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2011–12 Phoenix Suns season
Head coachAlvin Gentry
General managerLance Blanks
OwnersRobert Sarver
ArenaUS Airways Center
Results
Record33–33 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Arizona
RadioKTAR
< 2010–11 2012–13 >

The 2011–12 Phoenix Suns season was the 44th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as the last season the Suns had point guard Steve Nash on the team. The season was shortened to sixty-six games due to the 2011 NBA Lockout. Going into the All-Star break with a 14–20 record, the Suns went 14–6 in their next 20 games to push back into playoffs contention. Towards the end of the season, the eighth-seeded Suns were still in the hunt, but a loss after their second-to-last game on the road against the Utah Jazz eliminated them from playoff contention. They went 8–7 in April, finishing the season with a 33–33 record, 10th-best in the West.

Nash led the team in assists per game (10.7; second-best average in the league, most assists in total), three-point percentage (.390%), and free throw percentage (.894%), while averaging a career-high in field goal percentage (.532%). Center Marcin Gortat led the team in most statistical categories, including games played (66), games started (66), minutes per game (32.0), field goal percentage (.555%), rebounds per game (10.0), blocks per game (1.5), and points per game (15.4). Nash was the lone member of the Suns selected for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game, his eighth appearance. In a game against the Denver Nuggets on April 21, Nash passed Oscar Robertson for fifth all-time in total assists.

Key dates

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Offseason

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NBA draft

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 13 Markieff Morris Forward  United States Kansas

The Suns used their only draft pick to select power forward Markieff Morris from Kansas. Morris averaged 13.6 points and 8.3 rebounds per game in his last year with the Jayhawks.[3] The Suns traded their other first-round pick, which they acquired from the Orlando Magic, to the Houston Rockets when they dealt Goran Dragić for Aaron Brooks.[4] Their second-round pick was traded to the Chicago Bulls for Hakim Warrick in a sign and trade.[5] Around a year and a half later, the Suns ended up with the 14th draft pick in Marcus Morris, who would be a part of the team for two or so seasons before being traded himself in 2015.

Free agency

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Veteran forward Grant Hill became an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2010–11 season. Newly acquired point guard Aaron Brooks became a restricted free agent at the end of the season. On June 23, the Suns extended a $3 million qualifying offer to Brooks.[6] However, due to the lockout, Brooks signed a contract with the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association on November 22. With no opt-out clause, Brooks had to complete the CBA season before returning to the NBA. On February 6, 2011, reserve point guard Zabian Dowdell was signed for the remainder of the 2010–11 season, with a team option for a second year.

Coaching changes

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On July 14, the Suns signed Elston Turner as an assistant coach. Turner is considered to be a defensive specialist and has been called the Suns' unofficial "defensive coordinator".[7]

Roster

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2011–12 Phoenix Suns roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 26 Brown, Shannon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985–11–29 Michigan State
G/F 1 Childress, Josh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1983–06–20 Stanford
F 3 Dudley, Jared 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1985–07–10 Boston College
F 8 Frye, Channing 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1983–05–17 Arizona
C 4 Gortat, Marcin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1984–02–17 Poland
F 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) 275 lb (125 kg) 1988–04–01 Stanford
F 11 Morris, Markieff 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989–09–02 Kansas
G 13 Nash, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1974–02–07 Santa Clara
G 2 Price, Ronnie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1984–06–21 Utah Valley
G 22 Redd, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1979–08–24 Ohio State
G 31 Telfair, Sebastian 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1985–06–09 Lincoln HS (NY)
F 21 Warrick, Hakim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1982–07–08 Syracuse
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Salaries

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The final year of Vince Carter's contract was non-guaranteed. Carter's contract stipulated that if he was not waived by the Suns before the start of free agency on July 1, his $18 million would become fully guaranteed. However, with the onset of the lockout, the Suns delayed the deadline until the date on which free agency began at the end of the lockout. Since he was waived by the time the lockout ended and the free agency period officially began that season, he would receive a guaranteed $4 million outside of the team instead.[8] The second-year contracts of Gani Lawal and Garret Siler were non-guaranteed.[9]

