July moratorium (July 11); otherwise, the amnesty clause stays with the team until at least next season. On July 3, 2012, Eric Gordon agreed to a tentative deal with the Suns for 4 years and $58 million. However, despite Gordon saying that "Phoenix is where my heart is now",https://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/2012/07/03/20120703phoenix-suns-commitment-eric-gordon-offer-sheet.html#ixzz1zcMfHRdA Help Center - the Arizona Republic since Gordon's a restricted free agent, his offer was matched by the New Orleans Hornets a full three days after signing free agents officially took place. Phoenix has, however, gained both former back-up point guard Goran Dragić and forward Michael Beasley as of July 4, 2012. As for Steve Nash, he was officially traded to the rival Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for first and second-round draft picks in the 2013 draft, as well as a first-round pick in the 2015 draft and a second-round pick in the 2014 draft on July 4 as well. Grant Hill also went to Los Angeles, but he went to play for the Los Angeles Clippers on July 18, 2012. Ronnie Price would sign with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 18 as well; however, unlike Grant Hill, Ronnie Price would be waived by Portland on February 21, 2013. Aaron Brooks would go to the Sacramento Kings on July 16, 2012, but he would play for them until March 1, 2013. Four days later, Brooks decided to officially sign with his former team, the Houston Rockets, which tended to reverse Phoenix and Houston's trade in 2011 that had Goran Dragić going to Houston and Brooks going to Phoenix. The last player that became a free agent, Michael Redd, ended up retiring in November 2013. On July 15, 2012, a day after Eric Gordon's contract was matched by the Hornets, the Suns ended up placing a winning bid on former Houston Rockets power forward Luis Scola, as well as used their amnesty clause on Josh Childress, who would eventually sign with the Brooklyn Nets until December 29, 2012. On July 25, 2012, the Suns agreed to re-sign Shannon Brown, as well as sign former Texas University standout P. J. Tucker and produce a three-way trade with the New Orleans Hornets and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Two days later, the Suns exchanged Robin Lopez and Hakim Warrick to the Hornets and the Lakers' 2014 second-round pick to the Timberwolves for Brad Miller's expiring contract and Jerome Dyson's non-guaranteed contract from the Hornets, as well as Wesley Johnson and a lottery protected 2013 first-round draft pick that will stay in the first round until 2016 from the Timberwolves, which would then turn into two second-round picks in 2016 and 2017. On August 15, 2012, the Suns decided to waive Jerome Dyson and Brad Miller's contracts and sign a one-year deal for Jermaine O'Neal. Former Suns player Leandro Barbosa considered playing for the Suns again, as well as the Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets, before officially signing with the Boston Celtics on October 17, 2012. Luke Zeller and Diante Garrett were initially announced as training camp invitees on October 1. However, due to the heart condition involving Channing Frye, both players ended up making the team. Other players announced as possible candidates that day include Othyus Jeffers, Solomon Jones, and Ike Diogu. Coaching changes Before the 2011–12 NBA season officially ended, Bill Cartwright had announced that he will not be returning as an assistant head coach to the Phoenix Suns. In July 2012, Elston Turner had competed for the head coach spot for the Portland Trail Blazers.https://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/2012/07/25/20120725phoenix-suns-trade-robin-lopez-hakim-warrick-new-orleans-hornets.html Help Center - the Arizona Republic April 16, 2020 July 28, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120728021055/http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/2012/07/25/20120725phoenix-suns-trade-robin-lopez-hakim-warrick-new-orleans-hornets.html dead Ultimately, he was not hired,http://tracking.si.com/2012/08/02/terry-stotts-kaleb-canales-blazers-coach-finalists/ Report: Terry Stotts, Kaleb Canales finalists for Blazers' head coaching job | SI Tracking Blog – Tracking MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, and NCAA on Twitter 2012-08-02 2012-08-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20120804191604/http://tracking.si.com/2012/08/02/terry-stotts-kaleb-canales-blazers-coach-finalists/ dead and he stayed as an assistant coach for at least the start of the season. On August 28, 2012, the Suns hired Lindsey Hunter as an initial assistant head coach for player development.https://www.azcentral.com/sports/heatindex/articles/20120827phoenix-suns-focus-young-roster.html Help Center - the Arizona Republic On October 4, 2012, the Suns also added both Sean Rooks and Basketball Hall of Famer Ralph Sampson as assistants for player development as well.January 2013 Phoenix Mercury head coach Corey Gaines has also gained an assistant head coach role for player development later on in the season as well.