2008–09 Phoenix Suns season

NBA team season March 2026 August 2023 Phoenix Suns 2009 46 36 pacific 2nd 9th Terry Porter Alvin Gentry Steve Kerr Steve Kerr Robert Sarver US Airways Center Fox Sports Arizona, KUTP KTAR Did not qualify PHO The 2008–09 Phoenix Suns season was the 41st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season was to be a promising one, filled with All-Star talent at several positions. It was believed over the offseason, the Suns would be able to better incorporate Shaquille O'Neal, who necessitated changes to both the offense and defense after being obtained in a trade one season ago. It was also the first season head coach Terry Porter had been able to use the summer to implement his defensive approach for a team which had in seasons past scored a large number of their points off fast breaks and early in the shot clock. Sensing a need for change, team management traded for scorer Jason Richardson in December, but this did not appear to immediately reinvigorate an offense that had recently led the league in points per game. However, after Phoenix went 28–23 to start the season, Suns assistant Alvin Gentry was named to replace Porter as head coach. Less than one week after the All-Star Game, Amar'e Stoudemire sustained a season-ending eye injury while the improvement of the team never fully came. The Suns finished 46–36, second in the Pacific division but out the playoffs for the first time since Steve Nash rejoined the Suns in the 2004–05 season. The Suns had the best team offensive rating in the NBA.https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/advanced/?sort=OFF_RATING&dir=-1&Season=2008-09&SeasonType=Regular%20Season Offensive Rating NBA.com April 30, 2021 Key dates June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City. July 1: The free agency period started. October 1: Starting power forward Amar'e Stoudemire sustained a partially torn iris.Jeramie McPeek, SUNS: Stoudemire Lucky Eye Injury Not Worse, Suns.com, October 3, 2008. October 8: The pre-season started with a game against the Atlanta Hawks. October 29: The regular season started with a game against the San Antonio Spurs. February 14–15: Phoenix hosted the 2009 NBA All-Star Weekend. February 16: The Suns fired coach Terry Porter and named Alvin Gentry interim coach.Stefan Swiat, SUNS: Alvin Gentry Named Interim Head Coach by the Suns, Suns.com, February 16, 2009. February 20: Stoudemire underwent surgery for a detached retina and was out for eight weeks after an injury sustained on February 18.SUNS: Stoudemire Undergoes Successful Eye Surgery, Suns.com, February 20, 2009. Offseason thumb|right|The 2008–09 Suns warming up during a road game against the Golden State Warriors in March 2009. June 7: Terry Porter was named as the Suns' new head coach.Stefan Swiat, SUNS: Suns Name Terry Porter Head Coach, Suns.com, Suns.com, June 7, 2008. June 20: Alvin Gentry, Bill Cartwright, Dan Majerle and Igor Kokoskov were named as the Suns' new assistant coaches.SUNS: Suns Complete Coaching Staff, Suns.com, June 20, 2008. June 26: Forward Grant Hill has exercised his player option for the 2008–09 season.SUNS: Suns Hill Exercises Player Option For 2008–09, Suns.com, June 26, 2008. June 26: Suns have acquired the draft rights to the rookie point guard Goran Dragić from San Antonio Spurs.Brad G. Faye, SUNS: Suns Believe in Dragic, Suns.com, June 26, 2008. July 10: Suns have signed center Robin Lopez, selected with the 15th overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft.SUNS: Suns Sign Robin Lopez, Suns.com, July 10, 2008. July 22: Free agent forward Matt Barnes has signed with the Suns.Josh Greene, SUNS: Suns Ink Barnes to a One-Year Deal https://web.archive.org/web/20080731122747/http://www.nba.com/suns/news/newsroom_080722.html 2008-07-31 , Suns.com, July 22, 2008. August 14: Free agent forward Louis Amundson has signed with the Suns.Stefan Swiat, SUNS: Suns Sign Forward Louis Amundson, Suns.com, August 14, 2008. August 25: Suns have acquired rookie guard Sean Singletary from the Houston Rockets in exchange for guard D. J. Strawberry.SUNS: Suns Acquire Sean Singletary, Suns.com, August 14, 2008. September 22: Suns have signed Goran Dragić.Stefan Swiat, SUNS: Suns Sign Goran Dragic, Suns.com, September 22, 2008. October 23: The Phoenix Suns have exercised the team's option on swingman Alando Tucker for the 2009–10 season.SUNS: Suns Exercise Option on Alando Tucker, Suns.com, October 23, 2008. NBA draft 2008 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 15 Robin Lopez Center United States Stanford 2 48 Malik Hairston Guard United States Oregon Roster Phoenix Suns 2008–09 17 Louis Amundson PF 6 9 238 1982-12-07 UNLV 10 Leandro Barbosa G 6 3 202 1982-11-28 Brazil 22 Matt Barnes F 6 7 226 1980-03-09 UCLA 2 Goran Dragić G 6 3 190 1986-05-06 Slovenia 3 Jared Dudley F 6 7 225 1985-07-10 Boston College 33 Grant Hill SF 6 8 225 1972-10-05 Duke 15 Robin Lopez C 7 0 255 1988-04-01 Stanford 13 Steve Nash PG 6 3 178 1974-02-07 Santa Clara 32 Shaquille O'Neal C 7 1 325 1972-03-06 LSU 23 Jason Richardson SG 6 6 225 1981-01-20 Michigan State 1 Amar'e Stoudemire FC 6 10 249 1982-11-16 Cypress Creek HS (FL) 4 Stromile Swift F 6 9 225 1979-11-21 Louisiana State 29 Alando Tucker F 6 6 205 1984-02-11 Wisconsin Terry Porter Alvin Gentry Bill Cartwright Igor Kokoškov Dan Majerle https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHO/2009.html March 4, 2009 Regular season Standings PHX PHX Game log Phoenix Suns 2009 Phoenix Suns October yes 0 1 1 0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | October 29 | @ San Antonio | 20081029 PHXSAS 103 98 | Amar'e Stoudemire (22) | Shaquille O'Neal (13) | Steve Nash (13) | AT&T Center18,797 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 30 | New Orleans | 20081030 NOHPHX 95 108 | Steve Nash (24) | Amar'e Stoudemire (12) | Steve Nash (9) | US Airways Center18,422 | 1–1 Phoenix Suns November 4 4 6 2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | November 1 | Portland | 20081101 PORPHX 107 96 | Amar'e Stoudemire (23) | Amar'e Stoudemire (13) | Steve Nash (7) | US Airways Center18,422 | 2–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | November 4 | @ New Jersey | 20081104 PHXNJN 114 86 | Raja Bell (22) | Matt Barnes (7) | Steve Nash (11) | Izod Center15,230 | 3–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 | November 5 | @ Indiana | 20081105 PHXIND 113 103 | Amar'e Stoudemire (49) | Amar'e Stoudemire (11) | Amar'e Stoudemire, Steve Nash (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse11,660 | 4–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 7 | @ Chicago | 20081107 PHXCHI 83 100 | Amar'e Stoudemire (26) | Robin Lopez, Amar'e Stoudemire (7) | Steve Nash (5) | United Center21,967 | 4–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 7 | November 8 | @ Milwaukee | 20081108 PHXMIL 104 96 | Shaquille O'Neal (29) | Shaquille O'Neal, Grant Hill (11) | Steve Nash (7) | Bradley Center17,935 | 5–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 8 | November 10 | Memphis | 20081110 MEMPHX 107 102 | Leandro Barbosa (27) | Matt Barnes (8) | Steve Nash (6) | US Airways Center18,422 | 6–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 12 | Houston | 20081112 HOUPHX 82 94 | Leandro Barbosa, Shaquille O'Neal (18) | Shaquille O'Neal (13) | Shaquille O'Neal, Steve Nash (3) | US Airways Center18,422 | 6–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 10 | November 14 | @ Sacramento | 20081114 PHXSAC 97 95 1 | Shaquille O'Neal (29) | Shaquille O'Neal (13) | Shaquille O'Neal (6) | ARCO Arena12,810 | 