1997–98 Phoenix Suns season

1997–98 Phoenix Suns season
Head coach	Danny Ainge
General manager	Bryan Colangelo
Owner(s)	Jerry Colangelo
Arena	America West Arena
Results
Record	56–26 (.683)
Place	Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	Lost in first round to San Antonio (1–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Arizona, KUTP
Radio	KTAR

The 1997–98 Phoenix Suns season was the 30th for the National Basketball Association's Phoenix Suns. In the offseason, the Suns acquired Antonio McDyess from the Denver Nuggets while signing free agents Clifford Robinson and George McCloud. Danny Ainge returned for his first full season as the Suns head coach. At midseason, they traded Cedric Ceballos to the Dallas Mavericks for Dennis Scott. The Suns posted a 56–26 record as members of the Pacific division. They would make their 10th straight playoff appearance before losing in the first round, three games to one, to the San Antonio Spurs. All home games were played in America West Arena.

The team's top scorer, Rex Chapman at 15.9 points per game, was part of a Suns offense that included four other players averaging double-digits in points in McDyess, Robinson, Sixth Man of The Year Danny Manning and Jason Kidd. Kidd was the team's sole member to be selected as a member of the All-Star Game and finished second in the league in assists per game.

Following the season, McDyess re-signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets, Kevin Johnson retired (but would make a comeback late in the 1999–2000 season), Steve Nash was traded to the Dallas Mavericks, and Scott signed with the New York Knicks.

Offseason

NBA Draft

Main article: 1997 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	43	Stephen Jackson	SF/SG	United States	Butler CC

The Suns used their only draft pick to select future star Stephen Jackson, who was waived before the start of the season. The Suns traded their first-round pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1995 when they dealt Dan Majerle and Antonio Lang for John "Hot Rod" Williams.

Roster

Phoenix Suns roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (Y-M-D)	From
6.0 !C	45	USA !	Brown, Mike	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	257 lb (117 kg)	1963–07–19	George Washington
4.5 !PF	2	USA !	Bryant, Mark	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1965–04–25	Seton Hall
2.0 !SG	3	USA !	Chapman, Rex	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1967–10–05	Kentucky
1.0 !PG	7	USA !	Johnson, Kevin	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1966–03–04	UC Berkeley
1.0 !PG	32	USA !	Kidd, Jason	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1973–03–23	UC Berkeley
6.0 !C	17	MEX !	Llamas, Horacio	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	1973–07–17	Grand Canyon
4.5 !PF	15	USA !	Manning, Danny	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1966–05–17	Kansas
3.0 !SF	21	USA !	McCloud, George	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1967–05–27	Florida State
4.5 !PF	34	USA !	McDyess, Antonio	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1974–09–07	Alabama
6.0 !C	40	USA !	Meyer, Loren (IN)	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	257 lb (117 kg)	1972–12–30	Iowa State
3.0 !SF	20	SLO !	Milič, Marko	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1977–05–07	Slovenia
1.0 !PG	13	CAN !	Nash, Steve	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1974–02–07	Santa Clara
3.0 !SF	30	USA !	Robinson, Clifford	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1966–12–16	Connecticut
3.0 !SF	4	USA !	Scott, Dennis	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	1968–09–05	Georgia Tech
6.0 !C	18	USA !	Williams, John	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1962–08–09	Tulane

Head coach

Danny Ainge (Brigham Young)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster Notes

Center Loren Meyer missed the entire season due to an injury.
Center Mike Brown did not play any regular season games with the Suns this season, but did play in one playoff game.

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Clifford Robinson	Hot Rod Williams		Horacio Llamas Loren Meyer
PF	Antonio McDyess	Mark Bryant	Mike Brown	Danny Manning
SF	George McCloud	Dennis Scott	Marko Milič
SG	Rex Chapman	Kevin Johnson
PG	Jason Kidd	Steve Nash

Salaries

Player	Salary
Kevin Johnson	$8,000,000
Danny Manning	$6,833,333
Jason Kidd	$5,223,333
Hot Rod Williams	$4,550,000
Antonio McDyess	$2,876,640
Cedric Ceballos	$2,605,000
Mark Bryant	$2,250,000
Steve Nash	$1,053,360
Clifford Robinson	$1,000,000
Loren Meyer	$722,760
Mario Bennett	$630,000
Rex Chapman	$326,700
Tom Chambers	$272,250
George McCloud	$272,250
Horacio Llamas	$272,250
William Cunningham	$50,000
Total	$36,937,876