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1E51JIroKQ - YouTube YouTube The same thing would also be said for Dan Panaggio later on in 2013 as well. On January 18, 2013, head coach Alvin Gentry was fired from head coaching duties. Gentry's firing came right after the Suns' worst opening stint in 28 years. Two days later, the Suns announced that Lindsey Hunter would surprisingly take on the role of interim head coach for the Suns instead of either Dan Majerle or Elston Turner throughout the remainder of the season. It was also announced that Sean Rooks would resign from his developmental coaching duties. A day later, Suns fan favorite Dan Majerle announced that he would resign from his assistant head coaching duties. Two days later, defensive assistant head coach Elston Turner announced his resignation from his duties as well. Because of their resignations, Phoenix Mercury head coach Corey Gaines gained a more permanent assistant coaching role for at least the rest of the season. In addition, former Suns scout and Shanghai Sharks head coach Dan Panaggio from the Chinese Basketball Association ended up becoming a new assistant head coach. Roster Phoenix Suns 2012–13 0 Michael Beasley F 6 10 235 Kansas State 1989–01–09 26 Shannon Brown G 6 4 210 Michigan State 1985–11–29 1 Goran Dragić G 6 3 190 Slovenia 1986–05–06 3 Jared Dudley F 6 7 225 Boston College 1985–07–10 8 Channing Frye F 7 0 255 Arizona 1983–05–17 yes 10 Diante Garrett G 6 4 190 DL Iowa State 1988–11–03 4 Marcin Gortat C 6 11 240 Poland 1984–02–17 98 Hamed Haddadi C 7 2 265 Iran 1985–05–19 2 Wesley Johnson basketball G/F 6 7 215 Syracuse 1987–07–11 12 Kendall Marshall G 6 4 195 North Carolina 1991–08–19 15 Marcus Morris basketball F 6 10 235 Kansas 1989–09–02 11 Markieff Morris F 6 10 245 Kansas 1989–09–02 20 Jermaine O'Neal C 6 11 255 Eau Claire HS (SC) 1978–10–13 14 Luis Scola F 6 9 245 Argentina 1980–04–30 17 P. J. Tucker F 6 6 224 Texas 1985–05–05 Alvin Gentry Lindsey Hunter (interim) Igor Kokoškov Ralph Sampson Corey Gaines Noel Gillespie Dan Panaggio (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Salaries Player 2012–13 Salary Goran Dragić$7,500,000 Marcin Gortat$7,258,960 Channing Frye$6,000,000 Michael Beasley$5,750,000 Luis Scola$4,500,000 Wesley Johnson$4,285,560 Jared Dudley$4,250,000 Shannon Brown$3,500,000 Markieff Morris$2,063,040 Marcus Morris$1,959,960 Kendall Marshall$1,919,160 Jermaine O'Neal$1,352,181 Hamed Haddadi$1,300,000 P. J. Tucker$762,195 Diante Garrett$473,604 TOTAL $51,655,804 Because the Suns decided to amnesty Josh Childress' contract, he still gets paid the $6,500,000 that he would have been owed had he played for the Suns this season. While he still gets paid money out of being amnestied from the team for two more seasons, his salary does not actually affect the Suns' actual salary cap.HoopsHype – NBA Salaries – Phoenix Suns http://hoopshype.com/salaries/phoenix.htm hoopshype.com September 22, 2012 September 22, 2012 November 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101125215734/http://hoopshype.com/salaries/phoenix.htm dead In addition, since Brad Miller's contract guaranteed him around $850,000 this season, he was paid that salary despite being waived by the team and retiring in the process. Also, because Luke Zeller was waived from the team after January 10, 2013, came to fruition, his rookie salary of $473,604 ended up being counted by the Suns' salary cap as well since his contract was guaranteed by that point of the season. Pre-season Game log Phoenix Suns yes 2013 Phoenix Suns Pre-season yes 3 0 1 3 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | October 10 | @ Sacramento | 20121010 PHXSAC 96 102 | Wesley Johnson (18) | Marcin Gortat,Markieff Morris,P. J. Tucker (7) | Michael Beasley (5) | Power Balance Pavilion | 0–1 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | October 12 | Portland | 20121012 PORPHX 104 93 | Markieff Morris (14) | Marcin Gortat (8) | Goran Dragić (9) | US Airways Center | 1–1 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 | October 17 | @ Dallas | 20121017 PHXDAL 100 94 | Jared Dudley (16) | Marcin Gortat,Markieff Morris (6) | Goran Dragić (6) | American Airlines Center | 2–1 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 4 | October 19 | @ Oklahoma City | 20121019 PHXOKC 97 107 | Wesley Johnson (15) | Solomon Jones (10) | Diante Garrett (5) | BOK Center | 2–2 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 5 | October 22 | Sacramento | 20121022 SACPHX 103 88 | Jared Dudley (25) | Marcin Gortat (12) | Goran Dragić (6) | US Airways Center | 3–2 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 6 | October 23 | @ Golden State | 20121023 PHXGSW 92 107 | Marcin Gortat (19) | Marcin Gortat (10) | Goran Dragić (6) | Oracle Arena | 3–3 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 7 | October 26 | Denver | 20121026 DENPHX 88 72 | Michael Beasley (29) | Michael Beasley (10) | Goran Dragić (6) | US Airways Center | 4–3 pho 2013 Regular season Standings PHX PHX Game log Phoenix Suns 2013 Total: 25–57 (Home: 17–24; Road: 8–33) Phoenix Suns October yes 0 1 0 0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 31 | Golden State | 20121031 GSWPHX 85 87 | Goran Dragić (17) | Luis Scola (11) | Goran Dragić (8) | US Airways Center15,678 | 0–1 Phoenix Suns November 5 2 2 7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 | November 2 | Detroit | 20121102 DETPHX 92 89 | Michael Beasley, Marcin Gortat (16) | Marcin Gortat (16) | Goran Dragić (10) | US Airways Center15,107 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 3 | November 4 | @ Orlando | 20121104 PHXORL 94 115 | Luis Scola (24) | Marcin Gortat (11) | Goran Dragić (8) | Amway Center17,022 | 1–2 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 4 | November 5 | @ Miami | 20121105 PHXMIA 99 124 | Shannon Brown (18) | Marcin Gortat (13) | Goran Dragić (9) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 1–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 | November 7 | @ Charlotte | 20121107 PHXCHA 117 110 | Shannon Brown (24) | Michael Beasley (15) | Goran Dragić (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena13,905 | 2–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 | November 9 | Cleveland | 20121109 CLEPHX 107 105 | Goran Dragić (26) | Marcin Gortat (8) | Michael Beasley (5) | US Airways Center15,236 | 3–3 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 7 | November 10 | @ Utah | 20121110 PHXUTA 81 94 | Luis Scola (21) | Luis Scola (11) | Goran Dragić (6) | EnergySolutions Arena19,100 | 3–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 8 | November 12 | Denver | 20121112 DENPHX 110 100 | Goran Dragić (26) | Marcin Gortat (11) | Goran Dragić (7) | US Airways Center14,060 | 4–4 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 9 | November 14 | Chicago | 20121114 CHIPHX 106 112 1 | Luis Scola (24) | Luis Scola (14) | Goran Dragić (5) | US Airways Center15,305 | 4–5 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 10 | November 16 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20121116 PHXLAL 102 114 | Goran Dragić (22) | Marcin Gortat, Luis Scola (8) | Michael Beasley (9) | Staples Center18,997 | 4–6 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 11 | November 17 | Miami | 20121117 MIAPHX 88 97 | Markieff Morris (16) | Michael Beasley (8) | Goran Dragić (8) | US Airways Center16,840 | 4–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 12 | November 21 | Portland | 20121121 PORPHX 114 87 | Marcin Gortat (22) | Marcin Gortat, Markieff Morris (7) | Goran Dragić (8) | US Airways Center14,263 | 5–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 13 | November 23 | New Orleans | 20121123 NOHPHX 111 108 1 | Markieff Morris (23) | Jermaine O'Neal (11) | Goran Dragić (8) | US Airways Center14,020 | 6–7 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 14 | November 25 | @ Philadelphia | 20121125 PHXPHI 101 104 | Michael Beasley (21) | Markieff Morris (10) | Shannon Brown (7) | Wells Fargo Center14,518 | 6–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 15 | November 27 | @ Cleveland | 20121127 PHXCLE 91 78 | Goran Dragić (19) | Jermaine O'Neal (6) | Goran Dragić (7) | Quicken Loans Arena13,687 | 7–8 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 16 | November 28 | @ Detroit | 20121128 PHXDET 77 117 | Luis Scola (11) | Jermaine O'Neal (7) | Wesley Johnson (3) | The Palace of Auburn Hills10,517 | 7–9 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 17 | November 30 | @ Toronto | 20121130 PHXTOR 97 101 | Shannon Brown, Jared Dudley, Marcin Gortat (14) | Marcin Gortat (6) | Michael Beasley (6) | Air Canada Centre18,246 | 7–10 Phoenix Suns December 4 4 0 7 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 18 | December 2 | @ New York | 20121202 PHXNYK 99 106 | Marcin Gortat (18) | Marcin Gortat (10) | Goran Dragić (5) | Madison Square Garden19,033 | 7–11 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 19 | December 4 | @ Memphis | 20121204 PHXMEM 98 108 1 | Goran Dragić (19) | Luis Scola (8) | Goran Dragić (7) | FedExForum14,481 | 7–12 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 20 | December 6 | Dallas | 20121206 DALPHX 94 97 | Goran Dragić, Markieff Morris (15) | Markieff Morris (17) | Goran Dragić (4) | US Airways Center14,481 | 7–13 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 21 | December 8 | @ L.A. Clippers | 20121208 PHXLAC 99 117 | Michael Beasley (21) | Luis Scola (10) | Michael Beasley, Goran Dragić (5) | Staples Center19,060 | 7–14 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 22 | December 9 | Orlando | 20121209 ORLPHX 90 98 | Shannon Brown (17) | Marcin Gortat (6) | Sebastian Telfair (8) | US