7–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 | November 16 | Detroit | 20081116 DETPHX 104 86 | Amar'e Stoudemire (29) | Amar'e Stoudemire (11) | Steve Nash (7) | US Airways Center18,422 | 8–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 17 | @ Utah | 20081117 PHXUTA 97 109 | Amar'e Stoudemire (30) | Amar'e Stoudemire (8) | Steve Nash (8) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 8–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 20 | L.A. Lakers | 20081120 LALPHX 92 105 | Amar'e Stoudemire (21) | Shaquille O'Neal (9) | Steve Nash (10) | US Airways Center18,422 | 8–5 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 14 | November 22 | Portland | 20081122 PORPHX 102 92 | Shaquille O'Neal (19) | Shaquille O'Neal (17) | Steve Nash (7) | US Airways Center18,422 | 9–5 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 15 | November 25 | @ Oklahoma City | 20081125 PHXOKC 99 98 | Amar'e Stoudemire (22) | Steve Nash (8) | Steve Nash (15) | Ford Center19,136 | 10–5 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 16 | November 26 | @ Minnesota | 20081126 PHXMIN 110 102 | Steve Nash (20) | Shaquille O'Neal (10) | Steve Nash (6) | Target Center11,708 | 11–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | November 28 | Miami | 20081128 MIAPHX 92 107 | Leandro Barbosa (20) | Shaquille O'Neal (9) | Leandro Barbosa (5) | US Airways Center18,422 | 11–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | November 30 | New Jersey | 20081130 NJNPHX 109 117 | Steve Nash (26) | Amar'e Stoudemire (12) | Steve Nash (9) | US Airways Center18,422 | 11–7 Phoenix Suns December 5 1 2 4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 3 | @ New Orleans | 20081203 PHXNOH 91 104 | Amar'e Stoudemire (26) | Matt Barnes (7) | Grant Hill (6) | New Orleans Arena15,804 | 11–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | December 4 | @ Dallas | 20081204 PHXDAL 97 112 | Amar'e Stoudemire (28) | Matt Barnes (6) | Steve Nash (10) | American Airlines Center19,813 | 11–9 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 21 | December 6 | Utah | 20081206 UTAPHX 106 104 | Leandro Barbosa (25) | Amar'e Stoudemire (20) | Steve Nash (9) | US Airways Center18,422 | 12–9 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 22 | December 9 | Milwaukee | 20081209 MILPHX 125 110 | Shaquille O'Neal (35) | Shaquille O'Neal, Amar'e Stoudemire (8) | Steve Nash (10) | US Airways Center18,422 | 13–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 | December 10 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20081210 PHXLAL 110 115 | Matt Barnes (25) | Amar'e Stoudemire (11) | Steve Nash (9) | Staples Center18,997 | 13–10 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 24 | December 12 | Orlando | 20081212 ORLPHX 113 112 | Jason Richardson, Amar'e Stoudemire, Steve Nash (21) | Amar'e Stoudemire (14) | Steve Nash (10) | US Airways Center18,422 | 14–10 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 25 | December 15 | New York | 20081215 NYKPHX 111 103 | Shaquille O'Neal (23) | Amar'e Stoudemire (14) | Steve Nash (6) | US Airways Center18,422 | 15–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 | December 18 | @ Portland | 20081218 PHXPOR 119 124 | Amar'e Stoudemire (23) | Amar'e Stoudemire (8) | Steve Nash (11) | Rose Garden20,650 | 15–11 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 27 | December 20 | Denver | 20081220 DENPHX 108 101 | Amar'e Stoudemire (27) | Amar'e Stoudemire (10) | Steve Nash (11) | US Airways Center18,422 | 16–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 25 | San Antonio | 20081225 SASPHX 90 91 | Amar'e Stoudemire (25) | Amar'e Stoudemire (13) | Steve Nash (8) | US Airways Center18,422 | 16–12 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 29 | December 29 | @ Oklahoma City | 