1990β91 Phoenix Suns season | |
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Head coach | Cotton Fitzsimmons |
General manager | Jerry Colangelo |
Owner(s) | Jerry Colangelo |
Arena | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 55–27 (.671) |
Place | Division: 3rd (
Pacific) Conference: 4th ( Western) |
Playoff finish |
First round (lost to Jazz 1β3) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | |
Radio | KTAR |
The 1990β91 Phoenix Suns season was the 23rd season for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association. [1] For the season opener, the Suns traveled to Japan to play their first two games against the Utah Jazz at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, making history by being the two first teams in U.S. professional sports to play a regular season game outside of North America. [2] [3] [4] [5] The Suns got off to an 8β7 start early into the season as they traded sixth man Eddie Johnson to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for Xavier McDaniel. [6] [7] [8] [9] The Suns would post a 7-game winning streak as they won 17 of their next 21 games, holding a 30β16 record at the All-Star break, [10] and ending the season finishing third in the Pacific Division with a 55β27 record. [11]
Kevin Johnson and Tom Chambers were both selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game. [12] [13] Johnson led the Suns with 22.2 points, 10.1 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Chambers averaged 19.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. In addition, Jeff Hornacek provided the team with 16.9 points, 5.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game, while McDaniel averaged 15.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game with the Suns after the trade, sixth man Dan Majerle contributed 13.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, while being named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and Mark West and Andrew Lang both led the team with 2.0 blocks per game each. [14]
In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Suns faced the Jazz again, and lost in four games to the 5th-seeded team. [15] [16] [17] [18] Following the season, McDaniel was traded to the New York Knicks. [19] [20] [21]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 21 | Jayson Williams | Forward | United States | St. John's |
2 | 31 | Negele Knight | Guard | United States | Dayton |
2 | 48 | Cedric Ceballos | Forward | United States | Cal State Fullerton |
2 | 50 | MiloΕ‘ BabiΔ | Center | Yugoslavia | Tennessee Tech |
First round pick Jayson Williams did not reach an agreement with team president Jerry Colangelo over his rookie contract, and after months of discussion Phoenix sent him to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for a conditional first round selection in the 1994 NBA draft. [22] Rights to MiloΕ‘ BabiΔ were traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for the rights of Stefano Rusconi.
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1 | October 11 | Denver Nuggets | W 186-123 | Arizona State University Activity Center | 1-0 [23] | |||||
2 | October 16 | Utah Jazz | W 98-92 | Salt Palace | 2-0 [24] | |||||
3 | October 18 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W 111-103 | Arizona State University Activity Center | 3-0 [25] | |||||
4 | October 20 | Golden State Warriors | W 128-124 | El Paso, Texas | 4-0 [26] | |||||
5 | October 23 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W 119-114 | Richfield Coliseum | 5-0 [27] | |||||
6 | October 24 | Milwaukee Bucks | L 112-116 | Arizona State University Activity Center | 5-1 [28] | |||||
7 | October 26 | Indiana Pacers | W 109-107 | Market Square Arena | 6-1 [29] | |||||
8 | October 27 | Chicago Bulls | W 117-110 | Chicago Stadium | 7-1 [22] |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Portland Trail Blazers | 63 | 19 | .768 | β | 36β5 | 27β14 | 18-10 |
x- Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 | 33β8 | 25-16 | 19-9 |
x- Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 | 32β9 | 23-18 | 17β11 |
x- Golden State Warriors | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19 | 30β11 | 14β27 | 13β15 |
x- Seattle SuperSonics | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 | 28-13 | 13β28 | 12-16 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 32 | 23β18 | 8-33 | 10-18 |
Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 38 | 24-17 | 1β40 | 9β19 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Portland Trail Blazers | 63 | 19 | .768 | β |
2 | y- San Antonio Spurs | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 |
3 | x- Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 |
4 | x- Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 |
5 | x- Utah Jazz | 54 | 28 | .659 | 9 |
6 | x- Houston Rockets | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11 |
7 | x- Golden State Warriors | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19 |
