2008–09 Phoenix Suns season

2008–09 Phoenix Suns season
Head coach
General managerSteve Kerr
PresidentSteve Kerr
Owner(s)Robert Sarver
ArenaUS Airways Center
Results
Record46–36 (.561)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Arizona, KUTP
RadioKTAR
< 2007–08 2009–10 >

The 2008–09 Phoenix Suns season was the 41st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season was to be a promising one, filled with All-Star talent at several positions. It was believed over the offseason, the Suns would be able to better incorporate Shaquille O'Neal, who necessitated changes to both the offense and defense after being obtained in a trade one season ago. It was also the first season head coach Terry Porter had been able to use the summer to implement his defensive approach for a team which had in seasons past scored a large number of their points off fast breaks and early in the shot clock. Sensing a need for change, team management traded for scorer Jason Richardson in December, but this did not appear to immediately reinvigorate an offense that had recently led the league in points per game. However, after Phoenix went 28–23 to start the season, Suns assistant Alvin Gentry was named to replace Porter as head coach. Less than one week after the All-Star Game, Amar'e Stoudemire sustained a season-ending eye injury while the improvement of the team never fully came. The Suns finished 46–36, second in the Pacific division but out the playoffs for the first time since Steve Nash rejoined the Suns in the 2004–05 season. The Suns had the best team offensive rating in the NBA.[1]

Key dates

Offseason

The 2008–09 Suns warming up during a road game against the Golden State Warriors in March 2009.

NBA draft

Main article: 2008 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 15 Robin Lopez Center  United States Stanford
2 48 Malik Hairston Guard  United States Oregon

Roster

2008–09 Phoenix Suns roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
PF 17 Amundson, Louis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1982-12-07 UNLV
G 10 Barbosa, Leandro 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1982-11-28 Brazil
F 22 Barnes, Matt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1980-03-09 UCLA
G 2 Dragić, Goran 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986-05-06 Slovenia
F 3 Dudley, Jared 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1985-07-10 Boston College
SF 33 Hill, Grant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1972-10-05 Duke
C 15 Lopez, Robin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1988-04-01 Stanford
PG 13 Nash, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1974-02-07 Santa Clara
C 32 O'Neal, Shaquille 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 325 lb (147 kg) 1972-03-06 LSU
SG 23 Richardson, Jason 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1981-01-20 Michigan State
F/C 1 Stoudemire, Amar'e 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 249 lb (113 kg) 1982-11-16 Cypress Creek HS (FL)
F 4 Swift, Stromile 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1979-11-21 LSU
F 29 Tucker, Alando 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1984-02-11 Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 4, 2009

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
c-Los Angeles Lakers 65 17 .793 — 36–5 29–12 14–2 82
Phoenix Suns 46 36 .561 19 28–13 18–23 11–5 82
Golden State Warriors 29 53 .354 36 21–20 8–33 6–10 82
Los Angeles Clippers 19 63 .232 46 11–30 8–33 2–14 82
Sacramento Kings 17 65 .207 48 11–30 6–39 7–9 82
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 65 17 .793 —
2 y-Denver Nuggets 54 28 .659 11
3 y-San Antonio Spurs 54 28 .659 11
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers 54 28 .659 11
5 x-Houston Rockets 53 29 .646 12
6 x-Dallas Mavericks 50 32 .610 15
7 x-New Orleans Hornets 49 33 .598 16
8 x-Utah Jazz 48 34 .585 17
9 Phoenix Suns 46 36 .561 19
10 Golden State Warriors 29 53 .354 36
11 Minnesota Timberwolves 24 58 .293 41
12 Memphis Grizzlies 24 58 .293 41
13 Oklahoma City Thunder 23 59 .280 42
14 Los Angeles Clippers 19 63 .232 46
15 Sacramento Kings 17 65 .207 48

