2004–05 Phoenix Suns season

2004–05 Phoenix Suns season
Division Champions
Head coach	Mike D'Antoni
General manager	Bryan Colangelo
Owner(s)	Robert Sarver
Arena	America West Arena
Results
Record	62–20 (.756)
Place	Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	Lost in Conference Finals to San Antonio (1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio	KTAR

The 2004–05 Phoenix Suns season was the 37th for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. The Suns finished with the best record in the NBA at 62–20 under head coach Mike D'Antoni. The Suns sent three players to the All-Star Game, in Steve Nash, Amar'e Stoudemire, and Shawn Marion. The Suns gained from solid play from guards Quentin Richardson and Joe Johnson. Nash finished the season averaging 11.5 assists per game while making 50.2% of his field goals and 43.1% of his three-pointers in the regular season, he ended up winning the MVP award. D'Antoni was awarded Coach of the Year and Bryan Colangelo Executive of the Year.

The team's season roster is featured in the video game NBA 2K16.^[1]

After spending four and a half seasons in Phoenix, Joe Johnson left the team after the season and signed with the Atlanta Hawks.

Offseason

NBA Draft

Main article: 2004 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	7	Luol Deng	Forward	United Kingdom	Duke

Head coach Mike D'Antoni

The Suns drafted Luol Deng with the 7th pick, who was immediately traded to the Chicago Bulls for second-round pick Jackson Vroman and a 2005 first-round pick. The Suns received the 16th pick (Kirk Snyder) in a trade with the New York Knicks, but traded the pick to the Utah Jazz. The Suns second-round pick was traded to the Orlando Magic in 2003.

Free agency

After trading Stephon Marbury (owed $76 million through 2008–09) and Penny Hardaway (owed $30.4 million through 2005–06), the Suns freed enough cap space to sign free agent point guard Steve Nash to a 6-year, $65.6 million deal, with a sixth-year team option, and swingman Quentin Richardson to a 6-year, $43.5 million deal, with a sixth-year player option. The Suns also signed Steven Hunter, Yuta Tabuse and Derrick Dial as free agents. Hunter played the season as a back-up center, Tabuse played 4 games before being waived in December, and Dial was waived before the start of the season.

Roster

Phoenix Suns roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (Y-M-D)	From
1.5 !G	10	BRA !	Barbosa, Leandro	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1982-11-28	Brazil
6.0 !C	45	USA !	Hunter, Steven	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1981-10-31	DePaul
1.5 !G	21	USA !	Jackson, Jim	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1970-10-14	Ohio State
1.5 !G	2	USA !	Johnson, Joe	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1981-06-29	Arkansas
4.0 !F	31	USA !	Marion, Shawn (C)	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1978-05-07	UNLV
4.0 !F	0	USA !	McCarty, Walter	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1974-02-01	Kentucky
1.5 !G	13	CAN !	Nash, Steve (C)	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1974-02-07	Santa Clara
4.0 !F	46	USA !	Outlaw, Bo	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1971-04-13	Houston
2.5 !G/F	3	USA !	Richardson, Quentin	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	1980-04-13	DePaul
4.0 !F	17	USA !	Shirley, Paul	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1977-12-23	Iowa State
5.5 !F/C	32	USA !	Stoudemire, Amar'e (C)	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1982-11-16	Cypress Creek HS
6.0 !C	43	USA !	Voskuhl, Jake	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1977-11-01	Connecticut

Head coach

Mike D'Antoni (Marshall)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve
C	Amar'e Stoudemire	Steven Hunter	Jake Voskuhl
PF	Shawn Marion	Walter McCarty	Bo Outlaw Paul Shirley
SF	Joe Johnson
SG	Quentin Richardson	Jim Jackson
PG	Steve Nash	Leandro Barbosa