8 | x- Seattle SuperSonics | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 |
9 | Orlando Magic | 31 | 51 | .378 | 32 |
10 | Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 32 |
11 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 53 | .354 | 34 |
12 | Dallas Mavericks | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 |
13 | Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 38 |
14 | Denver Nuggets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 43 |
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 3β1 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Boston | 1β3 | β | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 5β1 |
Charlotte | 4β1 | 1β3 | β | 0β5 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 |
Chicago | 4β1 | 2β2 | 5β0 | β | 5β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 |
Cleveland | 2β3 | 1β3 | 4β1 | 0β5 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 |
Dallas | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β4 | 2β2 | 0β5 | 2β0 |
Denver | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | β | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β5 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
Detroit | 5β0 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 |
Golden State | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
Houston | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 5β0 | 0β2 | 2β2 | β | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Indiana | 1β4 | 2β2 | 5β0 | 1β4 | 4β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 |
L.A. Clippers | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | β | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | β | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Miami | 0β4 | 1β4 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | β | 0β4 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 |
Milwaukee | 3β2 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | β | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
Minnesota | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β4 | 1β1 |
New Jersey | 1β3 | 1β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | β | 0β5 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β3 |
New York | 1β3 | 0β5 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 5β0 | β | 0β2 | 5β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β2 |
Orlando | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β4 | 1β1 |
Philadelphia | 4β0 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 1β5 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 |
Phoenix | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | β | 3β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Portland | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β3 | β | 3β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 |
Sacramento | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β3 | β | 1β3 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 2β0 |
San Antonio | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | β | 3β1 | 2β3 | 2β0 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 0β4 | 4β1 | 1β3 | β | 1β3 | 2β0 |
Utah | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 5β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β2 | 3β1 | β | 2β0 |
Washington | 2β2 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β |
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Kenny Battle* | 16 | 4 | 16.4 | .442 | .000 | .690 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .4 | 6.0 |
Joe Barry Carroll | 11 | 0 | 8.7 | .361 | . | .917^ | 2.2 | 1.0 | .1 | .7 | 3.4 |
Cedric Ceballos | 63 | 0 | 11.6 | .487 | .167 | .663 | 2.4 | 0.6 | .3 | .1 | 8.2 |
Tom Chambers | 76 | 75 | 32.6 | .437 | .274 | .826 | 6.4 | 2.6 | .9 | .7 | 19.9 |
Jeff Hornacek | 80 | 77 | 34.2 | .518 | .418 | .897^ | 4.0 | 5.1 | 1.4 | .2 | 16.9 |
Eddie Johnson* | 15 | 0 | 20.8 | .473 | .286 | .724 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .6 | .1 | 13.5 |
Kevin Johnson | 77 | 76 | 36.0 | .516 | .205 | .843 | 3.5 | 10.1 | 2.1 | .1 | 22.2 |
Negele Knight | 64 | 6 | 12.4 | .425 | .240 | .602 | 1.1 | 3.0 | .3 | .1 | 5.3 |
Andrew Lang | 63 | 18 | 18.3 | .577 | .000 | .715 | 4.8 | 0.4 | .3 | 2.0 | 4.9 |
Ian Lockhart | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.000+ | . | 1.000^ | 0.0 | 0.0 | .0 | .0 | 4.0 |
Dan Majerle | 77 | 7 | 29.6 | .484 | .349 | .762 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 1.4 | .5 | 13.6 |
Xavier McDaniel* | 66 | 64 | 31.9 | .503 | .000 | .727 | 7.2 | 2.3 | .8 | .6 | 15.8 |
Ed Nealy | 55 | 0 | 10.4 | .464 | .313 | .737 | 2.7 | 0.7 | .4 | .1 | 2.2 |
Tim Perry | 46 | 2 | 12.8 | .521 | .000 | .614 | 2.7 | 0.6 | .5 | .9 | 4.2 |
Kurt Rambis | 62 | 17 | 14.5 | .497 | .000 | .706 | 4.3 | 1.0 | .4 | .2 | 3.6 |
Mark West | 82 | 64 | 23.9 | .647+ | . | .655 | 6.9 | 0.5 | .4 | 2.0 | 7.7 |
* β Stats with the Suns.
+ β Minimum 50 games played.
^ β Minimum 125 free throws made.