Preseason

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2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 December 20 @ Denver L 110–127 Marcin Gortat,
Hakim Warrick (14)
Marcin Gortat,
Markieff Morris (8)
Steve Nash,
Sebastian Telfair (5)
Pepsi Center
11,475
0–1
2 December 22 Denver L 85–110 Jared Dudley (17) Markieff Morris (7) Steve Nash (8) US Airways Center
12,613
0–2
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

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Standings

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Pacific DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y-Los Angeles Lakers4125.62126‍–‍715‍–‍189–566
x-Los Angeles Clippers4026.6061.024‍–‍916‍–‍177–766
Phoenix Suns3333.5008.019‍–‍1414‍–‍199–566
Golden State Warriors2343.34818.012‍–‍2111‍–‍227–866
Sacramento Kings2244.33319.016‍–‍176‍–‍273–1066
Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c-San Antonio Spurs *5016.75866
2y-Oklahoma City Thunder *4719.7123.066
3y-Los Angeles Lakers *4125.6219.066
4x-Memphis Grizzlies4125.6219.066
5x-Los Angeles Clippers4026.60610.066
6x-Denver Nuggets3828.57612.066
7x-Dallas Mavericks3630.54514.066
8x-Utah Jazz3630.54514.066
9Houston Rockets3432.51516.066
10Phoenix Suns3333.50017.066
11Portland Trail Blazers2838.42422.066
12Minnesota Timberwolves2640.39424.066
13Golden State Warriors2343.34827.066
14Sacramento Kings2244.33328.066
15New Orleans Hornets2145.31829.066

Game log

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All games from November 1 through December 24 were canceled due to the 2011 NBA Lockout. A new schedule was created with games starting on December 25.


