2010–11 Phoenix Suns season
2010–11 Phoenix Suns season | |
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Head coach | Alvin Gentry |
General manager | Lance Blanks |
Owner(s) | Robert Sarver |
Arena | US Airways Center |
Results | |
Record | 40–42 (.488) |
Place |
Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 10th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Fox Sports Arizona, KUTP |
Radio | KTAR |
The 2010–11 Phoenix Suns season is the 43rd season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the first time in eight seasons, the Suns will be without the play of power forward Amar'e Stoudemire, a 5-time All-Star and former Rookie of the Year who joined the New York Knicks in the summer. The Suns traded Jason Richardson on December 18, 2010 as part of a trade that brought Vince Carter to the Suns.[1] On February 24, 2011, the Suns traded Goran Dragić and the draft pick they got earlier from Orlando in exchange for Aaron Brooks. Alvin Gentry was head coach and the Suns played their home games at US Airways Center.
Key dates
- June 24, 2010 – The 2010 NBA draft was held in New York City.
- July 1, 2010 – The free agency period begun.
- July 11, 2010 – The Suns traded with the Atlanta Hawks and the Toronto Raptors.
- July 12, 2010 – The Suns announced Lon Babby as their newest vice president for basketball operations.
- August 5, 2010 – The Suns announced Lance Blanks as their newest general manager, hiring him over Jeff Bower, Tommy Sheppard, Jeff Weltman, and Ronnie Lester.
- December 18, 2010 – The Suns traded Jason Richardson, Hedo Türkoğlu, and Earl Clark to the Orlando Magic for Vince Carter, Mickaël Piétrus, Marcin Gortat, their 2011 first round draft pick and cash.
- February 24, 2011 – The Suns traded Goran Dragić and a lottery protected 2011 draft pick to the Houston Rockets for Aaron Brooks.
Offseason
NBA Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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2 | 46 | Lawal, GaniGani Lawal | Forward | ![]() |
Georgia Tech |
2 | 60 | Collins, DwayneDwayne Collins | Forward | ![]() |
Miami |
Free agency
Amar'e Stoudemire opted out of his final year of his contract and became an unrestricted free agent. He was to be paid $17.7 million.[2] He later joined the New York Knicks.
Channing Frye re-signed with Phoenix on a 5-year, $30 million contract on July 1. One day later, the Suns signed power forward Hakim Warrick to a 4-year, $16 million contract. At the same time, Phoenix ended up trading Leandro Barbosa and Dwayne Jones to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Hedo Türkoğlu.
Roster
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Depth chart
Pos. | Starter | Bench | Reserve | Inactive |
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C | Marcin Gortat | Robin Lopez | Garret Siler | |
PF | Channing Frye | Hakim Warrick | Gani Lawal ![]() | |
SF | Grant Hill | Josh Childress | ||
SG | Jared Dudley | Vince Carter | Mickaël Piétrus ![]() | |
PG | Steve Nash | Aaron Brooks | Zabian Dowdell |
Pre-season
Game log
2010 pre-season game log | |
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Pre-season: 2–6 (Home: 2–3; Road: 0–3)
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2010–11 season schedule |
Regular season
Standings
Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 30–11 | 27–14 | 12–4 |
Phoenix Suns | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17 | 23–18 | 17–24 | 9–7 |
Golden State Warriors | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21 | 26–15 | 10–31 | 5–11 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 25 | 23–18 | 9–32 | 7–9 |
Sacramento Kings | 24 | 58 | .293 | 33 | 11–30 | 13–28 | 7–9 |
# | Western Conference | ||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c-San Antonio Spurs | 61 | 21 | .744 | – |
2 | y-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 |
3 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 |
4 | y-Oklahoma City Thunder | 55 | 27 | .671 | 6 |
5 | x-Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 |
6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 13 |
