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1995–96 Phoenix Suns season
1995–96 Phoenix Suns season
Head coach	Paul Westphal; Cotton Fitzsimmons;
General manager	Bryan Colangelo
Owner(s)	Jerry Colangelo
Arena	America West Arena
Results
Record	41–41 (.500)
Place	Division: 4th (Pacific); Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finish	First Round; (Lost to Spurs 1–3)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KUTP; ASPN
Radio	KTAR
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The 1995–96 NBA season was the 28th season for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association.^[1] During the offseason, the Suns acquired Hot Rod Williams from the Cleveland Cavaliers. Head coach Paul Westphal, who had led the Suns to the 1993 NBA Finals, went 14–19 before being replaced by Cotton Fitzsimmons, who would come on to coach in his third stint with the Suns. They finished fourth in the Pacific Division, and seventh in the Western Conference with a 41–41 record. The Suns were eliminated from the playoffs by the San Antonio Spurs, three games to one, in the Western Conference first round. All home games were played at America West Arena. They were one of the eight teams to defeat the 72–10 Chicago Bulls.

Charles Barkley led the Suns for the fourth consecutive year in both points and rebounds, averaging 23.2 and 11.6 on the season. Point guard Kevin Johnson again led the team in assists, averaging 9.2 per game to go with his 18.7 points per game. Michael Finley, a rookie from Wisconsin, who appeared in all 82 regular season games, was third in scoring, averaging 15 points per game, 39.2 minutes per game, and was later named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Despite playing all 82 games, Finley suffered an ankle injury on the final day of the regular season, and did not play in any of the Suns' playoffs games.^[2]

Barkley made his 10th consecutive All-Star Game. The power forward, who had turned 33 years of age during the season, made his 11th All-NBA Team, appearing as a selection on the Third Team. It was the first time in Barkley's career he had not been selected to the First or Second Team. Following the season, Barkley was traded to the Houston Rockets,^[3] and Elliot Perry was dealt to the Milwaukee Bucks.

Offseason

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	21	Michael Finley	Guard/Forward	United States	Wisconsin
1	27	Mario Bennett	Forward	United States	Arizona State
2	56	Chris Carr	Guard	United States	Southern Illinois

The Suns received the 21st pick from a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1994. With the pick they would select future All-Star swingman Michael Finley from Wisconsin. Finley averaged 18.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game in four years with the Badgers. On October 4, the Suns signed Finley to a three-year rookie contract for $2.17 million. In his rookie season, Finley would average 15.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.0 steal per game, earning NBA All-Rookie First Team honors. Finley was traded to the Dallas Mavericks midway through his sophomore season for All-Star point guard Jason Kidd.

The Suns used their first-round pick to select small forward Mario Bennett from Arizona State. Bennett averaged 15.7 points and 7.8 rebounds per game in three years with the Sun Devils. On October 4, the Suns signed Bennett to a three-year rookie contract for $1.66 million. Bennett underwent knee surgery before the season and remained on the injured reserve until March 1. Bennett would appear in just 19 regular season games, starting in 14 due to injuries, and two playoff games before being waived prior to the 1996–97 season.

The Suns used their second-round pick to select shooting guard Chris Carr from Southern Illinois. Carr averaged 13.5 points and 5.8 rebounds per game in three years with the Salukis. On October 2, the Suns signed Carr to a one-year rookie contract for $200,000. Carr appeared in 60 regular season games, starting in ten, and three playoff games. Carr would sign as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves after the season.

Roster

1995–96 Phoenix Suns roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
PF	34	Barkley, Charles	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	1963–02–20	Auburn
PF	8	Bennett, Mario	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1973–08–01	Arizona State
SG	43	Carr, Chris	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	1974–03–12	Southern Illinois
C	40	Coker, John	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	1971–10–28	Boise State
SF	4	Finley, Michael	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1973–03–06	Wisconsin
PF	45	Green, A. C.	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1963–10–04	Oregon State
PG	7	Johnson, Kevin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1966–03–04	California
C	35	Kleine, Joe	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1962–01–04	Arkansas
PF	15	Manning, Danny	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1966–05–17	Kansas
PG	2	Perry, Elliot	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1969–03–28	Memphis
SG	11	Person, Wesley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1971–03–28	Auburn
PG	14	Rencher, Terrence	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1973–02–19	Texas
PF	23	Tisdale, Wayman	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1964–06–09	Oklahoma
C	18	Williams, John	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1962–08–09	Tulane

