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'{{Refimprove|date=November 2016}} {{Infobox NBA season | team = Phoenix Suns | misc = [[Dragan Bender]]'s rookie season<br>[[Marquese Chriss]]' rookie season<br>[[Tyler Ulis]]' rookie season | end_year = 2017 | wins = 3 | losses = 6 | division = Pacific | division_place = 5 | conf_place = 12 | coach = [[Earl Watson]] | gm = [[Ryan McDonough (NBA executive)|Ryan McDonough]] | owners = [[Robert Sarver]] | arena = [[Talking Stick Resort Arena|Talking Stick<br>Resort Arena]] | television = [[Fox Sports Arizona]] | radio = [[KTAR (AM)|KTAR]] | playoffs = | bbr_team = PHX }} The '''[[2016–17 NBA season]]''' is the Suns' 49th season in the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]].<ref>[http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHO/2017.html 2016-17 Phoenix Suns]</ref> It'll also be their 24th season the Suns will play in the [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]] (second season where it was named that when it used to be called both the [[America West Arena]] and, most recently, the [[U.S. Airways Center]] beforehand). Not only that, but it's also their first season where they provide [[D-League]] affiliation with the nearby [[Northern Arizona Suns]] that's located in [[Prescott Valley, Arizona]]. ==Key dates== *'''April 19, 2016''': The Suns removed the interim tag that [[Earl Watson]] was placed under as he signed a three-year deal worth around $7.5 million to be the team's newest full-time head coach moving forward. *'''May 5, 2016''': Former Senior Adviser and President of Basketball Operations [[Lon Babby]] steps down after six years of service with the team; assistant coaches [[Corey Gaines]], [[Bob Hill]], and Irving Roland, as well as assistant video coordinator Ross Geiger would not get their contracts renewed. *'''May 17, 2016''': The NBA Draft Lottery takes place, with former rookie [[Devin Booker]] and Jenna Warren, a 16 year old Suns fan with [[Down's Syndrome]], representing the team during the event, as well as the team's current vice president of basketball communications in Julie Fie taking part in seeing the very rare event of picks remaining exactly where they were at earlier in the season unfold in the lottery room for their selections. *'''May 18, 2016''': The Suns announced that former [[Portland Trail Blazers]] assistant coach [[Jay Triano]] would be the team's newest [[associate head coach]]. *'''June 19, 2016''': The NBA announces that the salary cap would increase from $70 million all the way up into $94 million, while the tax payroll for teams that would be forced to pay taxes for the amount they spend would be at $113 million and the salary floor would go up to $84.7 million.<ref>http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--nba-salary-cap-projected-to-increase-more-than-previous-estimates-210930102.html</ref> *'''June 23, 2016''': The [[2016 NBA draft]] takes place at the [[Barclays Center]] in [[Brooklyn, New York]]; the Suns would trade their 13th and 28th picks of the draft (which were Greece's [[Georgios Papagiannis]] and [[Haiti]]'s [[Skal Labissière]] from [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky University]] respectively), as well as [[Serbia]]'s [[Bogdan Bogdanović (basketball)|Bogdan Bogdanović]] (a player they drafted from the [[2014 NBA draft]]) and the [[Detroit Pistons]]' 2020 second round pick to the [[Sacramento Kings]] for their 8th pick in power forward [[Marquese Chriss]] from the [[University of Washington]] in a trade idea the team came up with in the morning of the [[NBA Draft]]. In addition to Marquese Chriss, the Suns also selected the [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian]]-born [[Croatia]]n [[forward-center]] [[Dragan Bender]] (who previously played for the [[Maccabi Tel Aviv BC|Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv]] in [[Israel]]) with their 4th pick and [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky University]]'s undersized, yet award decorated point guard [[Tyler Ulis]] with their 34th pick. *'''June 25, 2016''': The Phoenix Suns announced that former Suns player [[Tyrone Corbin]] would be one of the team's newest assistant coaches. *'''June 27, 2016''': It would be reported that the Suns would have two games being played at the [[Mexico City Arena]] in [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]] in January this next year. One of the games there would be against the [[Dallas Mavericks]], while the other would be against the [[San Antonio Spurs]]. *'''July 1, 2016''': The NBA [[free agency]] period has begun; [[Jared Dudley]] would officially return to the Suns on a 3-year deal worth $30 million, being one of the few players from the team's last playoff run to return to the Suns. *'''July 6, 2016''': Another former Suns player, this time being [[Leandro Barbosa]] of the 73–9 [[Golden State Warriors]], would return to Phoenix once again for the third time. This time, he signed a 2-year deal worth $8 million. *'''July 7, 2016''': The new July Moratorium Period begins, which means that players can now sign up with their new teams this season; the Suns also announced that the long-time NCAA Division I assistant coach [[Scott Duncan (basketball)|Scott Duncan]] is going to be a new player development head coach for the team. *'''July 17, 2016''': Both rookie point guard [[Tyler Ulis]] and power forward/center [[Alan Williams (basketball)|Alan Williams]] would earn All-NBA Second Team Summer League Honors and All-NBA First Team Summer League Honors respectively during their [[2016 NBA Summer League]] season in Las Vegas. *'''July 20, 2016''': It would officially be confirmed that the Phoenix Suns would play two games in the [[Mexico City Arena]] in [[Mexico City, Mexico]] as the home team there. Their first game would be on January 12, 2017 against the [[Dallas Mavericks]]. Two days later, they'd be playing their second game there on January 14 against the [[Tim Duncan]]-less [[San Antonio Spurs]]. The Suns would be the first NBA team to hold two NBA games at [[Mexico City]] during the same season, as well as hold this news under the 25th anniversary of the first NBA game that was ever played in [[Mexico]]. Both Mexico City games have tickets that would cost around 400 [[Mexican peso]]s together or 270 Mexican pesos apart from each other. *'''July 27, 2016''': Phoenix would officially announce that their newest assistant coaches/player development coaches for the season include [[Jay Triano]], [[Tyrone Corbin]], [[Nate Bjorkgren]] (who'd return from last season), former college teammate of [[Steve Nash]], NBA player, and video coordinator/player development coach for the [[San Antonio Spurs]] in [[Marlon Garnett]] (as both assistant coach and player development coach, similar to Nate Bjorkgren last season), long-time college assistant coach Scott Duncan (for player development), and another returning assistant coach/player development coach in Jason Fraser, who's also for player development exclusively. In addition to them, the Suns announced that Chris Darnell would be the team's video coordinator with Long Beach State's Jason Tilton and video intern for the 73-9 [[Golden State Warriors]] and Team U.S.A. video coordinator Julian Mills being assistant video coordinators, as well as Michigan State's Quinton Sawyer joining up as the team's assistant athletic trainer and sports science coordinator.<ref>http://www.nba.com/suns/press-release/suns-announce-2016-17-coaching-staff</ref> *'''August 2, 2016''': The preseason schedule for the Suns gets revealed. *'''August 11, 2016''': The NBA announces every team's official schedules for the season. The Suns will have two nationally televised games on [[ESPN]] and two games on [[TNT (TV channel)|TNT]] this year. *'''August 24, 2016''': The Phoenix Suns announced that their training camp regime would return to Flagstaff, Arizona for this season after having their previous season be near the downtown region around the old [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]. *'''September 1, 2016''': Footage from a trailer released by [[NBA 2K17]] leaked out a new court design for the Phoenix Suns, which showcased only a minor change on the out-of-bounds region, going from black to purple to represent the older colors of the team; [[Alan Williams (basketball)|Alan Williams]] would get the second year of his contract fully guaranteed for the rest of this season due to not only the consistent performances he had during the two Summer League seasons he played for and improving from last season to this season in terms of production, but also putting in the work to transform his body and his skill-sets while also taking a big part of team and community efforts throughout the season (even excluding the fact that his mom, Jeri Williams, had a recent promotion to being the Chief of Police for Phoenix now.) *'''September 6, 2016''': The Suns officially unveiled their new, updated court design featuring a purple out-of-bounds region similar to the old court design from the 1990s, only it also includes every other design choice from the Suns' previous season on the court beyond the color of the out-of-bounds region and removing the [[hashtag]] from the "WE ARE PHX" slogan; during a concert performance by rapper [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] at the [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]], he gave the Suns' Kentucky teammates a shout out while wearing a black Civic Pride "PHX" Phoenix Suns jersey with [[Devin Booker]]'s number on it. *'''September 13, 2016''': The Phoenix Suns announced a couple late, last-minute additions to their staff with former [[NBA Finals]] champion and All-Star power forward/center [[Mehmet Okur]] joining the team as a player development coach, as well as Jason Hervey (not to be confused with [[Jason Hervey|the