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All-time five

All-time Phoenix Suns starting five

The best Suns at every position, drawn from the 1960s to the 2020s of franchise history — and what the SweepSzn engine makes of them as one starting five.

The starting five

  1. PGChris Paul2021–22 · 2020s
    PTS
    14.7
    REB
    4.4
    AST
    10.8
    11× All-Star · 10× All-NBA (4 1st) · 9× All-Defense
  2. SGJason Kidd2000–01 · 2000s
    PTS
    16.9
    REB
    6.4
    AST
    9.8
    9× All-Star · 6× All-NBA (5 1st) · 9× All-Defense
  3. SFKevin Durant2023–24 · 2020s
    PTS
    27.1
    REB
    6.6
    AST
    5.0
    1× MVP · 12× All-Star · 9× All-NBA (6 1st)
  4. PFCharles Barkley1992–93 · 1990s
    PTS
    25.6
    REB
    12.2
    AST
    5.1
    1× MVP · 9× All-Star · 11× All-NBA (5 1st)
  5. CShaquille O'Neal2008–09 · 2000s
    PTS
    17.8
    REB
    8.4
    AST
    1.7
    1× MVP · 12× All-Star · 14× All-NBA (8 1st) · 3× All-Defense
Projected record
61–21

The SweepSzn engine projects this five at 61-21 (B contender).

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How this five was picked: by career accolades, one per position. Players are ranked by All-Star selections plus MVP, All-NBA and All-Defense voting, weighted toward what they did for the Suns, with full-time starters (30+ minutes a night) first. Each position goes to the best-ranked player who can play it, one season per player — no engine optimizing. How the engine works.

Legends by decade

The most decorated Suns of each era, each shown in his best season with the franchise that decade.

1960s

  1. Gail Goodrich1968–69 · PG/SG
    23.8 PTS · 5.4 REB · 6.4 AST
    5× All-Star · 1× All-NBA (1 1st)
  2. Connie Hawkins1969–70 · SF/PF
    24.6 PTS · 10.4 REB · 4.8 AST
    4× All-Star · 1× All-NBA (1 1st)
  3. Dick Van Arsdale1968–69 · SG
    21.0 PTS · 6.9 REB · 4.9 AST
    3× All-Star · 1× All-Defense
  4. Paul Silas1969–70 · PF
    12.8 PTS · 11.7 REB · 2.7 AST
    2× All-Star · 5× All-Defense
  5. Jim Fox1968–69 · C
    13.8 PTS · 13.3 REB · 2.8 AST

1970s

  1. Paul Westphal1977–78 · PG/SG
    25.2 PTS · 2.1 REB · 5.5 AST
    5× All-Star · 4× All-NBA (3 1st)
  2. Walter Davis1978–79 · SG/SF
    23.6 PTS · 4.7 REB · 4.3 AST
    6× All-Star · 2× All-NBA
  3. Charlie Scott1972–73 · PG/SG
    25.3 PTS · 4.2 REB · 6.1 AST
    3× All-Star
  4. Connie Hawkins1970–71 · SF/PF
    20.9 PTS · 9.1 REB · 4.5 AST
    4× All-Star · 1× All-NBA (1 1st)
  5. Alvan Adams1975–76 · PF/C
    19.0 PTS · 9.1 REB · 5.6 AST
    1× All-Star

1980s

  1. Dennis Johnson1980–81 · PG/SG
    18.8 PTS · 4.6 REB · 3.7 AST
    5× All-Star · 2× All-NBA (1 1st) · 9× All-Defense
  2. Kevin Johnson1988–89 · PG
    20.4 PTS · 4.2 REB · 12.2 AST
    3× All-Star · 5× All-NBA
  3. Larry Nance1986–87 · PF
    22.5 PTS · 8.7 REB · 3.4 AST
    3× All-Star · 3× All-Defense
  4. Tom Chambers1989–90 · PF
    27.2 PTS · 7.0 REB · 2.3 AST
    4× All-Star · 2× All-NBA
  5. Walter Davis1982–83 · SG/SF
    19.0 PTS · 2.5 REB · 5.0 AST
    6× All-Star · 2× All-NBA

1990s

  1. Charles Barkley1992–93 · SF/PF
    25.6 PTS · 12.2 REB · 5.1 AST
    1× MVP · 9× All-Star · 11× All-NBA (5 1st)
  2. Jason Kidd1999–00 · PG/SG
    14.3 PTS · 7.2 REB · 10.1 AST
    9× All-Star · 6× All-NBA (5 1st) · 9× All-Defense
  3. Kevin Johnson1990–91 · PG
    22.2 PTS · 3.5 REB · 10.1 AST
    3× All-Star · 5× All-NBA
  4. Anfernee Hardaway1999–00 · PG/SG
    16.9 PTS · 5.8 REB · 5.3 AST
    4× All-Star · 3× All-NBA (2 1st)
  5. Dan Majerle1991–92 · SG/SF
    17.3 PTS · 5.9 REB · 3.3 AST
    3× All-Star · 2× All-Defense

2000s

  1. Shaquille O'Neal2008–09 · C
    17.8 PTS · 8.4 REB · 1.7 AST
    1× MVP · 12× All-Star · 14× All-NBA (8 1st) · 3× All-Defense
  2. Jason Kidd2000–01 · PG/SG
    16.9 PTS · 6.4 REB · 9.8 AST
    9× All-Star · 6× All-NBA (5 1st) · 9× All-Defense
  3. Steve Nash2006–07 · PG
    18.6 PTS · 3.5 REB · 11.6 AST
    2× MVP · 7× All-Star · 7× All-NBA (3 1st)
  4. Amar'e Stoudemire2004–05 · PF/C
    26.0 PTS · 8.9 REB · 1.6 AST
    6× All-Star · 5× All-NBA (1 1st)
  5. Shawn Marion2002–03 · SF/PF
    21.2 PTS · 9.5 REB · 2.4 AST
    4× All-Star · 2× All-NBA

2010s

  1. Steve Nash2010–11 · PG
    14.7 PTS · 3.5 REB · 11.4 AST
    2× MVP · 7× All-Star · 7× All-NBA (3 1st)
  2. Grant Hill2010–11 · SG/SF
    13.2 PTS · 4.2 REB · 2.5 AST
    6× All-Star · 5× All-NBA (1 1st)
  3. Devin Booker2019–20 · PG/SG
    26.6 PTS · 4.2 REB · 6.5 AST
    3× All-Star
  4. Goran Dragić2013–14 · PG/SG
    20.3 PTS · 3.2 REB · 5.9 AST
    1× All-Star · 1× All-NBA
  5. Eric Bledsoe2016–17 · PG/SG
    21.1 PTS · 4.8 REB · 6.3 AST
    2× All-Defense

2020s

  1. Kevin Durant2023–24 · SG/SF/PF
    27.1 PTS · 6.6 REB · 5.0 AST
    1× MVP · 12× All-Star · 9× All-NBA (6 1st)
  2. Chris Paul2021–22 · PG
    14.7 PTS · 4.4 REB · 10.8 AST
    11× All-Star · 10× All-NBA (4 1st) · 9× All-Defense
  3. Devin Booker2021–22 · PG/SG
    26.8 PTS · 5.0 REB · 4.8 AST
    3× All-Star
  4. Mikal Bridges2020–21 · SG/SF
    13.5 PTS · 4.3 REB · 2.1 AST
    1× All-Defense
  5. Bradley Beal2023–24 · SG
    18.2 PTS · 4.4 REB · 5.0 AST
    3× All-Star · 1× All-NBA

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