NBA Team News - Phoenix Suns
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Suns get their coveted center Ayton to anchor young squad | |
PHOENIX (AP) For most of their half-century of existence, the Phoenix Suns have coveted a big-time center. In 1969, they lost the coin flip with Milwaukee for Lew Alcindor, now known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and chose Neal Walk at No. 2. The closest they came was Alvan Adams, an All-Star on some very good teams. Shaquille O'Neal made a cameo appearance late in his career. But a big, young franchise center to build around eluded them - until now. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | Devin Booker | 24.9 | |||
| Rebounds: | Tyson Chandler | 9.1 | |||
| Assists: | Elfrid Payton | 6.2 | |||
| FG%: | T.J. Warren | 49.8% | |||
| Steals: | Josh Gray | 1.60 | |||
| Blocks: | Marquese Chriss | 0.97 | |||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 113.3 (30) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 45.9 (29) | ||||
| Assists: | 23.3 (14) | ||||
| FG%: | 47.1% (26) | ||||
| FT%: | 76.6% (15) | ||||
| 3P%: | 37.3% (26) | ||||
| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 103.9 (21) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 44.1 (12) | ||||
| Assists: | 21.3 (29) | ||||
| FG%: | 44.2% (28) | ||||
| FT%: | 74.1% (27) | ||||
| 3P%: | 33.4% (30) | ||||
| Standings | ||||||||||||
| Pacific Division | ||||||||||||
| W | L | Pct | GB | |||||||||
| xy-Golden State | 58 | 24 | .707 | -- | ||||||||
| LA Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 16.0 | ||||||||
| LA Lakers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 23.0 | ||||||||
| Sacramento | 27 | 55 | .329 | 31.0 | ||||||||
| Phoenix | 21 | 61 | .256 | 37.0 | ||||||||
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| Transactions | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Transactions | |||||||
| 3/13/2018 | Shaquille Harrison | Contract Extended Signed to multi-year extension | |||||||
| 3/3/2018 | Shaquille Harrison | Signed to Second 10-Day Contract | |||||||
| 2/21/2018 | Josh Gray | Waived | |||||||
| 2/21/2018 | Shaquille Harrison | Signed to 10-Day Contract | |||||||
| 2/12/2018 | Josh Gray | Signed to Second 10-Day Contract | |||||||
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| Injuries | ||
| Date | Player | Status |
| No Recent Injuries for this team | ||
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