actor]]) from the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] (and the [[Washington Wizards]] and [[Detroit Pistons]] before that) as an advanced scout. *'''September 15, 2016''': [[P.J. Tucker]] has a low back [[microdiscectomy]] procedure done to him. He's expected to be out sometime between six and eight weeks, thus allowing [[T.J. Warren]] some time to potentially start for the season now that he's the only considerable candidate at this time to start at small forward for right now; the Suns also would announce some of their training came invitees for the season, one of which includes the undrafted freshman known as [[Derrick Jones, Jr.]] from the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]]. *'''October 3, 2016''': Head coach [[Earl Watson]] would confirm that the starting lineup for their first preseason game against the [[San Antonio Spurs]] (without [[Tim Duncan]]) would be the same starting lineup set for the regular season; their lineup would be [[Eric Bledsoe]] at point guard, [[Devin Booker]] at shooting guard (instead of [[Brandon Knight (basketball)|Brandon Knight]]), [[T.J. Warren]] at small forward (even in the event [[P.J. Tucker]] returns to action), [[Jared Dudley]] at power forward over either one of the rookies (at this time), and [[Tyson Chandler]] at center over [[Alex Len]]. They would end their first preseason game with a 91–86 win over San Antonio. *'''October 24, 2016''': In a rather surprising move, the Suns decided to part ways with 2013 rookie [[Archie Goodwin (basketball)|Archie Goodwin]] despite having a fully guaranteed deal with the Suns this year, while also making sure they kept both [[John Jenkins (basketball)|John Jenkins]] and 2016 (undrafted) rookie [[Derrick Jones, Jr.]] on the roster to start out this season. It was later on announced that the Suns were trying to trade Archie Goodwin at his own request before the season began, but couldn't find a good deal for him on time. *'''October 26, 2016''': The Phoenix Suns begin their regular season against the [[Sacramento Kings]] at home; it would also be announced before the game began by owner [[Robert Sarver]] that legendary sports announcer [[Al McCoy (announcer)|Al McCoy]] would enter the [[Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor]] on March 3, 2017 against the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]]. *'''November 2, 2016''': The Suns would win their first game of the season thanks to [[Eric Bledsoe]] hitting a game-winning, buzzer-beating three-pointer in a close 118–115 victory over the [[Portland Trail Blazers]]. *'''November 3, 2016''': The Phoenix Suns would announce their first transfer to the new affiliate [[Northern Arizona Suns]] squad out in the [[D-League]], with latest addition [[Derrick Jones Jr.]] heading off to [[Prescott Valley]] in order to prepare for the team's first season under their new name. *'''November 8, 2016''': Rookie [[Marquese Chriss]] would gain his first official start of the season for the Suns. ==Offseason== ===Draft picks=== {{main article|2016 NBA draft}} {| class="wikitable sortable sortable" ! style="{{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}}" width="10%"| Round ! style="{{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}}" width="10%"| Pick ! style="{{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}}" width="20%"| Player ! style="{{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}}" width="15%"| Position(s) ! style="{{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}}" width="20%"| Nationality(-ies) ! style="{{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}}" width="20%"| College / Club |- style="text-align: center" | 1 | 4 | [[Dragan Bender]] | Forward/Center | {{BIH}}<br>{{CRO}} | {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Maccabi Tel Aviv BC|Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv]] |- style="text-align: center" | 1 | 8 | [[Marquese Chriss]] | Power Forward | {{flagu|United States}} | [[Washington Huskies men's basketball|Washington]] |- style="text-align: center" | 2 | 34 | [[Tyler Ulis]] | Point guard | {{flagu|United States}} | [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]] |} The Phoenix Suns would once again enter the draft with three first round picks and one second round pick this season, tying the [[2013–14 NBA season|2013–14 season]] for the most first round selections the team has ever had. They own their first selection in the first round, which was at the original Pick 4 and is now the highest selection they'd ever have since 1987, while their second first round pick (which was stuck in Pick 13 for the fourth time in six years) was had by the February 18, 2016 trade deadline with the [[Washington Wizards]] trading it away to them (similar to what happened in the [[2014 NBA draft]]) along with the temporary additions of power forward/centers [[DeJuan Blair]] and [[Kris Humphries]] in exchange for removing [[Markieff Morris]] from the team due to his incessant demands of wanting out of the team after an earlier trade involving his twin brother, [[Marcus Morris (basketball)|Marcus Morris]], occurred on July 2, 2015. The Suns would be the only team this season to hold multiple NBA Draft lottery selections because of it. Not only that, but the Suns also got their third first round selection from the newly defending champion [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] due to an earlier trade involving the [[Boston Celtics]], where they got the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]' first round draft pick that Boston acquired in an earlier trade alongside the also-temporary addition of [[Marcus Thornton (basketball, born 1987)|Marcus Thornton]] in exchange for [[Isaiah Thomas (basketball)|Isaiah Thomas]]. The lone second round pick they have is also the pick they had on their own accord in spite of having a continuously declining record (done in by injuries and other turmoil involving the team placed throughout last season, which included the aforementioned trade that [[Markieff Morris]] demanded during that season) in the process. The Suns were also initially planned to getting the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]' second round selection for this year (which would have been [[Rade Zagorac]] at Pick 35 this year), but traded it away in a different trade with the [[Boston Celtics]] (back when it was still considered to be a first round draft pick) in order to get [[Brandan Wright]] on the team under the same season they first acquired [[Isaiah Thomas (basketball)|Isaiah Thomas]]. With the fourth pick of the draft, Phoenix would select the Bosnian-born Croatian power forward/center [[Dragan Bender]] from [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] in Israel. During his time with Maccabi Tel Aviv, Bender would hold many different averages due to playing in multiple European competitions the previous season. Most notably, Bender would average 5.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.8 blocks, and 0.6 steals per game in Israel in 13.8 minutes of play off the bench during his second season with what was considered a star-studded team in Maccabi Tel Aviv, with him putting up 2.1 points, 1.4 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.4 blocks, and 0.3 steals per game in the Euroleague with 10.6 minutes of similar play off the bench. However, he'd also be an [[Israeli Basketball League Cup|Israeli League Cup]] champion for his team in 2015, a two-time [[Israeli Basketball State Cup|Israeli State Cup]] champion for his team, and he'd also be an [[2015–16 Israeli Basketball Super League#All-Star Game|Israeli All-Star]] in 2016. He would be signed with the Suns this season instead of becoming a draft-and-stash candidate for the team this season, thus becoming the newest, youngest draft player the Suns have ever taken in the draft, ahead of last year's first round draft pick, [[Devin Booker]]. He'd also be the youngest Suns player in franchise history ahead of [[Maciej Lampe]], a player that made his NBA debut with the Suns at around 18 years old himself. After the fourth selection came and went, the Suns would make a trade involving the [[Sacramento Kings]] where they'd trade their 13th and 28th selections (which would be Greek center [[Georgios Papagiannis]] at Pick 13 and a Haitian power forward/center from Kentucky University in [[Skal Labissière]] at Pick 28 respectively), the draft rights for [[Bogdan Bogdanović (basketball)|Bogdan Bogdanović]], and the 2020 second round draft pick they acquired from the [[Detroit Pistons]] due to an earlier trade involving [[Marcus Morris (basketball)|Marcus Morris]] and the Kings would select [[Marquese Chriss]] from the [[University of Washington]] for them with the eighth pick of the draft. During his only season at Washington, Chriss would average 13.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.6 blocks, 0.9 steals, and 0.8 assists in 24.9 minutes of action, with him breaking the university's freshman record for the most blocks in their first season and being mentioned as an honorable mention for the All-Pac-12 Freshmen Team. It would also be revealed later on that Phoenix was neck-and-neck between the two power forwards before the trade, with Phoenix deciding to go for Dragan first due to the fact that he was more likely to be selected by a team like the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]], the [[New Orleans Pelicans]], or the [[Denver Nuggets]] instead of Sacramento if he fell than Marquese did,<ref>http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2016/6/25/12027078/anatomy-of-a-deal-phoenix-suns-pick-bender-chriss</ref> although the Suns figured either choice would have given them both power forwards with [[Jaylen Brown]] being selected by Boston at Pick 3 and the next three players being guards anyways.