1993–94 Phoenix Suns season
1993–94 Phoenix Suns season | |
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Head coach | Paul Westphal |
General manager | Jerry Colangelo |
Owner(s) | Jerry Colangelo |
Arena | America West Arena |
Results | |
Record | 56–26 (.683) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 3rd (Western) |
Playoff finish | Conference semifinals (lost to Rockets 3–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | |
Radio | KTAR |
The 1993–94 NBA season was the 26th season for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Suns signed free agents; A.C. Green, who won two championships with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s,[2][3][4] and also signed Joe Kleine.[5] The Suns were led by Paul Westphal, in his second year as head coach of the Suns. All home games were played at America West Arena. The team got off to a 15–3 start after a 7-game winning streak in December, and held a 31–15 record at the All-Star break.[6] At midseason, the team signed free agent Elliot Perry.[7] The Suns won their final seven games of the season, finishing second in the Pacific Division with a 56–26 record.[8]
Charles Barkley, an All-Star coming off an MVP season, led a Phoenix offense that had five players average at least 15 points per game or more, with Barkley averaging 21.6 points, 11.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game. He appeared in 65 games, missing 17 due to a quadriceps tendon injury.[9][10][11] In addition, point guard Kevin Johnson was the other 20-point scorer, averaging right at the mark with 20.0 points, and led the team with 9.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game; he also finished fifth in assist per game in the league for the season. In addition, Cedric Ceballos showed improvement, averaging 19.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, but only appeared in 53 games due to a foot injury,[12][13] while Dan Majerle provided with 16.5 points and 1.6 steals per game, and led the league with 192 three-point field goals, and Green contributed 14.7 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. Second-year center Oliver Miller averaged 9.2 points, 6.9 rebounds and led the Suns with 1.8 blocks per game, and Danny Ainge contributed 8.9 points per game off the bench.[14]
In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Suns swept the Golden State Warriors in three straight games, where Barkley scored a playoff career-high of 56 points in a 140–133 road win in Game 3.[15][16][17][18] However, after taking a 2–0 series lead over the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference Semi-finals,[19][20][21] the Suns lost the series in seven games.[22][23][24][25] The Rockets would go on to defeat the New York Knicks in seven games in the NBA Finals, winning their first ever championship.[26][27][28][29][30]
Barkley and Johnson both returned to the All-Star Game, Barkley's eighth and for Johnson, his third and final All-Star selection. However, Barkley was injured and did not play in the All-Star Game, which was held in Minneapolis.[31][32][33][34][35] At season's end, both players had earned All-NBA Second Team honors. Following the season, Ceballos was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers,[36][37][38] and Miller signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons, while Mark West was traded to the Pistons for a future draft pick.[39][40][41]
Offseason
[edit]NBA draft
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 27 | Malcolm Mackey | Forward | ![]() |
Georgia Tech |
2 | 49 | Mark Buford | Center | ![]() |
Mississippi Valley State |
2 | 54 | Byron Wilson | Guard | ![]() |
Utah |
Roster
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Roster Notes
[edit]- Small forward Richard Dumas was suspended indefinitely without pay by the NBA for refusing to cooperate in substance-abuse rehabilitation.[42][43]
Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Seattle SuperSonics | 63 | 19 | .768 | — | 37–4 | 26–15 | 25–5 |
x-Phoenix Suns | 56 | 26 | .683 | 7 | 36–5 | 20–21 | 19–11 |
x-Golden State Warriors | 50 | 32 | .610 | 13 | 29–12 | 21–20 | 19–11 |
x-Portland Trail Blazers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 | 30–11 | 17–24 | 17–13 |
Los Angeles Lakers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 30 | 21–20 | 12–29 | 7–23 |
Sacramento Kings | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 | 20–21 | 8–33 | 9–21 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 36 | 17–24 | 10–31 | 9–21 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Seattle SuperSonics | 63 | 19 | .768 | – |
2 | y-Houston Rockets | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 |
3 | x-Phoenix Suns | 56 | 26 | .683 | 7 |
4 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 |
5 | x-Utah Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | 10 |
6 | x-Golden State Warriors | 50 | 32 | .610 | 13 |
7 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 |
8 | x-Denver Nuggets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21 |
9 | Los Angeles Lakers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 30 |
10 | Sacramento Kings | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 |
11 | Los Angeles Clippers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 36 |
12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 20 | 62 | .244 | 43 |
