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 coachTerry 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]
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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 2008 09 Phoenix Suns seasonHead coachTerry Porter Alvin GentryGeneral managerSteve KerrPresidentSteve KerrOwner s Robert SarverArenaUS Airways CenterResultsRecord46 36 561 PlaceDivision 2nd Pacific Conference 9th Western Playoff finishDid not qualifyStats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionFox Sports Arizona KUTPRadioKTAR lt 2007 08 2009 10 gt Contents 1 Key dates 2 Offseason 2 1 NBA draft 3 Roster 4 Regular season 4 1 Standings 4 2 Game log 5 Player statistics 5 1 Season 6 Awards and records 6 1 Awards 6 1 1 Week Month 6 1 2 All Star 7 Transactions 7 1 Trades 7 2 Free agents 7 2 1 Additions 7 2 2 Subtractions 8 See also 9 ReferencesKey dates EditJune 26 The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City July 1 The free agency period started October 1 Starting power forward Amar e Stoudemire sustained a partially torn iris 2 October 8 The pre season started with a game against the Atlanta Hawks October 29 The regular season started with a game against the San Antonio Spurs February 14 15 Phoenix hosted the 2009 NBA All Star Weekend February 16 The Suns fired coach Terry Porter and named Alvin Gentry interim coach 3 February 20 Stoudemire underwent surgery for a detached retina and was out for eight weeks after an injury sustained on February 18 4 Offseason Edit The 2008 09 Suns warming up during a road game against the Golden State Warriors in March 2009 June 7 Terry Porter was named as the Suns new head coach 5 June 20 Alvin Gentry Bill Cartwright Dan Majerle and Igor Kokoskov were named as the Suns new assistant coaches 6 June 26 Forward Grant Hill has exercised his player option for the 2008 09 season 7 June 26 Suns have acquired the draft rights to the rookie point guard Goran Dragic from San Antonio Spurs 8 July 10 Suns have signed center Robin Lopez selected with the 15th overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft 9 July 22 Free agent forward Matt Barnes has signed with the Suns 10 August 14 Free agent forward Louis Amundson has signed with the Suns 11 August 25 Suns have acquired rookie guard Sean Singletary from the Houston Rockets in exchange for guard D J Strawberry 12 September 22 Suns have signed Goran Dragic 13 October 23 The Phoenix Suns have exercised the team s option on swingman Alando Tucker for the 2009 10 season 14 NBA draft Edit Main article 2008 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College1 15 Robin Lopez Center United States Stanford2 48 Malik Hairston Guard United States OregonRoster Edit2008 09 Phoenix Suns roster Players CoachesPos No Name Height Weight DOB YYYY MM DD FromPF 17 Amundson Louis 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 238 lb 108 kg 1982 12 07 UNLVG 10 Barbosa Leandro 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 202 lb 92 kg 1982 11 28 BrazilF 22 Barnes Matt 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 226 lb 103 kg 1980 03 09 UCLAG 2 Dragic Goran 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 190 lb 86 kg 1986 05 06 