<ref>http://www.nba.com/2016/news/features/ian_thomsen/09/04/phoenix-suns-rookie-frontcourt-marquese-chriss-dragan-bender/index.html</ref> Finally, with the thirty-fourth pick of the draft, the Suns selected [[Tyler Ulis]] from the [[University of Kentucky]]. In his two seasons with Kentucky (one of which being spent on the bench alongside Phoenix's 2015 first round selection [[Devin Booker]]), Ulis averaged 11.3 points, 5.3 assists, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per game with the Wildcats, also being a part of the SEC All-Freshman Team for 2015 similar to Devin. However, his sophomore season would provide a major jump for Ulis, recording 17.3 points, 7 assists, 3 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game for Kentucky, which resulted in many honors for him in his second and final season with the team, ranging from the SEC Tournament's MVP and All-SEC First Team to the [[Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|SEC Player of the Year]] and the SEC Defensive Player of the Year (with him also being the second guy in the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] behind [[Anthony Davis (basketball)|Anthony Davis]] to earn those two honors in the same season) to even gaining major honors and awards with the [[Bob Cousy Award]] and [[2016 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|being a part of the consensus All-American First Team for 2016]]. ===Free agency=== {{main article|List of 2016–17 NBA season transactions}} Players [[Mirza Teletović]], [[Jon Leuer]], and [[Chase Budinger]], as well as the returning [[Ronnie Price]] all became unrestricted free agents as of the end of the [[2015–16 NBA season]]. In addition, both power forward/center [[Alan Williams (basketball)|Alan Williams]] and shooting guard [[John Jenkins (basketball)|John Jenkins]] also had player options that could potentially make themselves unrestricted free agents as well, so long as the team ended up declining their player options before September 1 and October 24 respectively. Furthermore, former starting small forward [[P.J. Tucker]] also has a player option for this season as well, but he would end up accepting his option before the free agency period began. With [[Alan Williams (basketball)|Alan Williams]], he was considered very likely to have his contract guaranteed considering his All-NBA Summer League First Team worthy performance during his time in Las Vegas this season, according to a statement that general manager [[Ryan McDonough (NBA executive)|Ryan McDonough]] made about him on July 24, 2016. His deal would be made official, though, on September 1, 2016, when he did get his second year fully guaranteed by the Suns officially. Meanwhile, [[John Jenkins (basketball)|John Jenkins]] originally held his player option for the team to decide upon around July 11. However, both Jenkins and the Suns agreed to extend their option before the beginning of the regular season, which was mainly dependent on circumstances at hand involving not just Jenkins, but the team as well. At the end of the day, though, the Suns also decided to keep John Jenkins on October 24, 2016 despite not performing so well in the preseason due to not just trade purposes, but also the fact that his second and third years on his contract are still non-guaranteed years for Jenkins (especially his third year), as well as his own shooting abilities he displayed during last season. The Suns also planned to convince their 27th pick from the [[2014 NBA draft]], [[Bogdan Bogdanović (basketball)|Bogdan Bogdanović]], to leave his current team in [[Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball|Fenerbahçe (Ülker)]] from [[Turkish Basketball League|Turkey]] to play in the NBA early before the salary he gets from the team rises exponentially next season due to him no longer being bound to the rookie scale deal. However, it was later confirmed before the [[2016 NBA draft]] began that Bogdan would end up staying with his current team in Turkey for at least one more season. In the end, though, that decision would get him traded to the [[Sacramento Kings]] alongside [[Georgios Papagiannis|their 13th]] and [[Skal Labissière|28th picks]] and the [[Detroit Pistons]]' 2020 second round pick for the draft rights of power forward [[Marquese Chriss]]. At the beginning of free agency, the Suns got back shooting guard/small forward [[Jared Dudley]], a player who had previously played with Phoenix from 2008–2013 (including the team's last playoff run <!--at the time-->in 2010), on a 3-year deal worth $30 million. However, they'd also lose power forward [[Mirza Teletović]] to the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] earlier in the day, who was worth exactly the same amount as well. With that said, Dudley sees his second stint with the Suns as him being a stretch power forward instead.<ref>http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2016/07/01/jared-dudley-accepts-deal-return-phoenix-suns/86626702/</ref> He also wants to help bring back the same sort of atmosphere the team held back in their [[2009–10 Phoenix Suns season|2009–10 season]] again.<ref>http://www.theplayerstribune.com/jared-dudley-suns-my-return-to-phoenix/</ref> A day after that, the Suns would let their other power forward they had last season, [[Jon Leuer]], leave on a 4-year deal worth $42 million for the [[Detroit Pistons]]. On July 6, it would be announced that another former Suns player from the [[Seven Seconds or Less]] era of Suns teams would return with the Suns with combo guard [[Leandro Barbosa]], a player who was with the team twice from 2003–2010 and 2014, coming back again (this time from the previously [[2015 NBA Finals]] champion and 73–9 [[Golden State Warriors]]) on a 2-year deal worth $8 million this time around. The signing would be official on July 19, which was over two weeks before he'd begin playing for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]] for his home nation of [[Brazil]]. Six days later, it was announced that [[Ronnie Price]] would sign a two-year deal with the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] due to the combination of Phoenix re-signing Leandro Barbosa again and drafting [[Tyler Ulis]] in the second round, although Price's signing wouldn't be official until August 13. Coach [[Earl Watson]] also hinted that Ronnie Price could also return to Phoenix as an assistant head coach for the staff when the time is right for him to do that. Finally, [[Chase Budinger]] would sign a non-guaranteed deal to try his luck at signing an official, regular season deal with the [[Brooklyn Nets]] on September 21, 2016, although his signing wouldn't be ready until five days later. However, he would ultimately be waived by the Nets about a month later on October 18, 2016. Almost a week afterwards, [[Ronnie Price]] would be waived by the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] on October 24, 2016, despite the fact that his two-year deal with the Thunder was fully guaranteed. [[Chase Budinger]] would sign with the [[Saski Baskonia]] in Spain for the rest of the season on October 27, 2016, while [[Ronnie Price]] still hasn't decided on where to go now as of November 6, 2016. On August 20, 2016, the Suns were projected to sign a D-League affiliate point guard (who had previously played for the [[Bakersfield Jam]] before the location and team name change) named [[Askia Booker]] (who is not related to [[Devin Booker]]) to a non-guaranteed training camp deal after a strong enough performance he showcased for the team during the Summer League. However, instead of signing [[Askia Booker]], the team would sign up former [[UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball|Nevada–Las Vegas Runnin' Rebels]] freshman small forward [[Derrick Jones, Jr.]] to a deal on September 13, 2016, with the move almost feeling like a sign for the Suns before [[T.J. Warren]] officially announced his return to action, yet [[P.J. Tucker]] would announce he'd (likely) be out for the start of the regular season this time around. A day later, the Suns also signed 2014 second round pick [[Alec Brown]] to a non-guaranteed deal as well. Furthermore, the team would also have the likes of [[Hapoel Holon]] forward [[Mike Moser]] and [[Tulsa Golden Hurricanes men's basketball|Tulsa Golden Hurricanes]] guard [[Shaquille Harrison]] join the training camp squad alongside both Alec Brown and Derrick Jones, Jr. just another day later. Two days after that, though, the Suns decided to waive [[Alec Brown]] in order to retain his draft rights, although they would later on trade him via their D-League affiliate squad on October 29, 2016 to the new expansion squad known as the [[Windy City Bulls]] well over a month later.