2011–12 Phoenix Suns season

Professional basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Phoenix Suns 2012 33 33 Pacific 3rd 10th Alvin Gentry Lance Blanks Robert Sarver US Airways Center Fox Sports Arizona KTAR Did not qualify PHO The 2011–12 Phoenix Suns season was the 44th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as the last season the Suns had point guard Steve Nash on the team. The season was shortened to sixty-six games due to the 2011 NBA Lockout. Going into the All-Star break with a 14–20 record, the Suns went 14–6 in their next 20 games to push back into playoffs contention. Towards the end of the season, the eighth-seeded Suns were still in the hunt, but a loss after their second-to-last game on the road against the Utah Jazz eliminated them from playoff contention. They went 8–7 in April, finishing the season with a 33–33 record, 10th-best in the West. Nash led the team in assists per game (10.7; second-best average in the league, most assists in total), three-point percentage (.390%), and free throw percentage (.894%), while averaging a career-high in field goal percentage (.532%). Center Marcin Gortat led the team in most statistical categories, including games played (66), games started (66), minutes per game (32.0), field goal percentage (.555%), rebounds per game (10.0), blocks per game (1.5), and points per game (15.4). Nash was the lone member of the Suns selected for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game, his eighth appearance. In a game against the Denver Nuggets on April 21, Nash passed Oscar Robertson for fifth all-time in total assists. Key dates June 23, 2011: The 2011 NBA draft took place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.Report: NBA draft moving to Newark https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=5733121 ESPN.com October 27, 2010 October 27, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101030154621/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5733121 30 October 2010 live July 1, 2011: The current NBA collective bargaining agreement expires, leading owners to impose a lockout of its players until a new agreement is reached.League locks out players until new collective bargaining agreement is reached – ESPN https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=6723645 ESPN.com July 19, 2011 July 1, 2011 November 22, 2011: Aaron Brooks signs with the Guangdong Southern Tigers in the CBA. As a result, he can't reunite with the team until the 2011–12 CBA season is officially over. December 9, 2011: The new and improved NBA free agency begun; Grant Hill stays with Phoenix; Shannon Brown and Sebastian Telfair join Phoenix; Mickaël Piétrus tried to get traded to the Toronto Raptors; Vince Carter and Gani Lawal are waived. December 10, 2011: The Mickaël Piétrus trade is permanently suspended; training camp begins. December 13, 2011: Zabian Dowdell is waived and replaced with Ronnie Price. December 18, 2011: Training camp ends. December 22, 2011: Mickaël Piétrus is waived. December 26, 2011: The NBA season begins for Phoenix. December 29, 2011: Michael Redd signs with Phoenix. January 2, 2012: Garret Siler is waived. February 8, 2012: Markieff Morris gets represented as a rookie for the 2012 Rising Stars challenge. February 9, 2012: Steve Nash gets his 8th All-Star representation; 6th as a reserve and 6th as a representative of the Phoenix Suns (which ties a record previously set by Walter Davis). February 24, 2012: The 2012 NBA All-Star Weekend begins. April 18, 2012: The Suns officially induct former head coach John MacLeod in the Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor. Offseason NBA draft 2011 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 13 Markieff Morris Forward United States Kansas The Suns used their only draft pick to select power forward Markieff Morris from Kansas. Morris averaged 13.6 points and 8.3 rebounds per game in his last year with the Jayhawks.Markieff Morris NBA & ABA Statistics https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/morrima02.html basketball-reference.com July 19, 2011 July 19, 2011 The Suns traded their other first-round pick, which they acquired from the Orlando Magic, to the Houston Rockets when they dealt Goran