1968–69 Phoenix Suns season explained

Team:	Phoenix Suns
End Year:	1969
Wins:	16
Losses:	66
Division:	Western
Division Place:	7
Coach:	Johnny "Red" Kerr
Gm:	Jerry Colangelo
Owners:	Karl Eller, Don Pitt, Don Diamond, Bhavik Darji, Marvin Meyer, Richard L. Bloch
Arena:	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Playoffs:	Did not qualify
Bbr Team:	PHO
Television:	KTAR-TV
Radio:	KTAR
No Prevseason:	1

The 1968–69 Phoenix Suns season was the inaugural season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. Head coach Red Kerr led the franchise to its first win in their debut game, over the Seattle SuperSonics. The Suns lost more games in their initial season than in any year since, and did not have a winning record against any other team. They played all their home games in the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Dick Van Arsdale was the franchise's first All-Star selection when he was selected to play in the 1969 All-Star Game. He was the team's second leading scorer at 21 points per game, behind eventual Hall of Fame member Gail Goodrich, who averaged 23.8, the seventh-highest in the league for the season. Goodrich was selected to replace an injured Jerry West in the All-Star Game.

Offseason

NBA expansion draft

See main article: 1968 NBA expansion draft.

Player	Position	Former team
John Barnhill	Guard	San Diego Rockets
Em Bryant	Guard	New York Knicks
Gail Goodrich	Guard	Los Angeles Lakers
Dennis Hamilton	Forward	Los Angeles Lakers
Neil Johnson	Forward	New York Knicks
Dave Lattin	Forward	San Francisco Warriors
Paul Long	Guard	Detroit Pistons
Stan McKenzie	Forward	Baltimore Bullets
McCoy McLemore	Forward	Chicago Bulls
Bill Melchionni	Guard	Philadelphia 76ers
Dave Schellhase	Guard	Chicago Bulls
Dick Snyder	Guard	Atlanta Hawks
Craig Spitzer	Center	Chicago Bulls
Bumper Tormohlen	Center	Atlanta Hawks
Dick Van Arsdale	Forward	New York Knicks
Roland West	Guard	Baltimore Bullets
John Wetzel	Forward	Los Angeles Lakers
George Wilson	Center	Seattle SuperSonics

The Suns participated in the NBA's fourth expansion draft along with the Milwaukee Bucks, the other expansion team that joined the league in 1968. Each of the league's other 12 teams protected seven of their top players, with the remaining unprotected players available in the draft. The two expansion teams selected three players from each team, totaling 18 selections each.

The Suns received the first, fourth and fifth picks, while the Bucks, which had not yet chosen their team name at the time, received the second and third picks. The Suns' first selection was swingman Dick Van Arsdale of the New York Knicks. The Bucks then selected center Wayne Embry of the Boston Celtics, and power forward Fred Hetzel of the San Francisco Warriors. The Suns rounded out the top five by picking point guard Gail Goodrich of the Los Angeles Lakers and shooting guard Dick Snyder of the Atlanta Hawks. "The Original Sun" Dick Van Arsdale would have a historic career with the Suns after being drafted, with him being an All-Star in his first three seasons with the team, as well as be named a member of the All-Defensive Second Team in 1974 and helping the team reach the 1976 NBA Finals before retiring in 1977, having his number become the second in franchise history to be retired into the Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor in the 1977–78 season, behind Connie Hawkins.

NBA draft

See main article: 1968 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1	8	Gary Gregor	Forward	South Carolina
2	22	Dick Cunningham	Center	Murray State
3	36	Art Beatty	Center	American
4	49	Rich Jones	Forward	Memphis
5	64	Harry Hollines	Guard	Denver
6	77	Rod Knowles	Center	Davidson
7	92	Charles Parks	Forward	Idaho State
8	105	Brian Clare	Center	Denver
9	120	Mervin Jackson	Guard	Utah
10	133	Lee Davis	Center	North Carolina Central
11	147	Ron Boone	Guard	Idaho State
12	160	Bill Davis	Forward	Arizona
13	171	Pat Hobart	Forward	California State

