1999-2000 |
Penny Hardaway led the Suns with 20.3 points a game during the 2000 NBA Playoffs. |
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Jason Kidd |
Named All-NBA First Team for the second consecutive season. |
Named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team along with Cliff Robinson. |
Named NBA Player of the Week (Dec. 13-20) with 25.7 points,11.7 rebounds and 11.7 assists in a 3-0 week. |
Named a starter for the Western Conference All-Stars and was the leading vote-getter among guards and tallied 11 points,14 assists,five rebounds and four steals in the West’s 137-126 win in the All-Star Game. The assist total was the most by a Suns player in an All-Star Game. |
Cliff Robinson |
Named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team along with Jason Kidd |
Set an AWA record with 50 points in a 113-100 win over Denver,the third-highest regular season scoring effort at the time in Suns history. |
Rodney Rogers |
Won the NBA’s Sixth Man Award with the second-highest percentage of the vote (.860) in the award’s history. |
Penny Hardaway |
Recorded his first playoff triple-double with 17 points,13 assists and playoff-career-high 12 rebounds in a 101-94 win over San Antonio in Game 3. |
Shawn Marion |
Named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. |
2000-01 |
Second-year forward Shawn Marion provided Suns fans with a wealth of highlights during the 2000-01 season. |
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Jason Kidd |
Became only the fourth player in NBA history to lead the league in assists three-straight seasons (John Stockton,1988-96; Oscar Robertson,1964-66; Bob Cousy,1953-60) and averaged 9.8 per game. |
Earned All-NBA First Team honors for the third consecutive season. |
Named NBA Player of the Week (March 26-April 1) after he averaged 31.0 points,7.0 rebounds,8.8 assists and 4.3 steals during a 4-0 week. |
Scored career-high 43 points at Houston on March 29,2000. |
Scored 11 points with five steals,four rebounds and two assists as a starter in the NBA All-Star Game and participated with Phoenix Mercury’s Brandy Reed in the 2Ball competition. |
Shawn Marion |
Finished eighth in the NBA with 10.7 rebounds despite being an average of three inches shorter and 35 pounds lighter than the other players in the top 15. |
Named NBA Player of the Week (Feb. 18-25) after leading the Suns to 4-0 week as he averaged 21.8 points,13.5 rebounds and shot .576 from the field. |
Participated in the Schick Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend and scored 18 points (9-12 FG),three rebounds,two assists and two steals. |
Selected for the 12-member 2001 USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team which would compete in the 2001 Goodwill Games in Brisbane. |
Cliff Robinson |
Became 89th player in NBA history to score 15,000 career points with 3:33 left at Seattle on March 22. |
Tony Delk |
Set ARCO Arena record and doubled previous career-high with 53 points at Sacramento,his former team,on Jan. 2,2001. |
2001-02 |
Stephon Marbury was the first Suns player to average 20-plus points a game since Kevin Johnson in 1996-97. |
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Stephon Marbury |
Became the first Phoenix player to average 20-plus points since 1996-97 when Kevin Johnson averaged 20.1 points. |
His point total of 1,674 was also the most points in a season since 1992-93 when Charles Barkley finished with 1,944 points in 76 games (25.6 ppg). |
Increased his shooting percentage in each of his six NBA seasons with a personal-best .442 in 2001-02. |
Posted the top 6 scoring efforts for the Suns. |
Became only Suns player to play in all 82 games. |
Named Western Conference Player of the Week on Dec. 3,2001 after leading Suns to a 4-0 week with 21.5 ppg,.500 FG,.800 FT,8.0 apg and 2.3 rpg. |
Shawn Marion |