7 | x-New Orleans Hornets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 |
8 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 |
9 | Houston Rockets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 18 |
10 | Phoenix Suns | 40 | 42 | .488 | 21 |
11 | Utah Jazz | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
12 | Golden State Warriors | 36 | 46 | .439 | 25 |
13 | Los Angeles Clippers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 29 |
14 | Sacramento Kings | 24 | 58 | .293 | 37 |
15 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 17 | 65 | .207 | 44 |
Game log
2010–11 game log Total: 40–42 (Home: 23–18; Road: 17–24) | |
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October: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
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November: 7–7 (Home: 4–2; Road: 3–5)
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December: 6–8 (Home: 4–4; Road: 2–4)
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January: 8–7 (Home: 5–3; Road: 3–4)
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February: 9–3 (Home: 4–3; Road: 5–0)
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March: 5–11 (Home: 3–5; Road: 2–6)
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April: 4–4 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–4)
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2010–11 season schedule |
Player statistics
Legend | |||||
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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 |
Season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Earl Barron* | 12 | 6 | 15.3 | .235 | .000 | .600 | 3.3 | 0.3 | .5 | .3 | 3.0 |
Aaron Brooks* | 25 | 5 | 18.9 | .430 | .328 | .807 | 1.1 | 4.2 | .5 | .0 | 9.6 |
Vince Carter* | 51 | 41 | 27.2 | .422 | .366 | .735 | 3.6 | 1.6 | .9 | .3 | 13.5 |
Josh Childress | 54 | 3 | 16.6 | .565† | .063 | .492 | 2.9 | 0.8 | .6 | .4 | 5.0 |
Earl Clark* | 9 | 0 | 8.0 | .387 | .000 | .500 | 1.9 | 0.4 | .1 | .3 | 3.2 |
Zabian Dowdell | 24 | 0 | 12.2 | .408 | .300 | .941# | 0.8 | 2.1 | .8 | .1 | 5.0 |
Goran Dragić* | 48 | 2 | 17.8 | .421 | .277 | .608 | 1.8 | 3.1 | .8 | .1 | 7.4 |
Jared Dudley | 82 | 15 | 26.1 | .477 | .415 | .743 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 1.1+ | .2 | 10.6 |
Channing Frye | 77 | 64 | 33.0 | .432 | .390 | .832 | 6.7+ | 1.2 | .6 | 1.0+ | 12.7 |
Marcin Gortat* | 55 | 12 | 29.7 | .563† | .250 | .731 | 9.3+ | 1.0 | .5 | 1.3+ | 13.0 |
Grant Hill | 80 | 80 | 30.1 | .484 | .395 | .829 | 4.2 | 2.5 | .8 | .4 | 13.2 |
Gani Lawal | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .0 | .0 | 0.0 |
Robin Lopez | 67 | 56 | 14.8 | .501† | .000 | .740 | 3.2 | 0.1 | .3 | .7 | 6.4 |
Steve Nash | 75 | 75 | 33.3 | .492† | .395 | .912# | 3.5 | 11.4 | .6 | .1 | 14.7+ |
Mickaël Piétrus* | 38 | 4 | 18.1 | .392 | .342 | .706 | 2.0 | 0.6 | .5 | .5 | 7.4 |
Jason Richardson* | 25 | 25 | 31.8 | .470 | .419^ | .764 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 1.1+ | .1 | 19.3+ |
Garret Siler | 21 | 0 | 4.8 | .548† | .000 | .500 | 1.3 | 0.1 | .1 | .2 | 2.1 |
Hedo Türkoğlu* | 25 | 16 | 25.2 | .440 | .423^ | .722 | 4.0 | 2.3 | .7 | .6 | 9.5 |
Hakim Warrick | 80 | 6 | 17.7 | .511† | .091 | .721 | 3.7 | 0.9 | .4 | .1 | 8.4 |
* – Stats with the Suns.
† – Minimum 300 field goals made.
^ – Minimum 55 three-pointers made.
# – Minimum 125 free throws made.
+ – Minimum 70 games played or 800 rebounds, 125 steals, 100 blocks, 1400 points.
Awards, records and milestones
Awards
Season
- Steve Nash led the league in assists with 11.4 assists per game.
Records
- On November 14, 2010, the Suns scored a franchise record 22 three-pointers in a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Milestones
- On January 16, 2011, Vince Carter scored his 20,000th point in a victory over the New York Knicks.
Injuries and surgeries
- During the Los Angeles Lakers game on November 14, Jared Dudley accidentally landed on Robin Lopez's right leg. Robin was slated to be out for 1–2 weeks. This caused the Suns to replace Matt Janning with Earl Barron.