Dragić for Aaron Brooks.Phoenix Suns trade Goran Dragic, pick for Rockets' Aaron Brooks http://wearesuns.com/2011/02/24/phoenix-suns-trade-goran-dragic-pick-for-rockets-aaron-brooks/ wearesuns.com July 19, 2011 February 24, 2011 Their second-round pick was traded to the Chicago Bulls for Hakim Warrick in a sign and trade.Bulls sign-and-trade Hakim Warrick to Suns http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=6185 insidehoops.com July 19, 2011 July 9, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100912074613/http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=6185 September 12, 2010 dead Around a year and a half later, the Suns ended up with the 14th draft pick in Marcus Morris, who would be a part of the team for two or so seasons before being traded himself in 2015. Free agency Veteran forward Grant Hill became an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2010–11 season. Newly acquired point guard Aaron Brooks became a restricted free agent at the end of the season. On June 23, the Suns extended a $3 million qualifying offer to Brooks.Suns extend qualifying offer to Aaron Brooks http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/23/suns-extend-qualifying-offer-to-aaron-brooks/ nbasports.com July 19, 2011 October 27, 2010 However, due to the lockout, Brooks signed a contract with the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association on November 22. With no opt-out clause, Brooks had to complete the CBA season before returning to the NBA. On February 6, 2011, reserve point guard Zabian Dowdell was signed for the remainder of the 2010–11 season, with a team option for a second year. Coaching changes On July 14, the Suns signed Elston Turner as an assistant coach. Turner is considered to be a defensive specialist and has been called the Suns' unofficial "defensive coordinator".Elston Turner, the new defensive coordinator for the Phoenix Suns https://www.espn.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/31021/elston-turner-the-new-defensive-coordinator-for-the-phoenix-suns ESPN.com July 19, 2011 July 14, 2010 Roster Phoenix Suns 2011–12 26 Shannon Brown G 6 4 210 Michigan State 1985–11–29 1 Josh Childress G/F 6 8 209 Stanford 1983–06–20 3 Jared Dudley F 6 7 235 Boston College 1985–07–10 8 Channing Frye F 7 0 255 Arizona 1983–05–17 4 Marcin Gortat C 6 11 240 Poland 1984–02–17 33 Grant Hill F 6 8 225 Duke 1972–10–05 15 Robin Lopez C 7 0 275 Stanford 1988–04–01 11 Markieff Morris F 6 10 245 Kansas 1989–09–02 13 Steve Nash G 6 3 178 Santa Clara 1974–02–07 2 Ronnie Price G 6 2 190 Utah Valley State 1984–06–21 22 Michael Redd G 6 6 215 Ohio State 1979–08–24 31 Sebastian Telfair G 6 0 175 Lincoln HS (NY) 1985–06–09 21 Hakim Warrick F 6 9 219 Syracuse 1982–07–08 Alvin Gentry Bill Cartwright Dan Majerle Igor Kokoškov Elston Turner Noel Gillespie Salaries The final year of Vince Carter's contract was non-guaranteed. Carter's contract stipulated that if he was not waived by the Suns before the start of free agency on July 1, his $18 million would become fully guaranteed. However, with the onset of the lockout, the Suns delayed the deadline until the date on which free agency began at the end of the lockout. Since he was waived by the time the lockout ended and the free agency period officially began that season, he would receive a guaranteed $4 million outside of the team instead.Suns delay Vince Carter contract deadline, extend qualifying offer to Aaron Brooks https://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/2011/06/23/20110623suns-delay-vince-carter-contract-deadline-extend-qualifying-offer-aaron-brooks.html azcentral.com July 19, 2011 June 23, 2011 The second-year contracts of Gani Lawal and Garret Siler were non-guaranteed.Phoenix Suns Team Salary – NBA News & NBA Rumors http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=9169 hoopsworld.com July 19, 2011 July 19, 2011 Preseason Phoenix Suns yes 2012 Phoenix Suns Pre-season yes 0 1 0 1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 1 | December 20 | @ Denver | 20111220 PHXDEN 110 127 | Marcin Gortat,Hakim Warrick (14) | Marcin Gortat,Markieff Morris (8) | Steve Nash,Sebastian Telfair (5) | Pepsi Center11,475 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 