2010–11 Phoenix Suns season

Professional basketball season March 2026 January 2013 Phoenix Suns 2011 40 42 pacific 2nd 10th Alvin Gentry Lance Blanks Lon Babby Robert Sarver US Airways Center Fox Sports Arizona, KUTP KTAR Did not qualify PHO The 2010–11 Phoenix Suns season was the 43rd season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the first time in eight seasons, the Suns were without the play of power forward Amar'e Stoudemire, a 5-time All-Star and former Rookie of the Year who joined the New York Knicks in the summer. The Suns traded Jason Richardson on December 18, 2010, as part of a trade that brought Vince Carter to the Suns.Magic acquire Arenas, Turkoglu, Richardson Antonio Gonzalez Yahoo! Sports.com 18 December 2010 https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AswMVYPtwnMq9ETRh71hWVq8vLYF?slug=ap-magic-trades 20 December 2010 August 19, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250819223444/https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AswMVYPtwnMq9ETRh71hWVq8vLYF/?slug=ap-magic-trades dead On February 24, 2011, the Suns traded Goran Dragić and the draft pick they got earlier from Orlando in exchange for Aaron Brooks. Alvin Gentry was head coach and the Suns played their home games at US Airways Center. Key dates June 24, 2010 – The 2010 NBA draft was held in New York City. July 1, 2010 – The free agency period begun. July 11, 2010 – The Suns traded with the Atlanta Hawks and the Toronto Raptors. July 12, 2010 – The Suns announced Lon Babby as their newest vice president for basketball operations. August 5, 2010 – The Suns announced Lance Blanks as their newest general manager, hiring him over Jeff Bower, Tommy Sheppard, Jeff Weltman, and Ronnie Lester. December 18, 2010 – The Suns traded Jason Richardson, Hedo Türkoğlu, and Earl Clark to the Orlando Magic for Vince Carter, Mickaël Piétrus, Marcin Gortat, their 2011 first-round draft pick and cash. February 24, 2011 – The Suns traded Goran Dragić and a lottery protected 2011 draft pick to the Houston Rockets for Aaron Brooks. Offseason NBA draft 2010 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 2 46 Gani Lawal Forward United States Georgia Tech 2 60 Dwayne Collins Forward United States Miami (FL) Free agency Amar'e Stoudemire opted out of his final year of his contract and became an unrestricted free agent. He was to be paid $17.7 million.Stoudemire officially opts out, continues negotiations with Suns Paul Coro The Arizona Republic 30 June 2010 http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/2010/06/30/20100630amare-stoudemire-suns-officially-opts-out-negotiations-continue.html#ixzz0sSnU1YEp 1 July 2010 He later joined the New York Knicks. Channing Frye re-signed with Phoenix on a 5-year, $30 million contract on July 1. One day later, the Suns signed power forward Hakim Warrick to a 4-year, $16 million contract. At the same time, Phoenix ended up trading Leandro Barbosa and Dwayne Jones to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Hedo Türkoğlu. Roster Phoenix Suns 2010–11 0 Aaron Brooks basketball PG 6 0 161 1985-01-14 Oregon 25 Vince Carter SG 6 6 220 1977-01-26 North Carolina 1 Josh Childress SF 6 8 210 1983-06-20 Stanford 22 Zabian Dowdell PG 6 3 191 1984-09-10 Virginia Tech 3 Jared Dudley SF 6 7 225 1985-07-10 Boston College 8 Channing Frye PF 6 11 245 1983-05-17 Arizona 4 Marcin Gortat C 6 11 240 1984-02-17 Poland 33 Grant Hill SF 6 8 225 1972-10-05 Duke 31 Gani Lawal PF 6 9 233 1988-11-07 Georgia Tech 15 Robin Lopez C 7 0 255 1988-04-01 Stanford 13 Steve Nash PG 6 3 178 1974-02-07 Santa Clara 12 Mickaël Piétrus SG 6 6 215 1982-02-07 France 20 Garret Siler C 6 11 305 1986-10-25 Augusta State 21 Hakim Warrick PF 6 9 219 1982-07-08 Syracuse