SloveniaF 3 Dudley Jared 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 225 lb 102 kg 1985 07 10 Boston CollegeSF 33 Hill Grant C 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 225 lb 102 kg 1972 10 05 DukeC 15 Lopez Robin 7 ft 0 in 2 13 m 255 lb 116 kg 1988 04 01 StanfordPG 13 Nash Steve C 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 178 lb 81 kg 1974 02 07 Santa ClaraC 32 O Neal Shaquille 7 ft 1 in 2 16 m 325 lb 147 kg 1972 03 06 LSUSG 23 Richardson Jason 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 225 lb 102 kg 1981 01 20 Michigan StateF 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 LSUF 29 Tucker Alando 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 205 lb 93 kg 1984 02 11 Wisconsin Head coachTerry Porter Alvin GentryAssistant coach es Bill Cartwright Igor Kokoskov Dan MajerleLegend C Team captain DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction March 4 2009Regular season EditStandings Edit Pacific Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Div GPc Los Angeles Lakers 65 17 793 36 5 29 12 14 2 82Phoenix Suns 46 36 561 19 28 13 18 23 11 5 82Golden State Warriors 29 53 354 36 21 20 8 33 6 10 82Los Angeles Clippers 19 63 232 46 11 30 8 33 2 14 82Sacramento Kings 17 65 207 48 11 30 6 39 7 9 82 Western ConferencevteTeam W L PCT GB1 c Los Angeles Lakers 65 17 793 2 y Denver Nuggets 54 28 659 113 y San Antonio Spurs 54 28 659 114 x Portland Trail Blazers 54 28 659 115 x Houston Rockets 53 29 646 126 x Dallas Mavericks 50 32 610 157 x New Orleans Hornets 49 33 598 168 x Utah Jazz 48 34 585 179 Phoenix Suns 46 36 561 1910 Golden State Warriors 29 53 354 3611 Minnesota Timberwolves 24 58 293 4112 Memphis Grizzlies 24 58 293 4113 Oklahoma City Thunder 23 59 280 4214 Los Angeles Clippers 19 63 232 4615 Sacramento Kings 17 65 207 48Game log Edit 2008 09 game logOctober 1 1 home 0 1 road 1 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record1 October 29 San Antonio W 103 98 Amar e Stoudemire 22 Shaquille O Neal 13 Steve Nash 13 AT amp T Center18 797 1 02 October 30 New Orleans L 95 108 Steve Nash 24 Amar e Stoudemire 12 Steve Nash 9 US Airways Center18 422 1 1November 10 6 home 4 4 road 6 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record3 November 1 Portland W 107 96 Amar e Stoudemire 23 Amar e Stoudemire 13 Steve Nash 7 US Airways Center18 422 2 14 November 4 New Jersey W 114 86 Raja Bell 22 Matt Barnes 7 Steve Nash 11 Izod Center15 230 3 15 November 5 Indiana W 113 103 Amar e Stoudemire 49 Amar e Stoudemire 11 Amar e Stoudemire Steve Nash 6 Conseco Fieldhouse11 660 4 16 November 7 Chicago L 83 100 Amar e Stoudemire 26 Robin Lopez Amar e Stoudemire 7 Steve Nash 5 United Center21 967 4 27 November 8 Milwaukee W 104 96 Shaquille O Neal 29 Shaquille O Neal Grant Hill 11 Steve Nash 7 Bradley Center17 935 5 28 November 10 Memphis W 107 102 Leandro Barbosa 27 Matt Barnes 8 Steve Nash 6 US Airways Center18 422 6 29 November 12 Houston L 82 94 Leandro Barbosa Shaquille O Neal 18 Shaquille O Neal 13 Shaquille O Neal Steve Nash 3 US Airways Center18 422 6 310 November 14 Sacramento W 97 95 OT Shaquille O Neal 29 Shaquille O Neal 13 Shaquille O Neal 6 ARCO Arena12 810 7 311 November 16 Detroit W 104 86 Amar e Stoudemire 