13 | Dallas Mavericks | 13 | 69 | .159 | 50 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
Boston | 0–4 | — | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
Charlotte | 1–4 | 4–0 | — | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Chicago | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
Cleveland | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Dallas | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 1–1 |
Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
Detroit | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
Golden State | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
Indiana | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Miami | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Milwaukee | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
Minnesota | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
New Jersey | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
New York | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | — | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 |
Orlando | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
Philadelphia | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–4 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
Phoenix | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
Portland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | — | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
Sacramento | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | — | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
San Antonio | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–0 |
Seattle | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Utah | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 |
Washington | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
Game log
[edit]Regular season
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November: 8–3 (home: 6–0; road: 2–3)
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December: 13–2 (home: 8–1; road: 5–1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January: 7–8 (home: 3–2; road: 4–6)
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February: 8–4 (home: 7–0; road: 1–4)
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April: 10–3 (home: 7–0; road: 3–3)
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1993–94 schedule |
Playoffs
[edit]Game log
[edit]Awards and honors
[edit]- During the preseason period, the Suns would win the 1993 McDonald's Open championship from October 21-23, winning the championship match over Italy's Buckler Beer Bologna.
Week/Month
[edit]- Charles Barkley was named Player of the Week for games played November 15 through November 21.
- Oliver Miller was named Player of the Week for games played December 27 through January 2.
All-Star
[edit]- Charles Barkley was voted as a starter for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his eighth consecutive All-Star selection. Barkley led all players in voting with 794,936 votes. Barkley was unable to play due to injury and was replaced by Gary Payton.
- Kevin Johnson was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his third All-Star selection. Johnson finished third in voting among Western Conference guards with 431,885 votes.
- Other Suns players receiving All-Star votes were A.C. Green (368,601) and Dan Majerle (329,618).
Season
[edit]- Charles Barkley was named to the All-NBA Second Team. Barkley also finished tenth in MVP voting.[44]
- Kevin Johnson was named to the All-NBA Second Team. Johnson also finished 11th in MVP voting.[44]
- Dan Majerle led the league in three-point field goals with 192.
Player statistics
[edit]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
[edit]Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Danny Ainge | 68 | 1 | 22.9 | .417 | .328 | .830^ | 1.9 | 2.6 | .8 | .1 | 8.9 |
Charles Barkley | 65 | 65 | 35.4 | .495 | .270 | .704 | 11.2 | 4.6 | 1.6 | .6 | 21.6 |
Cedric Ceballos | 53 | 43 | 30.2 | .535 | .000 | .724 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .4 | 19.1 |
Duane Cooper | 23 | 2 | 5.9 | .439 | .143 | .733 | 0.4 | 1.2 | .1 | .0 | 2.1 |
Joe Courtney* | 33 | 1 | 5.1 | .513 | . | .719 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .1 | .2 | 3.1 |
A.C. Green | 82 | 55 | 34.5 | .502 | .229 | .735 | 9.2 | 1.7 | .9 | .5 | 14.7 |
Skeeter Henry | 4 | 0 | 3.8 | .200 | .000 | .500 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
Frank Johnson | 70 | 5 | 12.5 | .448 | .167 | .783 | 1.2 | 2.1 | .6 | .0 | 4.6 |
Kevin Johnson | 67 | 67 | 36.6 | .487 | .222 | .819^ | 2.5 | 9.5 | 1.9 | .1 | 20.0 |
Joe Kleine | 74 | 4 | 11.5 | .488 | .455† | .769 | 2.6 | 0.6 | .2 | .3 | 3.9 |
Negele Knight* | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | .250 | . | . | 0.0 | 0.0 | .0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
Malcolm Mackey | 22 | 0 | 3.1 | .378 | .000 | .500 | 1.1 | 0.0 | .0 | .1 | 1.5 |
Dan Majerle | 80 | 76 | 40.1 | .418 | .382† | .739 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 1.6 | .5 | 16.5 |
Oliver Miller | 69 | 30 | 25.9 | .609 | .222 | .584 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 9.2 |
Jerrod Mustaf | 33 | 2 | 5.9 | .357 | . | .591 | 1.7 | 0.2 | .1 | .2 | 2.2 |
Elliot Perry | 27 | 9 | 16.0 | .372 | .000 | .750 | 1.4 | 4.6 | .9 | .0 | 3.9 |
Mark West | 82 | 50 | 15.1 | .566 | . | .500 | 3.6 | 0.4 | .4 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
* – Stats with the Suns.