Alvin Gentry Bill Cartwright Noel Gillespie Igor Kokoškov Dan Majerle https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHO/2011.html February 24, 2011 Regular season Standings PHX PHX Game log Phoenix Suns yes 2011 Phoenix Suns Pre-season yes 2 3 0 3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 5 | @ Sacramento | 20101005 PHXSAC 95 109 | Jason Richardson (17) | Robin Lopez (6) | Chucky Atkins (4) | ARCO Arena9,485 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 8 | Toronto | 20101008 TORPHX 78 129 | Jared Dudley (10) | Hedo Türkoğlu (8) | Steve Nash (7) | General Motors Place18,123 | 0–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | October 9 | Dallas | 20101009 DALPHX 98 90 | Grant Hill (16) | Robin Lopez (6) | Steve Nash (10) | Indian Wells Tennis Garden15,617 | 1–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | October 12 | Utah | 20101012 UTAPHX 100 105 | Goran Dragić (15) | Josh Childress (8) | Steve Nash (10) | US Airways Center12,410 | 1–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | October 14 | @ Utah | 20101014 PHXUTA 97 108 | Hedo Türkoğlu (13) | Jason Richardson,Garret Siler (7) | Steve Nash (5) | EnergySolutions Arena19,883 | 1–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | October 17 | @ Toronto | 20101017 PHXTOR 100 121 | Steve Nash (16) | Steve Nash (7) | Steve Nash (6) | Air Canada Centre12,902 | 1–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | October 19 | Golden State | 20101019 GSWPHX 92 87 | Steve Nash (18) | Robin Lopez (10) | Steve Nash,Goran Dragić (4) | US Airways Center14,635 | 2–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | October 22 | Denver | 20101022 DENPHX 106 144 | Jared Dudley (17) | Robin Lopez (7) | Steve Nash (12) | US Airways Center15,440 | 2–6 |- pho 2011 Phoenix Suns 2011 Total: 40–42 (Home: 23–18; Road: 17–24) Phoenix Suns October yes 0 1 1 1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 26 | @ Portland | 20101026 PHXPOR 92 106 | Steve Nash (26) | Channing Frye,Jason Richardson (6) | Steve Nash (6) | Rose Garden20,603 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | October 28 | @ Utah | 20101028 PHXUTA 110 94 | Hakim Warrick,Steve Nash (18) | Grant Hill (12) | Goran Dragić (6) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | October 29 | L.A. Lakers | 20101029 LALPHX 106 114 | Grant Hill (21) | Robin Lopez (14) | Steve Nash (9) | US Airways Center18,422 | 1–2 Phoenix Suns November 4 2 3 5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | November 3 | San Antonio | 20101103 SASPHX 110 112 | Jason Richardson (21) | Grant Hill (8) | Goran Dragić (8) | US Airways Center17,060 | 1–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | November 5 | Memphis | 20101105 MEMPHX 123 118 2 | Jason Richardson (38) | Channing Frye (11) | Steve Nash (9) | US Airways Center16,470 | 2–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | November 7 | @ Atlanta | 20101107 PHXATL 118 114 | Jason Richardson (21) | Jared Dudley,Grant Hill,Josh Childress (6) | Steve Nash (15) | Philips Arena13,395 | 3–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 8 | @ Memphis | 20101108 PHXMEM 99 109 | Grant Hill (19) | Grant Hill (12) | Steve Nash (11) | FedExForum10,786 | 3–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | November 12 | Sacramento | 20101112 SACPHX 103 89 | Steve Nash (28) | Jason Richardson (8) | Steve Nash (14) | US Airways Center18,029 | 4–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 | November 14 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20101114 PHXLAL 121 116 | Jason Richardson (35) | Jason Richardson (8) | Steve Nash (13) | Staples Center18,997 | 5–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | November 15 | Denver | 20101115 