20081229 PHXOKC 110 102 | Shaquille O'Neal (28) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | Leandro Barbosa, Amar'e Stoudemire (5) | Ford Center19,136 | 17–12 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 30 | December 30 | @ Memphis | 20081230 PHXMEM 101 89 | Leandro Barbosa (28) | Shaquille O'Neal (13) | Matt Barnes (5) | FedExForum14,471 | 18–12 Phoenix Suns January 3 4 4 4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 31 | January 2 | L.A. Clippers | 20090102 LACPHX 106 98 | Amar'e Stoudemire (23) | Shaquille O'Neal (9) | Steve Nash (11) | US Airways Center18,422 | 19–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | January 7 | Indiana | 20090107 INDPHX 110 113 | Amar'e Stoudemire (23) | Louis Amundson (14) | Steve Nash (12) | US Airways Center18,422 | 19–13 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 33 | January 9 | Dallas | 20090109 DALPHX 128 100 | Shaquille O'Neal (25) | Shaquille O'Neal (10) | Steve Nash (12) | US Airways Center18,422 | 20–13 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 34 | January 11 | @ L.A. Clippers | 20090111 PHXLAC 109 103 | Amar'e Stoudemire (26) | Shaquille O'Neal (10) | Steve Nash (12) | Staples Center17,307 | 21–13 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 35 | January 13 | Atlanta | 20090113 ATLPHX 107 102 | Shaquille O'Neal (26) | Matt Barnes, Shaquille O'Neal (10) | Steve Nash (6) | US Airways Center18,422 | 22–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | January 15 | @ Denver | 20090115 PHXDEN 113 119 1 | Grant Hill (25) | Grant Hill, Amar'e Stoudemire (8) | Steve Nash (14) | Pepsi Center18,073 | 22–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 | January 16 | Minnesota | 20090116 MINPHX 103 105 | Shaquille O'Neal, Leandro Barbosa (22) | Shaquille O'Neal (11) | Steve Nash (6) | US Airways Center18,422 | 22–15 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 38 | January 18 | @ Toronto | 20090118 PHXTOR 117 113 | Amar'e Stoudemire (31) | Grant Hill (9) | Steve Nash (18) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 23–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | January 19 | @ Boston | 20090119 PHXBOS 87 104 | Shaquille O'Neal (16) | Shaquille O'Neal (11) | Steve Nash (8) | TD Banknorth Garden18,624 | 23–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 21 | @ New York | 20090121 PHXNYK 109 114 | Jason Richardson (27) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | Steve Nash (19) | Madison Square Garden19,256 | 23–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 | January 23 | @ Charlotte | 20090123 PHXCHA 76 98 | Shaquille O'Neal (20) | Amar'e Stoudemire (9) | Steve Nash (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena19,104 | 23–18 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 42 | January 25 | @ Atlanta | 20090125 PHXATL 104 99 | Amar'e Stoudemire (23) | Shaquille O'Neal (11) | Steve Nash (13) | Philips Arena19,153 | 24–18 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 43 | January 26 | @ Washington | 20090126 PHXWAS 103 87 | Shaquille O'Neal (29) | Amar'e Stoudemire (15) | Steve Nash (15) | Verizon Center17,344 | 25–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | January 29 | San Antonio | 20090129 SASPHX 104 114 | Amar'e Stoudemire (28) | Amar'e Stoudemire, Grant Hill (10) | Steve Nash (18) | US Airways Center18,422 | 25–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 | January 31 | Chicago | 20090131 CHIPHX 111 122 | Leandro Barbosa (32) | Shaquille O'Neal (8) | Steve Nash (10) | US Airways Center18,422 | 25–20 Phoenix Suns February 6 1 2 4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 46 | February 2 | Sacramento | 20090202 SACPHX 129 81 | Amar'e Stoudemire (25) | Shaquille O'Neal (9) | Steve Nash (9) | US Airways Center18,422 | 