Was one of only two players in the NBA to be ranked in top 40 of seven of the league’s nine major categories (Kevin Garnett). The 6-7 forward ranked 27th in scoring (19.1),T-8th in rebounding (9.9),T-34th in FG percentage (.469),T-24th in FT percentage (.845),12th in steals (1.84),T-34th in blocks (1.06) and T-18th in minutes (38.4). |
Became the only NBA player to place in the top 12 of both rebounds (9.9) and steals (1.84). |
Was named the Pacific Division winner for the NBA Sportsmanship Award. |
Recorded 43 double-doubles (5th in the NBA). |
Won Western Conference Player of the Week on April 1,2002 after he averaged 28.3 ppg,14.0 rpg,1.5 stls,.551 FG and 18-18 FT in a 3-1 week. |
Penny Hardaway |
Posted fourth career triple-double (plus one in playoffs) and second as a Sun (third including playoffs) vs. Denver on Dec. 29,2001 with 12 points,season-high 11 assists and 10 rebounds. |
Joe Johnson |
Named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. |
Was one of nine first-year players to participate in the Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend in Philadelphia and had 12 points,seven rebounds and four assists as the Rookies posted a 103-97 win over the Sophomores. |
In his first start for the Suns tallied season highs with 23 points and 11 rebounds in 40 minutes for his only double-double. |
Dan Majerle |
Hit 800th three pointer of his eight-year Suns career on his final shot with 25.3 seconds left vs. Dallas in season finale. |
Jake Tsakalidis |
Scored career-high 23 points (9-13 FG) vs. Cleveland on March 23,2002. |
Jake Voskuhl |
Scored career-high 20 points (8-10 FG) at Minnesota on April 6,2002. |
2002-03 |
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Stephon Marbury |
Named to All-NBA Third Team |
Became the first Suns player with back-to-back 20-points seasons (22.3 in 2002-03,20.4 in 2001-02) since Charles Barkley (23.2 in 1995-96,23.0 in 1994-95). |
Was 3rd in the NBA for percentage of team’s offense with his points and assists accounting for 40.3% of Phoenix’s points. |
Made second All-Star appearance and had four points,six assists in 15 minutes. |
Named Western Conference Player of the Week twice during the season (Jan. 13 and Dec. 1) for his third as a Sun and fifth in his career. |
Had 43 points vs. San Antonio on Nov. 29 and set Suns,AWA record for points in quarter with 26 points (11-15 FG) in fourth period and AWA mark with 34 second-half points. |
Hit three game-winning shots during the season (fifth in Suns career). |
Shawn Marion |
Was only player ranked in top 20 in points (17th,21.2) and top 10 in rebounds (8th,9.5) and steals (3rd,2.28). |
Made first All-Star appearance and had eight points,seven rebounds,four assists,three steals in 23 minutes and also guarded Michael Jordan at the end of regulation and late in both overtime sessions. |
Scored in double figures in 79 of 81 games (8 at Toronto on Feb. 21 and 2 in season finale at Seattle). |
Tied his career high with seven steals at Lakers on April 6 and added 18 points,15 rebounds and seven assists. |
Amaré Stoudemire |
Named got milk? NBA Rookie of the Year and was a unanimous selection to the All-Rookie First Team. |
Participated in Rookie Challenge (18 points,seven rebounds) and Slam Dunk contest on All-Star Saturday. |
Named NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month for January,the Suns first monthly winner since April 1988 (Kevin Johnson) and later went on the capture the award again for April. |
Ranked seventh in NBA with 3.1 offensive rebounds and 12th in NBA with 8.8 rebounds. |
Topped all rookies in rebounds (8.8),free throws made (320) and attempted (484),was second in points (13.5),blocks (1.06) and minutes (31.3) and fourth in field goal percentage (.472). |
Was one of two Suns players to play all 82 games in 2002-03 (Joe Johnson). |
Exploded for career-high 38 points (16-24 FG) at Minnesota on Dec. 30. The point total was two short of the Suns rookie record (Walter Davis,40,Jan. 5,1978) and he added 14 rebounds. |