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

1968–69 NBA records
width=100	Team	ATL	BAL	BOS	CHI	CIN	DET	LAL	MIL	NYK	PHI	PHO	SDR	SFW	SEA
Atlanta	—	2–4	3–3	6–1	4–2	6–0	3–4	4–2	2–4	1–5	6–0	3–4	4–3	4–2
Baltimore	4–2	—	5–2	6–0	4–3	7–0	3–3	5–1	3–4	2–4	6–0	5–1	3–3	4–2
Boston	3–3	2–5	—	4–2	5–2	5–1	2–4	5–1	1–6	5–2	6–0	4–2	3–3	3–3
Chicago	1–6	0–6	2–4	—	1–5	3–3	3–4	5–1	2–4	1–5	4–2	3–3	4–3	4–3
Cincinnati	2–4	3–4	2–5	5–1	—	3–4	2–4	5–1	4–2	3–4	4–2	2–4	3–3	3–3
Detroit	0–6	0–7	1–5	3–3	4–3	—	3–3	2–4	3–4	3–4	4–2	3–3	2–4	4–2
Los Angeles	4–3	3–3	4–2	4–3	4–2	3–3	—	5–1	5–1	1–5	6–0	7–0	4–3	5–1
Milwaukee	2–4	1–5	1–5	1–5	1–5	4–2	1–5	—	0–6	0–6	6–2	4–2	3–3	3–5
New York	4–2	4–3	6–1	4–2	2–4	4–3	1–5	6–0	—	4–3	5–1	3–3	5–1	6–0
Philadelphia	5–1	4–2	2–5	5–1	4–3	4–3	5–1	6–0	3–4	—	5–1	4–2	2–4	6–0
Phoenix	0–6	0–6	0–6	2–4	2–4	2–4	0–6	2–6	1–5	1–5	—	1–7	2–4	3–3
San Diego	4–3	1–5	2–4	3–3	4–2	3–3	0–7	2–4	3–3	2–4	7–1	—	3–3	3–3
San Francisco	3–4	3–3	3–3	3–4	3–3	4–2	3–4	3–3	1–5	4–2	4–2	3–3	—	4–3
Seattle	2–4	2–4	3–3	3–4	3–3	2–4	1–5	5–3	0–6	0–6	3–3	3–3	3–4	—