Head coach

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 22, 1996

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
c-Seattle SuperSonics	64	18	.780	–	38–3	26–15	21–3
x-Los Angeles Lakers	53	29	.646	11	30–11	23–18	17–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers	44	38	.537	20	26–15	18–23	11–13
x-Phoenix Suns	41	41	.500	23	25–16	16–25	9–15
x-Sacramento Kings	39	43	.476	25	26–15	13–28	11–13
Golden State Warriors	36	46	.439	28	23–18	13–28	7–17
Los Angeles Clippers	29	53	.354	35	19–22	10–31	7–17

Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c-Seattle SuperSonics *	64	18	.780	–	82
2	y-San Antonio Spurs *	59	23	.720	5	82
3	x-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	9	82
4	x-Los Angeles Lakers	53	29	.646	11	82
5	x-Houston Rockets	48	34	.585	16	82
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	44	38	.537	20	82
7	x-Phoenix Suns	41	41	.500	23	82
8	x-Sacramento Kings	39	43	.476	25	82

9	Golden State Warriors	36	46	.439	28	82
10	Denver Nuggets	35	47	.427	29	82
11	Los Angeles Clippers	29	53	.354	35	82
12	Minnesota Timberwolves	26	56	.317	38	82
13	Dallas Mavericks	26	56	.317	38	82
14	Vancouver Grizzlies	15	67	.183	49	82

Record vs. opponents

1995-96 NBA Records
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	TOR	UTA	VAN	WAS
Atlanta	—	4–0	3–1	0–4	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–1	2–2	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–3
Boston	0–4	—	2–2	0–3	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	0–4	1–3	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–2
Charlotte	1–3	2–2	—	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–3	3–0	0–4	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1
Chicago	4–0	3–0	3–1	—	4–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	4–0	2–0	3–0	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	4–0
Cleveland	1–3	3–1	1–3	0–4	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	1–2	3–1	1–2	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–1
Dallas	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	—	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	4–0	0–2
Denver	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	—	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1
Detroit	2–2	1–2	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	4–0	0–4	1–3	4–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	1–2
Golden State	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	—	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	4–0	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	—	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Indiana	3–1	4–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	—	2–0	1–1	3–0	3–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	0–2	2–0	3–0
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	—	0–4	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–3	3–1	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	4–0	—	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Miami	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–3	1–1	0–2	—	3–0	1–1	5–0	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	0–2	1–1	2–2
Milwaukee	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–3	—	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3
Minnesota	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0	0–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–2
New Jersey	0–4	2–2	3–0	0–3	2–1	1–1	2–0	0–4	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	0–5	3–1	1–1	—	2–2	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–2
New York	1–2	4–0	0–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	—	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	3–1
Orlando	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	—	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	4–0
Philadelphia	1–2	0–4	1–3	0–4	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	—	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–3
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	—	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0
Portland	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	—	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–3	2–2	0–2
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	—	1–3	0–4	2–0	0–4	2–2	0–2
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–2	4–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	3–1	—	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1
Seattle	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	4–0	2–2	—	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1
Toronto	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	0–4	1–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	1–1	3–1
Utah	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–3	1–3	2–0	—	4–0	1–1
Vancouver	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	0–4	—	0–2
Washington	3–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	0–4	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	—

Playoffs

Game log

1996 playoff game log

First Round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 26	@ San Antonio	L 98–120	Charles Barkley (26)	Charles Barkley (12)	Kevin Johnson (11)	Alamodome 16,545	0–1
2	April 28	@ San Antonio	L 105–110	Charles Barkley (30)	Charles Barkley (20)	Kevin Johnson (16)	Alamodome 19,507	0–2
3	May 1	San Antonio	W 94–93	Charles Barkley (25)	Charles Barkley (13)	Kevin Johnson (8)	America West Arena 19,023	1–2
4	May 3	San Antonio	L 98–116	Charles Barkley (21)	Charles Barkley (9)	Kevin Johnson (8)	America West Arena 19,023	1–3

1996 playoff schedule

Awards and honors

Week/Month

Kevin Johnson was named Player of the Week for games played April 1 through April 7.
Charles Barkley was named Player of the Month for February.