26–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 | February 4 | @ Golden State | 20090204 PHXGSW 112 124 | Jason Richardson (24) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | Steve Nash (9) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 26–21 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 48 | February 6 | Golden State | 20090206 GSWPHX 115 105 | Grant Hill (27) | Amar'e Stoudemire (15) | Steve Nash (8) | US Airways Center18,422 | 27–21 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 49 | February 8 | @ Detroit | 20090208 PHXDET 107 97 | Jason Richardson (21) | Shaquille O'Neal (10) | Steve Nash (21) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 28–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 | February 9 | @ Philadelphia | 20090209 PHXPHI 91 108 | Amar'e Stoudemire (19) | Shaquille O'Neal (10) | Steve Nash (8) | Wachovia Center16,797 | 28–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | February 11 | @ Cleveland | 20090211 PHXCLE 92 109 | Amar'e Stoudemire (27) | Amar'e Stoudemire, Shaquille O'Neal, Matt Barnes (6) | Leandro Barbosa (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 28–23 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 52 | February 17 | L.A. Clippers | 20090217 LACPHX 140 100 | Leandro Barbosa (24) | Matt Barnes (9) | Steve Nash (10) | US Airways Center18,422 | 29–23 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 53 | February 18 | @ L.A. Clippers | 20090218 PHXLAC 142 119 | Amar'e Stoudemire (42) | Amar'e Stoudemire (11) | Steve Nash (12) | Staples Center18,169 | 30–23 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 54 | February 20 | Oklahoma City | 20090220 OKCPHX 140 118 | Leandro Barbosa (41) | Shaquille O'Neal (9) | Matt Barnes (9) | US Airways Center18,422 | 31–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | February 22 | Boston | 20090222 BOSPHX 108 128 | Jason Richardson (21) | Shaquille O'Neal (6) | Steve Nash (11) | US Airways Center18,422 | 31–24 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 56 | February 24 | Charlotte | 20090224 CHAPHX 112 102 | Steve Nash (22) | Shaquille O'Neal (11) | Steve Nash (5) | US Airways Center18,422 | 32–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 | February 26 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20090226 PHXLAL 106 132 | Leandro Barbosa (18) | Jared Dudley (8) | Leandro Barbosa (7) | Staples Center18,997 | 32–25 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 58 | February 27 | Toronto | 20090227 TORPHX 133 113 | Shaquille O'Neal (45) | Shaquille O'Neal (11) | Grant Hill (12) | US Airways Center18,422 | 33–25 Phoenix Suns March 6 2 1 7 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 59 | March 1 | L.A. Lakers | 20090301 LALPHX 118 111 | Shaquille O'Neal (33) | Matt Barnes (10) | Matt Barnes, Leandro Barbosa (7) | US Airways Center18,422 | 34–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 60 | March 3 | @ Orlando | 20090303 PHXORL 99 111 | Jason Richardson (27) | Shaquille O'Neal (11) | Steve Nash (8) | Amway Arena17,461 | 34–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 4 | @ Miami | 20090304 PHXMIA 129 135 | Steve Nash (29) | Shaquille O'Neal (8) | Steve Nash (10) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 34–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | March 6 | @ Houston | 20090306 PHXHOU 112 116 | Steve Nash (32) | Matt Barnes (9) | Steve Nash (13) | Toyota Center18,045 | 34–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 63 | March 8 | @ San Antonio | 20090308 PHXSAS 98 103 | Steve Nash (23) | Grant Hill (8) | Steve Nash (11) | AT&T Center18,797 | 34–29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 10 | Dallas | 20090310 DALPHX 117 122 | Steve Nash (23) | Louis Amundson (9) | Steve Nash (13) | US Airways Center18,422 | 