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Phoenix Suns	62	20	.756	–	31–10	31–10	12–4
x-Sacramento Kings	50	32	.610	12	30–11	20–21	10–6
Los Angeles Clippers	37	45	.451	25	27–14	10–31	6–10
Los Angeles Lakers	34	48	.415	28	22–19	12–29	6–10
Golden State Warriors	34	48	.415	28	20–21	14–27	6–10

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Phoenix Suns	62	20	.756	—
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	59	23	.720	3
3	y-Seattle SuperSonics	52	30	.634	10
4	x-Dallas Mavericks	58	24	.707	4
5	x-Houston Rockets	51	31	.622	11
6	x-Sacramento Kings	50	32	.610	12
7	x-Denver Nuggets	49	33	.598	13
8	x-Memphis Grizzlies	45	37	.549	17

9	Minnesota Timberwolves	44	38	.537	18
10	Los Angeles Clippers	37	45	.451	25
11	Los Angeles Lakers	34	48	.415	28
12	Golden State Warriors	34	48	.415	28
13	Portland Trail Blazers	27	55	.329	35
14	Utah Jazz	26	56	.317	36
15	New Orleans Hornets	18	64	.220	44

Playoffs

Game log

2005 playoff game log

First Round: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)

Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)

Conference Finals: 1–4 (Home: 0–3; Road: 1–1)

2005 playoff schedule

Awards and honors

Steve Nash

Amar'e Stoudemire

Shawn Marion

Week/Month

Amar'e Stoudemire was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played November 14 through November 20.
Shawn Marion was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played November 21 through November 27.
Amar'e Stoudemire was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played December 5 through December 11.
Shawn Marion was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played December 12 through December 18.
Steve Nash was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played December 19 through December 25.
Steve Nash was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played February 6 through February 12.
Steve Nash was named Western Conference Player of the Month for November.
Amar'e Stoudemire was named Western Conference Player of the Month for April.
Mike D'Antoni was named Western Conference Coach of the Month for December.

All-Star

Steve Nash was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his third All-Star selection. Nash finished third in the All-Star voting among Western Conference guards with 1,148,275 votes.
Amar'e Stoudemire was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his first All-Star selection. Stoudemire finished fifth in the All-Star voting among Western Conference forwards with 640,370 votes.
Shawn Marion was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his second All-Star selection. Marion finished eighth in the All-Star voting among Western Conference forwards with 264,203 votes.
Amar'e Stoudemire was the runner-up in the Slam Dunk Contest, losing to champion Josh Smith. This was the only All-Star Saturday competition not won by Phoenix.
Quentin Richardson won the Three-Point Shootout.
Steve Nash won the Skills Challenge competition with a time of 25.8 seconds.
Team Phoenix, consisting of Shawn Marion, Diana Taurasi and Dan Majerle, won the Shooting Stars Competition.

Season

Steve Nash received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award.
Mike D'Antoni received the NBA Coach of the Year Award.
Bryan Colangelo received the NBA Executive of the Year Award.
Steve Nash was named to the All-NBA First Team.
Amar'e Stoudemire was named to the All-NBA Second Team. Stoudemire also finished 9th in MVP voting, and 7th in Most Improved Player voting.
Shawn Marion was named to the All-NBA Third Team. Marion also finished 14th in MVP voting, 5th in Defensive Player of the Year voting, and 22nd in Most Improved Player voting.
Joe Johnson finished 20th in Most Improved Player voting.
Steve Nash led the league in assists per game, with an 11.5 average.
Quentin Richardson led the league (with Kyle Korver) in three-point field goals with 226.