All-Star

Charles Barkley was voted as a starter for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his tenth consecutive All-Star selection. Barkley finished first in voting among Western Conference players with 1,268,195 votes.
Other Suns players receiving All-Star votes were: A. C. Green (269,175).
Michael Finley was selected to compete in the Slam Dunk Contest. Finley finished second, losing to champion Brent Barry in the final round.
Michael Finley was selected to compete for the Western Conference in the Rookie Challenge.

Season

Charles Barkley was named to the All-NBA Third Team. Barkley also finished 12th in MVP voting.
Michael Finley was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Finley also finished fourth in Rookie of the Year voting.

Injuries/Missed Games

10/31/95: Mario Bennett: Knee chondromalacia; placed on injured reserve until March 1
10/31/95: John Coker: Foot stress fracture; placed on injured reserve until March 8
10/31/95: Danny Manning: Torn ACL; placed on injured list until February 1
11/10/95: Kevin Johnson: Strained knee tendon; out until November 18
11/27/95: Wayman Tisdale: Sore shoulder; did not play
12/02/95: Kevin Johnson: Sore hamstring; did not play
12/08/95: Charles Barkley: Flu; did not play
12/08/95: Elliot Perry: Bruised lower back; did not play
12/16/95: Kevin Johnson: Strained groin; out until January 21
12/16/95: Stefano Rusconi: Flu; did not play
12/19/95: Hot Rod Williams: Sprained knee; out until December 27
01/04/96: Stefano Rusconi: Injured achilles tendon; out until waived on January 31
01/09/96: Charles Barkley: Sore toe; out until January 21
01/09/96: Hot Rod Williams: Leg nerve irritation; out until January 28
02/08/96: Kevin Johnson: Strained hamstring, strained groin; out until February 19
02/13/96: Wayman Tisdale: Injured eye; did not play
03/01/96: Terrence Rencher: Sprained ankle; placed on injured list until April 22
03/07/96: Wayman Tisdale: Bruised shoulder; did not play
03/08/96: Wayman Tisdale: Strained shoulder; placed on injured list until March 29
03/13/96: Danny Manning: Sprained ankle; out until March 21
03/29/96: John Coker: Sore foot, placed on injured list until April 22
04/02/96: Mario Bennett: Flu; out until April 10
04/07/96: Danny Manning: Knee tendinitis; out until April 16
04/10/96: Hot Rod Williams: Injured hand, wrist, foot; out until April 19
04/14/96: Joe Kleine: Fainting spell; out until April 26
04/16/96: Charles Barkley: Strained calf; out until April 26
04/21/96: Kevin Johnson: Strained calf; did not play
04/26/96: Michael Finley: Sprained ankle; did not play
04/28/96: Michael Finley: Sprained ankle; did not play
05/01/96: Michael Finley: Sprained ankle; did not play
05/03/96: Michael Finley: Sprained ankle; did not play

Player statistics

Legend
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

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Charles Barkley	71	71	37.1	.500	.280	.777	11.6	3.7	1.6	.8	23.2
Mario Bennett	19	14	12.1	.453	.000	.643	2.6	0.3	.6	.6	4.5
Chris Carr	60	10	9.8	.415	.262	.817	1.7	0.7	.2	.1	4.0
John Coker	5	0	2.2	.800†	.	.	0.4	0.2	.0	.2	1.6
Michael Finley	82	72	39.2	.476	.328	.749	4.6	3.5	1.0	.4	15.0
A. C. Green	82	36	25.8	.484	.269	.709	6.8	0.9	.5	.3	7.5
Kevin Johnson	56	55	35.8	.507†	.368	.859#	3.9	9.2	1.5	.2	18.7
Joe Kleine	56	9	11.8	.420	.286	.800	2.4	0.8	.2	.1	2.9
Danny Manning	33	4	24.7	.459	.214	.752	4.3	2.0	1.2	.7	13.4
Elliot Perry	81	26	20.6	.475	.407^	.778	1.7	4.4	1.1	.1	8.6
Wesley Person	82	47	31.8	.445	.374^	.771	3.9	1.7	.7	.3	12.7
Terrence Rencher*	2	0	4.0	1.000†	.	.333	1.0	0.0	.0	.5	1.5
Stefano Rusconi	7	0	4.3	.333	.	.400	0.9	0.4	.0	.3	1.1
Tony Smith*	34	2	15.5	.405	.325	.649	1.6	2.5	.6	.1	5.6
Wayman Tisdale	63	6	18.3	.495	.	.765	3.4	0.9	.2	.6	10.7
Hot Rod Williams	62	58	26.6	.453	.000	.731	6.0	1.0	.7	1.5	7.3
David Wood*	4	0	8.5	.167	.	1.000#	1.3	0.5	.3	.0	1.0

