1991β92 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 | 53–29 (.646) |
Place | Division: 3rd (
Pacific) Conference: 4th ( Western) |
Playoff finish |
Conference semifinals (lost to Trail Blazers 1β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | |
Radio | KTAR |
The 1991β92 NBA season was the 24th season for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association. [1] In the off-season, the Suns acquired three-point specialist Trent Tucker from the New York Knicks. [2] However, Tucker never played for the team as he was released to free agency, and later on signed with the San Antonio Spurs. [3] [4] The Suns were led by head coach Cotton Fitzsimmons, which would be the last of his four-season second stint as coach of the Suns. [5] [6] [7] All home games were played at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The team got off to a slow 5β9 start, but went on a nine-game winning streak as they won 14 of their next 15 games, and held a 32β16 record at the All-Star break. [8] The Suns finished third in the Pacific Division with a 53β29 record. [9]
Guard Jeff Hornacek led the Suns in scoring, averaging 20.1 points per game plus contributing 5.1 assists and 2.0 steals per game. In addition, Kevin Johnson averaged 19.7 points and led the team with 10.7 assists per game, while sixth man Dan Majerle provided the team with 17.3 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game off the bench, and Tom Chambers, at 32 years of age, appeared in 69 games and contributed 16.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Tim Perry stepped into the lineup averaging 12.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, while Andrew Lang replaced Mark West in the lineup at center, averaging 7.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and leading the team with 2.5 blocks per game. [10] Hornacek finished the season third in three-point field goal percentage at .439, while Johnson's assist average was good for second-best in the league. [11]
In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Suns swept the Spurs in three straight games, [12] [13] [14] but lost 4β1 to the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Semi-finals. [15] [16] [17] [18] The Blazers would lose in six games to the defending champion Chicago Bulls in the NBA Finals. [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]
Hornacek and Majerle were both selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game, [24] [25] while by season's end, Johnson was selected to the All-NBA Third Team, and second-year forward Cedric Ceballos won the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend in Orlando. [26] [27] Following the season, Hornacek, Perry and Lang were all traded to the Philadelphia 76ers. [28] [29] [30] [31]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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2 | 32 | Chad Gallagher | Center | United States | Creighton |
2 | 46 | Richard Dumas | Forward | United States | Oklahoma State |
2 | 50 | Joey Wright | Guard | United States | Texas |
None of the three players that the Suns selected in the 1991 NBA draft would play with the Suns this season. Both Chad Gallagher and Joey Wright were cut from the team before the regular season began, while Richard Dumas showcased promising talents early on in training camp, but was suspended from the team for the entire season due to substance abuse violations. [32] [33] Dumas would, however, return to the Suns to play what became his proper rookie season the following season afterward.
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y- Portland Trail Blazers | 57 | 25 | .695 | β | 33β8 | 24β17 | 21β9 |
x- Golden State Warriors | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 | 31β10 | 24β17 | 19β11 |
x- Phoenix Suns | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4 | 36β5 | 17β24 | 17β13 |
x- Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 | 28β13 | 19β22 | 16β14 |
x- Los Angeles Clippers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12 | 29β12 | 16β25 | 13β17 |
x- Los Angeles Lakers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 14 | 24β17 | 19β22 | 13β17 |
Sacramento Kings | 29 | 53 | .354 | 28 | 21β20 | 8β33 | 6β24 |
# | |||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c- Portland Trail Blazers | 57 | 25 | .695 | β |
2 | y- Utah Jazz | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
3 | x- Golden State Warriors | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
4 | x- Phoenix Suns | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4 |
5 | x- San Antonio Spurs | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 |
6 | x- Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 |
7 | x- Los Angeles Clippers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12 |
8 | x- Los Angeles Lakers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 14 |
9 | Houston Rockets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 |
10 | Sacramento Kings | 29 | 53 | .354 | 28 |
11 | Denver Nuggets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 33 |
12 | Dallas Mavericks | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35 |
13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 15 | 67 | .183 | 42 |
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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 | 2β2 | 0β5 | 0β5 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Boston | 1β3 | β | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 5β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