Game log

!!Streak|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1| October 18| Seattle| W 116–107| Gail Goodrich (27)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7,112| 1–0| W 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| October 20| Baltimore| L 122–134| Dick Van Arsdale (26)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3,474| 1–1| L 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| October 22| @ San Francisco| L 101–109| Gail Goodrich (29)| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
4,291| 1–2| L 2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4| October 24| New York| W 109–92| Gail Goodrich (31)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3,450| 2–2| W 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5| October 27| Atlanta| L 100–123| Gail Goodrich (23)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
4,603| 2–3| L 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 6| October 30| @ Seattle| W 115–108| Gail Goodrich (32)| Seattle Center Coliseum
2,657| 3–3| W 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 7| October 31| Chicago| W 112–103| Gail Goodrich (30)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3,029| 4–3| W 2|-!!Streak|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 8| November 3| Los Angeles| L 109–127| Dick Van Arsdale (38)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7,150| 4–4| L 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 9| November 4| San Francisco| L 108–119| Dick Van Arsdale (29)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3,019| 4–5| L 2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 10| November 10| Detroit| W 130–128 (OT)| George Wilson (33)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
4,440| 5–5| W 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 11| November 14| Detroit| L 109–111| Gail Goodrich (25)| Tucson, AZ
2,712| 5–6| L 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 12| November 15| @ Seattle| L 124–128 (2OT)| Dick Van Arsdale (34)| Seattle Center Coliseum
4,368| 5–7| L 2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 13| November 17| Boston| L 98–130| Gail Goodrich,
Dave Lattin (13)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9,109| 5–8| L 3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 14| November 19| @ Philadelphia| L 110–126| Dick Van Arsdale (29)| New York City, NY
16,664| 5–9| L 4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 15| November 22| @ Boston| L 106–133| McCoy McLemore (18)| Boston Garden
8,224| 5–10| L 5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 16| November 23| @ Milwaukee| L 112–115| McCoy McLemore (28)| Milwaukee Arena
6,090| 5–11| L 6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 17| November 26| Philadelphia| L 119–126| Gail Goodrich (32)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3,209| 5–12| L 7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 18| November 27| @ Detroit| L 111–125| George Wilson (24)| Cobo Arena
11,016| 5–13| L 8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 19| November 29| @ Baltimore| L 106–124| Gail Goodrich,
Dick Van Arsdale (24)| Baltimore Civic Center
6,596| 5–14| L 9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 20| November 30| @ Chicago| L 96–100| Dick Van Arsdale (29)| Chicago Stadium
3,246| 5–15| L 10!!Streak|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 21| December 2| Seattle| L 108–118| Gail Goodrich (26)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2,171| 5–16| L 11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 22| December 3| @ Los Angeles| L 108–122| Gail Goodrich (23)| The Forum
8,277| 5–17| L 12|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 23| December 4| San Francisco| W 126–97| Gail Goodrich (32)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2,387| 6–17| W 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 24| December 6| @ San Diego| L 106–117| Dick Van Arsdale (33)| San Diego Sports Arena
5,782| 6–18| L 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 25| December 8| Atlanta| L 99–121| Dick Van Arsdale (17)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3,243| 6–19| L 2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 26| December 10| @ New York| L 106–111| Gail Goodrich (29)| Madison Square Garden
16,337| 6–20| L 3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 27| December 11| @ Philadelphia| L 123–143| Gail Goodrich (19)| The Spectrum
6,780| 6–21| L 4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 28| December 13| @ Cincinnati| L 123–130 (OT)| Dick Van Arsdale (31)| Cleveland, OH
2,114| 6–22| L 5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 29| December 14| @ Detroit| W 123–118| Gail Goodrich (41)| Cobo Arena
5,024| 7–22| W 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 30| December 15| @ Cincinnati| L 101–119| Stan McKenzie (28)| Omaha, NE
5,886| 7–23| L 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 31| December 17| Philadelphia| L 128–145| Dick Snyder (25)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
1,946| 7–24| L 2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 32| December 18| Cincinnati| W 123–114| Gail Goodrich (34)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3,462| 8–24| W 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 33| December 21| @ Baltimore| L 117–131| Gail Goodrich (28)| Baltimore Civic Center
8,529| 8–25| L 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 34| December 22| @ Milwaukee| L 116–127| Dick Van Arsdale (26)| Milwaukee Arena
3,466| 8–26| L 2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 35| December 25| Los Angeles| L 99–119| Dick Van Arsdale (27)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10,355| 8–27| L 3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 36| December 26| @ San Francisco| L 118–119| Gail Goodrich (40)| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
4,916| 8–28| L 4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 37| December 28| San Diego| L 126–136| Gail Goodrich (29)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,749| 8–29| L 5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 38| December 30| @ Seattle| L 118–120| Jim Fox (24)| Seattle Center Coliseum
3,920| 8–30| L 6|-!!Streak|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 39| January 1| Boston| L 87–93| Dick Van Arsdale (22)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
4,757| 8–31| L 7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 40| January 3| @ Milwaukee| L 104–121| Dick Snyder (22)| Milwaukee Arena
4,230| 8–32| L 8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 41| January 4| @ Chicago| L 92–103| Jim Fox (27)| Chicago Stadium