2 | December 22 | Denver | 20111222 DENPHX 85 110 | Jared Dudley (17) | Markieff Morris (7) | Steve Nash (8) | US Airways Center12,613 | 0–2 pho 2012 Regular season Standings PHX PHX Game log All games from November 1 through December 24 were canceled due to the 2011 NBA Lockout. A new schedule was created with games starting on December 25. Phoenix Suns 2012 Total: 33–33 (Home: 19–14; Road: 14–19) Phoenix Suns December yes 0 2 1 1 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | December 26 | New Orleans | 20111226 NOHPHX 84 85 | Robin Lopez (21) | Markieff Morris (9) | Steve Nash (12) | US Airways Center17,776 | 0–1 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | December 28 | Philadelphia | 20111228 PHIPHX 83 103 | Ronnie Price (16) | Channing Frye,Marcin Gortat (8) | Ronnie Price (4) | US Airways Center16,360 | 0–2 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 | December 30 | @ New Orleans | 20111230 PHXNOH 93 78 | Hakim Warrick (18) | Channing Frye (16) | Steve Nash (12) | New Orleans Arena15,790 | 1–2 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 4 | December 31 | @ Oklahoma City | 20111231 PHXOKC 97 107 | Markieff Morris,Hakim Warrick (15) | Marcin Gortat,Markieff Morris (6) | Steve Nash (6) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 1–3 Phoenix Suns January 4 4 2 6 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 5 | January 2 | Golden State | 20120102 GSWPHX 102 91 | Steve Nash (21) | Channing Frye (10) | Steve Nash (9) | US Airways Center14,793 | 2–3 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 6 | January 4 | @ Dallas | 20120104 PHXDAL 89 98 | Marcin Gortat (22) | Channing Frye,Marcin Gortat (10) | Steve Nash (12) | American Airlines Center19,885 | 2–4 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 7 | January 6 | Portland | 20120106 PORPHX 102 77 | Jared Dudley (18) | Robin Lopez (12) | Steve Nash (9) | US Airways Center16,235 | 3–4 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 8 | January 8 | Milwaukee | 20120108 MILPHX 109 93 | Marcin Gortat (18) | Markieff Morris (10) | Steve Nash (17) | US Airways Center13,420 | 4–4 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 9 | January 10 | @ L. A. Lakers | 20120110 PHXLAL 83 99 | Channing Frye (17) | Marcin Gortat (12) | Steve Nash (8) | Staples Center18,997 | 4–5 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 10 | January 12 | Cleveland | 20120112 CLEPHX 90 101 | Steve Nash (16) | Marcin Gortat (10) | Steve Nash (15) | US Airways Center14,636 | 4–6 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 11 | January 13 | New Jersey | 20120113 NJNPHX 103 110 | Marcin Gortat (20) | Marcin Gortat (10) | Ronnie Price (8) | US Airways Center15,191 | 4–7 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 12 | January 15 | @ San Antonio | 20120115 PHXSAS 91 102 | Marcin Gortat (24) | Marcin Gortat (15) | Steve Nash (10) | AT&T Center18,581 | 4–8 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 13 | January 17 | @ Chicago | 20120117 PHXCHI 97 118 | Steve Nash (25) | Marcin Gortat (15) | Steve Nash (9) | United Center21,347 | 4–9 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 14 | January 18 | @ New York | 20120118 PHXNYK 91 88 | Steve Nash (26) | Marcin Gortat (12) | Steve Nash (11) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 5–9 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 15 | January 20 | @ Boston | 20120120 PHXBOS 79 71 | Marcin Gortat (24) | Marcin Gortat (12) | Steve Nash (9) | TD Garden18,624 | 6–9 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 16 | January 23 | @ Dallas | 20120123 PHXDAL 87 93 | Marcin Gortat,Grant Hill (19) | Marcin Gortat (17) | Steve Nash (12) | American Airlines Center19,944 | 6–10 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 17 | January 24 | Toronto | 20120124 TORPHX 96 99 | Marcin Gortat (21) | Marcin Gortat (12) | Steve Nash (14) | US Airways Center15,404 | 6–11 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 18 | January 27 | @ Portland | 20120127 PHXPOR 71 109 | Grant Hill (12) | Marcin Gortat (10) | Steve Nash (7) | Rose Garden20,664 | 6–12 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 19 | January 28 | Memphis | 20120128 MEMPHX 86 84 | Steve Nash (21) | Marcin