34–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 | March 12 | Cleveland | 20090312 CLEPHX 111 119 | Matt Barnes (21) | Jason Richardson, Shaquille O'Neal (7) | Steve Nash (6) | US Airways Center18,422 | 34–31 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 66 | March 14 | Oklahoma City | 20090314 OKCPHX 106 95 | Leandro Barbosa (22) | Jared Dudley (9) | Steve Nash (8) | US Airways Center18,422 | 35–31 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 67 | March 15 | @ Golden State | 20090315 PHXGSW 154 130 | Jason Richardson (31) | Grant Hill (8) | Matt Barnes (11) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 36–31 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 68 | March 18 | Philadelphia | 20090318 PHIPHX 126 116 | Shaquille O'Neal (26) | Shaquille O'Neal (11) | Steve Nash (10) | US Airways Center18,422 | 37–31 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 69 | March 21 | Washington | 20090321 WASPHX 128 96 | Jason Richardson (35) | Stromile Swift (12) | Jared Dudley (6) | US Airways Center18,422 | 38–31 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 70 | March 23 | Denver | 20090323 DENPHX 118 115 | Grant Hill (23) | Grant Hill (10) | Steve Nash (9) | US Airways Center18,422 | 39–31 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 71 | March 25 | Utah | 20090325 UTAPHX 118 114 | Grant Hill (26) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | Steve Nash (14) | US Airways Center18,422 | 40–31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 | March 26 | @ Portland | 20090326 PHXPOR 109 129 | Shaquille O'Neal (20) | Shaquille O'Neal (7) | Steve Nash (5) | Rose Garden20,650 | 40–32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | March 28 | @ Utah | 20090328 PHXUTA 99 104 1 | Steve Nash (20) | Shaquille O'Neal, Matt Barnes (10) | Steve Nash (6) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 40–33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | March 29 | @ Sacramento | 20090329 PHXSAC 118 126 | Steve Nash (31) | Jared Dudley (11) | Steve Nash (14) | ARCO Arena13,623 | 40–34 Phoenix Suns April 3 0 2 2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 75 | April 1 | Houston | 20090401 HOUPHX 114 109 | Steve Nash (25) | Shaquille O'Neal (10) | Steve Nash (17) | US Airways Center18,422 | 41–34 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 76 | April 3 | Sacramento | 20090403 SACPHX 139 111 | Steve Nash (29) | Matt Barnes (11) | Steve Nash (9) | US Airways Center18,422 | 42–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 77 | April 5 | @ Dallas | 20090405 PHXDAL 116 140 | Leandro Barbosa (24) | Shaquille O'Neal (7) | Steve Nash (8) | American Airlines Center20,301 | 42–35 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 78 | April 8 | @ New Orleans | 20090408 PHXNOH 105 100 | Steve Nash (24) | Shaquille O'Neal (11) | Steve Nash (13) | New Orleans Arena17,781 | 43–35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | April 10 | @ Memphis | 20090410 PHXMEM 89 106 | Louis Amundson, Jason Richardson (13) | Louis Amundson (9) | Goran Dragić (7) | FedExForum15,908 | 43–36 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 80 | April 11 | @ Minnesota | 20090411 PHXMIN 110 97 | Grant Hill (19) | Robin Lopez (11) | Goran Dragić (8) | Target Center18,478 | 44–36 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 81 | April 13 | Memphis | 20090413 MEMPHX 119 110 | Shaquille O'Neal (19) | Jason Richardson, Grant Hill (8) | Steve Nash (12) | US Airways Center18,422 | 45–36 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 82 | April 15 | Golden State | 20090415 GSWPHX 117 113 | Grant Hill (27) | Grant Hill (10) | Steve Nash (12) | US Airways Center18,422 | 46–36 pho Player statistics Season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Amundson, Louis