Injuries/Missed games

11/01/04: Žarko Čabarkapa: Knee tendinitis; placed on injured list until December 7
11/08/04: Yuta Tabuse: Strained quadriceps; placed on injured list until December 10
11/10/04: Leandro Barbosa: Sprained ankle; did not play
11/13/04: Jake Voskuhl: Flu; did not play
11/16/04: Leandro Barbosa: Sprained ankle; did not play
12/03/04: Maciej Lampe: Flu; did not play
12/07/04: Jackson Vroman: Strained groin; placed on injured list until December 18
12/10/04: Jake Voskuhl: Appendectomy; placed on injured list until January 3
01/02/05: Leandro Barbosa: Chicken pox; did not play
01/04/05: Leandro Barbosa: Chicken pox; did not play
01/05/05: Leandro Barbosa: Chicken pox; did not play
01/10/05: Leandro Barbosa: Sprained ankle; placed on injured list until February 4
01/15/05: Steve Nash: Bruised thigh; did not play
01/17/05: Steve Nash: Bruised thigh; did not play
01/19/05: Steve Nash: Back spasms; did not play
02/14/05: Jim Jackson: Sprained foot; did not play
02/23/05: Steve Nash; Strained hamstring; did not play
02/26/05: Steve Nash; Strained hamstring; did not play
02/27/05: Steve Nash; Strained hamstring; did not play
03/05/05: Quentin Richardson; Hyperextended knee; did not play
03/11/05: Shawn Marion: Bruised knee; did not play
03/18/05: Jake Voskuhl: Sprained ankle; did not play
03/20/05: Walter McCarty: Back spasms; did not play
03/28/05: Amar'e Stoudemire: Ankle inflammation; did not play
03/30/05: Amar'e Stoudemire: Ankle inflammation; did not play
04/01/05: Walter McCarty: Personal reasons; did not play
04/03/05: Walter McCarty: Personal reasons; did not play
04/12/05: Quentin Richardson: Sprained ankle; did not play
04/15/05: Quentin Richardson: Sprained ankle; did not play
04/20/05: Steve Nash: Did not play
05/11/05: Joe Johnson: Fractured orbital bone, mild concussion; placed on injured list until May 28

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
Barbosa, Leandro !Leandro Barbosa	63	6	17.3	.475	.367	.797	2.1	2.0	0.5	0.1	7.0
Čabarkapa, Žarko !Žarko Čabarkapa*	3	0	3.7	.571†	.	1.000^	1.0	0.0	.0	.0	3.0
Hunter, Steven !Steven Hunter	76	3	13.8	.614†	.000	.479	3.0	0.2	0.1	1.3	4.6
Jackson, Jim !Jim Jackson*	40	3	24.9	.435	.459	.960^	3.9	2.4	0.3	0.1	8.8
Jacobsen, Casey !Casey Jacobsen*	40	0	19.2	.414	.382	.774	1.7	0.9	0.3	.0	5.3
Johnson, Joe !Joe Johnson	82	82	39.5	.461	.478+	.750	5.1	3.5	1.0	0.3	17.1
Lampe, Maciej !Maciej Lampe*	16	0	7.4	.347	.667+	.667	2.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	2.8
Marion, Shawn !Shawn Marion	81	81	38.8	.476	.334	.833	11.3	1.9	2.0	1.5	19.4
McCarty, Walter !Walter McCarty*	28	0	12.6	.388	.385	.500	2.2	0.4	0.4	0.2	3.5
Nash, Steve !Steve Nash	75	75	34.3	.502	.431	.887^	3.3	11.5	1.0	0.1	15.5
Outlaw, Bo !Bo Outlaw	39	0	5.5	.353	.	.556	1.4	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.7
Parker, Smush !Smush Parker*	5	0	6.8	.467	.250	.	0.6	0.8	0.4	.0	3.0
Richardson, Quentin !Quentin Richardson	79	78	35.9	.389	.358	.739	6.1	2.0	1.2	0.3	14.9
Shirley, Paul !Paul Shirley	9	0	3.3	.455	.	.500	0.2	0.3	.0	.0	1.3
Stoudemire, Amar'e !Amar'e Stoudemire	80	80	36.1	.559†	.188	.733	8.9	1.6	1.0	1.6	26.0
Tabuse, Yuta !Yuta Tabuse	4	0	4.3	.167	1.000+	1.000^	1.0	0.8	.0	.0	1.8
Voskuhl, Jake !Jake Voskuhl	38	1	9.5	.458	.	.684	2.4	0.4	0.1	0.3	2.1
Vroman, Jackson !Jackson Vroman*	10	1	5.7	.375	.	.571	1.3	0.7	0.3	0.2	1.6

* – Stats with the Suns.
† – Minimum 300 field goals made.
+ – Minimum 55 three-pointers made.
^ – Minimum 125 free throws made.