Transactions
Trades
July 9, 2010 |
To Chicago Bulls |
To Phoenix Suns |
July 9, 2010 |
To New York Knicks |
To Phoenix Suns
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July 13, 2010 |
To Atlanta Hawks |
To Phoenix Suns |
July 14, 2010 |
To Toronto Raptors |
To Phoenix Suns |
December 18, 2010 |
To Orlando Magic |
To Phoenix Suns
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February 24, 2011 |
To Houston Rockets |
To Phoenix Suns |
Free agents
Additions
Player | Signed | Former Team |
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Grant Hill | Signed 1-year extended contract for $3.3 million | Phoenix Suns |
Channing Frye | Signed 5-year contract for $30 million | Phoenix Suns |
Hakim Warrick | Signed 4-year contract for $18 million | Chicago Bulls |
Josh Childress | Signed 5-year contract for $33 million | ![]() |
Matt Janning | Signed 2-year contract for $3 million | Northeastern University Huskiesb[›] |
Garret Siler | Signed 2-year contract for $3 million | ![]() |
Earl Barron | Signed 1-year contract totaling out to $188,558 | New York Knicks |
Zabian Dowdell | Signed two 10-day contracts / 1-year contract for $242,374c[›] | Tulsa 66ers / Phoenix Sunsc[›] |
^ a: Josh Childress still had his original NBA rights to the Atlanta Hawks.
^ b: Matt Janning was originally undrafted on the 2010 NBA draft.
^ c: Zabian Dowdell signed two 10-day contracts before officially signing up with the Suns.
Subtractions
Player | Reason Left | New Team |
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Amar'e Stoudemire | Free agent | New York Knicks |
Leandro Barbosa | Traded | ![]() |
Dwayne Jones | Traded / Waivedd[›] | ![]() ![]() |
Taylor Griffin | Waived | ![]() |
Dwayne Collins | Signed a new contract | ![]() |
Louis Amundson | Free agent | Golden State Warriors[6] |
Jarron Collins | Free agent | Los Angeles Clippers / Portland Trail Blazers[7]f[›] |
Matt Janning | Waivedg[›] | Maine Red Claws / Rio Grande Valley Vipersh[›] |
Earl Barron | Waived | Milwaukee Bucks / Portland Trail Blazersi[›] |
Jason Richardson Hedo Türkoğlu Earl Clark |
Traded | Orlando Magic |
Zabian Dowdell | First two 10-day contracts expired | Phoenix Sunsj[›] |
Goran Dragić | Traded | Houston Rockets |
^ d: Dwayne Jones did originally leave by the trade for Hedo Türkoğlu. However, the Toronto Raptors waived him later on in the year and was allowed back in the Suns' training camp roster. When he was outperformed by Garret Siler in the preseason, he was officially waived and decided to play overseas in China with the Fujian SBS Xunxing.
^ e: Although Dwayne Collins played for Pallacanestro Varese this season, he still retained his international rights to the Phoenix Suns until 2014.
^ f: Jarron Collins originally signed two 10–day contracts with the Los Angeles Clippers in January 2011 before being waived on his second contract with them. He later got two more 10–day contracts with the Portland Trail Blazers in March 2011 before officially retiring from playing basketball after this season was over with.
^ g: Unlike most other players that signed on with the team, Matt Janning never played a single game for the Suns during his time with the team.
^ h: Matt Janning originally played for the Maine Red Claws on December 1, 2010 in the D-League after being waived by the Suns until his rights were traded to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on January 20, 2011.
^ i: After Earl Barron was waived by the Suns, he played for the Milwaukee Bucks throughout March 2011 due to two 10–day contracts with the team before he would eventually sign a contract to play with the Portland Trail Blazers for the rest of the season on April 12, 2011.
^ j: Zabian Dowdell eventually signed on to the Suns for a full year contract.
References
- ↑ Gonzalez, Antonio (18 December 2010). "Magic acquire Arenas, Turkoglu, Richardson". Yahoo! Sports.com. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ↑ Coro, Paul (30 June 2010). "Stoudemire officially opts out, continues negotiations with Suns". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ↑ http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/college/asu/2010-09-21/former-jaguar-siler-sign-suns
- ↑ http://www.asia-basket.com/player.asp?Cntry=CHN&PlayerID=45954
- ↑ http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/belgium/12133/belgacom_liege_adds_taylor_griffin_and_cedric_bozeman.html
- ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5567423
- ↑ http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/09/camp-invites-rolling-in-jarron-collins-to-clippers-steve-novak-to-mavericks.php