Charlotte | 2β2 | 1β3 | β | 0β4 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 |
Chicago | 5β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | β | 3β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 |
Cleveland | 5β0 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 2β3 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 |
Dallas | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | β | 3β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β5 | 0β4 | 1β4 | 0β2 |
Denver | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β3 | β | 0β2 | 0β4 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 1β5 | 1β1 |
Detroit | 4β1 | 0β4 | 4β1 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
Golden State | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | β | 2β2 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 5β0 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 2β0 |
Houston | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | β | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 1β4 | 2β0 |
Indiana | 4β1 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | β | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
L.A. Clippers | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | β | 2β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
L.A. Lakers | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 3β2 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 4β1 | 1β3 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
Miami | 2β2 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β4 | 3β1 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β0 |
Milwaukee | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | β | 2β0 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
Minnesota | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β6 | 0β4 | 2β3 | 0β2 |
New Jersey | 1β3 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | β | 2β3 | 3β1 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β3 |
New York | 2β2 | 2β3 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β2 | β | 4β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 |
Orlando | 2β2 | 0β5 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β4 | β | 3β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β3 |
Philadelphia | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 2β3 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 5β0 |
Phoenix | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 3β2 | 4β1 | 3β1 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Portland | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β3 | β | 5β0 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Sacramento | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β5 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 0β5 | β | 1β3 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 2β0 |
San Antonio | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 6β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | β | 3β1 | 1β4 | 0β2 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 4β1 | 1β3 | β | 3β1 | 2β0 |
Utah | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 1β3 | β | 2β0 |
Washington | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 0β4 | 3β2 | 0β5 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 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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Steve Burtt | 31 | 2 | 11.5 | .463 | .167 | .704 | 1.1 | 1.9 | .5 | .1 | 6.0 |
Cedric Ceballos | 64 | 4 | 11.3 | .482 | .167 | .736 | 2.4 | 0.8 | .3 | .2 | 7.2 |
Tom Chambers | 69 | 66 | 28.2 | .431 | .367 | .830 | 5.8 | 2.1 | .8 | .5 | 16.3 |
Jeff Hornacek | 81 | 81 | 38.0 | .512 | .439 | .886 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 2.0 | .4 | 20.1 |
Kevin Johnson | 78 | 78 | 37.2 | .479 | .217 | .807 | 3.7 | 10.7 | 1.5 | .3 | 19.7 |
Negele Knight | 42 | 1 | 15.0 | .475 | .308 | .688 | 1.1 | 2.7 | .6 | .1 | 5.8 |
Andrew Lang | 81 | 71 | 24.3 | .522 | .000 | .768 | 6.7 | 0.5 | .6 | 2.5 | 7.7 |
Dan Majerle | 82 | 15 | 34.8 | .478 | .382 | .756 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 1.6 | .5 | 17.3 |
Jerrod Mustaf | 52 | 3 | 10.5 | .477 | . | .690 | 2.8 | 0.9 | .4 | .3 | 4.5 |
Ed Nealy | 52 | 4 | 9.7 | .512 | .400 | .667 | 2.1 | 0.7 | .3 | .0 | 3.1 |
Tim Perry | 80 | 69 | 31.0 | .523 | .375 | .712 | 6.9 | 1.7 | .6 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
Kurt Rambis | 28 | 5 | 13.6 | .463 | . | .778 | 3.8 | 1.3 | .4 | .5 | 3.2 |
Mark West | 82 | 11 | 17.5 | .632 | . | .637 | 4.5 | 0.3 | .2 | 1.0 | 6.1 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Steve Burtt | 8 | 0 | 13.0 | .421 | .000 | .857 | 1.5 | 1.8 | .6 | .0 | 6.3 |
Cedric Ceballos | 8 | 8 | 23.5 | .550 | . | .667 | 6.4 | 1.5 | .8 | .8 | 13.5 |
Tom Chambers | 7 | 0 | 27.7 | .459 | .571^ | .844 | 4.4 | 2.7 | .3 | .7 | 15.6 |
Jeff Hornacek | 8 | 8 | 42.9 | .484 | .471^ | .912 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 1.8 | .3 | 20.4 |
Kevin Johnson | 8 | 8 | 41.9 | .484 | .500^ | .861 | 4.1 | 11.6 | 1.5 | .3 | 23.6 |
Andrew Lang | 8 | 8 | 24.0 | .375 | . | .789 | 4.0 | 0.3 | .4 | 1.9 | 5.6 |
Dan Majerle | 7 | 0 | 38.0 | .432 | .273 | .962+ | 6.3 | 2.9 | 1.4 | .0 | 18.6 |
Ed Nealy | 8 | 0 | 8.4 | .389 | .385 | 1.000+ | 2.3 | 0.5 | .4 | .0 | 2.9 |
Tim Perry | 8 | 8 | 23.1 | .603β | . | .719 | 4.9 | 1.4 | .4 | .8 | 12.4 |
Mark West | 8 | 0 | 12.0 | .737β | . | .500 | 2.1 | 0.3 | .3 | .5 | 4.0 |
β β Minimum 20 field goals made.