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Seattle SuperSonics	61	21	.744	–	35–6	26–15	19–5
x-Los Angeles Lakers	61	21	.744	–	33–8	28–13	16–8
x-Phoenix Suns	56	26	.683	5	30–11	26–15	17–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers	46	36	.561	15	26–15	20–21	14–10
Sacramento Kings	27	55	.329	34	21–20	6–35	6–18
Golden State Warriors	19	63	.232	42	12–29	7–34	6–18
Los Angeles Clippers	17	65	.207	44	11–30	6–35	6–18

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Utah Jazz	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Seattle SuperSonics	61	21	.744	1
3	x-Los Angeles Lakers	61	21	.744	1
4	x-Phoenix Suns	56	26	.683	6
5	x-San Antonio Spurs	56	26	.683	6
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	46	36	.561	16
7	x-Minnesota Timberwolves	45	37	.549	17
8	x-Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	21

9	Sacramento Kings	27	55	.329	35
10	Dallas Mavericks	20	62	.244	42
11	Vancouver Grizzlies	19	63	.232	43
11	Golden State Warriors	19	63	.232	43
13	Los Angeles Clippers	17	65	.207	45
14	Denver Nuggets	11	71	.134	51

Record vs. opponents

1997-98 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	VAN	WAS
Atlanta	—	2–1	4–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	4–0
Boston	1–2	—	1–2	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–0	0–2	2–0	3–2
Charlotte	0–4	2–1	—	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2
Chicago	3–1	3–1	3–1	—	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–1	4–0	1–1	4–0	4–0	3–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	3–1
Cleveland	0–4	3–1	2–2	2–2	—	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–2	2–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	1–2
Dallas	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	—	3–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–4	0–4	2–2	1–1	0–4	4–0	1–1
Denver	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	—	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1
Detroit	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	2–0	—	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	1–2	2–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–0	0–2	0–2	2–2
Golden State	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	3–1	0–2	—	1–3	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2
Houston	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	—	1–1	4–0	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	4–0	2–2	1–3	2–0	0–4	3–1	1–1
Indiana	3–1	4–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	0–2	3–1	4–0	2–0	2–1	2–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	4–0
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	3–1	0–4	0–2	—	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–4	3–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	—	1–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–2	4–0	4–0	1–3	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1
Miami	3–1	4–0	1–3	1–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	—	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2
Milwaukee	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–3	—	1–1	0–4	3–1	2–1	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–2
Minnesota	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	4–0	0–4	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–3	4–0	0–2
New Jersey	2–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	0–2	—	2–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–3
New York	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–4	2–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–2	—	4–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–3
Orlando	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–2	2–0	1–3	0–4	—	4–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–1
Philadelphia	1–3	1–3	1–2	1–2	1–3	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	0–4	1–1	2–0	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	3–1
Phoenix	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–0	4–0	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	—	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	1–3	4–0	1–1
Portland	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	—	3–1	2–2	0–4	2–0	3–1	2–2	1–1
Sacramento	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–3	—	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	4–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	0–4	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	4–0	—	2–2	2–0	1–3	4–0	1–1
Seattle	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	3–1	2–2	—	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Toronto	0–4	0–3	0–4	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–0	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	—	0–2	1–1	0–3
Utah	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	4–0	2–0	4–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–0	—	4–0	0–2
Vancouver	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	3–1	2–0	3–1	1–3	0–2	3–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4	0–4	1–1	0–4	—	1–1
Washington	0–4	2–3	2–2	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–0	2–0	1–1	—

Playoffs

Even with a 56–26 record, the Suns were the fourth seed in the West heading into the Playoffs. They would face the fifth-seeded San Antonio Spurs, headlined by star center David Robinson and Rookie of the Year forward Tim Duncan. Duncan led the Spurs to a game one upset in Phoenix, scoring 28 second-half points in a 102–96 victory. The Suns recovered to win game two 108–101. Antonio McDyess led the Suns with 21 points and 11 rebounds, while holding Duncan to 16 points with six turnovers. On the night he received the Rookie of the Year Award, Duncan again led the Spurs with 22 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks. Despite 26 points and 17 rebounds from McDyess, the Suns fell 88–100 and into a 1–2 series hole. The Spurs would clinch the series 3–1 in San Antonio, behind 30 points from Avery Johnson, 21 rebounds from Robinson, and 6 blocks from Duncan. McDyess pulled down 19 rebounds for the Suns, but shot only 5 of 14 from the field, while Kevin Johnson led the team with 18 points.