<ref>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2016/09/alec-brown-signed-waived-by-suns.html</ref> On September 25, 2016, instead of having the likes of [[Mike Moser]] joining [[Derrick Jones, Jr.]] and [[Shaquille Harrison]] due to a health issue, the team would also include [[Olympique Antibes|Olympique Antibes Sharks]] center [[Gracin Bakumanya]] (the only international underclassman that didn't play in college to be undrafted this year) and D-League affiliate power forward [[Derek Cooke|Derek Cooke, Jr.]] (who also had a satisfying enough performance in the Summer League) as their official training camp invitees. However, none of [[Shaquille Harrison]], [[Gracin Bakumanya]], nor [[Derek Cooke|Derek Cooke, Jr.]] would play a single game for Phoenix in the preseason, as they'd all be waived on October 10. The only invited player that did get some preseason action, [[Derrick Jones, Jr.]] (who was an undrafted 19 year old small forward), not only wound up getting one of the last roster spots with the Suns, but he also took over a spot on the roster over the currently more established shooting guard in [[Archie Goodwin (basketball)|Archie Goodwin]], who not only spent three full seasons with the team as it was, but also had guaranteed money over both Derrick Jones, Jr. and [[John Jenkins (basketball)|John Jenkins]] to boot. It also meant that with Derrick Jones, Jr. on the roster, the Suns would enter the season with four rookies on their roster after all, with four of their players also being teenagers to start out the regular season. It was later on confirmed that Archie Goodwin ''did'' request a trade out by the Phoenix Suns in a respectful manner before the end of the pre-season, but the team unfortunately couldn't find a good deal for him on time. All three of the original, non-guaranteed deals that did not stay with the Phoenix Suns (as well as [[Askia Booker]]) would soon find themselves as a part of the nearby [[Northern Arizona Suns]] D-League affiliate team, while Archie Goodwin would sign a two-year deal with the [[New Orleans Pelicans]] on November 6, 2016. ===Coaching changes=== The Suns had initially planned to start a coaching search after their previous season ended. Some of the candidates that were linked to the Suns at the time as potential new candidates included [[Luke Walton]], [[Mike D'Antoni]], [[Jay Wright (basketball)|Jay Wright]], and [[Dan Majerle]], just to name a few examples. However, because of overwhelmingly positive support from both the team's players and the front office alike (which included an improved performance throughout the last two months of the season, even with injuries to [[Eric Bledsoe]], [[T.J. Warren]], and later [[Brandon Knight (basketball)|Brandon Knight]] in mind), [[Earl Watson]] would earn his new three-year deal worth $7.5 million to become the full-time head coach for the Suns, effective as of April 19, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=Baum|first=Bob|title=Suns remove interim tag, name Watson coach|url=http://www.nba.com/2016/news/04/19/suns-hire-watson-as-coach.ap/index.html|website=NBA.com|accessdate=May 7, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Suns name Earl Watson 17th head coach in team history|url=http://www.nba.com/2016/news/04/19/phoenix-suns-name-earl-watson-head-coach/index.html|website=NBA.com|accessdate=May 7, 2016}}</ref> During Earl's re-introduction conference as full-time head coach, fellow players (at the time) [[Devin Booker]], [[Brandon Knight (basketball)|Brandon Knight]], [[Mirza Teletović]], and [[Ronnie Price]] all showed up to the event in support of the move, with the rest of the roster (at that time) also expressing profound support of it. On May 5, 2016 (exactly the same day Senior Adviser [[Lon Babby]] resigned from his duties with the team), three assistant coaches the team had throughout last season in former [[Phoenix Mercury]] head coach [[Corey Gaines]], replacement assistant coach [[Bob Hill]], and player development assistant coach Irving Roland would not have their contracts renewed after the season the team had last season, with Chris Darnell taking up the absent player development role led by Irving until further notice.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Coro|first1=Paul|title=Phoenix Suns not renewing 2 assistant coach contracts|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2016/05/05/phoenix-suns-not-renewing-2-assistant-coach-contracts/83992902/|website=azcentral.com|accessdate=May 13, 2016}}</ref> That left with only assistant coach [[Nate Bjorkgren]] and player development coach [[Jason Fraser (basketball)|Jason Fraser]] as the only assistant coaches/player development coaches left from last season's debacle. Watson later told people that the assistant coaches he's got that he wants them to join him by sitting next to him or moving on to lead their own program somewhere else later on down the line. On May 18, a day after the 2016 NBA Draft Lottery ended with everyone remaining exactly where they were at all this time, the Suns hired the Canadian [[Portland Trail Blazers]]' assistant coach [[Jay Triano]] into being the team's official [[associate head coach]] for [[Earl Watson]] on a three-year deal of his own.<ref>https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/733096997977239552</ref><ref>http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2016/09/17/phoenix-suns-top-aide-jay-triano-fits-teams-vision/90522442/</ref> On June 25, two days after the [[2016 NBA draft]] ended, the Phoenix Suns announced that one of its former players, [[Tyrone Corbin]], would be a new assistant coach for Earl Watson's staff. During the [[2016 NBA Summer League]], it was announced that both Bret Burchard and Scott Vaughan would be assistant head coaches for the Suns throughout the event.<ref>http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2016/7/1/12083212/devin-booker-officially-is-on-the-suns-2016-summer-league-roster</ref> On July 7, 2016, the Suns would add an old college assistant coach named [[Scott Duncan (basketball coach)|Scott Duncan]] to their team as a player development assistant. Duncan was previously an assistant coach for various Division I campuses in the NCAA since 1978, ranging from coach Watson's campus at [[UCLA]] and [[Oregon University|Oregon]] to [[Clemson University|Clemson]] and [[Washington State University|Washington State]], with [[Northern Illinois University|Northern Illinois]], [[Fresno State University|Fresno State]], [[University of New Mexico|New Mexico]], and [[Cleveland State University|Cleveland State]] all holding him around at one point or another, with his most recent tenure being a part of the [[University of Montana]] as an associate head coach for six straight seasons. Later on that month, on July 27, it was announced that the Suns would be close to completing their coaching staff by having a former college teammate of [[Steve Nash]], as well as a former NBA player and video coordinator and player development coach for the [[San Antonio Spurs]] named [[Marlon Garnett]] join the team as both an assistant head coach and a player development coach similar to what current assistant head coach [[Nate Bjorkgren]] held last year under former head coach [[Jeff Hornacek]] before the first coaching shake-up of last season left Nate exclusively as an assistant coach only. Finally, on September 13, it was announced that the team had a last-minute addition to their player development staff with former [[2004 NBA Finals]] champion and All-Star [[Mehmet Okur]] joining the team as an official player development coach, thus becoming the first Turkish born citizen to enter an NBA coaching staff in some way. It was a move to bring some extra help for the Suns' young big men, especially the Suns' first round rookies this season in [[Dragan Bender]] and [[Marquese Chriss]]. More specifically, it was done to have the players learn how to do moves in the post and utilize those moves properly. Both Triano and Okur would mark the first time a team had two or more foreign born coaches being a part of the same NBA coaching staff, although it wouldn't mark the first time the team had an international head coach altogether. ===Front office changes=== Two weeks after announcing that [[Earl Watson]] would be the full-time coach of the Suns, former president of basketball operations and senior adviser [[Lon Babby]] announced his resignation from his duties with the team after his six-year tenure with the Suns.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Coro|first1=Paul|title=Lon Babby ends tenure with Phoenix Suns|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2016/05/05/lon-babby-ends-tenure-phoenix-suns/83985994/|website=azcentral.com|accessdate=May 13, 2016}}</ref> At the same time, assistant video coordinator [[Ross Geiger]] would not get his contract renewed himself. On July 27, 2016, it was announced that in addition to retaining Chris Darnell as their head video coordinator, the Suns also got former [[Long Beach State University]], [[St. John's University (New York City)|St. John's University]], [[Cal State Fullerton|California State Fullerton University]], and [[Los Angeles Clippers]] video coordinator Jason Tilton and former video coordinator for the [[San Antonio Spurs]] and [[United States men's national basketball team|Team U.S.A.]], as well as video intern for last season's 73-9 [[Golden State Warriors]] Julian Mills as the team's newest assistant video coordinators with former [[Campbell University]], [[Southeastern Louisiana University]], [[North Carolina University]], and [[Michigan State University]] athletic trainer Quinton Sawyer joining as the team's assistant athletic trainer and sports science coordinator. Then, on September 13, 2016, alongside the new addition of former [[NBA Finals]] champion and All-Star [[Mehmet Okur]] to the coaching staff for a player development role, it was announced that former [[Minnesota Timberwolves]], [[Washington Wizards]], and [[Detroit Pistons]] scout Jason Hervey (not to be confused with [[Jason Hervey|the actor]]) would join the Suns as an advanced scout. ==Roster== {{Phoenix Suns roster}} ===Salaries=== {| width=250 px; class="wikitable sortable sortable" ! style={{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}} width="55%"| Player ! style={{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}} width="55%"| 2016–17 Salary |- | Eric Bledsoe | align="right"|$14,000,000 |- | Brandon Knight | align="right"|$12,606,250 |- | Tyson Chandler | align="right"|$12,415,000 |- | Jared Dudley | align="right"|$10,470,000 |- | P.J. Tucker | align="right"|$5,300,000 |- | Oleksiy "Alex" Len | align="right"|$4,823,621 |- | Dragan Bender | align="right"|$4,276,320 |- | Leandro Barbosa | align="right"|$4,000,000 |- | Marquese Chriss | align="right"|$2,941,440 |- | Devin Booker | align="right"|$2,148,360 |- | T. J. Warren | align="right"|$2,128,920 |- | John Jenkins | align="right"|$1,050,961 |- | Tyler Ulis | align="right"|$918,369 |- | Alan Williams | align="right"|$874,636 |- | Derrick Jones, Jr. | align="right"|$543,471 |- |-class="sortbottom" | style={{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}} width="50%"| '''Total''' | style={{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}} width="50%" align="right"| '''$78,497,348''' |} Once again, the Suns would be forced to pay the remaining salary they originally had left for [[Michael Beasley]] under this season due to the buyout the Suns did on September 3, 2013, which was $777,778. However, this would actually be done as the team's official last year for payment for him since, similar to the amnesty of [[Josh Childress]] beforehand, they would no longer have to pay him again after his value is fully paid off. Not only that, but former Suns player [[Kris Humphries]] would have the salary of his previous contract he had during his short stint there be paid out throughout this season (which would total out to $4,630,000) due to the stipulations of him being waived on February 27, 2016. Furthermore, the Suns would wind up releasing [[Archie Goodwin (basketball)|Archie Goodwin]] before the start of this season, which means that currently, the Suns will also pay Archie Goodwin the rest of his salary this season (which was around $2,094,089) to essentially not play for them anymore.