2011–12 game log
Total: 33–33 (Home: 19–14; Road: 14–19)
December: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 December 26 New Orleans L 84–85 Robin Lopez (21) Markieff Morris (9) Steve Nash (12) US Airways Center
17,776
0–1
2 December 28 Philadelphia L 83–103 Ronnie Price (16) Channing Frye,
Marcin Gortat (8)
Ronnie Price (4) US Airways Center
16,360
0–2
3 December 30 @ New Orleans W 93–78 Hakim Warrick (18) Channing Frye (16) Steve Nash (12) New Orleans Arena
15,790
1–2
4 December 31 @ Oklahoma City L 97–107 Markieff Morris,
Hakim Warrick (15)
Marcin Gortat,
Markieff Morris (6)
Steve Nash (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
1–3
January: 6–10 (home: 4–4; road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
5 January 2 Golden State W 102–91 Steve Nash (21) Channing Frye (10) Steve Nash (9) US Airways Center
14,793
2–3
6 January 4 @ Dallas L 89–98 Marcin Gortat (22) Channing Frye,
Marcin Gortat (10)
Steve Nash (12) American Airlines Center
19,885
2–4
7 January 6 Portland W 102–77 Jared Dudley (18) Robin Lopez (12) Steve Nash (9) US Airways Center
16,235
3–4
8 January 8 Milwaukee W 109–93 Marcin Gortat (18) Markieff Morris (10) Steve Nash (17) US Airways Center
13,420
4–4
9 January 10 @ L. A. Lakers L 83–99 Channing Frye (17) Marcin Gortat (12) Steve Nash (8) Staples Center
18,997
4–5
10 January 12 Cleveland L 90–101 Steve Nash (16) Marcin Gortat (10) Steve Nash (15) US Airways Center
14,636
4–6
11 January 13 New Jersey L 103–110 Marcin Gortat (20) Marcin Gortat (10) Ronnie Price (8) US Airways Center
15,191
4–7
12 January 15 @ San Antonio L 91–102 Marcin Gortat (24) Marcin Gortat (15) Steve Nash (10) AT&T Center
18,581
4–8
13 January 17 @ Chicago L 97–118 Steve Nash (25) Marcin Gortat (15) Steve Nash (9) United Center
21,347
4–9
14 January 18 @ New York W 91–88 Steve Nash (26) Marcin Gortat (12) Steve Nash (11) Madison Square Garden
19,763
5–9
15 January 20 @ Boston W 79–71 Marcin Gortat (24) Marcin Gortat (12) Steve Nash (9) TD Garden
18,624
6–9
16 January 23 @ Dallas L 87–93 Marcin Gortat,
Grant Hill (19)
Marcin Gortat (17) Steve Nash (12) American Airlines Center
19,944
6–10
17 January 24 Toronto L 96–99 Marcin Gortat (21) Marcin Gortat (12) Steve Nash (14) US Airways Center
15,404
6–11
18 January 27 @ Portland L 71–109 Grant Hill (12) Marcin Gortat (10) Steve Nash (7) Rose Garden
20,664
6–12
19 January 28 Memphis W 86–84 Steve Nash (21) Marcin Gortat (12) Steve Nash (6) US Airways Center
14,903
7–12
20 January 30 Dallas L 99–122 Marcin Gortat (17) Marcin Gortat (10) Sebastian Telfair (6) US Airways Center
13,132
7–13
February: 7–7 (home: 3–3; road: 4–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
21 February 1 @ New Orleans W 120–103 Steve Nash (30) Marcin Gortat (11) Steve Nash (10) New Orleans Arena
13,598
8–13
22 February 3 @ Houston L 81–99 Jared Dudley,
Marcin Gortat (15)
Marcin Gortat (12) Steve Nash (9) Toyota Center
15,941
8–14
23 February 4 Charlotte W 95–89 Michael Redd (17) Marcin Gortat (12) Steve Nash (10) US Airways Center
14,928
9–14
24 February 6 @ Atlanta W 99–90 Steve Nash (24) Channing Frye,
Marcin Gortat (9)
Steve Nash (11) Philips Arena
11,823
10–14
25 February 7 @ Milwaukee W 107–105 Marcin Gortat (21) Josh Childress (12) Steve Nash (11) Bradley Center
13,203
11–14
26 February 9 Houston L 89–96 Channing Frye (21) Channing Frye (10) Steve Nash (13) US Airways Center
16,122
11–15
27 February 11 @ Sacramento W 98–84 Jared Dudley (20) Jared Dudley (10) Steve Nash (15) Power Balance Pavilion
16,964
12–15
28 February 13 @ Golden State L 96–102 Marcin Gortat (25) Marcin Gortat (12) Steve Nash (14) Oracle Arena
19,106
12–16
29 February 14 @ Denver L 92–109 Markieff Morris (21) Marcin Gortat (14) Ronnie Price (6) Pepsi Center
17,873
12–17
30 February 15 Atlanta L 99–101 Steve Nash (22) Channing Frye (11) Steve Nash (16) US Airways Center
15,392
12–18
31 February 17 @ L. A. Lakers L 99–111 Marcin Gortat (21) Marcin Gortat (16) Steve Nash (17) Staples Center
18,997
12–19
32 February 19 L. A. Lakers W 102–90 Jared Dudley (25) Marcin Gortat (15) Steve Nash (14) US Airways Center
18,023
13–19
33 February 20 Washington W 104–88 Marcin Gortat (20) Channing Frye (11) Steve Nash (11) US Airways Center
13,921
14–19