Game log

1998 playoff game log

First Round: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)

1998 playoff schedule

Awards and honors

Week/Month

Jason Kidd was named Player of the Week for games played March 8 through March 14.
Jason Kidd was named Player of the Week for games played April 12 through April 18.

All-Star

Jason Kidd was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his second All-Star selection. Kidd finished fifth in voting among Western Conference guards with 305,834 votes.

Season

Danny Manning was awarded the Sixth Man of the Year Award.
Jason Kidd finished 13th in MVP voting.

Injuries/Missed games

10/28/97: George McCloud: Deep knee bruise; did not play
10/30/97: Loren Meyer: Lumbar spine surgery; placed on injured reserve for season
10/30/97: Tom Chambers; Strained lower back; placed on injured list until November 21
10/31/97: George McCloud: Concussion; did not play
11/20/97: Horacio Llamas: Strained lower back; placed on injured list until January 30
12/02/97: Kevin Johnson: Right knee tendinitis; out until December 11
12/09/97: George McCloud: Flu; did not play
12/09/97: Rex Chapman: Strained left hamstring; out until December 16
12/11/97: Kevin Johnson: Right knee tendinitis; placed on injured list until January 31
12/26/97: George McCloud: Thigh bruise; did not play
12/26/97: Brooks Thompson: Ill; did not play
12/29/97: Danny Manning: Abdominal strain; out until January 12
01/04/98: Jason Kidd: Sprained right ankle; left game
01/18/98: Hot Rod Williams; Flu, did not play
01/30/98: Cedric Ceballos: Strained right calf; placed on injured list until February 12
02/12/98: Horacio Llamas: Bruised left heel; placed on injured list until April 9
02/17/98: Rex Chapman: Sprained left ankle; did not play
02/22/98: Steve Nash: Did not play
03/05/98: Rex Chapman: Sore right foot; out until March 13
03/09/98: Antonio McDyess: Suspended one game for fighting Hakeem Olajuwon on March 7; did not play
03/13/98: Mark Bryant: Flu; out until March 17
03/25/98: Rex Chapman: Pulled right groin; out until April 4
04/06/98: Steve Nash: Did not play
04/09/98: Danny Manning: Injured right ACL; placed on injured list, out for season
04/18/98: Rex Chapman: Aggravated left hamstring; placed on injured reserve until April 23
04/23/98: Rex Chapman: Aggravated left hamstring; did not play
04/29/98: Rex Chapman: Aggravated left hamstring; did not play

Player statistics

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Bryant, Mark !Mark Bryant	70	22	15.9	.484	.000	.768	3.5	0.7	.5	.2	4.2
Ceballos, Cedric !Cedric Ceballos*	35	16	17.9	.500	.300	.714	4.3	1.0	.6	.2	9.5
Chapman, Rex !Rex Chapman	68	67	33.3	.427	.386	.781	2.5	3.0	1.0	.2	15.9
Johnson, Kevin !Kevin Johnson	50	12	25.8	.447	.154	.871	3.3	4.9	.5	.2	9.5
Kidd, Jason !Jason Kidd	82	82	38.0	.416	.313	.799	6.2	9.1	2.0	.3	11.6
Llamas, Horacio !Horacio Llamas	8	0	5.3	.381	.333	.700	2.3	0.1	.1	.4	3.0
Manning, Danny !Danny Manning	70	11	25.6	.516	.000	.739	5.6	2.0	1.0	.7	13.5
McCloud, George !George McCloud	63	13	19.3	.405	.341	.765	3.5	1.3	.9	.2	7.2
McDyess, Antonio !Antonio McDyess	81	81	30.1	.536†	.000	.702	7.6	1.3	1.2	1.7	15.1
Milič, Marko !Marko Milič	33	0	4.9	.609†	.500^	.647	0.8	0.4	.3	.0	2.8
Nash, Steve !Steve Nash	76	9	21.9	.459	.415^	.860	2.1	3.4	.8	.1	9.1
Robinson, Clifford !Clifford Robinson	80	64	29.5	.479	.321	.689	5.1	2.1	1.2	1.1	14.2
Scott, Dennis !Dennis Scott*	29	3	17.0	.438	.449^	.667	1.7	0.8	.3	.2	6.2
Thompson, Brooks !Brooks Thompson*	13	0	3.5	.370	.313	.333	0.4	0.2	.3	.0	2.0
Williams, John !John Williams	71	30	18.8	.470	.	.699	4.4	0.7	.5	.8	3.6

* – Stats with the Suns.
† – Minimum 300 field goals made.
^ – Minimum 55 three-pointers made.