29 Amar e Stoudemire 11 Steve Nash 7 US Airways Center18 422 8 312 November 17 Utah L 97 109 Amar e Stoudemire 30 Amar e Stoudemire 8 Steve Nash 8 EnergySolutions Arena19 911 8 413 November 20 L A Lakers L 92 105 Amar e Stoudemire 21 Shaquille O Neal 9 Steve Nash 10 US Airways Center18 422 8 514 November 22 Portland W 102 92 Shaquille O Neal 19 Shaquille O Neal 17 Steve Nash 7 US Airways Center18 422 9 515 November 25 Oklahoma City W 99 98 Amar e Stoudemire 22 Steve Nash 8 Steve Nash 15 Ford Center19 136 10 516 November 26 Minnesota W 110 102 Steve Nash 20 Shaquille O Neal 10 Steve Nash 6 Target Center11 708 11 517 November 28 Miami L 92 107 Leandro Barbosa 20 Shaquille O Neal 9 Leandro Barbosa 5 US Airways Center18 422 11 618 November 30 New Jersey L 109 117 Steve Nash 26 Amar e Stoudemire 12 Steve Nash 9 US Airways Center18 422 11 7December 7 5 home 5 1 road 2 4 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record19 December 3 New Orleans L 91 104 Amar e Stoudemire 26 Matt Barnes 7 Grant Hill 6 New Orleans Arena15 804 11 820 December 4 Dallas L 97 112 Amar e Stoudemire 28 Matt Barnes 6 Steve Nash 10 American Airlines Center19 813 11 921 December 6 Utah W 106 104 Leandro Barbosa 25 Amar e Stoudemire 20 Steve Nash 9 US Airways Center18 422 12 922 December 9 Milwaukee W 125 110 Shaquille O Neal 35 Shaquille O Neal Amar e Stoudemire 8 Steve Nash 10 US Airways Center18 422 13 923 December 10 L A Lakers L 110 115 Matt Barnes 25 Amar e Stoudemire 11 Steve Nash 9 Staples Center18 997 13 1024 December 12 Orlando W 113 112 Jason Richardson Amar e Stoudemire Steve Nash 21 Amar e Stoudemire 14 Steve Nash 10 US Airways Center18 422 14 1025 December 15 New York W 111 103 Shaquille O Neal 23 Amar e Stoudemire 14 Steve Nash 6 US Airways Center18 422 15 1026 December 18 Portland L 119 124 Amar e Stoudemire 23 Amar e Stoudemire 8 Steve Nash 11 Rose Garden20 650 15 1127 December 20 Denver W 108 101 Amar e Stoudemire 27 Amar e Stoudemire 10 Steve Nash 11 US Airways Center18 422 16 1128 December 25 San Antonio L 90 91 Amar e Stoudemire 25 Amar e Stoudemire 13 Steve Nash 8 US Airways Center18 422 16 1229 December 29 Oklahoma City W 110 102 Shaquille O Neal 28 Shaquille O Neal 12 Leandro Barbosa Amar e Stoudemire 5 Ford Center19 136 17 1230 December 30 Memphis W 101 89 Leandro Barbosa 28 Shaquille O Neal 13 Matt Barnes 5 FedExForum14 471 18 12January 7 8 home 3 4 road 4 4 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record31 January 2 L A Clippers W 106 98 Amar e Stoudemire 23 Shaquille O Neal 9 Steve Nash 11 US Airways Center18 422 19 1232 January 7 Indiana L 110 113 Amar e Stoudemire 23 Louis Amundson 14 Steve Nash 12 US Airways Center18 422 19 1333 January 9 Dallas W 128 100 Shaquille O Neal 25 Shaquille O Neal 10 Steve Nash 12 US Airways Center18 422 20 1334 January 11 L A Clippers W 109 103 Amar e Stoudemire 26 Shaquille O Neal 10 Steve Nash 12 Staples Center17 307 21 1335 January 13 Atlanta W 107 102 Shaquille O Neal 26 Matt Barnes Shaquille O Neal 10 Steve Nash 6 US Airways Center18 422 22 1336 January 15 Denver L 113 119 OT Grant Hill 25 Grant Hill Amar e Stoudemire 8 Steve Nash 14 Pepsi Center18 073 22 1437 January 16 Minnesota L 103 105 Shaquille O Neal Leandro Barbosa 22 