Game log

2008–09 game log
October: 1–1 (home: 0–1; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 29 @ San Antonio W 103–98 Amar'e Stoudemire (22) Shaquille O'Neal (13) Steve Nash (13) AT&T Center
18,797 		1–0
2 October 30 New Orleans L 95–108 Steve Nash (24) Amar'e Stoudemire (12) Steve Nash (9) US Airways Center
18,422 		1–1
November: 10–6 (home: 4–4; road: 6–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 November 1 Portland W 107–96 Amar'e Stoudemire (23) Amar'e Stoudemire (13) Steve Nash (7) US Airways Center
18,422 		2–1
4 November 4 @ New Jersey W 114–86 Raja Bell (22) Matt Barnes (7) Steve Nash (11) Izod Center
15,230 		3–1
5 November 5 @ Indiana W 113–103 Amar'e Stoudemire (49) Amar'e Stoudemire (11) Amar'e Stoudemire, Steve Nash (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
11,660 		4–1
6 November 7 @ Chicago L 83–100 Amar'e Stoudemire (26) Robin Lopez, Amar'e Stoudemire (7) Steve Nash (5) United Center
21,967 		4–2
7 November 8 @ Milwaukee W 104–96 Shaquille O'Neal (29) Shaquille O'Neal, Grant Hill (11) Steve Nash (7) Bradley Center
17,935 		5–2
8 November 10 Memphis W 107–102 Leandro Barbosa (27) Matt Barnes (8) Steve Nash (6) US Airways Center
18,422 		6–2
9 November 12 Houston L 82–94 Leandro Barbosa, Shaquille O'Neal (18) Shaquille O'Neal (13) Shaquille O'Neal, Steve Nash (3) US Airways Center
18,422 		6–3
10 November 14 @ Sacramento W 97–95 (OT) Shaquille O'Neal (29) Shaquille O'Neal (13) Shaquille O'Neal (6) ARCO Arena
12,810 		7–3
11 November 16 Detroit W 104–86 Amar'e Stoudemire (29) Amar'e Stoudemire (11) Steve Nash (7) US Airways Center
18,422 		8–3
12 November 17 @ Utah L 97–109 Amar'e Stoudemire (30) Amar'e Stoudemire (8) Steve Nash (8) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911 		8–4
13 November 20 L.A. Lakers L 92–105 Amar'e Stoudemire (21) Shaquille O'Neal (9) Steve Nash (10) US Airways Center
18,422 		8–5
14 November 22 Portland W 102–92 Shaquille O'Neal (19) Shaquille O'Neal (17) Steve Nash (7) US Airways Center
18,422 		9–5
15 November 25 @ Oklahoma City W 99–98 Amar'e Stoudemire (22) Steve Nash (8) Steve Nash (15) Ford Center
19,136 		10–5
16 November 26 @ Minnesota W 110–102 Steve Nash (20) Shaquille O'Neal (10) Steve Nash (6) Target Center
11,708 		11–5
17 November 28 Miami L 92–107 Leandro Barbosa (20) Shaquille O'Neal (9) Leandro Barbosa (5) US Airways Center
18,422 		11–6
18 November 30 New Jersey L 109–117 Steve Nash (26) Amar'e Stoudemire (12) Steve Nash (9) US Airways Center
18,422 		11–7
December: 7–5 (home: 5–1; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 December 3 @ New Orleans L 91–104 Amar'e Stoudemire (26) Matt Barnes (7) Grant Hill (6) New Orleans Arena
15,804 		11–8
20 December 4 @ Dallas L 97–112 Amar'e Stoudemire (28) Matt Barnes (6) Steve Nash (10) American Airlines Center
19,813 		11–9
21 December 6 Utah W 106–104 Leandro Barbosa (25) Amar'e Stoudemire (20) Steve Nash (9) US Airways Center
18,422 		12–9
22 December 9 Milwaukee W 125–110 Shaquille O'Neal (35) Shaquille O'Neal, Amar'e Stoudemire (8) Steve Nash (10) US Airways Center
18,422 		13–9
23 December 10 @ L.A. Lakers L 110–115 Matt Barnes (25) Amar'e Stoudemire (11) Steve Nash (9) Staples Center
18,997 		13–10
24 December 12 Orlando W 113–112 Jason Richardson, Amar'e Stoudemire, Steve Nash (21) Amar'e Stoudemire (14) Steve Nash (10) US Airways Center
18,422 		14–10
25 December 15 New York W 111–103 Shaquille O'Neal (23) Amar'e Stoudemire (14) Steve Nash (6) US Airways Center
18,422 		15–10
26 December 18 @ Portland L 119–124 Amar'e Stoudemire (23) Amar'e Stoudemire (8) Steve Nash (11) Rose Garden
20,650 		15–11
27 December 20 Denver W 108–101 Amar'e Stoudemire (27) Amar'e Stoudemire (10) Steve Nash (11) US Airways Center
18,422 		16–11
28 December 25 San Antonio L 90–91 Amar'e Stoudemire (25) Amar'e Stoudemire (13) Steve Nash (8) US Airways Center