Gortat (12) | Steve Nash (6) | US Airways Center14,903 | 7–12 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 20 | January 30 | Dallas | 20120130 DALPHX 99 122 | Marcin Gortat (17) | Marcin Gortat (10) | Sebastian Telfair (6) | US Airways Center13,132 | 7–13 Phoenix Suns February 3 3 4 4 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 21 | February 1 | @ New Orleans | 20120201 PHXNOH 120 103 | Steve Nash (30) | Marcin Gortat (11) | Steve Nash (10) | New Orleans Arena13,598 | 8–13 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 22 | February 3 | @ Houston | 20120203 PHXHOU 81 99 | Jared Dudley,Marcin Gortat (15) | Marcin Gortat (12) | Steve Nash (9) | Toyota Center15,941 | 8–14 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 23 | February 4 | Charlotte | 20120204 CHAPHX 95 89 | Michael Redd (17) | Marcin Gortat (12) | Steve Nash (10) | US Airways Center14,928 | 9–14 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 24 | February 6 | @ Atlanta | 20120206 PHXATL 99 90 | Steve Nash (24) | Channing Frye,Marcin Gortat (9) | Steve Nash (11) | Philips Arena11,823 | 10–14 |- bgcolor=cccffcc | 25 | February 7 | @ Milwaukee | 20120207 PHXMIL 107 105 | Marcin Gortat (21) | Josh Childress (12) | Steve Nash (11) | Bradley Center13,203 | 11–14 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 26 | February 9 | Houston | 20120209 HOUPHX 89 96 | Channing Frye (21) | Channing Frye (10) | Steve Nash (13) | US Airways Center16,122 | 11–15 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 27 | February 11 | @ Sacramento | 20120211 PHXSAC 98 84 | Jared Dudley (20) | Jared Dudley (10) | Steve Nash (15) | Power Balance Pavilion16,964 | 12–15 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 28 | February 13 | @ Golden State | 20120213 PHXGSW 96 102 | Marcin Gortat (25) | Marcin Gortat (12) | Steve Nash (14) | Oracle Arena19,106 | 12–16 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 29 | February 14 | @ Denver | 20120214 PHXDEN 92 109 | Markieff Morris (21) | Marcin Gortat (14) | Ronnie Price (6) | Pepsi Center17,873 | 12–17 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 30 | February 15 | Atlanta | 20120215 ATLPHX 99 101 | Steve Nash (22) | Channing Frye (11) | Steve Nash (16) | US Airways Center15,392 | 12–18 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 31 | February 17 | @ L. A. Lakers | 20120217 PHXLAL 99 111 | Marcin Gortat (21) | Marcin Gortat (16) | Steve Nash (17) | Staples Center18,997 | 12–19 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 32 | February 19 | L. A. Lakers | 20120219 LALPHX 102 90 | Jared Dudley (25) | Marcin Gortat (15) | Steve Nash (14) | US Airways Center18,023 | 13–19 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 33 | February 20 | Washington | 20120220 WASPHX 104 88 | Marcin Gortat (20) | Channing Frye (11) | Steve Nash (11) | US Airways Center13,921 | 14–19 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 34 | February 22 | Golden State | 20120222 GSWPHX 104 106 | Channing Frye (22) | Marcin Gortat (15) | Steve Nash (9) | US Airways Center14,558 | 14–20 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break Phoenix Suns March 8 2 3 4 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 35 | March 1 | Minnesota | 20120301 MINPHX 104 95 | Grant Hill (20) | Steve Nash (8) | Steve Nash (17) | US Airways Center15,071 | 15–20 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 36 | March 2 | L. A. Clippers | 20120302 LACPHX 81 78 | Jared Dudley (22) | Channing Frye,Marcin Gortat (14) | Steve Nash (6) | US Airways Center18,091 | 16–20 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 37 | March 4 | Sacramento | 20120304 SACPHX 96 88 | Steve Nash (19) | Marcin Gortat (17) | Steve Nash (7) | US Airways Center15,026 | 17–20 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 38 | March 7 | @ Oklahoma City | 20120307 PHXOKC 104 115 | Marcin Gortat (28) | Jared Dudley,Marcin Gortat (11) | Steve Nash (13) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 17–21 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 39 | March 8 | Dallas | 20120308 DALPHX 96 94 | Jared Dudley (18) | Marcin Gortat (12) | Steve Nash (11) | US Airways Center15,498 | 18–21 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 