* – Stats with the Suns.
† – Minimum 300 field goals made.
^ – Minimum 82 three-pointers made.
# – Minimum 125 free-throws made.

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Charles Barkley	4	4	41.0	.443	.250	.787	13.5	3.8	1.0	1.0	25.5
Mario Bennett	2	0	4.0	.500	.	.	1.5	0.0	.0	.0	2.0
Chris Carr	3	0	12.0	.643	.667	.800	2.3	1.3	.7	.3	8.0
A. C. Green	4	4	21.8	.353	.000	.875	4.5	0.5	.3	.0	4.8
Kevin Johnson	4	4	37.8	.474	.250	.824	4.3	10.8	.5	.5	17.3
Joe Kleine	2	0	4.0	.000	.	.	0.5	0.0	.5	.0	0.0
Danny Manning	4	0	22.5	.458	.000	.625	2.8	1.3	1.0	.3	12.3
Elliot Perry	4	0	12.8	.500	.	.000	0.5	3.0	.5	.0	3.5
Wesley Person	4	4	45.8	.393	.310	.800	5.8	0.8	.8	.3	14.3
Wayman Tisdale	4	0	16.8	.333	.	.500	1.0	0.5	.3	.3	5.3
Hot Rod Williams	4	4	28.8	.438	.	.667	6.5	0.3	.0	1.8	9.0

Transactions

Trades

October 7, 1995	To Cleveland Cavaliers---- Dan Majerle Antonio Lang 1997 first-round draft pick ( Brevin Knight)	To Phoenix Suns---- John "Hot Rod" Williams
February 22, 1996	To Miami Heat---- Tony Smith	To Phoenix Suns---- Terrence Rencher

Free agents

Additions

Date	Player	Contract	Former Team
June 15, 1995	Stefano Rusconi	Signed multi-year contract
September 22, 1995	Elliot Perry	Signed 6-year contract for $12 million	Phoenix Suns
September 25, 1995	John Coker	Undisclosed
October 3, 1995	Orlando Smart	Undisclosed
October 3, 1995	Steve Turner	Undisclosed
October 4, 1995	Isaac Burton	Undisclosed
October 4, 1995	Wayman Tisdale	Signed 2-year contract for $6.65 million	Phoenix Suns
October 12, 1995	Danny Manning	Signed 6-year contract for $40 million	Phoenix Suns
November 1, 1995	Tony Smith	Signed 1-year contract for $500,000	Los Angeles Lakers
January 18, 1996	David Wood	Signed 10-day contract	Golden State Warriors

Subtractions

Date	Player	Reason Left	New Team
June 24, 1995	Trevor Ruffin	Expansion Draft	Vancouver Grizzlies
September 18, 1995	Danny Ainge	Retired
October 15, 1995	Isaac Burton	Waived
October 15, 1995	Steve Turner	Waived
November 2, 1995	Orlando Smart	Waived
January 28, 1996	David Wood	10-day contract expired	Dallas Mavericks
January 31, 1996	Stefano Rusconi	Waived

References

^ https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHO/1996.html
^ "Suns limp into San Antonio". Tucson Citizen. April 26, 1996. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
^ "Suns Unload Barkley, Get Four Players From Rockets". Los Angeles Times. August 19, 1996. Retrieved July 21, 2017.

Standings on Basketball Reference

[1] ttps://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHO/1996.html

[2] "Suns limp into San Antonio". Tucson Citizen. April 26, 1996. Retrieved July 21, 2017.

[3] "Suns Unload Barkley, Get Four Players From Rockets". Los Angeles Times. August 19, 1996. Retrieved July 21, 2017.

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