DENPHX 100 94 | Hakim Warrick (21) | Josh Childress (8) | Steve Nash (7) | US Airways Center17,744 | 6–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 | November 17 | @ Miami | 20101117 PHXMIA 96 123 | Steve Nash (17) | Channing Frye,Hedo Türkoğlu (6) | Hedo Türkoğlu (4) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 6–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 18 | @ Orlando | 20101118 PHXORL 89 105 | Grant Hill (21) | Channing Frye (6) | Goran Dragić (4) | Amway Center18,846 | 6–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 20 | @ Charlotte | 20101120 PHXCHA 105 123 | Grant Hill (23) | Channing Frye (6) | Goran Dragić (10) | Time Warner Cable Arena16,428 | 6–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | November 22 | @ Houston | 20101122 PHXHOU 123 116 | Jason Richardson (26) | Hedo Türkoğlu (9) | Steve Nash (8) | Toyota Center15,080 | 7–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | November 24 | Chicago | 20101124 CHIPHX 115 123 2 | Grant Hill (27) | Hedo Türkoğlu (10) | Steve Nash (16) | US Airways Center18,422 | 7–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | November 26 | L.A. Clippers | 20101126 LACPHX 116 108 | Jason Richardson (29) | Jason Richardson,Hakim Warrick (6) | Steve Nash (10) | US Airways Center17,486 | 8–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | November 28 | @ Denver | 20101128 PHXDEN 133 138 | Jason Richardson (39) | Jason Richardson (10) | Steve Nash (11) | Pepsi Center15,482 | 8–9 Phoenix Suns December 4 4 2 4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | December 2 | @ Golden State | 20101202 PHXGSW 107 101 | Jason Richardson (25) | Channing Frye (10) | Steve Nash (16) | Oracle Arena18,328 | 9–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | December 3 | Indiana | 20101203 INDPHX 105 97 | Channing Frye (29) | Goran Dragić (6) | Steve Nash (11) | US Airways Center18,422 | 10–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 | December 5 | Washington | 20101205 WASPHX 125 108 | Hakim Warrick (26) | Earl Barron (8) | Steve Nash (17) | US Airways Center17,430 | 11–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | December 7 | @ Portland | 20101207 PHXPOR 99 106 | Steve Nash (24) | Grant Hill (8) | Steve Nash (14) | Rose Garden20,151 | 11–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | December 8 | Memphis | 20101208 MEMPHX 98 104 1 | Goran Dragić (17) | Josh Childress,Channing Frye,Hedo Türkoğlu (7) | Steve Nash (7) | US Airways Center16,288 | 11–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 | December 10 | Portland | 20101208 MEMPHX 94 101 | Steve Nash (24) | Channing Frye,Steve Nash (7) | Steve Nash (5) | US Airways Center17,284 | 11–12 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 | December 15 | Minnesota | 20101215 MINPHX 128 122 | Jason Richardson (29) | Channing Frye (9) | Steve Nash (19) | US Airways Center16,997 | 12–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | December 17 | @ Dallas | 20101217 PHXDAL 91 106 | Hakim Warrick (15) | Channing Frye,Hakim Warrick (14) | Goran Dragić (10) | American Airlines Center20,406 | 12–13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | December 19 | @ Oklahoma City | 20101219 PHXOKC 113 110 | Grant Hill (30) | Grant Hill (11) | Steve Nash (10) | Oklahoma City Arena18,203 | 13–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 20 | @ San Antonio | 20101220 PHXSAS 110 118 | Jared Dudley (27) | Robin Lopez (7) | Steve Nash (10) | AT&T Center18,581 | 13–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 23 | Miami | 20101223 MIAPHX 83 95 | Jared Dudley (33) | Jared Dudley (12) | Steve Nash (18) | US Airways Center18,422 | 13–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 | December 26 | @ L.A. Clippers | 20101226 PHXLAC 103 108 | Mickaël Piétrus (25) | Grant Hill (7) | Steve Nash (15) | Staples Center19,060 | 13–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 | December 29 | Philadelphia | 20101229 PHIPHX 110 123 | Steve Nash (23) | Marcin Gortat (6) | Steve Nash (15) | US Airways Center18,422 | 13–17 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 | December 31 | Detroit | 20101231 DETPHX 92 75 | Vince Carter,Jared Dudley (19) | Vince Carter,Marcin Gortat (8) | Marcin Gortat,Goran Dragić (5) | US Airways Center17,637 | 14–17 Phoenix Suns January 5 3 3 4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | January 2 | @ Sacramento | 20110102 PHXSAC 89 94 | Steve Nash (20) | Marcin Gortat,Grant Hill (6) | Steve Nash (12) | ARCO Arena12,500 | 14–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 | January 5 | L.A. Lakers | 20110105 LALPHX 95 99 | Jared Dudley (21) | Marcin Gortat (9) | Steve Nash (10) | US Airways Center18,105 | 14–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 7 | New York | 20110107 NYKPHX 96 121 | Vince Carter (19) | Jared Dudley,Channing Frye (6) | Steve Nash (9) | US Airways Center17,621 | 14–20 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 | January 9 | Cleveland | 20110109 CLEPHX 108 100 | Jared Dudley (21) | Channing Frye (12) | Steve Nash (17) | US Airways Center17,031 | 15–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | January 11 | @ Denver | 20110111 PHXDEN 98 132 | Vince Carter,Steve Nash (15) | Channing Frye (8) | Steve Nash (7) | Pepsi Center14,874 | 15–21 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | January 12 | New Jersey | 20110112 NJNPHX 118 109 1 | Vince Carter,Steve Nash (23) | Channing Frye,Steve Nash (7) | Steve Nash (16) | US Airways Center16,334 | 16–21 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | January 14 | Portland | 20110114 PORPHX 115 111 | Steve Nash (23) | Channing Frye (8) | Steve Nash (13) | US Airways Center17,412 | 17–21 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 | January 17 | @ New York | 20110117 PHXNYK 129 121 | Vince Carter (29) | Vince Carter (12) | Steve Nash (11) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 18–21 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 | January 19 | @ Cleveland | 20110119 PHXCLE 106 98 | Grant Hill (27) | Marcin Gortat,Grant Hill (12) | Steve Nash (15) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 19–21 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 | January 21 | @ Washington | 20110121 PHXWAS 109 91 | Channing Frye (25) | Marcin Gortat (14) | Steve Nash (14) | Verizon Center15,716 | 20–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | January 22 | @ Detroit | 20110122 PHXDET 74 75 | Steve Nash (14) | Marcin Gortat (13) | Steve Nash (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills21,326 | 20–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 | January 24 | @ Philadelphia | 20110124 PHXPHI 95 105 | Jared Dudley (23) | Jared Dudley (7) | Steve Nash (9) | Wells Fargo Center14,881 | 20–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | January 26 | Charlotte | 20110126 CHAPHX 107 114 | Steve Nash (27) | Marcin Gortat (7) | Steve Nash (15) | US Airways Center16,986 | 20–24 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | January 28 | Boston | 20110128 BOSPHX 88 71 | Marcin Gortat (19) | Marcin Gortat (17) | Steve Nash (10) | US Airways Center18,422 | 21–24 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | January 30 | New Orleans | 20110130 NOHPHX 104 102 | Marcin Gortat (25) | Marcin Gortat (11) | Steve Nash (15) | US Airways Center17,921 | 22–24 Phoenix Suns February 4 3 5 0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | February 2 | Milwaukee | 20110202 MILPHX 92 77 | Marcin Gortat (19) | Channing Frye (13) | Steve Nash (13) | US Airways Center16,422 | 23–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 | February 4 | Oklahoma City | 20110204 OKCPHX 107 111 | Vince Carter (33) | Channing Frye (9) | Steve Nash (8) | US Airways Center16,274 | 23–25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 | February 7 | @ Golden State | 20110207 PHXGSW 104 92 | Channing Frye (19) | Channing Frye (11) | Steve Nash (15) | Oracle Arena18,002 | 24–25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | February 10 | Golden State | 20110210 GSWPHX 112 88 | Steve Nash (18) | Channing Frye,Marcin Gortat (9) | Steve Nash (11) | US Airways Center16,731 | 25–25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 | February 11 | @ Utah | 20110211 PHXUTA 95 83 | Steve Nash (18) | Marcin Gortat (10) | Steve Nash (10) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 26–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 | February 13 | Sacramento | 20110213 SACPHX 108 113 | Steve Nash (22) | Marcin Gortat (12) | Steve Nash (18) | US Airways Center17,798 | 26–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 | February 15 | Utah | 20110215 UTAPHX 102 101 | Channing Frye (31) | Channing Frye (11) | Steve Nash (14) | US Airways Center16,874 | 27–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 | February 17 | Dallas | 20110217 DALPHX 106 112 | Channing Frye (24) | Robin Lopez (13) | Steve Nash (14) | US Airways Center17,903 | 27–27 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 | February 23 | Atlanta | 20110223 ATLPHX 105 97 | Channing Frye (20) | Marcin Gortat (12) | Steve Nash (10) | US Airways Center18,254 | 28–27 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 | February 25 | @ Toronto | 20110225 PHXTOR 110 92 | Vince Carter,Marcin Gortat (17) | Marcin Gortat (11) | Steve Nash (11) | Air Canada Centre19,004 | 29–27 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 | February 27 | @ Indiana | 20110227 PHXIND 110 108 1 | Grant Hill (34) | Marcin Gortat (11) | Steve Nash (13) | Conseco Fieldhouse14,168 | 30–27 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 | February 28 | @ New Jersey | 20110228 PHXNJN 104 103 1 | Marcin Gortat (17) | Channing Frye (8) | Steve Nash (15) | Prudential Center15,836 | 31–27 Phoenix Suns March 3 5 2 6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | March 2 | @ Boston | 20110302 PHXBOS 103 115 | Aaron Brooks (17) | Marcin Gortat (13) | Aaron Brooks,Steve Nash (7) | TD Garden18,624 | 31–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | March 4 | @ Milwaukee | 20110304 PHXMIL 102 88 | Channing Frye,Mickaël Piétrus (20) | Channing Frye (9) | Steve Nash (13) | Bradley Center15,011 | 32–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 6 | @ Oklahoma City | 20110306 PHXOKC 118 122 1 | Vince Carter (29) | Channing Frye (15) | Steve Nash (14) | Oklahoma City Arena18,203 | 32–29 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 | March 8 | Houston | 20110308 HOUPHX 113 110 | Vince Carter,Hakim Warrick (32) | Marcin Gortat (16) | Steve Nash (14) | US Airways Center17,363 | 33–29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 63 | March 10 | Denver | 20110310 DENPHX 97 116 | Marcin Gortat (14) | Marcin Gortat (18) | Aaron Brooks,Steve Nash (7) | US Airways Center17,465 | 33–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 13 | Orlando | 20110313 ORLPHX 88 111 | Aaron Brooks (19) | Hakim Warrick (8) | Aaron Brooks (10) | US Airways Center18,091 | 33–31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 | March 14 | @ Houston | 20110314 PHXHOU 93 95 | Vince Carter (21) | Marcin Gortat,Hakim Warrick (8) | Zabian Dowdell (5) | Toyota