34 February 22 Golden State L 104–106 Channing Frye (22) Marcin Gortat (15) Steve Nash (9) US Airways Center
14,558
14–20
All-Star Break
March: 11–6 (home: 8–2; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
35 March 1 Minnesota W 104–95 Grant Hill (20) Steve Nash (8) Steve Nash (17) US Airways Center
15,071
15–20
36 March 2 L. A. Clippers W 81–78 Jared Dudley (22) Channing Frye,
Marcin Gortat (14)
Steve Nash (6) US Airways Center
18,091
16–20
37 March 4 Sacramento W 96–88 Steve Nash (19) Marcin Gortat (17) Steve Nash (7) US Airways Center
15,026
17–20
38 March 7 @ Oklahoma City L 104–115 Marcin Gortat (28) Jared Dudley,
Marcin Gortat (11)
Steve Nash (13) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
17–21
39 March 8 Dallas W 96–94 Jared Dudley (18) Marcin Gortat (12) Steve Nash (11) US Airways Center
15,498
18–21
40 March 10 Memphis W 98–91 Jared Dudley (19) Marcin Gortat (9) Steve Nash (15) US Airways Center
16,350
19–21
41 March 12 Minnesota L 124–127 Jared Dudley (28) Jared Dudley (9) Steve Nash (10) US Airways Center
14,568
19–22
42 March 14 Utah W 120–111 Channing Frye (26) Channing Frye (9) Steve Nash (16) US Airways Center
14,076
20–22
43 March 15 @ L. A. Clippers W 91–87 Shannon Brown (21) Jared Dudley,
Channing Frye,
Marcin Gortat,
Markieff Morris (6)
Sebastian Telfair (8) Staples Center
19,060
21–22
44 March 16 Detroit W 109–101 Jared Dudley (23) Channing Frye (13) Steve Nash (17) US Airways Center
17,148
22–22
45 March 18 Houston W 99–86 Michael Redd (25) Marcin Gortat (10) Steve Nash (11) US Airways Center
15,645
23–22
46 March 20 @ Miami L 95–99 Grant Hill (19) Marcin Gortat (8) Steve Nash (10) American Airlines Arena
20,212
23–23
47 March 21 @ Orlando L 93–103 Jared Dudley (17) Marcin Gortat (9) Marcin Gortat,
Sebastian Telfair (3)
Amway Center
18,930
23–24
48 March 23 @ Indiana W 113–111 Marcin Gortat (23) Marcin Gortat (8) Steve Nash (17) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
14,786
24–24
49 March 25 @ Cleveland W 108–83 Marcin Gortat,
Markieff Morris (22)
Marcin Gortat (8) Steve Nash (13) Quicken Loans Arena
17,307
25–24
50 March 27 San Antonio L 100–107 Shannon Brown (32) Marcin Gortat (14) Steve Nash (8) US Airways Center
16,573
25–25
51 March 28 @ L. A. Clippers L 86–103 Marcin Gortat (23) Channing Frye,
Marcin Gortat (7)
Steve Nash (15) Staples Center
19,060
25–26
April: 8–7 (home: 4–3; road: 4–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
52 April 1 New Orleans W 92–75 Jared Dudley (21) Channing Frye (11) Steve Nash (14) US Airways Center
15,753
26–26
53 April 3 @ Sacramento W 109–100 Marcin Gortat (20) Marcin Gortat (10) Steve Nash (12) Power Balance Pavilion
12,462
27–26
54 April 4 @ Utah W 107–105 Michael Redd (19) Marcin Gortat (8) Steve Nash (9) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
28–26
55 April 6 @ Denver L 99–105 Shannon Brown (18) Marcin Gortat (14) Steve Nash (11) Pepsi Center
19,155
28–27
56 April 7 L. A. Lakers W 125–105 Shannon Brown (24) Marcin Gortat (9) Steve Nash (11) US Airways Center
18,237
29–27
57 April 9 @ Minnesota W 114–90 Markieff Morris (21) Shannon Brown,
Marcin Gortat (7)
Sebastian Telfair (7) Target Center
17,274
30–27
58 April 11 @ Memphis L 93–104 Marcin Gortat (19) Markieff Morris (6) Steve Nash (10) FedExForum
15,239
30–28
59 April 13 @ Houston W 112–105 Marcin Gortat (20) Marcin Gortat (15) Steve Nash (10) Toyota Center
18,223
31–28
60 April 14 @ San Antonio L 91–105 Sebastian Telfair (21) Robin Lopez,
Markieff Morris (9)
Markieff Morris,
Sebastian Telfair (4)
AT&T Center
18,581
31–29
61 April 16 Portland W 125–107 Marcin Gortat (20) Marcin Gortat (10) Steve Nash (13) US Airways Center
15,322
32–29
62 April 18 Oklahoma City L 97–109 Jared Dudley (21) Marcin Gortat (12) Steve Nash (5) US Airways Center
14,873
32–30
63 April 19 L. A. Clippers W 93–90 Jared Dudley (18) Marcin Gortat (14) Steve Nash (6) US Airways Center
14,644
33–30
64 April 21 Denver L 107–118 Shannon Brown (28) Marcin Gortat (11) Steve Nash (13) US Airways Center
15,877
33–31
65 April 24 @ Utah L 88–100 Jared Dudley,
Michael Redd (15)
Marcin Gortat (12) Steve Nash (11) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
33–32
66 April 25 San Antonio L 106–110 Shannon Brown (21) Marcin Gortat (10) Steve Nash (7) US Airways Center
17,172
33–33
2011–12 season schedule