Louis Amundson 76 0 13.7 .536 .000 .442 3.6 0.4 .4 .9 4.2 Barbosa, Leandro Leandro Barbosa 70 11 24.4 .482 .375 .881 2.6 2.3 1.2 .1 14.2 Barnes, Matt Matt Barnes 77 40 27.0 .423 .343 .743 5.5 2.8 .7 .3 10.2 Bell, Raja Raja Bell* 22 22 32.4 .429 .468^ .762 2.9 1.3 .6 .1 9.6 Brown, Dee Dee Brown* 2 0 14.0 .200 .250 1.000# 0.5 1.5 .0 .0 2.5 Diaw, Boris Boris Diaw* 22 0 24.5 .567 .357 .692 3.8 2.1 .5 .4 8.3 Dragic, Goran Goran Dragic 55 1 13.2 .393 .370 .769 1.9 2.0 .5 .1 4.5 Dudley, Jared Jared Dudley* 48 0 15.2 .481 .394 .691 3.0 0.8 .8 .1 5.5 Hill, Grant Grant Hill 82 68 29.8 .523 .316 .808 4.9 2.3 1.1 .7 12.0 Lopez, Robin Robin Lopez 60 7 10.2 .518 .000 .691 2.0 0.1 .2 .7 3.2 Nash, Steve Steve Nash 74 74 33.6+ .503 .439^ .933# 3.0 9.7 .7 .1 15.7 O'Neal, Shaquille Shaquille O'Neal 75 75 30.0 .609 .000 .595 8.4 1.7 .7 1.4 17.8+ Richardson, Jason Jason Richardson* 58 57 33.1 .488 .383 .778 4.5 1.9 1.1 .4 16.4 Sims, Courtney Courtney Sims* 1 0 2.0 . . . 0.0 0.0 .0 .0 2.0 Singletary, Sean Sean Singletary* 13 1 9.4 .324 .400 1.000# 1.2 0.9 .5 .0 2.6 Stoudemire, Amar'e Amar'e Stoudemire 53 53 36.8+ .539 .429 .835 8.1 2.0 .9 1.1 21.4+ Swift, Stromile Stromile Swift* 13 0 9.3 .366 1.000^ .533 2.5 0.2 .3 .5 3.0 Tucker, Alando Alando Tucker 30 1 9.4 .430 .348 .788 1.0 0.4 .2 .0 4.6 * – Stats with the Suns. + – Minimum 70 games played or 2000 minutes, 1400 points. ^ – Minimum 55 three-pointers made. # – Minimum 125 free throws made. Awards and records Awards O'Neal was named to the All-NBA Third Team. Week/Month Stoudemire was named the NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for Nov. 3–9.SUNS: Stoudemire Named Western Conference Player of the Week, Suns.com, November 2, 2008. Stoudemire has been named the recipient of the NBA Community Assist Award for October.SUNS: Stoudemire Receives Community Assist Award for October, Suns.com, November 25, 2008. All-Star Stoudemire was voted to his 4th NBA All-Star Game as a starter.Stefan Swiat, SUNS: Stoudemire Named All-Star Starter for the West, Suns.com, January 22, 2009. O'Neal was named to his 15th career NBA All-Star Game in 17 seasons.SUNS: Shaquille O'Neal Named NBA All-Star, Suns.com, January 29, 2008. O'Neal was named the 2009 NBA All-Star MVP with former teammate Kobe Bryant. Transactions Trades June 26, 2008 To Phoenix Suns Draft rights to Goran Dragić To San Antonio Spurs Draft rights to Malik Hairston 2009 second-round pick cash considerations August 25, 2008 To Phoenix Suns Sean Singletary To Houston Rockets D. J. Strawberry December 10, 2008Stefan Swiat, SUNS: Suns Trade for Richardson, Dudley and 2010 Second-Round Pick, Suns.com, December 10, 2008. To Phoenix Suns Jason Richardson Jared Dudley 2010 second-round pick To Charlotte Bobcats Raja Bell Boris Diaw Sean Singletary Free agents 52% Additions Player Signed Former team Matt Barnes July 22 Golden State Warriors Louis Amundson August 14 Philadelphia 76ers Dee BrownSUNS: Suns Add Dee Brown, Suns.com, December 24, 2008. December 24 Washington Wizards Subtractions Player Left New team Eric Piatkowski July 1 free agent Brian SkinnerCLIPPERS: Clippers Sign Free Agent Brian Skinner, Clippers.com, July 31, 2008. July 31 Los Angeles Clippers Gordan GiričekGordan Giricek joins Fenerbahce, Fenerbahnce.org, August 19, 2008. August 19 Fenerbahçe Ülker Sean MarksHORNETS: Hornets Sign Sean Marks, Hornets.com, August 28, 2008. August 28 New Orleans Hornets Linton JohnsonBOBCATS: Bobcats Sign Linton Johnson III https://web.archive.org/web/20081031161434/http://www.nba.com/bobcats/release_sign_johnson_081028.html 2008-10-31 , Bobcats.com, October 28, 2008. October 28 Charlotte Bobcats Dee BrownSUNS: Suns Release Dee Brown, Suns.com, January 6, 2008. January 6 free agent See also 2008–09 NBA season References 30em Category:Phoenix Suns seasons Phoenix