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Barbosa, Leandro !Leandro Barbosa	12	0	9.7	.343	.400	.500	1.4	1.0	0.2	.0	2.5
Hunter, Steven !Steven Hunter	15	0	14.2	.558	.	.600	2.5	0.2	0.1	1.2	4.2
Jackson, Jim !Jim Jackson	15	6	31.6	.488	.516	.875	4.1	1.5	0.7	0.5	11.0
Johnson, Joe !Joe Johnson	9	9	39.4	.504	.556	.697	4.3	3.3	1.1	0.4	18.8
Marion, Shawn !Shawn Marion	15	15	42.3	.484	.419	.769	11.8	1.5	1.4	1.7	17.6
McCarty, Walter !Walter McCarty	8	0	6.9	.222	.333	.000	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.8
Nash, Steve !Steve Nash	15	15	40.7	.520	.389	.919	4.8	11.3	0.9	0.2	23.9
Outlaw, Bo !Bo Outlaw	1	0	2.0	.000	.	.	0.0	1.0	1.0	.0	0.0
Richardson, Quentin !Quentin Richardson	15	15	37.6	.403	.390	.639	5.1	1.7	1.3	0.2	11.9
Shirley, Paul !Paul Shirley	0	0	0.0	.	.	.	0.0	0.0	.0	.0	0.0
Stoudemire, Amar'e !Amar'e Stoudemire	15	15	40.1	.539	.000	.781	10.7	1.2	0.7	2.0	29.9
Voskuhl, Jake !Jake Voskuhl	0	0	0.0	.	.	.	0.0	0.0	.0	.0	0.0

Transactions

Trades

June 22, 2004	To Charlotte Bobcats---- 2005 first-round draft pick ( Sean May)	To Phoenix Suns---- Charlotte agrees to draft Jahidi White in 2004 NBA Expansion Draft
June 24, 2004	To Chicago Bulls---- Luol Deng	To Phoenix Suns---- Jackson Vroman 2005 first-round draft pick ( Nate Robinson)
January 3, 2005	To Golden State Warriors---- Žarko Čabarkapa	To Phoenix Suns---- 2007 second-round draft pick ( Aaron Gray) 2009 second-round draft pick ( DeJuan Blair)
January 21, 2005	To New Orleans Hornets---- Casey Jacobsen Maciej Lampe Jackson Vroman	To Phoenix Suns---- Jim Jackson 2005 second-round draft pick ( Marcin Gortat)
February 8, 2005	To Boston Celtics---- 2007 second-round draft pick ( Aaron Gray)	To Phoenix Suns---- Walter McCarty

Free agents

Additions

Date	Player	Signed	Former Team
July 14, 2004	Steve Nash	Signed 6-year contract for $65.6 million	Dallas Mavericks
July 29, 2004	Quentin Richardson	Signed 6-year contract $43.5 million	Los Angeles Clippers
August 20, 2004	Steven Hunter	Signed 1-year contract for $720,046	Orlando Magic
September 7, 2004	Yuta Tabuse	Signed multi-year contract	Long Beach Jam (NBA D-League)
October 1, 2004	Derrick Dial	Undisclosed	Orlando Magic
November 8, 2004	Bo Outlaw	Signed 1-year contract for $1.1 million	Memphis Grizzlies
January 19, 2005	Smush Parker	Signed two 10-day contracts	Aris Thessaloniki (Greece)
January 23, 2005	Paul Shirley	Signed 2-year contract	Chicago Bulls