Player statistics

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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

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Shannon Brown 59 19 23.7 .420 .362 .808 2.7 1.2 .7 .3 11.0
Josh Childress 34 0 14.4 .485 .167 .000 2.8 1.0 .4 .2 2.9
Jared Dudley 65 60 31.1 .485 .383 .726 4.6 1.7 .8 .3 12.7
Channing Frye 64 59 26.1 .416 .346 .890 5.9 1.4 .7 1.1 10.5
Marcin Gortat 66 66 32.0 .555 .000 .649 10.0 0.9 .7 1.5 15.4
Grant Hill 49 46 28.1 .446 .264 .761 3.5 2.2 .8 .6 10.2
Robin Lopez 64 0 14.0 .461 .000 .714 3.3 0.3 .3 .9 5.4
Markieff Morris 63 7 19.5 .399 .347 .717 4.4 1.0 .7 .7 7.4
Steve Nash 62 62 31.6 .532 .390 .894 3.0 10.7 .6 .1 12.5
Ronnie Price 36 8 14.4 .377 .295 .800 1.6 1.9 .9 .1 3.6
Michael Redd 51 2 15.1 .400 .318 .793 1.5 0.6 .3 .0 8.2
Sebastian Telfair 60 1 14.9 .412 .314 .791 1.5 2.3 .7 .2 6.1
Hakim Warrick 35 0 14.4 .411 .100 .768 2.6 0.9 .2 .1 6.4

Awards, records and milestones

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Awards

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Week/Month

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All-Star

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Records

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  • Josh Childress broke the record for the most number of minutes played in one season without making a free throw with 491 minutes played this season.

Team Records

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  • Steve Nash surpassed Dick Van Arsdale as the third-most played Suns player ever.
  • Steve Nash made his 1,000th 3 pointer with the Phoenix Suns on December 31, 2011.
  • Steve Nash becomes the #1 assist leader of all Phoenix Suns players on February 1, 2012, surpassing the mark previously set by Kevin Johnson.

Milestones

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Team Milestones

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  • The Suns committed the franchise's lowest turnover count in a game with 3 turnovers against the Los Angeles Lakers on April 7, 2012.