^ β Minimum 5 three-pointers made.
+ β Minimum 10 free throws made.
June 27, 1991 | To
Cleveland Cavaliers
Rights to MiloΕ‘ BabiΔ |
To
Phoenix Suns
Rights to Stefano Rusconi |
October 1, 1991 | To
New York Knicks
Xavier McDaniel |
To
Phoenix Suns
Jerrod Mustaf |
Date | Player | Contract | Old Team |
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February 14, 1992 | Steve Burtt | Signed two 10-day contracts | Oklahoma City Cavalry ( CBA) |
March 5, 1992 | Steve Burtt | Signed for rest of season | Phoenix Suns |
Date | Player | Reason Left | New Team |
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August 6, 1991 | Ian Lockhart | Free agent | Cholet Basket (France) |
October 29, 1991 | Joey Wright | Waived | Pensacola HotShots ( GBA) |
October 30, 1991 | Joe Barry Carroll | Waived | β (Retired) |
November 15, 1991 | Trent Tucker | Waived | San Antonio Spurs |
Player Transactions Citation: [36]
1991β92 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 | 53–29 (.646) |
Place | Division: 3rd (
Pacific) Conference: 4th ( Western) |
Playoff finish |
Conference semifinals (lost to Trail Blazers 1β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | |
Radio | KTAR |
The 1991β92 NBA season was the 24th season for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association. [1] In the off-season, the Suns acquired three-point specialist Trent Tucker from the New York Knicks. [2] However, Tucker never played for the team as he was released to free agency, and later on signed with the San Antonio Spurs. [3] [4] The Suns were led by head coach Cotton Fitzsimmons, which would be the last of his four-season second stint as coach of the Suns. [5] [6] [7] All home games were played at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The team got off to a slow 5β9 start, but went on a nine-game winning streak as they won 14 of their next 15 games, and held a 32β16 record at the All-Star break. [8] The Suns finished third in the Pacific Division with a 53β29 record. [9]
Guard Jeff Hornacek led the Suns in scoring, averaging 20.1 points per game plus contributing 5.1 assists and 2.0 steals per game. In addition, Kevin Johnson averaged 19.7 points and led the team with 10.7 assists per game, while sixth man Dan Majerle provided the team with 17.3 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game off the bench, and Tom Chambers, at 32 years of age, appeared in 69 games and contributed 16.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Tim Perry stepped into the lineup averaging 12.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, while Andrew Lang replaced Mark West in the lineup at center, averaging 7.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and leading the team with 2.5 blocks per game. [10] Hornacek finished the season third in three-point field goal percentage at .439, while Johnson's assist average was good for second-best in the league. [11]
In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Suns swept the Spurs in three straight games, [12] [13] [14] but lost 4β1 to the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Semi-finals. [15] [16] [17] [18] The Blazers would lose in six games to the defending champion Chicago Bulls in the NBA Finals. [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]
Hornacek and Majerle were both selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game, [24] [25] while by season's end, Johnson was selected to the All-NBA Third Team, and second-year forward Cedric Ceballos won the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend in Orlando. [26] [27] Following the season, Hornacek, Perry and Lang were all traded to the Philadelphia 76ers. [28] [29] [30] [31]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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2 | 32 | Chad Gallagher | Center | United States | Creighton |
2 | 46 | Richard Dumas | Forward | United States | Oklahoma State |
2 | 50 | Joey Wright | Guard | United States | Texas |
None of the three players that the Suns selected in the 1991 NBA draft would play with the Suns this season. Both Chad Gallagher and Joey Wright were cut from the team before the regular season began, while Richard Dumas showcased promising talents early on in training camp, but was suspended from the team for the entire season due to substance abuse violations. [32] [33] Dumas would, however, return to the Suns to play what became his proper rookie season the following season afterward.