Airways Center13,565 | 7–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 23 | December 12 | Memphis | 20121212 MEMPHX 82 80 | Shannon Brown, Jared Dudley (15) | Jared Dudley (9) | Goran Dragić (8) | US Airways Center13,093 | 8–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 24 | December 14 | Utah | 20121214 UTAPHX 99 84 | Jared Dudley (22) | Marcin Gortat (14) | Goran Dragić, Jared Dudley (5) | US Airways Center14,182 | 9–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 25 | December 17 | Sacramento | 20121217 SACPHX 101 90 | Shannon Brown (22) | Marcin Gortat (13) | Luis Scola (10) | US Airways Center13,068 | 10–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 26 | December 19 | Charlotte | 20121219 CHAPHX 121 104 | Shannon Brown (26) | Marcin Gortat (9) | Goran Dragić (11) | US Airways Center13,308 | 11–15 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 27 | December 22 | @ Portland | 20121222 PHXPOR 93 96 | Marcin Gortat (18) | Marcin Gortat (9) | Jared Dudley (10) | Rose Garden19,746 | 11–16 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 28 | December 23 | L.A. Clippers | 20121223 LACPHX 77 103 | Jared Dudley (19) | Marcin Gortat (12) | Shannon Brown (6) | US Airways Center14,741 | 11–17 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 29 | December 26 | New York | 20121226 NYKPHX 97 99 | Jared Dudley (36) | Marcin Gortat (9) | Shannon Brown, Sebastian Telfair (4) | US Airways Center15,153 | 11–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 | December 28 | @ Indiana | 20121228 PHXIND 91 97 | Sebastian Telfair (19) | Marcin Gortat (10) | Sebastian Telfair (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse15,288 | 11–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | December 29 | @ Minnesota | 20121229 PHXMIN 107 111 | Luis Scola (33) | Luis Scola (10) | Goran Dragić (12) | Target Center19,356 | 11–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | December 31 | @ Oklahoma City | 20121231 PHXOKC 96 114 | Luis Scola (24) | Marcin Gortat (10) | Goran Dragić (8) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 11–21 Phoenix Suns January 3 4 2 5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | January 2 | Philadelphia | 20130102 PHIPHX 95 89 | Luis Scola (21) | Marcin Gortat (14) | Luis Scola (9) | US Airways Center16,034 | 12–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 4 | Utah | 20130104 UTAPHX 80 87 | Marcin Gortat (18) | Marcin Gortat (11) | Goran Dragić (6) | US Airways Center14,874 | 12–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 | January 6 | Memphis | 20130106 MEMPHX 81 92 | P. J. Tucker (17) | Marcin Gortat (8) | Goran Dragić, Luis Scola (6) | US Airways Center13,197 | 12–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | January 8 | @ Milwaukee | 20130108 PHXMIL 99 108 | Goran Dragić (21) | Marcin Gortat (14) | Jared Dudley (8) | Bradley Center13,014 | 12–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 | January 9 | @ Boston | 20130109 PHXBOS 79 87 | Luis Scola (16) | Marcin Gortat (14) | Jared Dudley (5) | TD Garden18,624 | 12–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 | January 11 | @ Brooklyn | 20130111 PHXBKN 79 99 | Jared Dudley (18) | Marcin Gortat, P. J. Tucker (8) | Shannon Brown, Jared Dudley (4) | Barclays Center16,272 | 12–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 | January 12 | @ Chicago | 20130112 PHXCHI 97 81 | Luis Scola (22) | Marcin Gortat (10) | Goran Dragić (8) | United Center21,874 | 13–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 14 | Oklahoma City | 20130114 OKCPHX 90 102 | Shannon Brown (21) | Marcin Gortat (15) | Luis Scola (5) | US Airways Center14,951 | 13–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 | January 17 | Milwaukee | 20130117 MILPHX 94 98 | Shannon Brown (20) | Luis Scola (8) | Goran Dragić, Jared Dudley (4) | US Airways Center15,963 | 13–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 | January 23 | @ Sacramento | 20130123 PHXSAC 106 96 | Luis Scola (21) | Luis Scola (7) | Goran Dragić (11) | Power Balance Pavilion12,741 | 14–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | January 24 | L.A. Clippers | 20130124 LACPHX 93 88 | Goran Dragić (24) | Luis Scola (9) | Goran Dragić (8) | US Airways Center16,017 | 15–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | January 26 | @ San Antonio | 20130126 PHXSAS 99 108 | Jared Dudley (23) | Marcin Gortat (12) | Goran Dragić (10) | AT&T Center18,581 | 15–29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 | January 27 | @ Dallas | 20130127 PHXDAL 95 110 | Goran Dragić (18) | Marcin Gortat (8) | Goran Dragić (8) | American Airlines Center20,305 | 15–30 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | January 30 | L.A. Lakers | 20130130 LALPHX 92 86 | Michael Beasley (27) | Marcin Gortat (12) | Goran Dragić (8) | US Airways Center17,184 | 16–30 Phoenix Suns February 1 4 3 5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 | February 1 | Dallas | 20130201 DALPHX 99 109 | Shannon Brown (20) | Goran Dragić, Luis Scola, P. J. Tucker (8) | Goran Dragić (9) | US Airways Center16,304 | 16–31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 | February 2 | @ Golden State | 20130202 PHXGSW 113 93 | Michael Beasley (24) | Luis Scola (14) | Goran Dragić (7) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 16–32 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 | February 5 | @ Memphis | 20130205 PHXMEM 96 90 | Marcin Gortat (20) | Marcin Gortat, Luis Scola, P. J. Tucker (7) | Goran Dragić, Kendall Marshall (4) | FedExForum14,933 | 17–32 |- bgcolor="#ffccccc" | 50 | February 6 | @ New Orleans | 20130206 PHXNOH 84 93 | Jared Dudley, Marcin Gortat (14) | Marcin Gortat (7) | Goran Dragić (6) | New Orleans Arena12,148 | 17–33 |- bgcolor="#ffccccc" | 51 | February 8 | @ Oklahoma City | 20130208 PHXOKC 96 127 | Michael Beasley (25) | Michael Beasley (7) | Goran Dragić (6) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 17–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 | February 10 | Oklahoma City | 20130210 OKCPHX 69 97 | Markieff Morris (12) | Michael Beasley, Jermaine O'Neal (8) | Goran Dragić (4) | US Airways Center16,773 | 17–35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | February 12 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20130212 PHXLAL 85 91 | Michael Beasley (18) | Jermaine O'Neal (13) | Goran Dragić (6) | Staples Center18,997 | 17–36 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 | February 19 | @ Portland | 20130219 PHXPOR 102 98 | Luis Scola (18) | Jermaine O'Neal (13) | Goran Dragić (18) | Rose Garden20,499 | 18–36 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | February 20 | @ Golden State | 20130220 PHXGSW 98 108 | Goran Dragić (20) | Jermaine O'Neal (12) | Goran Dragić (10) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 18–37 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 | February 22 | Boston | 20130222 BOSPHX 88 113 | Goran Dragić (19) | Marcin Gortat (6) | Goran Dragić (10) | US Airways Center18,422 | 18–38 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 | February 24 | San Antonio | 20130224 SASPHX 87 97 | Marcin Gortat (21) | Marcin Gortat (12) | Goran Dragić (11) | US Airways Center14,923 | 18–39 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 | February 26 | Minnesota | 20130226 MINPHX 84 83 1 | Wesley Johnson, Markieff Morris, Marcin Gortat, (14) | Jermaine O'Neal (13) | Goran Dragić (7) | US Airways Center14,973 | 19–39 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | February 27 | @ San Antonio | 20130227 PHXSAS 105 101 1 | Jermaine O'Neal (22) | Marcin Gortat (15) | Goran Dragić (13) | AT&T Center17,573 | 20–39 Phoenix Suns March 3 7 0 5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | March 1 | Atlanta | 20130301 ATLPHX 92 87 | Goran Dragić (19) | Luis Scola (8) | Goran Dragić (6) | US Airways Center15,269 | 21–39 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 6 | Toronto | 20130306 TORPHX 71 98 | Marcus Morris (12) | Luis Scola (8) | Goran Dragić (6) | US Airways Center13,173 | 21–40 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | March 8 | @ Sacramento | 20130308 PHXSAC 112 121 | Michael Beasley (24) | Luis Scola (9) | Goran Dragić (16) | Power Balance Pavilion13,501 | 21–41 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | March 9 | Houston | 20130309 HOUPHX 107 105 | Jared Dudley (22) | Hamed Haddadi (11) | Jared Dudley (7) | US Airways Center16,734 | 22–41 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 11 | Denver | 20130311 DENPHX 93 108 | Wesley Johnson (18) | Luis Scola (13) | Goran Dragić (7) | US Airways Center15,597 | 22–42 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 | March 13 | @ Houston | 20130313 PHXHOU 81 111 | Wesley Johnson (15) | Markieff Morris, Michael Beasley, Goran Dragić (5) | Kendall Marshall (6) | Toyota Center18,132 | 22–43 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 | March 15 | @ Atlanta | 20130315 PHXATL 94 107 | Goran Dragić (21) | Markieff Morris (11) | Goran Dragić (8) | Philips Arena14,282 | 22–44 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 | March 16 | @ Washington | 20130316 PHXWAS 105 127 | Michael Beasley (21) | Markieff Morris, P. J. Tucker (9) | Goran Dragić (11) | Verizon Center16,882 | 22–45 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 | March 18 | L.A. Lakers | 20130318 LALPHX 99 76 | Luis Scola, Wesley Johnson (14) | Luis Scola, Wesley Johnson (9) | Goran Dragić (10) | US Airways Center17,102 | 23–45 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 20 | Washington | 20130320 WASPHX 79 88 | Wesley Johnson (18) | P. J. Tucker (10) | Goran Dragić (11) | US Airways Center14,819 | 23–46 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 22 | Minnesota | 20130322 MINPHX 86 117 | Luis Scola (17) | Luis Scola (12) | Goran Dragić (10) | US Airways Center16,155 | 23–47 