Grabbed Suns rookie record 21 rebounds vs. Memphis on Jan. 10,the first 20-rebound game by a Sun since Jan. 9,1996 when A.C. Green had 20 vs. Clippers. |
Penny Hardaway |
Suns were 10-14 without him in the lineup,but 34-24 with him. |
Posted fifth career tripe-double and third as a Sun (plus one in playoffs with Suns) vs. Dallas on April 9 with 10 points,10 rebounds and 10 assists. |
Scored season-best 24 points (11-17 FG) and added seven rebounds and six assists vs. Golden State on April 11. |
Joe Johnson |
Finished season strong with 20.7 points,.542 FG,4.0 rebounds,4.3 assists in 32.8 minutes in final six games. |
Was one of two Suns this season to play all 82 games (Stoudemire). |
Over the last 29 games shot .414 (38-92) 3FG. |
Posted career highs with 27 points (9-13 FG,8-9 FT) and 10 rebounds at Orlando on Jan. 24 in 41 minutes in his only double-double of the season. |
Bo Outlaw |
Presented with the first-annual Dan Majerle Hustle Award on April 13. The veteran forward,who received a bronzed metal No. 9 and a $9,000 donation to the charity of his choice,was chosen by a panel of voters,including Phoenix fans,Suns players,coaches and employees,and Majerle himself. |
Season highs of 19 points and 15 boards both came in win over Minnesota on April 5. |
2003-04 |
Joe Johnson had a break-out 2003-04 and finished the season on a minutes-played streak matched only by four Hall of Famers. |
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Amaré Stoudemire |
Became the youngest starter in Suns history on opening night (20 years,11 months) at San Antonio on Oct. 28. |
Earned MVP honors in the 'got milk?' Rookie Challenge on All-Star Saturday,scoring a record 36 points in the annual exhibition pitting the league best first and second year players |
Tied Larry Nance's team record with 10 blocked shots on Feb. 7 against Utah. |
Led the Suns in scoring in 11 straight game,the longest streak since Charles Barkley's 11-game stretch in 1994-95. |
Scored 20 or more points in 11 consecutive games,the most by a Suns player since Barkley notched 14 in a row in 1992-93. |
Shawn Marion |
Was one of two NBA plaers (Kevin Garnett) to rank in the top 30 in points,rebounds,steals,blocks and minutes. |
Led the NBA with 167 steals. |
Joined Dick Van Arsdale and Dan Majerle as the only players in Suns history to have recorded 3,000-plus minutes in a single season three times. Only 16 players in franchise history have recorded 3,000-plus minutes in a single season. |
Moved into the top five in franchise history in four catagories - rebounds,three-point field goals made,three-point field goals attempted and rebounds - and is closing in on two others (free throw percentage and steals). |
Became one of only eight NBA players to have recorded 30 double-doubles in the last four seasons. |
Joe Johnson |
Was the only Suns player to appear in all 82 games. Has not missed a game since being acquired from Boston on Feb. 20,2002. |
Finished the season with an active streak of playing 40-plus minutes in 35 consecutive games. Only four players in NBA history had streaks as long or longer (Bill Russell,Nate Thurmond,Oscar Robertson and Wilt Chamberlain),all Hall of Famers. |
Exploded for a career-high 31 points at New York on Jan. 31, matching that total at Cleveland on March 23. |
One of only 11 players in the NBA to average more then 16 points,four rebounds and four assists,and one of only five players to average over 20 points,five rebounds and five assists. |
Most Improved Player award candidate after increasing his scoring output by nearly seven points a game over previous season. |
Leandro Barbosa |
Scored 27 points in his first career start in Chicago on Jan.5,the most ever by a Suns rookie in his first start,which also matched the Grizzlies' Pau Gasol for the most points by an international player in his first career NBA start. |
Scored in double figures in 23 games,including seven straight (March 29-April 13) |
Casey Jacobsen |
Won the second annual Dan Majerle Hustle Award. |