<ref>{{cite web|title=HoopsHype – NBA Salaries – Phoenix Suns |url=http://hoopshype.com/salaries/phoenix.htm|work=hoopshype.com|accessdate=September 22, 2012|date=September 22, 2012}}</ref> ==Pre-season== For the second straight season, the Suns would start out their season by having six pre-season games to play under before the regular season began. Oddly enough, this time around, they'd start the preseason ''really early'', only to have their biggest gap come for an entire week between their last home game of the preseason in Arizona against Dallas and the last official home game out in Anaheim against the L.A. Lakers. The Suns would also actually be the very first opponent of the [[San Antonio Spurs]] without having [[Tim Duncan]] around playing for the team there whatsoever since he first arrived in the late 1990s. The Suns would win their game by a score of 91–86 with their starting line-up being [[Eric Bledsoe]], [[Devin Booker]], [[T.J. Warren]], [[Jared Dudley]], and [[Tyson Chandler]], which would also be their starting lineup for at least the start of the regular season. However, the Suns would lose two straight close matches before staging their biggest comeback in pre-season history, going from a 30-point deficit to winning their road match against the [[Utah Jazz]] with the final score of 111–110 with a few key slam dunks late in the fourth quarter by the now-former Suns shooting guard [[Archie Goodwin (basketball)|Archie Goodwin]] to close out the game. Ultimately, the Suns would end their pre-season with a 4–2 record with a three-game winning streak to end the event, although none of their games would end with a higher margin differential than 5 points. ===Game log=== {{NBA game log start|Phoenix Suns|pre-season=yes|end_year=2017|record=Total: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)}} {{NBA game log section|Phoenix Suns|Pre-season|first=yes | home_wins = 2 | home_losses = 1 | road_wins = 2 | road_losses = 1 }} |- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | October 3 | [[2016–17 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]] | {{NBA game|date=20161003|id=SASPHX#|pf=91|pa=86}} | [[Devin Booker]] (19) | [[Tyson Chandler]] (8) | [[Eric Bledsoe]] (4) | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br>8,076<!--Please enter the number of people in attendance here if you see the number appear somewhere.--> | 1–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 | October 5 | [[2016–17 Utah Jazz season|Utah]] | {{NBA game|date=20161005|id=UTAPHX#|pf=99|pa=104}} | [[Brandon Knight (basketball)|Brandon Knight]] (17) | [[Marquese Chriss]], [[Alan Williams (basketball)|Alan Williams]] (8) | [[Eric Bledsoe]] (4) | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br>8,407 | 1–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 | October 7 | @ [[2016–17 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]] | {{NBA game|date=20161007|id=PHXPOR#|pf=110|pa=115}} | [[Devin Booker]] (34) | [[Marquese Chriss]], [[T.J. Warren]] (8) | [[Eric Bledsoe]] (7) | [[Moda Center]]<br>19,441 | 1–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | October 12 | @ [[2016–17 Utah Jazz season|Utah]] | {{NBA game|date=20161012|id=PHXUTA#|pf=111|pa=110}} | [[Devin Booker]] (20) | [[Eric Bledsoe]], [[Alex Len|Oleksiy "Alex" Len]],<br>[[Alan Williams (basketball)|Alan Williams]] (7) | [[Eric Bledsoe]], [[Devin Booker]],<br>[[Jared Dudley]], [[Tyler Ulis]] (3) | [[Vivint Smart Home Arena]]<br>16,521 | 2–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | October 14 | [[2016–17 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas]] | {{NBA game|date=20161014|id=DALPHX#|pf=112|pa=107}} | [[Eric Bledsoe]], [[Marquese Chriss]] (17) | [[Alan Williams (basketball)|Alan Williams]] (9) | [[Eric Bledsoe]] (7) | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br>12,209 | 3–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 | October 21 | @ [[2016–17 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]] | {{NBA game|date=20161021|id=PHXLAL#|pf=98|pa=94}} | [[Alex Len|Oleksiy "Alex" Len]] (16) | [[Tyson Chandler]] (11) | [[Brandon Knight (basketball)|Brandon Knight]] (5) | [[Honda Center]] ([[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]])<br>13,489 | 4–2 {{NBA game log end|phx|end_year=2017}} ==Regular season== ===Division=== {{2016–17 NBA Pacific standings|team=PHX}} ===Ceonference=== {{2016–17 NBA West standings|tiebreakers=yes|team=PHX}} ===Game log=== {{NBA game log start|Phoenix Suns|end_year=2017|record=Total: 3–6 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–4)}} {{NBA game log section|Phoenix Suns|October|first=yes | home_wins = 0 | home_losses = 2 | road_wins = 0 | road_losses = 2 }} |- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 26 | [[Sacramento Kings|Sacramento]] | {{NBA game|date=20161026|id=SACPHX#|pf=94|pa=113}} | [[Devin Booker]] (18) | [[Tyson Chandler]] (10) | [[Eric Bledsoe]] (5) | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br>18,055 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | October 28 | @ [[Oklahoma City Thunder|Oklahoma City]] | {{NBA game|date=20161028|id=PHXOKC#|pf=110|pa=113|ot=1}} | [[T.J. Warren]] (30) | [[Tyson Chandler]] (10) | [[Eric Bledsoe]] (6) | [[Chesapeake Energy Arena]]<br>18,203 | 0–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | October 30 | [[Golden State Warriors|Golden State]] | {{NBA game|date=20161030|id=GSWPHX#|pf=100|pa=106}} | [[T.J. Warren]] (26) | [[Tyson Chandler]] (18) | [[Eric Bledsoe]] (6) | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br>17,011 | 0–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | October 31 | @ [[Los Angeles Clippers|L.A. Clippers]] | {{NBA game|date=20161031|id=PHXLAC#|pf=98|pa=116}} | [[Brandon Knight (basketball)|Brandon Knight]] (18) | [[Eric Bledsoe]] (8) | [[Eric Bledsoe]] (5) | [[Staples Center]]<br>19,060 | 0–4 {{NBA game log section|Phoenix Suns|November|show=yes | home_wins = 2 | home_losses = 0 | road_wins = 1 | road_losses = 2 }} |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | November 2 | [[Portland Trail Blazers|Portland]] | {{NBA game|date=20161102|id=PORPHX#|pf=118|pa=115|ot=1}} | [[T.J. Warren]] (27) | [[Tyson Chandler]] (18) | [[Eric Bledsoe]] (4) | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br>17,284 | 1–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | November 4 | @ [[New Orleans Pelicans|New Orleans]] | {{NBA game|date=20161104|id=PHXNOP#|pf=112|pa=111|ot=1}} | [[Devin Booker]] (38) | [[Tyson Chandler]] (18) | [[Eric Bledsoe]] (4) | [[Smoothie King Center]]<br>15,379 | 2–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | November 6 | @ [[Los Angeles Lakers|L.A. Lakers]] | {{NBA game|date=20161106|id=PHXLAL#|pf=108|pa=119}} | [[Devin Booker]] (39) | [[Tyson Chandler]] (12) | [[Devin Booker]] (7) | [[Staples Center]]<br>18,997 | 2–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | November 8 | @ [[Portland Trail Blazers|Portland]] | {{NBA game|date=20161108|id=PHXPOR#|pf=121|pa=124}} | [[Eric Bledsoe]] (31) | [[Alex Len|Oleksiy "Alex" Len]], [[P.J. Tucker]] (9) | [[Brandon Knight (basketball)|Brandon Knight]] (6) | [[Moda Center]]<br>19,239 | 2–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 | November 9 | [[Detroit Pistons|Detroit]] | {{NBA game|date=20161109|id=DETPHX#|pf=107|pa=100}} | [[Eric Bledsoe]] (21) | [[Alex Len|Oleksiy "Alex" Len]] (14) | [[Eric Bledsoe]] (8) | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br>16,719 | 3–6 |- style="background:#;" | 10 | November 12 | [[Brooklyn Nets|Brooklyn]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20161112|id=BKNPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 11 | November 13 | @ [[Golden State Warriors|Golden State]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20161113|id=PHXGSW#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Oracle Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 12 | November 16 | @ [[Denver Nuggets|Denver]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20161116|id=PHXDEN#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Pepsi Center]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 13 | November 18 | @ [[Indiana Pacers|Indiana]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20161118|id=PHXIND#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Bankers Life Fieldhouse]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 14 | November 19 | @ [[Philadelphia 76ers|Philadelphia]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20161119|id=PHXPHI#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)|Wells