Shaquille O Neal 11 Steve Nash 6 US Airways Center18 422 22 1538 January 18 Toronto W 117 113 Amar e Stoudemire 31 Grant Hill 9 Steve Nash 18 Air Canada Centre19 800 23 1539 January 19 Boston L 87 104 Shaquille O Neal 16 Shaquille O Neal 11 Steve Nash 8 TD Banknorth Garden18 624 23 1640 January 21 New York L 109 114 Jason Richardson 27 Shaquille O Neal 12 Steve Nash 19 Madison Square Garden19 256 23 1741 January 23 Charlotte L 76 98 Shaquille O Neal 20 Amar e Stoudemire 9 Steve Nash 5 Time Warner Cable Arena19 104 23 1842 January 25 Atlanta W 104 99 Amar e Stoudemire 23 Shaquille O Neal 11 Steve Nash 13 Philips Arena19 153 24 1843 January 26 Washington W 103 87 Shaquille O Neal 29 Amar e Stoudemire 15 Steve Nash 15 Verizon Center17 344 25 1844 January 29 San Antonio L 104 114 Amar e Stoudemire 28 Amar e Stoudemire Grant Hill 10 Steve Nash 18 US Airways Center18 422 25 1945 January 31 Chicago L 111 122 Leandro Barbosa 32 Shaquille O Neal 8 Steve Nash 10 US Airways Center18 422 25 20February 8 5 home 6 1 road 2 4 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record46 February 2 Sacramento W 129 81 Amar e Stoudemire 25 Shaquille O Neal 9 Steve Nash 9 US Airways Center18 422 26 2047 February 4 Golden State L 112 124 Jason Richardson 24 Shaquille O Neal 12 Steve Nash 9 Oracle Arena19 596 26 2148 February 6 Golden State W 115 105 Grant Hill 27 Amar e Stoudemire 15 Steve Nash 8 US Airways Center18 422 27 2149 February 8 Detroit W 107 97 Jason Richardson 21 Shaquille O Neal 10 Steve Nash 21 The Palace of Auburn Hills22 076 28 2150 February 9 Philadelphia L 91 108 Amar e Stoudemire 19 Shaquille O Neal 10 Steve Nash 8 Wachovia Center16 797 28 2251 February 11 Cleveland L 92 109 Amar e Stoudemire 27 Amar e Stoudemire Shaquille O Neal Matt Barnes 6 Leandro Barbosa 7 Quicken Loans Arena20 562 28 2352 February 17 L A Clippers W 140 100 Leandro Barbosa 24 Matt Barnes 9 Steve Nash 10 US Airways Center18 422 29 2353 February 18 L A Clippers W 142 119 Amar e Stoudemire 42 Amar e Stoudemire 11 Steve Nash 12 Staples Center18 169 30 2354 February 20 Oklahoma City W 140 118 Leandro Barbosa 41 Shaquille O Neal 9 Matt Barnes 9 US Airways Center18 422 31 2355 February 22 Boston L 108 128 Jason Richardson 21 Shaquille O Neal 6 Steve Nash 11 US Airways Center18 422 31 2456 February 24 Charlotte W 112 102 Steve Nash 22 Shaquille O Neal 11 Steve Nash 5 US Airways Center18 422 32 2457 February 26 L A Lakers L 106 132 Leandro Barbosa 18 Jared Dudley 8 Leandro Barbosa 7 Staples Center18 997 32 2558 February 27 Toronto W 133 113 Shaquille O Neal 45 Shaquille O Neal 11 Grant Hill 12 US Airways Center18 422 33 25March 7 9 home 6 2 road 1 7 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record59 March 1 L A Lakers W 118 111 Shaquille O Neal 33 Matt Barnes 10 Matt Barnes Leandro Barbosa 7 US Airways Center18 422 34 2560 March 3 Orlando L 99 111 Jason Richardson 27 Shaquille O Neal 11 Steve Nash 8 Amway Arena17 461 34 2661 March 4 Miami L 129 135 Steve Nash 29 Shaquille O Neal 8 Steve Nash 10 American Airlines Arena19 600 34 2762 March 6 Houston L 112 116 Steve Nash 32 Matt Barnes 9 Steve Nash 13 Toyota Center18 045 34 2863 March 8 San Antonio L 98 103 Steve Nash 23 Grant Hill 8 Steve Nash 11 AT amp T