18,422 		16–12
29 December 29 @ Oklahoma City W 110–102 Shaquille O'Neal (28) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Leandro Barbosa, Amar'e Stoudemire (5) Ford Center
19,136 		17–12
30 December 30 @ Memphis W 101–89 Leandro Barbosa (28) Shaquille O'Neal (13) Matt Barnes (5) FedExForum
14,471 		18–12
January: 7–8 (home: 3–4; road: 4–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
31 January 2 L.A. Clippers W 106–98 Amar'e Stoudemire (23) Shaquille O'Neal (9) Steve Nash (11) US Airways Center
18,422 		19–12
32 January 7 Indiana L 110–113 Amar'e Stoudemire (23) Louis Amundson (14) Steve Nash (12) US Airways Center
18,422 		19–13
33 January 9 Dallas W 128–100 Shaquille O'Neal (25) Shaquille O'Neal (10) Steve Nash (12) US Airways Center
18,422 		20–13
34 January 11 @ L.A. Clippers W 109–103 Amar'e Stoudemire (26) Shaquille O'Neal (10) Steve Nash (12) Staples Center
17,307 		21–13
35 January 13 Atlanta W 107–102 Shaquille O'Neal (26) Matt Barnes, Shaquille O'Neal (10) Steve Nash (6) US Airways Center
18,422 		22–13
36 January 15 @ Denver L 113–119 (OT) Grant Hill (25) Grant Hill, Amar'e Stoudemire (8) Steve Nash (14) Pepsi Center
18,073 		22–14
37 January 16 Minnesota L 103–105 Shaquille O'Neal, Leandro Barbosa (22) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Steve Nash (6) US Airways Center
18,422 		22–15
38 January 18 @ Toronto W 117–113 Amar'e Stoudemire (31) Grant Hill (9) Steve Nash (18) Air Canada Centre
19,800 		23–15
39 January 19 @ Boston L 87–104 Shaquille O'Neal (16) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Steve Nash (8) TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 		23–16
40 January 21 @ New York L 109–114 Jason Richardson (27) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Steve Nash (19) Madison Square Garden
19,256 		23–17
41 January 23 @ Charlotte L 76–98 Shaquille O'Neal (20) Amar'e Stoudemire (9) Steve Nash (5) Time Warner Cable Arena
19,104 		23–18
42 January 25 @ Atlanta W 104–99 Amar'e Stoudemire (23) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Steve Nash (13) Philips Arena
19,153 		24–18
43 January 26 @ Washington W 103–87 Shaquille O'Neal (29) Amar'e Stoudemire (15) Steve Nash (15) Verizon Center
17,344 		25–18
44 January 29 San Antonio L 104–114 Amar'e Stoudemire (28) Amar'e Stoudemire, Grant Hill (10) Steve Nash (18) US Airways Center
18,422 		25–19
45 January 31 Chicago L 111–122 Leandro Barbosa (32) Shaquille O'Neal (8) Steve Nash (10) US Airways Center
18,422 		25–20
February: 8–5 (home: 6–1; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
46 February 2 Sacramento W 129–81 Amar'e Stoudemire (25) Shaquille O'Neal (9) Steve Nash (9) US Airways Center
18,422 		26–20
47 February 4 @ Golden State L 112–124 Jason Richardson (24) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Steve Nash (9) Oracle Arena
19,596 		26–21
48 February 6 Golden State W 115–105 Grant Hill (27) Amar'e Stoudemire (15) Steve Nash (8) US Airways Center
18,422 		27–21
49 February 8 @ Detroit W 107–97 Jason Richardson (21) Shaquille O'Neal (10) Steve Nash (21) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		28–21
50 February 9 @ Philadelphia L 91–108 Amar'e Stoudemire (19) Shaquille O'Neal (10) Steve Nash (8) Wachovia Center
16,797 		28–22
51 February 11 @ Cleveland L 92–109 Amar'e Stoudemire (27) Amar'e Stoudemire, Shaquille O'Neal, Matt Barnes (6) Leandro Barbosa (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		28–23
52 February 17 L.A. Clippers W 140–100 Leandro Barbosa (24) Matt Barnes (9) Steve Nash (10) US Airways Center
18,422 		29–23
53 February 18 @ L.A. Clippers W 142–119 Amar'e Stoudemire (42) Amar'e Stoudemire (11) Steve Nash (12) Staples Center
18,169 		30–23
54 February 20 Oklahoma City W 140–118 Leandro Barbosa (41) Shaquille O'Neal (9) Matt Barnes (9) US Airways Center