3,107| 8–33| L 9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 42| January 5| @ Atlanta| L 96–97| Dick Snyder,
Dick Van Arsdale (22)| Alexander Memorial Coliseum
3,235| 8–34| L 10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 43| January 7| Seattle| W 116–112| Gail Goodrich (35)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2,875| 9–34| W 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 44| January 9| New York| L 120–134| Stan McKenzie (18)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2,591| 9–35| L 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 45| January 11| Baltimore| L 107–118| Gary Gregor (19)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3,807| 9–36| L 2|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 46| January 16| @ Atlanta| L 107–112| Gary Gregor (26)| Columbia, SC
5,815| 9–37| L 3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 47| January 17| @ Atlanta| L 107–112| Gail Goodrich (27)| Alexander Memorial Coliseum
4,565| 9–38| L 4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 48| January 19| San Diego| L 118–136| Gail Goodrich (29)| San Diego Sports Arena
2,867| 9–39| L 5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 49| January 22| Atlanta| L 107–125| Bob Warlick (23)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2,527| 9–40| L 6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 50| January 24| Chicago| W 117–106| Dick Van Arsdale (27)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,275| 10–40| W 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 51| January 25| @ San Diego| L 120–133| Jim Fox,
Gail Goodrich (22)| San Diego Sports Arena
4,128| 10–41| L 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 52| January 26| San Francisco| L 93–117| Neil Johnson (22)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2,452| 10–42| L 2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 53| January 29| Milwaukee| W 111–107| Gail Goodrich (33)| Tacoma, WA
3,013| 11–42| W 1|-!!Streak|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 54| February 2| Milwaukee| W 122–121| Gail Goodrich (37)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2,926| 12–42| W 2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 55| February 4| Philadelphia| W 125–116| Jim Fox,
Dick Van Arsdale (25)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3,317| 13–42| W 3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 56| February 6| Cincinnati| L 103–124| Gail Goodrich (35)| Tucson, AZ
3,849| 13–43| L 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 57| February 7| @ San Diego| L 119–130| Gail Goodrich (33)| San Diego Sports Arena
6,214| 13–44| L 2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 58| February 8| Los Angeles| L 104–122| Gail Goodrich (29)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9,106| 13–45| L 3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 59| February 9| @ Los Angeles| L 116–134| Gail Goodrich (29)| The Forum
8,840| 13–46| L 4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 60| February 12| @ New York| L 105–112| Gail Goodrich (26)| Madison Square Garden
12,017| 13–47| L 5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 61| February 14| @ Detroit| L 123–128| Jim Fox (24)| Cobo Arena
2,853| 13–48| L 6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 62| February 16| @ Cincinnati| W 125–113| Gail Goodrich (25)| Cincinnati Gardens
3,922| 14–48| W 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 63| February 18| @ Boston| L 110–116| Gail Goodrich (29)| Boston Garden
7,022| 14–49| L 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 64| February 20| @ Baltimore| L 121–124| Dick Van Arsdale (44)| Detroit, MI
7,066| 14–50| L 2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 65| February 21| Chicago| L 121–133| Gail Goodrich (43)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
4,939| 14–51| L 3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 66| February 22| Boston| L 100–124| Dick Van Arsdale (21)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
8,295| 14–52| L 4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 67| February 23| @ Milwaukee| L 103–107| Gail Goodrich (29)| Green Bay, WI
4,347| 14–53| L 5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 68| February 25| @ Boston| L 99–112| Dick Van Arsdale (22)| New York City, NY
19,500| 14–54| L 6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 69| February 26| @ Philadelphia| L 97–104| Dick Van Arsdale (22)| The Spectrum
7,781| 14–55| L 7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 70| February 28| @ Los Angeles| L 117–121| Gail Goodrich (43)| The Forum
15,728| 14–56| L 8|-!!Streak|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 71| March 1| @ San Francisco| W 119–118| Gail Goodrich (33)| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
3,580| 15–56| W 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 72| March 4| Cincinnati| L 122–141| Gail Goodrich (37)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3,165| 15–57| L 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 73| March 6| @ Chicago| L 117–125 (OT)| Gail Goodrich (33)| Carbondale, IL
3,125| 15–58| L 2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 74| March 7| @ New York| L 87–119| Bob Warlick (18)| Philadelphia, PA
15,244| 15–59| L 3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 75| March 9| San Diego| W 146–133| Gail Goodrich (47)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2,384| 16–59| W 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 76| March 10| Baltimore| L 121–140| Dick Van Arsdale (37)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
4,133| 16–60| L 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 77| March 11| @ San Diego| L 106–116| Dick Van Arsdale (26)| San Diego Sports Arena
4,172| 16–61| L 2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 78| March 15| San Diego| L 124–141| Gail Goodrich (38)| Tucson, AZ
2,616| 16–62| L 3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 79| March 17| Detroit| L 95–119| Stan McKenzie (18)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3,128| 16–63| L 4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 80| March 19| Milwaukee| L 110–117| Dick Van Arsdale (32)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3,033| 16–64| L 5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 81| March 21| New York| L 104–139| Gary Gregor (23)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7,175| 16–65| L 6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 82| March 23| Milwaukee| L 118–128| Dick Van Arsdale (31)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3,204| 16–66| L 7|-