Fargo Center]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 15 | November 21 | @ [[Washington Wizards|Washington]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20161121|id=PHXWAS#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Verizon Center]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 16 | November 23 | @ [[Orlando Magic|Orlando]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20161123|id=PHXORL#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Amway Center]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 17 | November 25 | [[Minnesota Timberwolves|Minnesota]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20161125|id=MINPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 18 | November 27 | [[Denver Nuggets|Denver]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20161127|id=DENPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 19 | November 30 | [[Atlanta Hawks|Atlanta]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20161130|id=ATLPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 {{NBA game log section|Phoenix Suns|December | home_wins = 0 | home_losses = 0 | road_wins = 0 | road_losses = 0 }} |- style="background:#;" | 20 | December 3 | @ [[Golden State Warriors|Golden State]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20161203|id=PHXGSW#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Oracle Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 21 | December 6 | @ [[Utah Jazz|Utah]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20161206|id=PHXUTA#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Vivint Smart Home Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 22 | December 7 | [[Indiana Pacers|Indiana]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20161207|id=PHXIND#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 23 | December 9 | @ [[Los Angeles Lakers|L.A. Lakers]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20161209|id=PHXLAL#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Staples Center]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 24 | December 11 | [[New Orleans Pelicans|New Orleans]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20161211|id=PHXNOP#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 25 | December 13 | [[New York Knicks|New York]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20161213|id=NYKPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 26 | December 15 | [[San Antonio Spurs|San Antonio]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20161215|id=PHXSAS#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 27 | December 17 | @ [[Oklahoma City Thunder|Oklahoma City]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20161217|id=PHXOKC#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Chesapeake Energy Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 28 | December 19 | @ [[Minnesota Timberwolves|Minnesota]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20161219|id=PHXMIN#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Target Center]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 29 | December 21 | [[Houston Rockets|Houston]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20161221|id=PHXHOU#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 30 | December 23 | [[Philadelphia 76ers|Philadelphia]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20161223|id=PHXPHI#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 31 | December 26 | @ [[Houston Rockets|Houston]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20161226|id=PHXHOU#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Toyota Center]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 32 | December 28 | @ [[San Antonio Spurs|San Antonio]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20161228|id=PHXSAS#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[AT&T Center]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 33 | December 29 | [[Toronto Raptors|Toronto]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20161229|id=TORPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 34 | December 31 | @ [[Utah Jazz|Utah]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20161231|id=PHXUTA#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Vivint Smart Home Arena]]<br> | 0–0 {{NBA game log section|Phoenix Suns|January | home_wins = 0 | home_losses = 0 | road_wins = 0 | road_losses = 0 }} |- style="background:#;" | 35 | January 2 | @ [[Los Angeles Clippers|L.A. Clippers]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170102|id=PHXLAC#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Staples Center]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 36 | January 3 | [[Miami Heat|Miami]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170103|id=MIAPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 37 | January 5 | @ [[Dallas Mavericks|Dallas]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170105|id=PHXDAL#|pf=|pa=|ot=1}}--> | | | | [[American Airlines Center]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 38 | January 8 | [[Cleveland Cavaliers|Cleveland]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170108|id=CLEPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 39 | January 12 | [[Dallas Mavericks|Dallas]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170112|id=DALPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Mexico City Arena]] ([[Mexico City, Mexico|Mexico City]])<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 40 | January 14 | [[San Antonio Spurs|San Antonio]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170114|id=SASPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Mexico City Arena]] ([[Mexico City, Mexico|Mexico City]])<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 41 | January 16 | [[Utah Jazz|Utah]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170116|id=UTAPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 42 | January 19 | [[Cleveland Cavaliers|Cleveland]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170119|id=CLEPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Quicken Loans Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 43 | January 21 | @ [[New York Knicks|New York]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170121|id=PHXNYK#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Madison Square Garden]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 44 | January 22 | @ [[Toronto Raptors|Toronto]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170122|id=PHXTOR#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Air Canada Centre]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 45 | January 24 | [[Minnesota Timberwolves|Minnesota]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170124|id=MINPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 46 | January 26 | @ [[Denver Nuggets|Denver]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170126|id=PHXDEN#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Pepsi Center]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 47 | January 28 | [[Denver Nuggets|Denver]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170128|id=DENPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 48 | January 30 | [[Memphis Grizzlies|Memphis]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170130|id=MEMPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 {{NBA game log section|Phoenix Suns|February | home_wins = 0 | home_losses = 0 | road_wins = 0 | road_losses = 0 }} |- style="background:#;" | 49 | February 1 | [[Los Angeles Clippers|L.A. Clippers]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170201|id=LACPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 50 | February 3 | @ [[Sacramento Kings|Sacramento]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170203|id=PHXSAC#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Golden 1 Center]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 51 | February 4 | [[Milwaukee]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170204|id=PHXMIL#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 52 | February 6 | @ [[New Orleans Pelicans|New Orleans]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170206|id=PHXNOP#|pf=|pa=|ot=1}}--> | | | | [[Smoothie King Center]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 53 | February 8 | @ [[Memphis Grizzlies|Memphis]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170208|id=PHXMEM#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[FedExForum]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 54 | February 10 | [[Chicago Bulls|Chicago]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170210|id=CHIPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 55 | February 11 | @ [[Houston Rockets|Houston]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170211|id=HOUPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Toyota Center]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 56 | February 13 | [[New Orleans Pelicans|New Orleans]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170213|id=NOPPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 57 | February 15 | [[Los Angeles Lakers|L.A. Lakers]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170215|id=LALPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|'''[[2017 NBA All-Star Game|All-Star Break]]''' |- style="background:#;" | 58 | February 24 | @ [[Chicago Bulls|Chicago]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20140228|id=NOPPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[United Center]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 59 | February 26 | @ [[Milwaukee Bucks|Milwaukee]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170226|id=PHXMIL#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[BMO Harris Bradley Center]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 