Center16,262 | 33–32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 | March 16 | @ New Orleans | 20110316 PHXNOH 95 100 | Jared Dudley (25) | Jared Dudley,Marcin Gortat (8) | Steve Nash (10) | New Orleans Arena13,758 | 33–33 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 | March 18 | Golden State | 20110318 GSWPHX 108 97 | Marcin Gortat (18) | Channing Frye,Marcin Gortat (9) | Steve Nash (10) | US Airways Center18,422 | 34–33 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 | March 20 | @ L.A. Clippers | 20110320 PHXLAC 108 99 | Steve Nash (23) | Marcin Gortat (13) | Steve Nash (13) | Staples Center19,060 | 35–33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 22 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20110322 PHXLAL 137 139 3 | Channing Frye (32) | Marcin Gortat (16) | Steve Nash (20) | Staples Center18,997 | 35–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 | March 23 | Toronto | 20110323 TORPHX 114 106 | Aaron Brooks (25) | Marcin Gortat (8) | Aaron Brooks,Steve Nash (8) | US Airways Center17,865 | 36–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | March 25 | New Orleans | 20110325 NOHPHX 100 106 | Marcin Gortat,Grant Hill (18) | Marcin Gortat (10) | Steve Nash (8) | US Airways Center18,422 | 36–35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 | March 27 | Dallas | 20110327 DALPHX 83 91 | Jared Dudley,Marcin Gortat (20) | Marcin Gortat (15) | Steve Nash (10) | US Airways Center17,314 | 36–36 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | March 29 | @ Sacramento | 20110329 PHXSAC 113 116 | Jared Dudley,Channing Frye (21) | Marcin Gortat (11) | Steve Nash (14) | Power Balance Pavilion13,774 | 36–37 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | March 30 | Oklahoma City | 20110330 OKCPHX 98 116 | Vince Carter (28) | Marcin Gortat (10) | Steve Nash (9) | US Airways Center18,033 | 36–38 Phoenix Suns April 3 0 1 4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | April 1 | L.A. Clippers | 20110401 LACPHX 111 98 | Grant Hill (19) | Marcin Gortat (11) | Aaron Brooks (6) | US Airways Center18,422 | 37–38 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | April 3 | @ San Antonio | 20110403 PHXSAS 97 114 | Aaron Brooks,Channing Frye (14) | Jared Dudley (10) | Aaron Brooks (6) | AT&T Center18,581 | 37–39 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 77 | April 5 | @ Chicago | 20110405 PHXCHI 94 97 | Vince Carter (23) | Marcin Gortat (13) | Steve Nash (16) | United Center21,873 | 37–40 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 | April 6 | @ Minnesota | 20110406 PHXMIN 108 98 | Marcin Gortat (20) | Marcin Gortat (16) | Steve Nash (9) | Target Center16,113 | 38–40 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | April 8 | @ New Orleans | 20110408 PHXNOH 97 109 | Jared Dudley (18) | Jared Dudley,Channing Frye (7) | Aaron Brooks (9) | New Orleans Arena14,950 | 38–41 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 80 | April 10 | @ Dallas | 20110410 PHXDAL 90 115 | Marcin Gortat (15) | Marcin Gortat (9) | Steve Nash (9) | American Airlines Center20,355 | 38–42 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 | April 11 | Minnesota | 20110411 MINPHX 135 127 1 | Channing Frye (33) | Jared Dudley,Marcin Gortat (8) | Steve Nash (16) | US Airways Center17,485 | 39–42 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 | April 13 | San Antonio | 20110413 SASPHX 106 103 | Marcin Gortat (21) | Marcin Gortat (13) | Steve Nash (10) | US Airways Center18,195 | 40–42 pho 2011 Player statistics Season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Barron, Earl Earl Barron* 12 6 15.3 .235 .000 .600 3.3 0.3 .5 .3 3.0 Brooks, Aaron Aaron Brooks* 25 5 18.9 .430 .328 .807 1.1 4.2 .5 .0 9.6 