Team-by-team results

Opponent	Home	Road	Total	All-time record	Suns leading scorer	Opp. leading scorer
Atlanta Hawks	0–3	0–3	0–6	0–6 (.000%)	Bob Warlick (16.4)	Zelmo Beaty (24.8)
Baltimore Bullets	0–3	0–3	0–6	0–6 (.000%)	Dick Van Arsdale (31.0)	Earl Monroe (26.8)
Boston Celtics	0–3	0–3	0–6	0–6 (.000%)	Dick Van Arsdale (18.2)	Bailey Howell (21.7)
Chicago Bulls	2–1	0–3	2–4	2–4 (.333%)	Gail Goodrich (26.7)	Bob Boozer (25.8)
Cincinnati Royals	1–2	1–2	2–4	2–4 (.333%)	Gail Goodrich (28.0)	Oscar Robertson (25.2)
Detroit Pistons	1–2	1–2	2–4	2–4 (.333%)	Gail Goodrich (22.7)	Dave DeBusschere (23.5)
Los Angeles Lakers	0–3	0–3	0–6	0–6 (.000%)	Dick Van Arsdale (26.7)	Wilt Chamberlain (31.2)
Milwaukee Bucks	2–2	0–4	2–6	2–6 (.250%)	Dick Van Arsdale (23.9)	Len Chappell (22.6)
New York Knicks	1–2	0–3	1–5	1–5 (.167%)	Gail Goodrich (21.0)	Willis Reed (27.3)
Philadelphia 76ers	1–2	0–3	1–5	1–5 (.167%)	Dick Van Arsdale (20.2)	Billy Cunningham (26.3)
San Diego Rockets	1–3	0–4	1–7	1–7 (.125%)	Gail Goodrich (30.5)	Elvin Hayes (31.6)
San Francisco Warriors	1–2	1–2	2–4	2–4 (.333%)	Gail Goodrich (29.0)	Nate Thurmond (24.8)
Seattle SuperSonics	2–1	1–2	3–3	3–3 (.500%)	Gail Goodrich (23.8)	Bob Rule (26.7)

Awards and honors

All-Star

Dick Van Arsdale was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his first All-Star selection.
Gail Goodrich was selected to replace Jerry West in the All-Star Game. It was his first All-Star selection.

Season

Gary Gregor was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game
PPG	Points per game

Season

GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
7	2.6	.000	.667	0.3	0.4	0.6
51	38.8	.470	.734	13.3	2.8	13.8
81	40.0	.411	.747	5.4	6.4	23.8
80	27.3	.415	.649	8.9	1.2	11.1
80	16.5	.481^	.621	5.0	1.7	5.8
8	5.0	.286	.333	1.1	0.0	1.1
68	14.5	.410	.634	4.8	0.7	6.0
80	19.6	.427	.763+	3.1	1.5	9.3
31	22.9	.385	.773+	5.4	1.6	11.8
81	26.0	.472^	.725	4.0	2.6	12.1
80	42.4	.442	.705	6.9	4.8	21.0
63	15.5	.423	.606	2.4	2.1	8.0
41	31.6	.397	.616	12.3	1.9	11.6

– Stats with the Suns.

^ – Minimum 230 field goals.
+ – Minimum 230 free throws.

Transactions

Trades

August 27, 1968	To Boston Celtics---- Em Bryant	To Phoenix Suns----1969 second-round draft pick ( Gene Williams)
September 11, 1968	To Atlanta Hawks---- Dennis Hamilton	To Phoenix Suns----1969 third-round draft pick ( Lloyd Kerr)
September 12, 1968	To Milwaukee Bucks---- Dick Cunningham	To Phoenix Suns----1973 second-round draft pick ( Gary Melchionni) Cash considerations
December 17, 1968	To Detroit Pistons---- McCoy McLemore	To Phoenix Suns---- Jim Fox 1969 third-round draft pick ( Lamar Green)
January 20, 1969	To Philadelphia 76ers---- George Wilson	To Phoenix Suns---- Jerry Chambers

Free agents

Additions

Date	Player	Contract	Former Team
October 18, 1968	Ed Biedenbach	Undisclosed	Los Angeles Lakers
November 8, 1968	Bob Warlick	Undisclosed	Milwaukee Bucks

Subtractions

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "1968–69 Phoenix Suns season".

Date	Player	Reason Left	New Team
October 1, 1968	Paul Long	Waived	Los Angeles Lakers
November 6, 1968	Rod Knowles	Waived	New York Nets (ABA)
November 21, 1968	Ed Biedenbach	Waived	(Retired for coaching)