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Joe Barry Carroll | 2 | 0 | 7.5 | .500 | . | .000 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .0 | .5 | 4.0 |
Cedric Ceballos | 3 | 0 | 8.0 | .583 | . | .333 | 1.7 | 0.7 | .7 | .0 | 5.3 |
Tom Chambers | 4 | 4 | 35.5 | .409 | .000 | .737 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 17.0 |
Jeff Hornacek | 4 | 4 | 36.3 | .431 | .500 | .929 | 6.3 | 2.0 | .8 | .5 | 18.3 |
Kevin Johnson | 4 | 4 | 36.5 | .302 | .143 | .600 | 3.3 | 9.8 | .5 | .3 | 12.8 |
Negele Knight | 4 | 0 | 14.0 | .500 | .333 | .714 | 1.0 | 2.3 | .3 | .0 | 8.0 |
Andrew Lang | 4 | 0 | 13.8 | .545 | . | .824 | 4.5 | 0.3 | .3 | .8 | 6.5 |
Dan Majerle | 4 | 0 | 27.5 | .375 | .364 | .737 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | .3 | 10.5 |
Xavier McDaniel | 4 | 4 | 25.3 | .415 | .000 | .667 | 3.8 | 1.3 | .0 | .5 | 9.5 |
Ed Nealy | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | .200 | .000 | . | 2.5 | 0.0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
Kurt Rambis | 4 | 0 | 13.3 | .400 | . | . | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .3 | 1.0 |
Mark West | 4 | 4 | 23.3 | .600 | . | .714 | 4.5 | 0.5 | .5 | 2.5 | 5.8 |
Players Added
Draft [35] Free agency
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Players Lost
Released
Waived
Free agency
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September 28, 1990 [37] | To
Phoenix Suns
Conditional second round pick for 1993 |
To
Washington Bullets
Mike Morrison |
October 28, 1990 | To
Phoenix Suns
Conditional first round pick for 1994 |
To
Philadelphia 76ers
Jayson Williams |
December 7, 1990 [38] | To
Phoenix Suns
Xavier McDaniel |
To
Seattle SuperSonics
Eddie Johnson |
1990β91 Phoenix Suns season | |
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Head coach | Cotton Fitzsimmons |
General manager | Jerry Colangelo |
Owner(s) | Jerry Colangelo |
Arena | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 55–27 (.671) |
Place | Division: 3rd (
Pacific) Conference: 4th ( Western) |
Playoff finish |
First round (lost to Jazz 1β3) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | |
Radio | KTAR |
The 1990β91 Phoenix Suns season was the 23rd season for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association. [1] For the season opener, the Suns traveled to Japan to play their first two games against the Utah Jazz at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, making history by being the two first teams in U.S. professional sports to play a regular season game outside of North America. [2] [3] [4] [5] The Suns got off to an 8β7 start early into the season as they traded sixth man Eddie Johnson to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for Xavier McDaniel. [6] [7] [8] [9] The Suns would post a 7-game winning streak as they won 17 of their next 21 games, holding a 30β16 record at the All-Star break, [10] and ending the season finishing third in the Pacific Division with a 55β27 record. [11]
Kevin Johnson and Tom Chambers were both selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game. [12] [13] Johnson led the Suns with 22.2 points, 10.1 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Chambers averaged 19.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. In addition, Jeff Hornacek provided the team with 16.9 points, 5.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game, while McDaniel averaged 15.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game with the Suns after the trade, sixth man Dan Majerle contributed 13.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, while being named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and Mark West and Andrew Lang both led the team with 2.0 blocks per game each. [14]
In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Suns faced the Jazz again, and lost in four games to the 5th-seeded team. [15] [16] [17] [18] Following the season, McDaniel was traded to the New York Knicks. [19] [20] [21]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 21 | Jayson Williams | Forward | United States | St. John's |
2 | 31 | Negele Knight | Guard | United States | Dayton |
2 | 48 | Cedric Ceballos | Forward | United States | Cal State Fullerton |
2 | 50 | MiloΕ‘ BabiΔ | Center | Yugoslavia | Tennessee Tech |
First round pick Jayson Williams did not reach an agreement with team president Jerry Colangelo over his rookie contract, and after months of discussion Phoenix sent him to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for a conditional first round selection in the 1994 NBA draft. [22] Rights to MiloΕ‘ BabiΔ were traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for the rights of Stefano Rusconi.