Center18 797 34 2964 March 10 Dallas L 117 122 Steve Nash 23 Louis Amundson 9 Steve Nash 13 US Airways Center18 422 34 3065 March 12 Cleveland L 111 119 Matt Barnes 21 Jason Richardson Shaquille O Neal 7 Steve Nash 6 US Airways Center18 422 34 3166 March 14 Oklahoma City W 106 95 Leandro Barbosa 22 Jared Dudley 9 Steve Nash 8 US Airways Center18 422 35 3167 March 15 Golden State W 154 130 Jason Richardson 31 Grant Hill 8 Matt Barnes 11 Oracle Arena19 596 36 3168 March 18 Philadelphia W 126 116 Shaquille O Neal 26 Shaquille O Neal 11 Steve Nash 10 US Airways Center18 422 37 3169 March 21 Washington W 128 96 Jason Richardson 35 Stromile Swift 12 Jared Dudley 6 US Airways Center18 422 38 3170 March 23 Denver W 118 115 Grant Hill 23 Grant Hill 10 Steve Nash 9 US Airways Center18 422 39 3171 March 25 Utah W 118 114 Grant Hill 26 Shaquille O Neal 12 Steve Nash 14 US Airways Center18 422 40 3172 March 26 Portland L 109 129 Shaquille O Neal 20 Shaquille O Neal 7 Steve Nash 5 Rose Garden20 650 40 3273 March 28 Utah L 99 104 OT Steve Nash 20 Shaquille O Neal Matt Barnes 10 Steve Nash 6 EnergySolutions Arena19 911 40 3374 March 29 Sacramento L 118 126 Steve Nash 31 Jared Dudley 11 Steve Nash 14 ARCO Arena13 623 40 34April 5 2 home 3 0 road 2 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record75 April 1 Houston W 114 109 Steve Nash 25 Shaquille O Neal 10 Steve Nash 17 US Airways Center18 422 41 3476 April 3 Sacramento W 139 111 Steve Nash 29 Matt Barnes 11 Steve Nash 9 US Airways Center18 422 42 3477 April 5 Dallas L 116 140 Leandro Barbosa 24 Shaquille O Neal 7 Steve Nash 8 American Airlines Center20 301 42 3578 April 8 New Orleans W 105 100 Steve Nash 24 Shaquille O Neal 11 Steve Nash 13 New Orleans Arena17 781 43 3579 April 10 Memphis L 89 106 Louis Amundson Jason Richardson 13 Louis Amundson 9 Goran Dragic 7 FedExForum15 908 43 3680 April 11 Minnesota W 110 97 Grant Hill 19 Robin Lopez 11 Goran Dragic 8 Target Center18 478 44 3681 April 13 Memphis W 119 110 Shaquille O Neal 19 Jason Richardson Grant Hill 8 Steve Nash 12 US Airways Center18 422 45 3682 April 15 Golden State W 117 113 Grant Hill 27 Grant Hill 10 Steve Nash 12 US Airways Center18 422 46 362015 16 season schedulePlayer statistics EditLegend 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 gameSeason Edit Phoenix Suns statistics Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGLouis Amundson 76 0 13 7 536 000 442 3 6 0 4 4 9 4 2Leandro Barbosa 70 11 24 4 482 375 881 2 6 2 3 1 2 1 14 2Matt Barnes 77 40 27 0 423 343 743 5 5 2 8 7 3 10 2Raja Bell 22 22 32 4 429 468 762 2 9 1 3 6 1 9 6Dee Brown 2 0 14 0 200 250 1 000 0 5 1 5 0 0 2 5Boris Diaw 22 0 24 5 567 357 692 3 8 2 1 5 4 8 3Goran Dragic 55 1 13 2 393 370 769 1 9 2 0 5 1 4 5Jared Dudley 48 0 15 2 481 394 691 3 0 0 8 8 1 5 5Grant Hill 82 68 29 8 523 316 808 4 9 2 3 1 1 7 12 0Robin Lopez 60 7 10 2 518 000 691 2 0 0 1 2 7 3 2Steve Nash 74 74 33 6 503 439 933 3 0 9 7 7 1 15 7Shaquille 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 4Courtney Sims 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0Sean Singletary 13 1 9 4 324 400 1 000 1 2 0 9 5 0 2 6Amar 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 0Alando 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 