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | March 24 | Brooklyn | 20130324 BKNPHX 100 102 | Goran Dragić (31) | Markieff Morris (15) | Goran Dragić (12) | US Airways Center | 23–48 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 | March 27 | @ Utah | 20130327 UTAPHX 88 103 | Wesley Johnson (22) | Luis Scola (7) | Kendall Marshall (13) | EnergySolutions Arena16,949 | 23–49 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | March 28 | Sacramento | 20130328 SACPHX 103 117 | Luis Scola (25) | Michael Beasley (8) | Kendall Marshall (10) | US Airways Center15,086 | 23–50 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | March 30 | Indiana | 20130330 INDPHX 104 112 | Goran Dragić (21) | Michael Beasley (6) | Goran Dragić (9) | US Airways Center17,090 | 23–51 Phoenix Suns April 1 2 1 4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 75 | April 3 | @ L.A. Clippers | 20130403 PHXLAC 101 126 | Wesley Johnson (20) | Luis Scola (11) | Goran Dragić (4) | Staples Center19,137 | 23–52 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | April 5 | Golden State | 20130405 GSWPHX 107 111 | Goran Dragić (32) | Jermaine O'Neal (9) | P. J. Tucker (6) | US Airways Center18,422 | 23–53 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 77 | April 7 | New Orleans | 20130407 NOHPHX 92 95 | Markieff Morris (18) | Luis Scola (10) | Goran Dragić (8) | US Airways Center16,780 | 23–54 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | April 9 | @ Houston | 20130409 PHXHOU 98 101 | Luis Scola (28) | Markieff Morris (9) | Goran Dragić (8) | Toyota Center16,673 | 23–55 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 79 | April 10 | @ Dallas | 20130410 PHXDAL 102 91 | Goran Dragić (21) | Luis Scola (15) | Goran Dragić (13) | American Airlines Center19,725 | 24–55 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 80 | April 13 | @ Minnesota | 20130413 PHXMIN 93 105 | Markieff Morris (20) | Markieff Morris (9) | Goran Dragić (14) | Target Center16,701 | 24–56 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 | April 15 | Houston | 20130415 HOUPHX 119 112 | Luis Scola (26) | Luis Scola (15) | Goran Dragić (14) | US Airways Center17,135 | 25–56 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | April 17 | @ Denver | 20130417 PHXDEN 98 118 | Luis Scola (17) | Luis Scola (11) | Kendall Marshall (14) | Pepsi Center17,539 | 25–57 pho 2013 Player statistics Season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Beasley, Michael Michael Beasley 75 20 20.7 .405 .313 .746 3.8 1.5 0.4 0.5 10.1 Brown, Shannon Shannon Brown 59 22 23.8 .420 .277 .784 2.5 1.8 1.0 0.3 10.5 Dragić, Goran Goran Dragić 77 77 33.5 .443 .319 .748 3.1 7.4 1.6 0.3 14.7 Dudley, Jared Jared Dudley 79 50 27.5 .468 .391 .796 3.1 2.6 0.9 0.1 10.9 Garrett, Diante Diante Garrett 19 0 7.9 .327 .200 .500 0.8 1.6 0.5 0.0 2.1 Gortat, Marcin Marcin Gortat 61 61 30.8 .521 .000 .652 8.5 1.2 0.7 1.6 11.1 Haddadi, Hamed Hamed Haddadi* 17 0 13.8 .459 . .520 5.1 0.5 0.3 1.2 4.1 Johnson, Wesley Wesley Johnson 50 21 19.0 .407 .323 .771 2.5 0.7 0.4 0.4 8.0 Marshall, Kendall Kendall Marshall 48 3 14.6 .371 .315 .571 0.9 3.0 0.5 0.1 3.0 Morris, Marcus Marcus Morris* 23 6 16.0 .405 .308 .405 2.5 0.7 0.8 0.2 5.7 Morris, Markieff Markieff Morris 82 32 22.4 .407 .336 .732 4.8 1.3 0.9 0.8 8.2 O'Neal, Jermaine Jermaine O'Neal 55 4 18.7 .482 . .835 5.3 0.8 0.3 1.4 8.3 Scola, Luis Luis Scola 82 67 26.6 .473 .188 .787 6.6 2.2 0.8 0.4 12.8 Telfair, Sebastian Sebastian Telfair* 46 2 17.3 .381 .381 .772 1.5 2.5 0.6 0.2 6.0 Tucker, P. J. P. J. Tucker 79 45 24.2 .473 .314 .744 4.4 1.4 0.8 0.2 6.4 Zeller, Luke Luke Zeller 16 0 3.6 .346 .200 . 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.2 * – Stats with the Suns. Awards and records Awards Week/month All-Star Records Team records Milestones During this season, Jermaine O'Neal would surpass Hall of Famer centers Moses Malone, Artis Gilmore, and Elvin Hayes on the list of National Basketball Association career blocks leaders, recording 72 blocks throughout the season. Team milestones On January 12, 2013, the Phoenix Suns became the fourth fastest NBA team (tenth team overall) to win 2,000 games with a 97–81 road victory against the Chicago Bulls. The other three fastest 2,000 win teams were the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers, the Boston Celtics, and the Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers.Coro Paul Suns finally get their 2,000th win with upset of Bulls January 12, 2013 USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2013/01/13/michael-beasley-phoenix-suns-2000-wins-chicago-bulls/1829855/ Injuries/personal missed games September 20, 2012: Channing Frye was confirmed to miss the entirety of this season due to an enlarged heart via dilated cardiomyopathy. He would return to playing for the Suns the following season. November 5, 2012: Jermaine O'Neal would miss six games due to the death of his