† – Minimum 50 three-pointers made.
^ – Minimum 125 free-throws made.
Playoffs
[edit]Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Danny Ainge | 10 | 0 | 23.0 | .458 | .425 | .714 | 2.3 | 2.1 | .6 | .1 | 8.6 |
Charles Barkley | 10 | 10 | 42.5 | .509† | .350 | .764 | 13.0 | 4.8 | 2.5 | .9 | 27.6 |
Cedric Ceballos | 10 | 8 | 21.2 | .462 | .000 | .833 | 4.4 | 0.8 | .8 | .2 | 10.1 |
A.C. Green | 10 | 2 | 35.0 | .482 | .412 | .613 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .2 | 12.5 |
Skeeter Henry | 3 | 0 | 5.3 | .167 | .000 | . | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 0.7 |
Frank Johnson | 7 | 0 | 6.6 | .083 | .000 | .500 | 0.6 | 0.7 | .3 | .0 | 0.4 |
Kevin Johnson | 10 | 10 | 42.7 | .458 | .300 | .852 | 3.5 | 9.6 | 1.0 | .1 | 26.6 |
Joe Kleine | 8 | 0 | 10.1 | .429 | . | .667 | 2.1 | 0.4 | .1 | .5 | 3.5 |
Dan Majerle | 10 | 10 | 41.0 | .362 | .339 | .688 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .4 | 12.3 |
Oliver Miller | 10 | 4 | 14.6 | .593† | . | .429 | 4.4 | 1.3 | .6 | 1.2 | 3.5 |
Elliot Perry | 4 | 0 | 3.3 | .143 | . | . | 0.0 | 0.3 | .3 | .0 | 0.5 |
Mark West | 7 | 6 | 9.9 | .333 | . | .700 | 2.9 | 0.0 | .0 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
† – Minimum 20 field goals made.
Transactions
[edit]Trades
[edit]November 8, 1993 | To San Antonio Spurs
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To Phoenix Suns
1994 second-round draft pick ( ![]() |
Free agents
[edit]Additions
[edit]Date | Player | Contract | Old Team |
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July 23, 1993 | Richard Dumas | Re-signed to multi-year contract | Phoenix Suns |
July 28, 1993 | Frank Johnson | Re-signed to 1-year contract for $500,000 | Phoenix Suns |
August 13, 1993 | Joe Kleine | Signed to 4-year contract for $3.8 million | Boston Celtics |
August 26, 1993 | Cedric Ceballos | Re-signed to 5-year contract for $11 million | Phoenix Suns |
September 3, 1993 | Joe Courtney | Signed to 1-year contract for $150,000 | Golden State Warriors |
September 28, 1993 | A.C. Green | Signed to 5-year contract for $15.1 million | Los Angeles Lakers |
October 7, 1993 | Rod Higgins | Undisclosed | Sacramento Kings |
November 10, 1993 | Duane Cooper | Signed to 1-year contract for $150,000 | Los Angeles Lakers |
January 22, 1994 | Elliot Perry | Signed to two 10-day contracts | Grand Rapids Hoops (CBA) |
February 11, 1994 | Elliot Perry | Signed for rest of season | Phoenix Suns |
April 15, 1994 | Skeeter Henry | Signed for rest of season | Dijon (France) |
Subtractions
[edit]Date | Player | Reason Left | New Team |
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June 25, 1993 | Tom Chambers | Free agent | Utah Jazz |
October 16, 1993 | Byron Wilson | Waived | Oklahoma City Cavalry (CBA) |
November 2, 1993 | Rod Higgins | Waived | Cleveland Cavaliers |
January 21, 1994 | Tim Kempton | Waived | Charlotte Hornets |
February 26, 1994 | Joe Courtney | Waived | Milwaukee Bucks |
Player Transactions Citation:[45]
References
[edit]- ^ "1993-94 Phoenix Suns Roster and Stats".
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