Carter, Vince Vince Carter* 51 41 27.2 .422 .366 .735 3.6 1.6 .9 .3 13.5 Childress, Josh Josh Childress 54 3 16.6 .565† .063 .492 2.9 0.8 .6 .4 5.0 Clark, Earl Earl Clark* 9 0 8.0 .387 .000 .500 1.9 0.4 .1 .3 3.2 Dowdell, Zabian Zabian Dowdell 24 0 12.2 .408 .300 .941# 0.8 2.1 .8 .1 5.0 Dragić, Goran Goran Dragić* 48 2 17.8 .421 .277 .608 1.8 3.1 .8 .1 7.4 Dudley, Jared Jared Dudley 82 15 26.1 .477 .415 .743 3.9 1.3 1.1+ .2 10.6 Frye, Channing Channing Frye 77 64 33.0 .432 .390 .832 6.7+ 1.2 .6 1.0+ 12.7 Gortat, Marcin Marcin Gortat* 55 12 29.7 .563† .250 .731 9.3+ 1.0 .5 1.3+ 13.0 Hill, Grant Grant Hill 80 80 30.1 .484 .395 .829 4.2 2.5 .8 .4 13.2 Lawal, Gani Gani Lawal 1 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 .0 .0 0.0 Lopez, Robin Robin Lopez 67 56 14.8 .501† .000 .740 3.2 0.1 .3 .7 6.4 Nash, Steve Steve Nash 75 75 33.3 .492† .395 .912# 3.5 11.4 .6 .1 14.7+ Piétrus, Mickaël Mickaël Piétrus* 38 4 18.1 .392 .342 .706 2.0 0.6 .5 .5 7.4 Richardson, Jason Jason Richardson* 25 25 31.8 .470 .419^ .764 4.4 1.4 1.1+ .1 19.3+ Siler, Garret Garret Siler 21 0 4.8 .548† .000 .500 1.3 0.1 .1 .2 2.1 Türkoğlu, Hedo Hedo Türkoğlu* 25 16 25.2 .440 .423^ .722 4.0 2.3 .7 .6 9.5 Warrick, Hakim Hakim Warrick 80 6 17.7 .511† .091 .721 3.7 0.9 .4 .1 8.4 * – Stats with the Suns. † – Minimum 300 field goals made. ^ – Minimum 55 three-pointers made. # – Minimum 125 free throws made. + – Minimum 70 games played or 800 rebounds, 125 steals, 100 blocks, 1400 points. Awards, records and milestones Awards Week/Month All-Star Season Steve Nash led the league in assists with 11.4 assists per game. Records On November 14, 2010, the Suns scored a franchise record 22 three-pointers in a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Milestones On January 16, 2011, Vince Carter scored his 20,000th point in a victory over the New York Knicks. Team Milestones Injuries and surgeries During the Los Angeles Lakers game on November 14, Jared Dudley accidentally landed on Robin Lopez's right leg. Robin was slated to be out for 1–2 weeks. This caused the Suns to replace Matt Janning with Earl Barron. Transactions Trades July 9, 2010 To Chicago Bulls 2011 second-round pick To Phoenix Suns USA Hakim Warrick (sign and trade) July 9, 2010 To New York Knicks USA Amar'e Stoudemire (sign and trade) To Phoenix Suns Protected future second-round pick Cash considerations July 13, 2010 To Atlanta Hawks 2012 second-round pick To Phoenix Suns USA Josh Childress (sign and trade) July 14, 2010 To Toronto Raptors BRA Leandro Barbosa USA Dwayne Jones To Phoenix Suns TUR Hedo Türkoğlu December 18, 2010 To Orlando Magic USA Jason Richardson TUR Hedo Türkoğlu USA Earl Clark To Phoenix Suns USA Vince Carter POL Marcin Gortat FRA Mickaël Piétrus 2011 first-round draft pick Cash considerations February 24, 2011 To Houston Rockets SLO Goran Dragić 2011 lottery protected first-round draft pick To Phoenix Suns USA Aaron Brooks Free agents Additions Player Signed Former Team Grant Hill Signed 1-year extended contract for $3.3 million Phoenix Suns Channing Frye Signed 5-year contract for $30 million Phoenix Suns Hakim Warrick Signed 4-year contract for $18 million Chicago Bulls Josh Childress Signed 5-year contract for $33 million GRE Olympiacos Piraeus B.C. / Atlanta Hawksa Matt Janning Signed 2-year contract for $3 million Northeastern University Huskiesb Garret Siler Signed 2-year contract for $3 million CHN Shanghai Xiyang Sharkshttp://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/college/asu/2010-09-21/former-jaguar-siler-sign-suns Former Jaguar Siler to sign with Suns | the Augusta Chronicle September 21, 2010 September 13, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120913013554/http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/college/asu/2010-09-21/former-jaguar-siler-sign-suns