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1 | October 11 | Denver Nuggets | W 186-123 | Arizona State University Activity Center | 1-0 [23] | |||||
2 | October 16 | Utah Jazz | W 98-92 | Salt Palace | 2-0 [24] | |||||
3 | October 18 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W 111-103 | Arizona State University Activity Center | 3-0 [25] | |||||
4 | October 20 | Golden State Warriors | W 128-124 | El Paso, Texas | 4-0 [26] | |||||
5 | October 23 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W 119-114 | Richfield Coliseum | 5-0 [27] | |||||
6 | October 24 | Milwaukee Bucks | L 112-116 | Arizona State University Activity Center | 5-1 [28] | |||||
7 | October 26 | Indiana Pacers | W 109-107 | Market Square Arena | 6-1 [29] | |||||
8 | October 27 | Chicago Bulls | W 117-110 | Chicago Stadium | 7-1 [22] |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Portland Trail Blazers | 63 | 19 | .768 | β | 36β5 | 27β14 | 18-10 |
x- Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 | 33β8 | 25-16 | 19-9 |
x- Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 | 32β9 | 23-18 | 17β11 |
x- Golden State Warriors | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19 | 30β11 | 14β27 | 13β15 |
x- Seattle SuperSonics | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 | 28-13 | 13β28 | 12-16 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 32 | 23β18 | 8-33 | 10-18 |
Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 38 | 24-17 | 1β40 | 9β19 |
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1 | z- Portland Trail Blazers | 63 | 19 | .768 | β |
2 | y- San Antonio Spurs | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 |
3 | x- Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 |
4 | x- Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 |
5 | x- Utah Jazz | 54 | 28 | .659 | 9 |
6 | x- Houston Rockets | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11 |
7 | x- Golden State Warriors | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19 |
8 | x- Seattle SuperSonics | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 |
9 | Orlando Magic | 31 | 51 | .378 | 32 |
10 | Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 32 |
11 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 53 | .354 | 34 |
12 | Dallas Mavericks | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 |
13 | Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 38 |
14 | Denver Nuggets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 43 |
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 3β1 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Boston | 1β3 | β | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 5β1 |
Charlotte | 4β1 | 1β3 | β | 0β5 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 |
Chicago | 4β1 | 2β2 | 5β0 | β | 5β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 |
Cleveland | 2β3 | 1β3 | 4β1 | 0β5 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 |
Dallas | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β4 | 2β2 | 0β5 | 2β0 |
Denver | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | β | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β5 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
Detroit | 5β0 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 |
Golden State | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
Houston | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 5β0 | 0β2 | 2β2 | β | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Indiana | 1β4 | 2β2 | 5β0 | 1β4 | 4β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 |
L.A. Clippers | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | β | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | β | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Miami | 0β4 | 1β4 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | β | 0β4 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 |
Milwaukee | 3β2 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | β | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
Minnesota | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β4 | 1β1 |
New Jersey | 1β3 | 1β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | β | 0β5 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β3 |
New York | 1β3 | 0β5 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 5β0 | β | 0β2 | 5β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β2 |