40 | March 10 | Memphis | 20120310 MEMPHX 98 91 | Jared Dudley (19) | Marcin Gortat (9) | Steve Nash (15) | US Airways Center16,350 | 19–21 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 41 | March 12 | Minnesota | 20120312 MINPHX 124 127 | Jared Dudley (28) | Jared Dudley (9) | Steve Nash (10) | US Airways Center14,568 | 19–22 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 42 | March 14 | Utah | 20120314 UTAPHX 120 111 | Channing Frye (26) | Channing Frye (9) | Steve Nash (16) | US Airways Center14,076 | 20–22 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 43 | March 15 | @ L. A. Clippers | 20120315 PHXLAC 91 87 | Shannon Brown (21) | Jared Dudley,Channing Frye,Marcin Gortat,Markieff Morris (6) | Sebastian Telfair (8) | Staples Center19,060 | 21–22 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 44 | March 16 | Detroit | 20120316 DETPHX 109 101 | Jared Dudley (23) | Channing Frye (13) | Steve Nash (17) | US Airways Center17,148 | 22–22 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 45 | March 18 | Houston | 20120318 HOUPHX 99 86 | Michael Redd (25) | Marcin Gortat (10) | Steve Nash (11) | US Airways Center15,645 | 23–22 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 46 | March 20 | @ Miami | 20120320 PHXMIA 95 99 | Grant Hill (19) | Marcin Gortat (8) | Steve Nash (10) | American Airlines Arena20,212 | 23–23 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 47 | March 21 | @ Orlando | 20120321 PHXORL 93 103 | Jared Dudley (17) | Marcin Gortat (9) | Marcin Gortat,Sebastian Telfair (3) | Amway Center18,930 | 23–24 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 48 | March 23 | @ Indiana | 20120323 PHXIND 113 111 | Marcin Gortat (23) | Marcin Gortat (8) | Steve Nash (17) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse14,786 | 24–24 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 49 | March 25 | @ Cleveland | 20120325 PHXCLE 108 83 | Marcin Gortat,Markieff Morris (22) | Marcin Gortat (8) | Steve Nash (13) | Quicken Loans Arena17,307 | 25–24 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 50 | March 27 | San Antonio | 20120327 SASPHX 100 107 | Shannon Brown (32) | Marcin Gortat (14) | Steve Nash (8) | US Airways Center16,573 | 25–25 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 51 | March 28 | @ L. A. Clippers | 20120328 PHXLAC 86 103 | Marcin Gortat (23) | Channing Frye,Marcin Gortat (7) | Steve Nash (15) | Staples Center19,060 | 25–26 Phoenix Suns April 4 3 4 4 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 52 | April 1 | New Orleans | 20120401 NOHPHX 92 75 | Jared Dudley (21) | Channing Frye (11) | Steve Nash (14) | US Airways Center15,753 | 26–26 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 53 | April 3 | @ Sacramento | 20120403 PHXSAC 109 100 | Marcin Gortat (20) | Marcin Gortat (10) | Steve Nash (12) | Power Balance Pavilion12,462 | 27–26 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 54 | April 4 | @ Utah | 20120404 PHXUTA 107 105 | Michael Redd (19) | Marcin Gortat (8) | Steve Nash (9) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 28–26 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 55 | April 6 | @ Denver | 20120406 PHXDEN 99 105 | Shannon Brown (18) | Marcin Gortat (14) | Steve Nash (11) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 28–27 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 56 | April 7 | L. A. Lakers | 20120407 LALPHX 125 105 | Shannon Brown (24) | Marcin Gortat (9) | Steve Nash (11) | US Airways Center18,237 | 29–27 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 57 | April 9 | @ Minnesota | 20120409 PHXMIN 114 90 | Markieff Morris (21) | Shannon Brown,Marcin Gortat (7) | Sebastian Telfair (7) | Target Center17,274 | 30–27 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 58 | April 11 | @ Memphis | 20120411 PHXMEM 93 104 | Marcin Gortat (19) | Markieff Morris (6) | Steve Nash (10) | FedExForum15,239 | 30–28 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 59 | April 13 | @ Houston | 20120413 PHXHOU 112 105 | Marcin Gortat (20) | Marcin Gortat (15) | Steve Nash (10) | Toyota Center18,223 | 31–28 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 60 | April 14 | @ San Antonio | 20120414 PHXSAS 91 105 | Sebastian Telfair (21) | Robin Lopez,Markieff Morris (9) | Markieff Morris,Sebastian Telfair (4) | AT&T Center18,581 | 31–29 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 61 | April 16 | Portland | 20120416 PORPHX 125 107 | Marcin Gortat (20) | Marcin Gortat (10) | Steve Nash (13) | US Airways Center15,322 | 32–29 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 62 | April 18 | Oklahoma City | 20120418 OKCPHX 97 109 | Jared Dudley (21) | Marcin Gortat (12) | Steve Nash (5) | US Airways Center14,873 | 32–30 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 63 | April 19 | L. A. Clippers | 20120419 LACPHX 93 90 | Jared Dudley (18) | Marcin Gortat (14) | Steve Nash (6) | US Airways Center14,644 | 33–30 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 64 | April 21 | Denver | 20120421 DENPHX 107 118 | Shannon Brown (28) | Marcin Gortat (11) | Steve Nash (13) | US Airways Center15,877 | 33–31 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 65 | April 24 | @ Utah | 20120424 PHXUTA 88 100 | Jared Dudley,Michael Redd (15) | Marcin Gortat (12) | Steve Nash (11) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 33–32 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 66 | April 25 | San Antonio | 20120425 SASPHX 106 110 | Shannon Brown (21) | Marcin Gortat (10) | Steve Nash (7) | US Airways Center17,172 | 33–33 pho 2012 Player statistics Season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Brown, Shannon Shannon Brown 59 19 23.7 .420 .362 .808 2.7 1.2 .7 .3 11.0 Childress, Josh Josh Childress 34 0 14.4 .485 .167 .000 2.8 1.0 .4 .2 2.9 Dudley, Jared Jared Dudley 65 60 31.1 .485 .383 .726 4.6 1.7 .8 .3 12.7 Frye, Channing Channing Frye 64 59 26.1 .416 .346 .890 5.9 1.4 .7 1.1 10.5 Gortat, Marcin Marcin Gortat 66 66 32.0 .555 .000 .649 10.0 0.9 .7 1.5 15.4 Hill, Grant Grant Hill 49 46 28.1 .446 .264 .761 3.5 2.2 .8 .6 10.2 Lopez, Robin Robin Lopez 64 0 14.0 .461 .000 .714 3.3 0.3 .3 .9 5.4 Morris, Markieff Markieff Morris 63 7 19.5 .399 .347 .717 4.4 1.0 .7 .7 7.4 Nash, Steve Steve Nash 62 62 31.6 .532 .390 .894 3.0 10.7 .6 .1 12.5 Price, Ronnie Ronnie Price 36 8 14.4 .377 .295 .800 1.6 1.9 .9 .1 3.6 Redd, Michael Michael Redd 51 2 15.1 .400 .318 .793 1.5 0.6 .3 .0 8.2 Telfair, Sebastian Sebastian Telfair 60 1 14.9 .412 .314 .791 1.5 2.3 .7 .2 6.1 Warrick, Hakim Hakim Warrick 35 0 14.4 .411 .100 .768 2.6 0.9 .2 .1 6.4 Awards, records and milestones Awards Former head coach John MacLeod gets put into the Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor on April 18, 2012, against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Steve Nash was named the winner of the PBWA's Magic Johnson Award, which is an award given to the player that best combines excellence on the court with cooperation and dignity in dealing with the media and the public alike. Week/Month All-Star Markieff Morris is represented in the 2012 Rising Stars Challenge. Steve Nash gets his 8th representation as an All-Star player, with this being his 6th and final representation coming from the Phoenix Suns. Records Josh Childress broke the record for the most number of minutes played in one season without making a free throw with 491 minutes played this season. Team Records Steve Nash surpassed Dick Van Arsdale as the third-most played Suns player ever. Steve Nash made his 1,000th 3 pointer with the Phoenix Suns on December 31, 2011. Steve Nash becomes the #1 assist leader of all Phoenix Suns players on February 1, 2012, surpassing the mark previously set by Kevin Johnson. Milestones Steve Nash gets his 16,000th career point on January 12, 2012. Steve Nash passes Oscar Robertson as the third-most player with 15+ assist games on March 10, 2012. He's currently behind John Stockton and Magic Johnson. Grant Hill gets his 17,000th career point on March 20, 2012. Steve Nash passes Oscar Robertson as the fifth-most NBA assists leader of all time on April 21, 2012. Marcin Gortat averages his first ever double-double throughout an entire season. Team Milestones The Suns committed the franchise's lowest turnover count in a game with 3 turnovers against the Los Angeles Lakers on April 7, 2012. Injuries/Missed games 12/20/11: Marcin Gortat: Non-displaced right thumb fracture; out until December 25 12/30/11: Michael Redd: Left knee; placed on injured list until January 12 01/13/12: Grant Hill: Strained right quadriceps; did not play 01/13/12: Steve Nash: Bruised right quadriceps; did not play 01/25/12: Robin Lopez: League suspension (making contact with a referee): did not play 01/30/12: Steve Nash: Bruised left thigh; did not play 02/04/12: Jared Dudley: Bruised thigh; did not play 02/14/12: Grant Hill: Rest; did not play 02/14/12: Steve Nash: Rest; did not play 03/15/12: Grant Hill: Rest; did not play 03/15/12: Steve Nash: Rest; did not play 03/27/12: Grant Hill: Right knee inflammation; did not play 03/28/12: Grant Hill: Right knee inflammation; did not play 03/28/12: Markieff Morris: Flu; did not play 03/30/12: Grant Hill: Surgery to repair torn meniscus in right knee; out until April 13 04/16/12: Grant Hill: Right knee; did not play 04/18/12: Grant Hill: Right knee; did not play 04/19/12: Grant Hill: Right knee, did not play 04/21/12: Grant Hill: Right knee, did not play 04/24/12: Channing Frye: Subluxed right shoulder; did not play 04/25/12: Channing Frye: Subluxed right shoulder; did not play 04/25/12: Grant Hill: Right knee; did not play Transactions Trades Free agents Additions Player Signed Former Team Sebastian Telfair Signed a 1-year deal that was worth $1.5 Million. Minnesota Timberwolves Shannon Brown Signed a 1-year deal that was worth $3.5 Million. Los Angeles Lakers Grant Hill Signed a 1-year deal that was worth $6.5 Million. Phoenix Suns Ronnie Price Signed a 1-year deal that was worth $854,389. Utah Jazz Michael Redd Signed a 1-year deal that was worth $1.3 Million.a Milwaukee Bucks a Michael Redd signed onto the team two games after the beginning of the 2011–12 season. However, he didn't start playing until January 12, 2012 due to Redd fully recovering from some knee injuries during his last two seasons in Milwaukee. Subtractions Player Reason left New team Aaron Brooks Lockout Concerns CHN Guangdong Winnerway (Hongyuan) Southern Tigers Gani Lawal Lockout Concerns / Waivedb POL Zastal Zielona Góra / San Antonio Spurs / CHN Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers / FRA Chorale Roanne Basket Vince Carter Waivedc Dallas Mavericks Zabian Dowdell Waived TUR Anadolu Efes Pilsen Spor Kulübü / ESP Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria – Claret, S.A.D.dZabian Dowdell Agrees To Terms With Gran Canaria Mickaël Piétrus Waivede Boston Celtics Garret Siler Waivedf CHN Jiangsu Nangang Dragonsghttp://www2.wjbf.com/sports/2012/oct/17/siler-play-china-again-ar-4777515/ Siler to play in China again | ABC 6 WJBF-TV https://archive.today/20130209095912/http://www2.wjbf.com/sports/2012/oct/17/siler-play-china-again-ar-4777515/ 9 February 2013 dead b Gani Lawal originally left due to the 2011 NBA lockout in concerns of playing the season. He signed with Zastal Zielona Góra in Poland before returning to Phoenix once the lockout ended. However, Gani was waived by the team alongside Vince Carter once the season began, and he tried a stint with the San Antonio Spurs for their training camp before being waived again. He later found a new team in the Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers, but due to personal problems, he returned to playing with Zastal once more before finishing his season with Chorale Roanne Basket in France. c Vince Carter was paid $4 million in order to get out of his contract with the Suns. d Zabian Dowdell originally signed a deal to play with Anadolu Efes Pilsen Spor Kulübü in Turkey on January 18, 2012. However, due to a failed physical, he would be waived from the team before even having a change to play for them. He would then play with Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria – Claret, S.A.D. on March 17, 2016 after passing their own physical exam. e Mickaël Piétrus was paid $1.2 million in order to get out of his contract with the Suns. f Garret Siler was waived after the January 2 game against the Golden State Warriors. He didn't play a single game with the Phoenix Suns in the regular season. g Garret Siler signed with the Jiangsu Nangang Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association quite some time after this season ended. See also 2011–12 NBA season References Category:Phoenix Suns seasons Phoenix Suns