dead Earl Barron Signed 1-year contract totaling out to $188,558 New York Knicks Zabian Dowdell Signed two 10-day contracts / 1-year contract for $242,374c Tulsa 66ers / Phoenix Sunsc a Josh Childress still had his original NBA rights to the Atlanta Hawks. b Matt Janning was originally undrafted on the 2010 NBA draft. c Zabian Dowdell signed two 10-day contracts before officially signing up with the Suns. Subtractions Player Reason left New team Amar'e Stoudemire Free agent New York Knicks Leandro Barbosa Traded CAN Toronto Raptors Dwayne Jones Traded / Waivedd CAN Toronto Raptors / CHN Fujian SBS Xunxinghttp://www.asia-basket.com/player.asp?Cntry=CHN&PlayerID=45954 Dwayne Jones Player Profile, Houston Wolverines, News, Stats - USbasket Taylor Griffin Waived BEL Belgacom Liègehttp://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/belgium/12133/belgacom_liege_adds_taylor_griffin_and_cedric_bozeman.html Belgacom Liege adds Taylor Griffin and Cedric Bozeman Belgium Europe Sportando August 3, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100908133933/http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/belgium/12133/belgacom_liege_adds_taylor_griffin_and_cedric_bozeman.html September 8, 2010 dead Dwayne Collins Signed a new contract ITA Pallacanestro Varesee Louis Amundson Free agent Golden State Warriorshttp://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5567423 Archived copy September 13, 2010 September 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100915062105/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5567423 dead Jarron Collins Free agent Los Angeles Clippers / Portland Trail Blazershttp://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/09/camp-invites-rolling-in-jarron-collins-to-clippers-steve-novak-to-mavericks.php February 2022f Matt Janning Waivedg Maine Red Claws / Rio Grande Valley Vipersh Earl Barron Waived Milwaukee Bucks / Portland Trail Blazersi Jason RichardsonHedo TürkoğluEarl Clark Traded Orlando Magic Zabian Dowdell First two 10-day contracts expired Phoenix Sunsj Goran Dragić Traded Houston Rockets d Dwayne Jones did originally leave by the trade for Hedo Türkoğlu. However, the Toronto Raptors waived him later on in the year and was allowed back in the Suns' training camp roster. When he was outperformed by Garret Siler in the preseason, he was officially waived and decided to play overseas in China with the Fujian SBS Xunxing. e Although Dwayne Collins played for Pallacanestro Varese this season, he still retained his international rights to the Phoenix Suns until 2014. f Jarron Collins originally signed two 10–day contracts with the Los Angeles Clippers in January 2011 before being waived on his second contract with them. He later got two more 10–day contracts with the Portland Trail Blazers in March 2011 before officially retiring from playing basketball after this season was over with. g Unlike most other players that signed on with the team, Matt Janning never played a single game for the Suns during his time with the team. h Matt Janning originally played for the Maine Red Claws on December 1, 2010 in the D-League after being waived by the Suns until his rights were traded to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on January 20, 2011. i After Earl Barron was waived by the Suns, he played for the Milwaukee Bucks throughout March 2011 due to two 10–day contracts with the team before he would eventually sign a contract to play with the Portland Trail Blazers for the rest of the season on April 12, 2011. j Zabian Dowdell eventually signed on to the Suns for a full year contract. References 2 Category:Phoenix Suns seasons Phoenix