Orlando | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β4 | 1β1 |
Philadelphia | 4β0 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 1β5 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 |
Phoenix | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | β | 3β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Portland | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β3 | β | 3β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 |
Sacramento | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β3 | β | 1β3 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 2β0 |
San Antonio | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | β | 3β1 | 2β3 | 2β0 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 0β4 | 4β1 | 1β3 | β | 1β3 | 2β0 |
Utah | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 5β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β2 | 3β1 | β | 2β0 |
Washington | 2β2 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β |
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1991 schedule |
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Kenny Battle* | 16 | 4 | 16.4 | .442 | .000 | .690 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .4 | 6.0 |
Joe Barry Carroll | 11 | 0 | 8.7 | .361 | . | .917^ | 2.2 | 1.0 | .1 | .7 | 3.4 |
Cedric Ceballos | 63 | 0 | 11.6 | .487 | .167 | .663 | 2.4 | 0.6 | .3 | .1 | 8.2 |
Tom Chambers | 76 | 75 | 32.6 | .437 | .274 | .826 | 6.4 | 2.6 | .9 | .7 | 19.9 |
Jeff Hornacek | 80 | 77 | 34.2 | .518 | .418 | .897^ | 4.0 | 5.1 | 1.4 | .2 | 16.9 |
Eddie Johnson* | 15 | 0 | 20.8 | .473 | .286 | .724 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .6 | .1 | 13.5 |
Kevin Johnson | 77 | 76 | 36.0 | .516 | .205 | .843 | 3.5 | 10.1 | 2.1 | .1 | 22.2 |
Negele Knight | 64 | 6 | 12.4 | .425 | .240 | .602 | 1.1 | 3.0 | .3 | .1 | 5.3 |
Andrew Lang | 63 | 18 | 18.3 | .577 | .000 | .715 | 4.8 | 0.4 | .3 | 2.0 | 4.9 |
Ian Lockhart | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.000+ | . | 1.000^ | 0.0 | 0.0 | .0 | .0 | 4.0 |
Dan Majerle | 77 | 7 | 29.6 | .484 | .349 | .762 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 1.4 | .5 | 13.6 |
Xavier McDaniel* | 66 | 64 | 31.9 | .503 | .000 | .727 | 7.2 | 2.3 | .8 | .6 | 15.8 |
Ed Nealy | 55 | 0 | 10.4 | .464 | .313 | .737 | 2.7 | 0.7 | .4 | .1 | 2.2 |
Tim Perry | 46 | 2 | 12.8 | .521 | .000 | .614 | 2.7 | 0.6 | .5 | .9 | 4.2 |
Kurt Rambis | 62 | 17 | 14.5 | .497 | .000 | .706 | 4.3 | 1.0 | .4 | .2 | 3.6 |
Mark West | 82 | 64 | 23.9 | .647+ | . | .655 | 6.9 | 0.5 | .4 | 2.0 | 7.7 |
* β Stats with the Suns.
+ β Minimum 50 games played.
^ β Minimum 125 free throws made.
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Joe Barry Carroll | 2 | 0 | 7.5 | .500 | . | .000 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .0 | .5 | 4.0 |
Cedric Ceballos | 3 | 0 | 8.0 | .583 | . | .333 | 1.7 | 0.7 | .7 | .0 | 5.3 |
Tom Chambers | 4 | 4 | 35.5 | .409 | .000 | .737 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 17.0 |
Jeff Hornacek | 4 | 4 | 36.3 | .431 | .500 | .929 | 6.3 | 2.0 | .8 | .5 | 18.3 |
Kevin Johnson | 4 | 4 | 36.5 | .302 | .143 | .600 | 3.3 | 9.8 | .5 | .3 | 12.8 |
Negele Knight | 4 | 0 | 14.0 | .500 | .333 | .714 | 1.0 | 2.3 | .3 | .0 | 8.0 |
Andrew Lang | 4 | 0 | 13.8 | .545 | . | .824 | 4.5 | 0.3 | .3 | .8 | 6.5 |
Dan Majerle | 4 | 0 | 27.5 | .375 | .364 | .737 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | .3 | 10.5 |
Xavier McDaniel | 4 | 4 | 25.3 | .415 | .000 | .667 | 3.8 | 1.3 | .0 | .5 | 9.5 |
Ed Nealy | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | .200 | .000 | . | 2.5 | 0.0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
Kurt Rambis | 4 | 0 | 13.3 | .400 | . | . | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .3 | 1.0 |
Mark West | 4 | 4 | 23.3 | .600 | . | .714 | 4.5 | 0.5 | .5 | 2.5 | 5.8 |
Players Added
Draft [35] Free agency
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Players Lost
Released
Waived
Free agency
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September 28, 1990 [37] | To
Phoenix Suns
Conditional second round pick for 1993 |
To
Washington Bullets
Mike Morrison |
October 28, 1990 | To
Phoenix Suns
Conditional first round pick for 1994 |
To
Philadelphia 76ers
Jayson Williams |
December 7, 1990 [38] | To
Phoenix Suns
Xavier McDaniel |
To
Seattle SuperSonics
Eddie Johnson |