18,422 		31–23
55 February 22 Boston L 108–128 Jason Richardson (21) Shaquille O'Neal (6) Steve Nash (11) US Airways Center
18,422 		31–24
56 February 24 Charlotte W 112–102 Steve Nash (22) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Steve Nash (5) US Airways Center
18,422 		32–24
57 February 26 @ L.A. Lakers L 106–132 Leandro Barbosa (18) Jared Dudley (8) Leandro Barbosa (7) Staples Center
18,997 		32–25
58 February 27 Toronto W 133–113 Shaquille O'Neal (45) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Grant Hill (12) US Airways Center
18,422 		33–25
March: 7–9 (home: 6–2; road: 1–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
59 March 1 L.A. Lakers W 118–111 Shaquille O'Neal (33) Matt Barnes (10) Matt Barnes, Leandro Barbosa (7) US Airways Center
18,422 		34–25
60 March 3 @ Orlando L 99–111 Jason Richardson (27) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Steve Nash (8) Amway Arena
17,461 		34–26
61 March 4 @ Miami L 129–135 Steve Nash (29) Shaquille O'Neal (8) Steve Nash (10) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		34–27
62 March 6 @ Houston L 112–116 Steve Nash (32) Matt Barnes (9) Steve Nash (13) Toyota Center
18,045 		34–28
63 March 8 @ San Antonio L 98–103 Steve Nash (23) Grant Hill (8) Steve Nash (11) AT&T Center
18,797 		34–29
64 March 10 Dallas L 117–122 Steve Nash (23) Louis Amundson (9) Steve Nash (13) US Airways Center
18,422 		34–30
65 March 12 Cleveland L 111–119 Matt Barnes (21) Jason Richardson, Shaquille O'Neal (7) Steve Nash (6) US Airways Center
18,422 		34–31
66 March 14 Oklahoma City W 106–95 Leandro Barbosa (22) Jared Dudley (9) Steve Nash (8) US Airways Center
18,422 		35–31
67 March 15 @ Golden State W 154–130 Jason Richardson (31) Grant Hill (8) Matt Barnes (11) Oracle Arena
19,596 		36–31
68 March 18 Philadelphia W 126–116 Shaquille O'Neal (26) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Steve Nash (10) US Airways Center
18,422 		37–31
69 March 21 Washington W 128–96 Jason Richardson (35) Stromile Swift (12) Jared Dudley (6) US Airways Center
18,422 		38–31
70 March 23 Denver W 118–115 Grant Hill (23) Grant Hill (10) Steve Nash (9) US Airways Center
18,422 		39–31
71 March 25 Utah W 118–114 Grant Hill (26) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Steve Nash (14) US Airways Center
18,422 		40–31
72 March 26 @ Portland L 109–129 Shaquille O'Neal (20) Shaquille O'Neal (7) Steve Nash (5) Rose Garden
20,650 		40–32
73 March 28 @ Utah L 99–104 (OT) Steve Nash (20) Shaquille O'Neal, Matt Barnes (10) Steve Nash (6) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911 		40–33
74 March 29 @ Sacramento L 118–126 Steve Nash (31) Jared Dudley (11) Steve Nash (14) ARCO Arena
13,623 		40–34
April: 5–2 (home: 3–0; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
75 April 1 Houston W 114–109 Steve Nash (25) Shaquille O'Neal (10) Steve Nash (17) US Airways Center
18,422 		41–34
76 April 3 Sacramento W 139–111 Steve Nash (29) Matt Barnes (11) Steve Nash (9) US Airways Center
18,422 		42–34
77 April 5 @ Dallas L 116–140 Leandro Barbosa (24) Shaquille O'Neal (7) Steve Nash (8) American Airlines Center
20,301 		42–35
78 April 8 @ New Orleans W 105–100 Steve Nash (24) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Steve Nash (13) New Orleans Arena
17,781 		43–35
79 April 10 @ Memphis L 89–106 Louis Amundson, Jason Richardson (13) Louis Amundson (9) Goran Dragić (7) FedExForum
15,908 		43–36
80 April 11 @ Minnesota W 110–97 Grant Hill (19) Robin Lopez (11) Goran Dragić (8) Target Center
18,478 		44–36
81 April 13 Memphis W 119–110 Shaquille O'Neal (19) Jason Richardson, Grant Hill (8) Steve Nash (12) US Airways Center
18,422 		45–36
82 April 15 Golden State W 117–113 Grant Hill (27) Grant Hill (10) Steve Nash (12) US Airways Center
18,422 		46–36
2015–16 season schedule