aunt.https://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/sports/articles/2012/11/12/20121112mike-dantoni-hire-adds-fire-phoenix-suns-rivalry-los-angeles-lakers.html Help Center - the Arizona Republic He would return to play against the L.A. Lakers on November 16. November 29, 2012: Kendall Marshall was assigned to the Suns' NBA D-League team: the Bakersfield Jam for nine games. He returned to the roster on December 22, 2012, against the Portland Trail Blazers. January 10, 2013: Diante Garrett was assigned to the Suns' NBA D-League team: the Bakersfield Jam for seven games. He returned to the roster on January 28, 2013. January 23, 2013: Jermaine O'Neal was confirmed to miss seven games due to having an irregular heartbeat.http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2013/1/25/3914664/phoenix-suns-jermaine-oneal-has-irregular-heartbeat-out-indefinitely "The main responsibility is to stay alive." 25 January 2013 He ended up returning on February 5, 2013, against the Memphis Grizzlies. March 5, 2013: Jermaine O'Neal would miss four games due to his daughter Asjia having surgery to repair a leaky heart valve.https://www.azcentral.com/sports/heatindex/articles/20130304phoenix-suns-jermaine-oneal-tends-daughter.html Help Center - the Arizona Republic He ended up returning on March 13, 2013, against the Houston Rockets. March 6, 2013: Marcin Gortat would be out for the Suns for the rest of the season by having a Lisfranc sprain occur in his right foot during a home game against the Toronto Raptors. April 6, 2013: Diante Garrett was once again assigned to the Bakersfield Jam. He returned to the Suns a day later. April 11, 2013: Diante Garrett was once more assigned to the Bakersfield Jam. Transactions Trades July 4, 2012 To Phoenix Suns 2013 first-round pick (from Miami via L.A. Lakers) 2018 first-round pickI 2013 second round pick (from Denver via L.A. Lakers) 2014 second round pick Cash Considerations To Los Angeles Lakers CAN/South Africa/United Kingdom Steve NashJuly 27, 2012Three–team tradeTo New Orleans Hornets USA Robin Lopez (from Phoenix) USA Hakim Warrick (from Phoenix) Cash Considerations (from Phoenix)To Minnesota Timberwolves 2013 second round pick (from Brooklyn via Minnesota & New Orleans) 2014 second round pick (from L.A. Lakers via Phoenix) 2016 second round pick (from New Orleans)IITo Phoenix Suns USA Jerome Dyson (from New Orleans) USA Brad Miller (from New Orleans) USA Wesley Johnson (from Minnesota) 2016 second round pick (from Minnesota)II/III 2017 second round pick (from Minnesota)III February 20, 2013 To Phoenix Suns USA Marcus Morris To Houston Rockets 2013 second round pick February 21, 2013 To Phoenix Suns Iran Hamed Haddadi 2014 second round pick (from Toronto)IV To Toronto Raptors USA Sebastian Telfair I The Los Angeles Lakers originally planned for their 2015 first-round pick to be conveyed to Phoenix. Due to the Lakers' poor season records in the following seasons, the selection failed to be conveyed until 2018 when the Lakers did not have any protections on that year's pick. II The Minnesota Timberwolves' second round pick the Suns were to get was originally projected to be their own second round pick at the time of the trade. However, due to stipulations between New Orleans and a future trade involving the Timberwolves, the pick that was sent to Phoenix was New Orleans' second round pick in 2016 instead of Minnesota's 2016 second round pick. III The Minnesota Timberwolves had initially planned to send their own first-round pick (top-13 protected from 2013–14; top-12 protected from 2015–16) to the Suns before they traded it away to the Boston Celtics on January 9, 2015, for Brandan Wright. However, because Minnesota could not convey a first round selection for the Celtics due to their selections in those years being protected by 2016 due to them being eliminated from playoff contention in late March 2016, the Timberwolves would convey their 2016 and 2017 second round draft picks to Boston instead.http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/teams/Phoenix_Suns/23/Rosters/Current/2013 Phoenix Suns Roster - RealGM IV The Toronto Raptors sent the least favorable of their own 2014 second round pick (top-36 protected) and the Sacramento Kings' 2014 second round pick (top-55 protected) that season. Free agents Additions Player Signed Former Team Luis Scola Signed 3-year deal worth $13.5 Million as an amnestied player Houston Rockets Goran Dragić Signed 4-year deal worth $34 Million Houston Rockets Michael Beasley Signed 3-year deal worth $18 Million Minnesota Timberwolves Shannon Brown Signed 2-year deal worth $7 Million Phoenix Suns P. J. Tucker Signed 2-year deal worth $1.5 Million GER Brose Baskets Bamberg / RUS Spartak St. Petersburga Jermaine O'Neal Signed 1-year deal worth $1.35 Million Boston Celtics Luke Zeller Signed 1-year deal worth $473,604b Austin Toros Diante Garrett Signed 1-year deal worth $473,604b FRA Jeunesse Sportive des Fontenelles de Nanterre a