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Brown, Mike !Mike Brown	1	0	1.0	.	.	.	0.0	0.0	.0	.0	0.0
Bryant, Mark !Mark Bryant	4	1	23.3	.500	.	.500	5.8	0.3	1.0	.5	10.0
Chapman, Rex !Rex Chapman	2	2	29.0	.261	.000	.857^	0.0	2.0	1.0	.0	9.0
Johnson, Kevin !Kevin Johnson	4	1	30.5	.548†	.250	.667	2.3	4.8	.5	.2	13.8
Kidd, Jason !Jason Kidd	4	4	42.8	.379	.000	.813^	5.8	7.8	4.0	.5	14.3
McCloud, George !George McCloud	4	3	31.5	.512	.571	.750	4.8	2.0	.2	.2	14.3
McDyess, Antonio !Antonio McDyess	4	4	36.8	.477	.	.643	13.3	1.0	.5	1.5	17.8
Milič, Marko !Marko Milič	2	0	2.0	.667†	.	.	0.5	0.0	.5	.0	2.0
Nash, Steve !Steve Nash	4	1	12.8	.444	.200	.625	2.5	1.8	.5	.0	5.5
Robinson, Clifford !Clifford Robinson	4	4	23.0	.273	.000	.778	3.0	0.8	.7	.5	6.3
Scott, Dennis !Dennis Scott	4	0	15.5	.412	.375	.	2.0	0.3	.2	.0	4.3
Williams, John !John Williams	3	0	11.0	.286	.	.667	1.3	0.3	.0	.7	2.0

† – Minimum 20 field goals made.
^ – Minimum 10 free throws made.

Transactions

Trades

October 1, 1997	To Denver Nuggets---- 1998 first-round draft pick ( Tyronn Lue) 1999 first-round draft pick ( James Posey) 2000 second-round draft pick ( Dan McClintock) 2001 first-round draft pick ( Joseph Forte) 2002 second-round draft pick ( Rod Grizzard)	To Phoenix Suns---- Antonio McDyess 2005 first-round draft pick ( Sean May)	To Cleveland Cavaliers---- Wesley Person Tony Dumas
November 21, 1997	To Philadelphia 76ers---- Tom Chambers	To Phoenix Suns---- Marko Milič
February 18, 1998	To Dallas Mavericks---- Cedric Ceballos	To Phoenix Suns---- Dennis Scott

Free agents

Additions

Date	Player	Contract	Former Team
June 23, 1997	Kevin Johnson	Signed one-year contract for $8,000,000	Phoenix Suns
July 1, 1997	Mark Bryant	Signed two-year contract for $4,300,000	Phoenix Suns
July 8, 1997	John "Hot Rod" Williams	Signed one-year contract for $4,550,000	Phoenix Suns
July 8, 1997	Rex Chapman	Signed one-year contract for $326,700	Phoenix Suns
July 8, 1997	Horacio Llamas	Signed one-year contract for $272,250	Phoenix Suns
August 22, 1997	Tom Chambers	Signed one-year contract for $272,250	Charlotte Hornets
August 22, 1997	William Cunningham	Undisclosed	n/a
August 25, 1997	Clifford Robinson	Signed one-year contract for $1 million	Portland Trail Blazers
September 2, 1997	George McCloud	Signed one-year contract for $272,250	Los Angeles Lakers
December 11, 1997	Brooks Thompson	Undisclosed	Denver Nuggets
January 9, 1998	Brooks Thompson	Signed two 10-day contracts	Phoenix Suns
April 18, 1998	Mike Brown	Signed for rest of season	Viola Reggio Calabria (Italy)

Subtractions

Date	Player	Reason Left	New Team
May 3, 1997	Kevin Johnson	Retired	Phoenix Suns
July 1, 1997	Wayman Tisdale	Free agent	n/a
July 1, 1997	Mike Brown	Free agent	Viola Reggio Calabria (Italy)
September 29, 1997	Ben Davis	Free agent	Miami Heat
October 13, 1997	William Cunningham	Waived	Utah Jazz
October 30, 1997	Stephen Jackson	Waived	La Crosse Bobcats (CBA)
January 7, 1998	Brooks Thompson	Waived	Phoenix Suns
January 29, 1998	Brooks Thompson	10-day contract expired	New York Knicks

References

Pacific Division standings on Basketball Reference

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

1997–98 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Orlando Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee Toronto

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota San Antonio Utah Vancouver

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

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