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% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Louis Amundson 76 0 13.7 .536 .000 .442 3.6 0.4 .4 .9 4.2
Leandro Barbosa 70 11 24.4 .482 .375 .881 2.6 2.3 1.2 .1 14.2
Matt Barnes 77 40 27.0 .423 .343 .743 5.5 2.8 .7 .3 10.2
Raja Bell* 22 22 32.4 .429 .468^ .762 2.9 1.3 .6 .1 9.6
Dee Brown* 2 0 14.0 .200 .250 1.000# 0.5 1.5 .0 .0 2.5
Boris Diaw* 22 0 24.5 .567 .357 .692 3.8 2.1 .5 .4 8.3
Goran Dragic 55 1 13.2 .393 .370 .769 1.9 2.0 .5 .1 4.5
Jared Dudley* 48 0 15.2 .481 .394 .691 3.0 0.8 .8 .1 5.5
Grant Hill 82 68 29.8 .523 .316 .808 4.9 2.3 1.1 .7 12.0
Robin Lopez 60 7 10.2 .518 .000 .691 2.0 0.1 .2 .7 3.2
Steve Nash 74 74 33.6+ .503 .439^ .933# 3.0 9.7 .7 .1 15.7
Shaquille O'Neal 75 75 30.0 .609 .000 .595 8.4 1.7 .7 1.4 17.8+
Jason Richardson* 58 57 33.1 .488 .383 .778 4.5 1.9 1.1 .4 16.4
Courtney Sims* 1 0 2.0 . . . 0.0 0.0 .0 .0 2.0
Sean Singletary* 13 1 9.4 .324 .400 1.000# 1.2 0.9 .5 .0 2.6
Amar'e Stoudemire 53 53 36.8+ .539 .429 .835 8.1 2.0 .9 1.1 21.4+
Stromile Swift* 13 0 9.3 .366 1.000^ .533 2.5 0.2 .3 .5 3.0
Alando Tucker 30 1 9.4 .430 .348 .788 1.0 0.4 .2 .0 4.6