Subtractions

Date	Player	Reason Left	New Team
June 22, 2004	Jahidi White	Expansion Draft	Charlotte Bobcats
July 16, 2004	Antonio McDyess	Free agent	Detroit Pistons
October 22, 2004	Donnell Harvey	Free agent	Atlanta Hawks
October 26, 2004	Derrick Dial	Waived	Anaheim Arsenal (NBA D-League)
October 29, 2004	Howard Eisley	Waived	Utah Jazz
December 19, 2004	Yuta Tabuse	Waived	Bakersfield Jam (NBA D-League)
February 8, 2005	Smush Parker	Waived	Los Angeles Lakers

Phoenix Suns

Founded in 1968 Based in Phoenix, Arizona

Franchise	Franchise Expansion Draft History Draft history All-time roster Head coaches Seasons Records Current season

Arenas	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Talking Stick Resort Arena

General managers	J. Colangelo B. Colangelo D'Antoni Kerr Blanks McDonough

D-League affiliate	Northern Arizona Suns

Culture & lore	The Suns Gorilla The Shot 'Heard' Round the World 07 Seconds or Less STAT The Matrix Sir Charles Nashty The Greyhound Thunder Dan Shazam Oklahoma Kid Original Sun Hawk

Rivals	San Antonio Spurs

Ring of Honor & Retired numbers	5 6 7 9 13 24 33 34 42 44 Jerry Colangelo Cotton Fitzsimmons John MacLeod Al McCoy (To be official on March 3, 2017) Joe Proski

Hall of Famers	Charles Barkley Jerry Colangelo Gail Goodrich Connie Hawkins Dennis Johnson Gus Johnson Ann Meyers Shaquille O'Neal Pat Riley

Key personnel	Owner Robert Sarver President & CEO Jason Rowley General Manager & President of Basketball Operations Ryan McDonough Director of Player Personnel Mark West Head Coach Earl Watson Voice of the Suns Al McCoy

Western Conference Championships (2)	1976 1993

Pacific Division Championships (6)	1981 1993 1995 2005 2006 2007

Media	TV FS Arizona Radio Arizona Sports Announcers Tom Leander Tom Chambers Eddie Johnson Al McCoy Tim Kempton Ann Meyers Casey Jacobsen Steve Albert Kevin Ray Jon Bloom

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

National Basketball Association

2016–17 season

Eastern
Conference

Atlantic	Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets New York Knicks Philadelphia 76ers Toronto Raptors

Central	Chicago Bulls Cleveland Cavaliers Detroit Pistons Indiana Pacers Milwaukee Bucks

Southeast	Atlanta Hawks Charlotte Hornets Miami Heat Orlando Magic Washington Wizards

Western
Conference

Northwest	Denver Nuggets Minnesota Timberwolves Oklahoma City Thunder Portland Trail Blazers Utah Jazz

Pacific	Golden State Warriors Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns Sacramento Kings

Southwest	Dallas Mavericks Houston Rockets Memphis Grizzlies New Orleans Pelicans San Antonio Spurs

Annual events

MVP

Finals

MVP

Others

NBA Silver Anniversary Team

NBA 35th Anniversary Team

ABA

BAA

Collective bargaining agreement

Criticisms and controversies

2007 Tim Donaghy betting scandal

First overall draft picks

Media

Radio

NBL

Players

Records

Teams

Basketball in the United States

Category
Portal

2004–05 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Toronto

Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Southeast	Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington

Western

Northwest	Denver Minnesota Portland Seattle Utah

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

Southwest	Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans San Antonio

References

↑ Lelinwalla, Mark (September 11, 2015). "'NBA 2K16': All The Classic Teams Announced". Tech Times. Retrieved April 16, 2016.

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