EditAwards Edit O Neal was named to the All NBA Third Team Week Month Edit 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 Edit Stoudemire was voted to his 4th NBA All Star Game as a starter 17 O Neal was named to his 15th career NBA All Star Game in 17 seasons 18 O Neal was named the 2009 NBA All Star MVP with former teammate Kobe Bryant Transactions EditTrades Edit June 26 2008 8 To Phoenix Suns Draft rights to Goran Dragic To San Antonio Spurs Draft rights to Malik Hairston2009 second round pickcash considerationsAugust 25 2008 12 To Phoenix Suns Sean Singletary To Houston Rockets D J StrawberryDecember 10 2008 19 To Phoenix Suns Jason RichardsonJared Dudley2010 second round pick To Charlotte Bobcats Raja BellBoris DiawSean SingletaryFree agents Edit Additions Edit Player Signed Former teamMatt Barnes 10 July 22 Golden State WarriorsLouis Amundson 11 August 14 Philadelphia 76ersDee Brown 20 December 24 Washington Wizards Subtractions Edit Player Left New teamEric Piatkowski July 1 free agentBrian Skinner 21 July 31 Los Angeles ClippersGordan Giricek 22 August 19 Fenerbahce UlkerSean Marks 23 August 28 New Orleans HornetsLinton Johnson 24 October 28 Charlotte BobcatsDee Brown 25 January 6 free agentSee also Edit2008 09 NBA seasonReferences Edit Offensive Rating NBA com Retrieved April 30 2021 Jeramie McPeek SUNS Stoudemire Lucky Eye Injury Not Worse Suns com October 3 2008 Stefan Swiat SUNS Alvin Gentry Named Interim Head Coach by the Suns Suns com February 16 2009 SUNS Stoudemire Undergoes Successful Eye Surgery Suns com February 20 2009 Stefan Swiat SUNS Suns Name Terry Porter Head Coach Suns com Suns com June 7 2008 SUNS Suns Complete Coaching Staff Suns com June 20 2008 SUNS Suns Hill Exercises Player Option For 2008 09 Suns com June 26 2008 a b Brad G Faye SUNS Suns Believe in Dragic Suns com June 26 2008 SUNS Suns Sign Robin Lopez Suns com July 10 2008 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 a b Stefan Swiat SUNS Suns Sign Forward Louis Amundson Suns com August 14 2008 a b SUNS Suns Acquire Sean Singletary Suns com August 14 2008 Stefan Swiat SUNS Suns Sign Goran Dragic Suns com September 22 2008 SUNS Suns Exercise Option on Alando Tucker Suns com October 23 2008 SUNS Stoudemire Named Western Conference Player of the Week Suns com November 2 2008 SUNS Stoudemire Receives Community Assist Award for October Suns com November 25 2008 Stefan Swiat SUNS Stoudemire Named All Star Starter for the West Suns com January 22 2009 SUNS Shaquille O Neal Named NBA All Star Suns com January 29 2008 Stefan Swiat SUNS Suns Trade for Richardson Dudley and 2010 Second Round Pick Suns com December 10 2008 SUNS Suns Add Dee Brown Suns com December 24 2008 CLIPPERS Clippers Sign Free Agent Brian Skinner Clippers com July 31 2008 Gordan Giricek joins Fenerbahce Fenerbahnce org August 19 2008 HORNETS Hornets Sign Sean Marks Hornets com August 28 2008 BOBCATS Bobcats Sign Linton Johnson III Archived 2008 10 31 at the Wayback Machine Bobcats com October 28 2008 SUNS Suns Release Dee Brown Suns com January 6 2008 Media related to 2008 09 Phoenix Suns season at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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