60 | February 28 | @ [[Memphis Grizzlies|Memphis]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170228|id=PHXMEM#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[FedExForum]]<br> | 0–0 {{NBA game log section|Phoenix Suns|March | home_wins = 0 | home_losses = 0 | road_wins = 0 | road_losses = 0 }} |- style="background:#;" | 61 | March 2 | [[Charlotte Hornets|Charlotte]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170302|id=CHAPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 62 | March 3 | [[Oklahoma City Thunder|Oklahoma City]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170303|id=OKCPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 63 | March 5 | [[Boston Celtics|Boston]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170305|id=BOSPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 64 | March 7 | [[Washington Wizards|Washington]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170307|id=WASPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 65 | March 9 | [[Los Angeles Lakers|L.A. Lakers]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170309|id=LALPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 66 | March 11 | @ [[Dallas Mavericks|Dallas]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170311|id=DALPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[American Airlines Center]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 67 | March 12 | [[Portland Trail Blazers|Portland]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170312|id=PORPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 68 | March 15 | [[Sacramento Kings|Sacramento]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170315|id=SACPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 69 | March 17 | [[Orlando Magic|Orlando]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170317|id=ORLPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 70 | March 19 | @ [[Detroit Pistons|Detroit]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170319|id=PHXDET#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Palace of Auburn Hills]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 71 | March 21 | @ [[Miami Heat|Miami]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170321|id=PHXMIA#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[AmericanAirlines Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 72 | March 23 | @ [[Brooklyn Nets|Brooklyn]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20140326|id=PHXBKN#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Barclays Center]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 73 | March 24 | @ [[Boston Celtics|Boston]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170324|id=PHXBOS#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[TD Garden]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 74 | March 26 | @ [[Charlotte Hornets|Charlotte]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170326|id=PHXCHA#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Spectrum Center (arena)|Spectrum Center]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 75 | March 28 | @ [[Atlanta Hawks|Atlanta]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170328|id=PHXATL#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Philips Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 76 | March 30 | [[Los Angeles Clippers|L.A. Clippers]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20130330|id=LACPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 {{NBA game log section|Phoenix Suns|April | home_wins = 0 | home_losses = 0 | road_wins = 0 | road_losses = 0 }} |- style="background:#;" | 77 | April 1 | @ [[Portland Trail Blazers|Portland]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170401|id=PHXPOR#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Moda Center]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 78 | April 2 | [[Houston Rockets|Houston]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170402|id=HOUPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 79 | April 5 | [[Golden State Warriors|Golden State]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170405|id=GSWPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 80 | April 7 | [[Oklahoma City Thunder|Oklahoma City]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170407|id=OKCPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 81 | April 9 | [[Dallas Mavericks|Dallas]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170409|id=DALPHX#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Talking Stick Resort Arena]]<br> | 0–0 |- style="background:#;" | 82 | April 11 | @ [[Sacramento Kings|Sacramento]] | <!--{{NBA game|date=20170411|id=PHXSAC#|pf=|pa=}}--> | | | | [[Golden 1 Center]]<br> | 0–0 {{NBA game log end|phx|end_year=2017}} ==Player statistics== {{NBA roster statistics legend}} ==Awards and records== ===Awards=== *Rookie point guard [[Tyler Ulis]] and center/power forward [[Alan Williams (basketball)|Alan Williams]] would both earn All-NBA Las Vegas Summer League Second Team and All-NBA Las Vegas Summer League First Team honors respectively for their overall performances during the [[2016 NBA Summer League]]. *Before the start of the season opener against the [[Sacramento Kings]], it was announced by owner [[Robert Sarver]] that legendary sports announcer [[Al McCoy (announcer)|Al McCoy]] will be entering the [[Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor]] on March 3, 2017 against the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]]. ===All-Star=== ====Week/Month==== ===Records=== *The five [[Kentucky University]] players the team held before the start of the season in [[Eric Bledsoe]], [[Archie Goodwin (basketball)|Archie Goodwin]], [[Brandon Knight (basketball)|Brandon Knight]], [[Devin Booker]], and [[Tyler Ulis]] would be the highest amount of players that would ever be taken from one college at any time. All five of those players would wind up playing in some of the same games throughout the preseason, but not in the regular season due to the fact that [[Archie Goodwin (basketball)|Archie Goodwin]] would get waived before the start of the regular season, albeit at his own request. *The Suns would become the first team in NBA history to have three players at age 19 or younger play in the regular season with [[Devin Booker]] continuing to be a 19 year old until October 30 (their third game of the season), and the likes of 19 year old [[Marquese Chriss]] and 18 year old (at least until November 17) [[Dragan Bender]] all playing in the same game on their opening night game against the [[Sacramento Kings]]. It could also happen again later on in the season (or even add up to four players at age 19 or younger) if new addition [[Derrick Jones, Jr.]] joins in on a game himself in the regular season before his 20th birthday on February 15, 2017, or even plays on October 28, 2016 against the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]].<ref>http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2016/10/25/13374080/phoenix-suns-teenager-heavy-rotation-crystalizes-as-opening-night-approaches</ref> **The Suns also became the second team in league history (behind only [[Kevin Garnett]]'s final season under the [[2015–16 Minnesota Timberwolves season|2015–16 Minnesota Timberwolves]]) to have four players around the age of 20 to play for the team during the season, with point guard [[Tyler Ulis]] being set to remain 20 years old until January 2017. They could also be the first to have ''five'' players around the age of 20 also if [[Derrick Jones, Jr.]] officially plays with the team at some point this season as well, since he will also remain 19 until February 15, 2017 himself. *This season's Phoenix Suns team became the fifth team in NBA history to hold three different overtime games to start out their first six games of the regular season. The other four teams that did the same thing themselves were the [[1962-63 San Francisco Warriors season|1962-63 San Francisco Warriors]], the [[1976-77 Boston Celtics season|1976-77 Boston Celtics]], the [[1991-92 Los Angeles Lakers season|1991-92 Los Angeles Lakers]], and the [[2005-06 Charlotte Bobcats season|2005-06 Charlotte Bobcats]]. *[[Devin Booker]] would become the youngest player in NBA history to record consecutive games of 38 or more points scored in the regular season, with him recording 38 points in a close 112–111 overtime win against the [[New Orleans Pelicans]] on November 4, 2016 and then recording 39 points in a loss to the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] two days later, which happened about a week after his 20th birthday came and went. ===Team Records=== *[[Dragan Bender]] would be the team's youngest ever selection in the NBA draft, being {{age in years and days|1997|11|17|2016|6|23}}<!