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y- Portland Trail Blazers | 57 | 25 | .695 | β | 33β8 | 24β17 | 21β9 |
x- Golden State Warriors | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 | 31β10 | 24β17 | 19β11 |
x- Phoenix Suns | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4 | 36β5 | 17β24 | 17β13 |
x- Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 | 28β13 | 19β22 | 16β14 |
x- Los Angeles Clippers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12 | 29β12 | 16β25 | 13β17 |
x- Los Angeles Lakers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 14 | 24β17 | 19β22 | 13β17 |
Sacramento Kings | 29 | 53 | .354 | 28 | 21β20 | 8β33 | 6β24 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c- Portland Trail Blazers | 57 | 25 | .695 | β |
2 | y- Utah Jazz | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
3 | x- Golden State Warriors | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
4 | x- Phoenix Suns | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4 |
5 | x- San Antonio Spurs | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 |
6 | x- Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 |
7 | x- Los Angeles Clippers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12 |
8 | x- Los Angeles Lakers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 14 |
9 | Houston Rockets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 |
10 | Sacramento Kings | 29 | 53 | .354 | 28 |
11 | Denver Nuggets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 33 |
12 | Dallas Mavericks | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35 |
13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 15 | 67 | .183 | 42 |
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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 | 2β2 | 0β5 | 0β5 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Boston | 1β3 | β | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 5β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
Charlotte | 2β2 | 1β3 | β | 0β4 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 |
Chicago | 5β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | β | 3β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 |
Cleveland | 5β0 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 2β3 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 |
Dallas | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | β | 3β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β5 | 0β4 | 1β4 | 0β2 |
Denver | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β3 | β | 0β2 | 0β4 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 1β5 | 1β1 |
Detroit | 4β1 | 0β4 | 4β1 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
Golden State | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | β | 2β2 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 5β0 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 2β0 |
Houston | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | β | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 1β4 | 2β0 |
Indiana | 4β1 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | β | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
L.A. Clippers | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | β | 2β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
L.A. Lakers | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 3β2 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 4β1 | 1β3 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
Miami | 2β2 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β4 | 3β1 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β0 |
Milwaukee | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | β | 2β0 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
Minnesota | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β6 | 0β4 | 2β3 | 0β2 |
New Jersey | 1β3 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | β | 2β3 | 3β1 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β3 |
New York | 2β2 | 2β3 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β2 | β | 4β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 |
Orlando | 2β2 | 0β5 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β4 | β | 3β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β3 |