P. J. originally signed a contract to play for Spartak St. Petersburg in Russia. However, due to his performance in the Phoenix Suns' Summer League team, P. J. had earned the right to opt out of his contract with Spartak St. Petersburg and sign with the Suns. The last team P.J. officially played for, however, was with the Brose Baskets Bamberg in Germany. P. J. was also using his birth name of Anthony Tucker at that time as well. b Both Diante and Luke had initial rookie scale minimum deals due to being undrafted and spending their first seasons with the NBA. However, their deals weren't officially guaranteed until they continued to stay with the team on January 10, 2013. After the January 10 deadline, while both Garrett and Zeller ended up getting their money guaranteed, Zeller would end up being waived after the Suns traded for Marcus Morris, while Garrett was the only player to have stayed with the team at the end of the season. Subtractions Player Reason left New team Steve Nash Sign-and-traded as an unrestricted free agent Los Angeles Lakers Josh Childress Amnestiedc Brooklyn Netsd Aaron Brooks Free Agente Sacramento Kings / Houston Rocketsf Grant Hill Free Agent Los Angeles Clippers Ronnie Price Free Agent Portland Trail Blazersg Robin Lopez Sign-and-traded as a restricted free agent New Orleans Hornets Hakim Warrick Traded New Orleans Hornets / Charlotte Bobcats / Orlando Magich Jerome Dyson Waived ISR Hapoel Holon Brad Miller Waived (Retired)i Michael Redd Free Agent / Waived (Retired)i Luke Zeller Waived Austin Torosj Sebastian Telfair Traded CAN Toronto Raptors c Because Josh Childress was amnestied from the Suns, he still got paid the remainder of his contract with the Suns (3 Years, $21 Million), but his salary away from the team did not affect the team's overall salary cap during that time period. d Childress would get waived by the Brooklyn Nets on December 29, 2012, and would not play for the rest of the season. e Aaron Brooks originally left the Suns due to the 2011 NBA lockout in concerns of playing for the 2011–12 NBA season. He signed with the Guangdong Southern Tigers in the Chinese Basketball Association. However, due to the CBA's newest policy during the lockout, he could not return to the Suns once the lockout ended. After his season with Guangdong officially ended, the Suns decided not to re-sign him for a new contract that year. He was initially given a qualifying offer as a restricted free agent with restricted benefits, but he was eventually rescinded of his restricted rights and became an unrestricted free agent. f Brooks originally signed with the Sacramento Kings after the Suns decided to not use his restricted free agent rights that they initially had. Brooks continued to play for the Kings until March 1, 2013, which would be when the Kings decided to waive his contract. Four days later, Brooks decided to return to his original team, the Houston Rockets, for the rest of the season. As a result, the 2011 trade of having Goran Dragić being sent to the Houston Rockets and Aaron Brooks being sent to the Suns more or less ended up being reversed around two years later. g Ronnie Price would be waived by the Portland Trail Blazers on February 21, 2013. h Hakim Warrick was first traded to the New Orleans Hornets along with Robin Lopez. However, later on in the month of November, the Hornets decided to trade Warrick to the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for Matt Carroll, who would never play a single game for the Hornets. In contrast, Warrick only played one game for the Hornets before the trade happened. However, Warrick would be traded once again before the trade deadline; this time, he was sent to the Orlando Magic in exchange for power forward Josh McRoberts. Warrick would then be waived from the Orlando Magic two days after the trade deadline; he would never play a single game for the Magic. i Even though Brad Miller announced that after last season he would retire from playing basketball, he still had obligations in his contract that allowed him to come over with the Suns. Once the Suns decided to let him go (alongside Jerome Dyson), Miller would officially announce his retirement from playing basketball. In addition, even though Michael Redd was considered a free agent after his season with the Suns was over with, he never did find a new team for him to sign up with. As a result, Redd would announce his retirement from the NBA on November 6, 2013, well over a year after being an unrestricted free agent. j Luke Zeller first tried out for the Georgia national basketball team during the 2013 EuroBasket Tournament's tryouts at the end of the 2012–13 season before signing with the D-League's Austin Toros (which was also the last team Zeller played for before signing up with the Suns) nearly an entire year after being waived by the Suns on December 27, 2013. See also 2012–13 NBA season References Category:Phoenix Suns seasons Phoenix