--18 years, 7 months, and 26 days--> old at the time of his selection on June 23, 2016. Bender would also end up being [[List of oldest and youngest National Basketball Association players|one of the youngest players to ever play in the NBA]] by remaining 18 years old due to him being on the roster and playing before his 19th birthday came up on November 17, 2016. He also became the youngest Suns player to ever play before his 19th birthday while debuting with the team as early as October 26 (which would be about 21 days before his 19th birthday) against the [[Sacramento Kings]], ahead of both the Polish/Swedish [[forward-center]] [[Maciej Lampe]] 13 days before his birthday during January of the [[2003–04 NBA season|2003–04 season]] and shooting guard [[Devin Booker]] 2 days before his birthday during his rookie season last season. ===Milestones=== *[[Dragan Bender]] would become the fifth 18 year old rookie player to score at least 10 points in their regular season debuts in that age by scoring 10 points against the [[Sacramento Kings]] on October 26, 2016, with the other players on that list being [[Jonathan Bender]], [[LeBron James]], [[Dwight Howard]], and his teammate, [[Devin Booker]]. It'd also be the Suns' second straight season in a row where an 18-year-old rookie scores 10 or more points to start out his career in the NBA. Furthermore, he would surpass both [[Devin Booker]] and [[Amir Johnson]] to become the sixth-youngest player in NBA history to record 10 or more points in a game behind [[Dwight Howard]], [[Bill Willoughby]], [[LeBron James]], [[Tracy McGrady]], [[Andrew Bynum]], and [[Kobe Bryant]]. Dragan Bender would also join Devin Booker and [[Giannis Antetokounmpo]] as the only 18-year-old players to score 10 or more points at that age ever since the [[2006-07 NBA season|2006-07 season]]. *[[Tyson Chandler]] would [[List of National Basketball Association career rebounding leaders|become the 48th highest rebounder in NBA history]] by surpassing Hall of Fame center [[Artis Gilmore]] on October 30, 2016 against the [[Golden State Warriors]]. He would record a season-high (at the time) 18 rebounds, including 6 in the first quarter alone, in a surprisingly close 106–100 loss to a squad that held all four of [[Kevin Durant]], [[Stephen Curry]], [[Klay Thompson]], and [[Draymond Green]] on board at the exact same time. <!--*[[Tyson Chandler]] would [[List of National Basketball Association players with 1,000 games played|play his 1,000th game in the NBA]] on November 23, 2016 against the [[Orlando Magic]].--> ===Team Milestones=== <!--[[Jared Dudley]] would end up surpassing former forward [[Cedric Ceballos]] to be the Suns' newest 30th best scorer in team history.--> <!--[[Jared Dudley]] would end up beating out former center [[James Edwards (aasketball)|James Edwards]] as the team's newest 29th best scorer in team history.--> <!--Not long afterwards, [[Jared Dudley]] would overtake his former teammate in power forward [[Markieff Morris]] in order to be the team's newest 28th best scorer in team history.--> <!--Leandro Barbosa would surpass Hall of Fame power forward/center and Ring of Honor member [[Connie Hawkins]] as the Suns' 14th best scorer of all-time.--> ==Injuries/Personal Missed Games== {| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" style="{{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}}" width="10%" | Player ! colspan="2" style="{{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}}" width="15%" class="unsortable" | Duration ! rowspan="2" style="{{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}}" width="20%" | Reason for Missed Time <!--Do not include players who did not play due to coach's decision or were forced upon the inactive list. What can be included, though, are players that were assigned time in the D-League.--> ! rowspan="2" style="{{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}}" width="5%" | Games Missed |- ! style="{{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}}" width="10%" | Start ! style="{{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}}" width="10%" | End |- | {{Sortname|Devin|Booker}} | October 31, 2016 | November 2, 2016 | Sprained right big toe during the first road [[Oklahoma City Thunder|Oklahoma City]] game. | 1 |- | {{Sortname|Derrick|Jones Jr.}} | November 3, 2016 | Unknown | Assigned to the [[Northern Arizona Suns]] by Phoenix. | ?? |- | {{Sortname|Tyson|Chandler}} | November 8, 2016 | November 12, 2016 | His mother passed away. | 2 <!--|- | {{Sortname|Eric|Bledsoe}} | November 23, 2015 | November 25, 2015 | Hurt leg after the road [[New Orleans Pelicans]] game | 1 |- | {{Sortname|Tyson|Chandler}} | November 25, 2015 | November 27, 2015 | Illness | 1 |- | {{Sortname|Tyson|Chandler}} | November 29, 2015 | December 13, 2015 | Hurt right hamstring during the first quarter against [[Golden State Warriors|Golden State]] | 8 |- | {{Sortname|Eric|Bledsoe}} | December 28, 2015 | The Entire Season | Tore his left meniscus during the home [[Philadelphia 76ers]] game | 48 |- | {{Sortname|Brandon|Knight|dab=basketball}} | January 12, 2016 | January 15, 2016 | Had food poisoning before the road [[Indiana Pacers]] game | 1 |- | {{Sortname|Olexsiy "Alex"|Len|Alex Len}} | January 12, 2016 | January 19, 2016 | Injured left hand continued bothering him | 3 |- | {{Sortname|Brandon|Knight|dab=basketball}} | January 21, 2016 | March 10, 2016 | Had a left [[adductor]] strain before the first home game against the [[San Antonio Spurs]] began | 21 |- | {{Sortname|T.J.|Warren}} | January 31, 2016 | The Entire Season | Injured the middle part of his right foot on the road against [[Cleveland Cavaliers|Cleveland]] | 34 |- | {{Sortname|Oleksiy "Alex"|Len|Alex Len}} | February 19, 2016 | February 21, 2016 | Had a right ankle sprain before the second home game against [[Houston Rockets|Houston]] | 1 |- | {{Sortname|Tyson|Chandler}} | February 21, 2016 | February 25, 2016 | Had a right shoulder contusion in the second quarter against Houston | 2 |- | {{Sortname|Tyson|Chandler}} | March 23, 2016 | March 28, 2016 | Had back spasms during the second quarter at home against [[Memphis Grizzlies|Memphis]] | 3 |- | {{Sortname|Brandon|Knight|basketball}} | March 25, 2016 | March 26, 2016 | Had a stomach ache before the road game against [[Sacramento Kings|Sacramento]] | 1 |- | {{Sortname|Brandon|Knight|dab=basketball}} | [[April Fool's Day|April 1, 2016]] | The Entire Season | Aggravated a sports hernia during the same road game against Milwaukee | 7 |- | {{Sortname|Tyson|Chandler}} | April 11, 2016 | April 13, 2016 | Under a concussion protocol during the third quarter against [[New Orleans Pelicans|New Orleans]] | 2--> |} ==Transactions== ===Trades=== {| border="1" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; width:100%;" cellpadding="5" |- style="background:#eee;" |style="width:10%" | [[2016 NBA draft|June 23]], [[2016–17 NBA season|2016]]<br> |style="width:31%; vertical-align:top;"| To '''[[Phoenix Suns]]'''<hr> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marquese Chriss]] (Pick 8) |style="width:31%; vertical-align:top;"| To '''[[Sacramento Kings]]'''<hr> {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Georgios Papagiannis]] (Pick 13)<br> {{flagicon|HAI}} [[Skal Labissière]] (Pick 28)<br> {{flagicon|SER}} [[Bogdan Bogdanović (basketball)|Bogdan Bogdanović]] (Player Rights)<br> 2020 second round pick (from [[Detroit Pistons|Detroit]]) <!--|- |style="width:10%" | July 2, 2015<br> |style="width:31%; vertical-align:top;"| To '''[[Detroit Pistons]]'''<hr> :{{flagicon|USA}} [[Marcus Morris (basketball)|Marcus Morris]] :{{flagicon|USA}} [[Reggie Bullock]] :{{flagicon|USA}} [[Danny Granger]] |style="width:31%; vertical-align:top;"| To '''[[Phoenix Suns]]'''<hr> 2020 second round pick |- style="background:#eee;" |style="width:10%" | February 18, 2016<br> |style="width:31%; vertical-align:top;"| To '''[[Washington Wizards]]'''<hr> :{{flagicon|USA}} [[Markieff Morris]] |style="width:31%; vertical-align:top;"| To '''[[Phoenix Suns]]'''<hr> :{{flagicon|USA}} [[DeJuan Blair]] :{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kris Humphries]] :2016 Top 9 Protected first round pick :$1.56 Million Traded Player Exception--> |} ===Free agents=== ====Additions==== {| class="wikitable sortable sortable" ! style="{{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}}" width="10%"| Player ! style="{{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}}" width="10%"| Signed ! style="{{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}}" width="10%"| Former team |- style="text-align: center" |[[Jared Dudley]] |Signed 3-year deal worth $30 Million |[[Washington Wizards]] |- style="text-align: center" |[[Leandro Barbosa]] |Signed 2-year deal worth $8 Million |[[Golden State Warriors]] |- style="text-align: center" |[[Derrick Jones Jr.|Derrick Jones, Jr.]] |Signed 3-year non-guaranteed deal worth $2.5 Million<!--Signed non-guaranteed training camp deal worth $543,471 first (which is also the amount he's getting for the rest of the year), then is going to be getting $905,249 in his second year and is finally going to be getting $1,050,252 on his last year of his deal.--> |[[UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball|Nevada–Las Vegas Runnin' Rebels]] |} ====Subtractions==== {| class="wikitable sortable sortable" ! style="{{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}}" width="10%"| Player ! style="{{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}}" width="10%"| Reason left ! style="{{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}}" width="10%"| New team |- style="text-align: center" | [[Bogdan Bogdanović (basketball)|Bogdan Bogdanović]] | Traded | [[Sacramento Kings]] / {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball|Fenerbahçe (Ülker)]] |- style="text-align: center" | [[Mirza Teletović]] | Unrestricted free agent | [[Milwaukee Bucks]] |- style="text-align: center" | [[Jon Leuer]] | Unrestricted free agent | [[Detroit Pistons]] |- style="text-align: center" | [[Ronnie Price]] | Unrestricted free agent | [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] |- style="text-align: center" | [[Chase Budinger]] | Unrestricted free agent | [[Brooklyn Nets]] / {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Saski Baskonia|Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, S.A.D.]] |- style="text-align: center" | [[Alec Brown]] | Waived | [[Windy City Bulls]] |- style="text-align: center" | [[Archie Goodwin (basketball)|Archie Goodwin]] | Waived | [[New Orleans Pelicans]] |} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Phoenix Suns}} {{Phoenix Suns seasons}} {{2016–17 NBA season by team}} {{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Phoenix Suns Season}} [[Category:Phoenix Suns seasons]] [[Category:2016–17 NBA season|Phoenix]] [[Category:2016 sports in Arizona|Phoenix Suns]] [[Category:2017 sports in Arizona|Phoenix Suns]]'