Philadelphia | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 2β3 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 5β0 |
Phoenix | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 3β2 | 4β1 | 3β1 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Portland | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β3 | β | 5β0 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Sacramento | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β5 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 0β5 | β | 1β3 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 2β0 |
San Antonio | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 6β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | β | 3β1 | 1β4 | 0β2 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 4β1 | 1β3 | β | 3β1 | 2β0 |
Utah | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 1β3 | β | 2β0 |
Washington | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 0β4 | 3β2 | 0β5 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β |
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First Round: 3β0 (home: 2β0; road: 1β0)
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Conference semifinals: 1β4 (home: 1β1; road: 0β3)
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1992 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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Steve Burtt | 31 | 2 | 11.5 | .463 | .167 | .704 | 1.1 | 1.9 | .5 | .1 | 6.0 |
Cedric Ceballos | 64 | 4 | 11.3 | .482 | .167 | .736 | 2.4 | 0.8 | .3 | .2 | 7.2 |
Tom Chambers | 69 | 66 | 28.2 | .431 | .367 | .830 | 5.8 | 2.1 | .8 | .5 | 16.3 |
Jeff Hornacek | 81 | 81 | 38.0 | .512 | .439 | .886 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 2.0 | .4 | 20.1 |
Kevin Johnson | 78 | 78 | 37.2 | .479 | .217 | .807 | 3.7 | 10.7 | 1.5 | .3 | 19.7 |
Negele Knight | 42 | 1 | 15.0 | .475 | .308 | .688 | 1.1 | 2.7 | .6 | .1 | 5.8 |
Andrew Lang | 81 | 71 | 24.3 | .522 | .000 | .768 | 6.7 | 0.5 | .6 | 2.5 | 7.7 |
Dan Majerle | 82 | 15 | 34.8 | .478 | .382 | .756 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 1.6 | .5 | 17.3 |
Jerrod Mustaf | 52 | 3 | 10.5 | .477 | . | .690 | 2.8 | 0.9 | .4 | .3 | 4.5 |
Ed Nealy | 52 | 4 | 9.7 | .512 | .400 | .667 | 2.1 | 0.7 | .3 | .0 | 3.1 |
Tim Perry | 80 | 69 | 31.0 | .523 | .375 | .712 | 6.9 | 1.7 | .6 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
Kurt Rambis | 28 | 5 | 13.6 | .463 | . | .778 | 3.8 | 1.3 | .4 | .5 | 3.2 |
Mark West | 82 | 11 | 17.5 | .632 | . | .637 | 4.5 | 0.3 | .2 | 1.0 | 6.1 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Steve Burtt | 8 | 0 | 13.0 | .421 | .000 | .857 | 1.5 | 1.8 | .6 | .0 | 6.3 |
Cedric Ceballos | 8 | 8 | 23.5 | .550 | . | .667 | 6.4 | 1.5 | .8 | .8 | 13.5 |
Tom Chambers | 7 | 0 | 27.7 | .459 | .571^ | .844 | 4.4 | 2.7 | .3 | .7 | 15.6 |
Jeff Hornacek | 8 | 8 | 42.9 | .484 | .471^ | .912 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 1.8 | .3 | 20.4 |
Kevin Johnson | 8 | 8 | 41.9 | .484 | .500^ | .861 | 4.1 | 11.6 | 1.5 | .3 | 23.6 |
Andrew Lang | 8 | 8 | 24.0 | .375 | . | .789 | 4.0 | 0.3 | .4 | 1.9 | 5.6 |
Dan Majerle | 7 | 0 | 38.0 | .432 | .273 | .962+ | 6.3 | 2.9 | 1.4 | .0 | 18.6 |
Ed Nealy | 8 | 0 | 8.4 | .389 | .385 | 1.000+ | 2.3 | 0.5 | .4 | .0 | 2.9 |
Tim Perry | 8 | 8 | 23.1 | .603β | . | .719 | 4.9 | 1.4 | .4 | .8 | 12.4 |
Mark West | 8 | 0 | 12.0 | .737β | . | .500 | 2.1 | 0.3 | .3 | .5 | 4.0 |
β β Minimum 20 field goals made.
^ β Minimum 5 three-pointers made.
+ β Minimum 10 free throws made.
June 27, 1991 | To
Cleveland Cavaliers
Rights to MiloΕ‘ BabiΔ |
To
Phoenix Suns
Rights to Stefano Rusconi |
October 1, 1991 | To
New York Knicks
Xavier McDaniel |
To
Phoenix Suns
Jerrod Mustaf |
Date | Player | Contract | Old Team |
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February 14, 1992 | Steve Burtt | Signed two 10-day contracts | Oklahoma City Cavalry ( CBA) |
March 5, 1992 | Steve Burtt | Signed for rest of season | Phoenix Suns |
Date | Player | Reason Left | New Team |
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August 6, 1991 | Ian Lockhart | Free agent | Cholet Basket (France) |
October 29, 1991 | Joey Wright | Waived | Pensacola HotShots ( GBA) |
October 30, 1991 | Joe Barry Carroll | Waived | β (Retired) |
November 15, 1991 | Trent Tucker | Waived | San Antonio Spurs |
Player Transactions Citation: [36]