Injuries/Missed games

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  • 12/20/11: Marcin Gortat: Non-displaced right thumb fracture; out until December 25
  • 12/30/11: Michael Redd: Left knee; placed on injured list until January 12
  • 01/13/12: Grant Hill: Strained right quadriceps; did not play
  • 01/13/12: Steve Nash: Bruised right quadriceps; did not play
  • 01/25/12: Robin Lopez: League suspension (making contact with a referee): did not play
  • 01/30/12: Steve Nash: Bruised left thigh; did not play
  • 02/04/12: Jared Dudley: Bruised thigh; did not play
  • 02/14/12: Grant Hill: Rest; did not play
  • 02/14/12: Steve Nash: Rest; did not play
  • 03/15/12: Grant Hill: Rest; did not play
  • 03/15/12: Steve Nash: Rest; did not play
  • 03/27/12: Grant Hill: Right knee inflammation; did not play
  • 03/28/12: Grant Hill: Right knee inflammation; did not play
  • 03/28/12: Markieff Morris: Flu; did not play
  • 03/30/12: Grant Hill: Surgery to repair torn meniscus in right knee; out until April 13
  • 04/16/12: Grant Hill: Right knee; did not play
  • 04/18/12: Grant Hill: Right knee; did not play
  • 04/19/12: Grant Hill: Right knee, did not play
  • 04/21/12: Grant Hill: Right knee, did not play
  • 04/24/12: Channing Frye: Subluxed right shoulder; did not play
  • 04/25/12: Channing Frye: Subluxed right shoulder; did not play
  • 04/25/12: Grant Hill: Right knee; did not play

Transactions

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Trades

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Free agents

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Additions

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Player Signed Former Team
Sebastian Telfair Signed a 1-year deal that was worth $1.5 Million. Minnesota Timberwolves
Shannon Brown Signed a 1-year deal that was worth $3.5 Million. Los Angeles Lakers
Grant Hill Signed a 1-year deal that was worth $6.5 Million. Phoenix Suns
Ronnie Price Signed a 1-year deal that was worth $854,389. Utah Jazz
Michael Redd Signed a 1-year deal that was worth $1.3 Million.[a] Milwaukee Bucks

^ a: Michael Redd signed onto the team two games after the beginning of the 2011–12 season. However, he didn't start playing until January 12, 2012 due to Redd fully recovering from some knee injuries during his last two seasons in Milwaukee.

Subtractions

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Player Reason Left New Team
Aaron Brooks Lockout Concerns China Guangdong Winnerway (Hongyuan) Southern Tigers
Gani Lawal Lockout Concerns / Waived[b] Poland Zastal Zielona Góra / San Antonio Spurs / China Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers / France Chorale Roanne Basket
Vince Carter Waived[c] Dallas Mavericks
Zabian Dowdell Waived Turkey Anadolu Efes Pilsen Spor Kulübü / Spain Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria – Claret, S.A.D.[d][10]
Mickaël Piétrus Waived[e] Boston Celtics
Garret Siler Waived[f] China Jiangsu Nangang Dragons[g][11]

^ b: Gani Lawal originally left due to the 2011 NBA lockout in concerns of playing the season. He signed with Zastal Zielona Góra in Poland before returning to Phoenix once the lockout ended. However, Gani was waived by the team alongside Vince Carter once the season began, and he tried a stint with the San Antonio Spurs for their training camp before being waived again. He later found a new team in the Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers, but due to personal problems, he returned to playing with Zastal once more before finishing his season with Chorale Roanne Basket in France.
^ c: Vince Carter was paid $4 million in order to get out of his contract with the Suns.
^ d: Zabian Dowdell originally signed a deal to play with Anadolu Efes Pilsen Spor Kulübü in Turkey on January 18, 2012. However, due to a failed physical, he would be waived from the team before even having a change to play for them. He would then play with Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria – Claret, S.A.D. on March 17, 2016 after passing their own physical exam.
^ e: Mickaël Piétrus was paid $1.2 million in order to get out of his contract with the Suns.
^ f: Garret Siler was waived after the January 2 game against the Golden State Warriors. He didn't play a single game with the Phoenix Suns in the regular season.
^ g: Garret Siler signed with the Jiangsu Nangang Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association quite some time after this season ended.

See also

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References

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