* – Stats with the Suns.
+ – Minimum 70 games played or 2000 minutes, 1400 points.
^ – Minimum 55 three-pointers made.
# – Minimum 125 free throws made.

Awards and records

Awards

Week/Month

  • Stoudemire was named the NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for Nov. 3–9.[15]
  • Stoudemire has been named the recipient of the NBA Community Assist Award for October.[16]

All-Star

Transactions

Trades

June 26, 2008[8] To Phoenix Suns
Draft rights to Goran Dragić 		To San Antonio Spurs
Draft rights to Malik Hairston
2009 second-round pick
cash considerations
August 25, 2008[12] To Phoenix Suns
Sean Singletary 		To Houston Rockets
D. J. Strawberry
December 10, 2008[19] To Phoenix Suns
Jason Richardson
Jared Dudley
2010 second-round pick
 To Charlotte Bobcats
Raja Bell
Boris Diaw
Sean Singletary

Free agents

See also

References

  1. ^ "Offensive Rating". NBA.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  2. ^ Jeramie McPeek, SUNS: Stoudemire Lucky Eye Injury Not Worse, Suns.com, October 3, 2008.
  3. ^ Stefan Swiat, SUNS: Alvin Gentry Named Interim Head Coach by the Suns, Suns.com, February 16, 2009.
  4. ^ SUNS: Stoudemire Undergoes Successful Eye Surgery, Suns.com, February 20, 2009.
  5. ^ Stefan Swiat, SUNS: Suns Name Terry Porter Head Coach, Suns.com, Suns.com, June 7, 2008.
  6. ^ SUNS: Suns Complete Coaching Staff, Suns.com, June 20, 2008.
  7. ^ SUNS: Suns Hill Exercises Player Option For 2008–09, Suns.com, June 26, 2008.
  8. ^ a b Brad G. Faye, SUNS: Suns Believe in Dragic, Suns.com, June 26, 2008.
  9. ^ SUNS: Suns Sign Robin Lopez, Suns.com, July 10, 2008.
  10. ^ a b Josh Greene, SUNS: Suns Ink Barnes to a One-Year Deal Archived 2008-07-31 at the Wayback Machine, Suns.com, July 22, 2008.
  11. ^ a b Stefan Swiat, SUNS: Suns Sign Forward Louis Amundson, Suns.com, August 14, 2008.
  12. ^ a b SUNS: Suns Acquire Sean Singletary, Suns.com, August 14, 2008.
  13. ^ Stefan Swiat, SUNS: Suns Sign Goran Dragic, Suns.com, September 22, 2008.
  14. ^ SUNS: Suns Exercise Option on Alando Tucker, Suns.com, October 23, 2008.
  15. ^ SUNS: Stoudemire Named Western Conference Player of the Week, Suns.com, November 2, 2008.
  16. ^ SUNS: Stoudemire Receives Community Assist Award for October, Suns.com, November 25, 2008.
  17. ^ Stefan Swiat, SUNS: Stoudemire Named All-Star Starter for the West, Suns.com, January 22, 2009.
  18. ^ SUNS: Shaquille O'Neal Named NBA All-Star, Suns.com, January 29, 2008.
  19. ^ Stefan Swiat, SUNS: Suns Trade for Richardson, Dudley and 2010 Second-Round Pick, Suns.com, December 10, 2008.
  20. ^ SUNS: Suns Add Dee Brown, Suns.com, December 24, 2008.
  21. ^ CLIPPERS: Clippers Sign Free Agent Brian Skinner, Clippers.com, July 31, 2008.
  22. ^ Gordan Giricek joins Fenerbahce, Fenerbahnce.org, August 19, 2008.
  23. ^ HORNETS: Hornets Sign Sean Marks, Hornets.com, August 28, 2008.
  24. ^ BOBCATS: Bobcats Sign Linton Johnson III Archived 2008-10-31 at the Wayback Machine, Bobcats.com, October 28, 2008.
  25. ^ SUNS: Suns Release Dee Brown, Suns.com, January 6, 2008.

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