2022–23 Phoenix Suns season explained

Team:	Phoenix Suns
End Year:	2023
Wins:	45
Losses:	37
Division:	Pacific
Division Place:	2
Conf Place:	4
Coach:	Monty Williams
Gm:	James Jones
Owners:	Robert Sarver (Suspended for this season, effective September 13, 2022; removed from the team on February 7, 2023.) Sam Garvin (Interim team governor until February 7, 2023.) Mat Ishbia & Justin Ishbia (Official new owners from February 7, 2023 onward.)
Arena:	Footprint Center
Television:	Bally Sports Arizona
Radio:	KTAR
Playoffs:	Conference Semifinals (lost to Nuggets 2–4)
Bbr Team:	PHO

The 2022–23 Phoenix Suns season was their 55th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as their 30th season at the Footprint Center.^[1] It was also the last season under Robert Sarver's ownership tenure, as he was suspended from league-wide activities on September 13, 2022 due to an independent investigation on Sarver that began the season prior revealing inappropriate behaviors he had throughout his tenure as franchise owner of the Suns.^[2] ^[3] He later announced in that same month that minority team owner and vice chairman of the Suns, Sam Garvin, would take over the majority of team duties for the rest of this season until new ownership bought out Sarver as the new majority team owners going forward.^[4] ^[5] Sarver eventually accepted a deal to sell his ownership rights to both the Suns and Phoenix Mercury to an ownership group led by United Wholesale Mortgage CEO Mat Ishbia and his older brother Justin Ishbia for an asking price of $4 billion on December 20, 2022,^[6] with the NBA approving of the new ownership on February 6, 2023 and an official announcement confirming the deal coming a day later on February 7, 2023.^[7] ^[8] ^[9] ^[10]

During that same period of time, forward Jae Crowder agreed to sit out the rest of the season with the Suns until a potential trade was announced, which occurred on the February 9, 2023 trade deadline. Crowder was ultimately involved in a four-way trade where he got sent to the Milwaukee Bucks while they sent their own assets to the Indiana Pacers and Brooklyn Nets. Nearing the trade deadline of the 2022–23 season, the Suns were involved in a blockbuster transaction, where they traded away Mikal Bridges, Cameron Johnson, four unprotected first round picks, and the right to swap first round picks with the Suns in 2028 to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for 13-time NBA All-Star and 2-time NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant and the re-acquisition of T.J. Warren.^[11] ^[12]

The Suns failed to improve upon their 64–18 record from the previous season after a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 4, 2023. However, despite dealing with multiple injuries throughout the season, including injuries to Devin Booker in December and Kevin Durant in March, the Suns clinched their third straight winning season on March 31, 2023 with a win over the Denver Nuggets. They later secured their third straight playoff berth on April 4 against the San Antonio Spurs, with the #4 seed in the Western Conference being set two days later against the Nuggets.

In the playoffs, the Suns defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round in a rematch of 2021's Conference finals in which the Suns won in six games. The Suns won in five games, winning the last four games of the series after losing the first game at home. In the conference semifinals, they faced the top-seeded Denver Nuggets, a rematch of 2021's Semifinals in which the Suns swept the Nuggets. However, the Suns lost in six games to the eventual champion, suffering a blowout loss on home court in the Semifinals for the second straight year.

The Suns fired head coach Monty Williams two days following their postseason exit after four seasons with the team.^[13] This season also became the last for long-time Suns broadcaster Al McCoy, who announced his retirement from broadcasting duties near the end of this season after serving the role for the Suns since the 1972–73 season. It also became the final season where Suns games were broadcast through Bally Sports Arizona (previously Fox Sports Arizona & FSN Arizona), as Mat Ishbia announced they would move their services onto more channels in the state of Arizona for a more widespread view after their regular season concluded. While Bally Sports tried to fight back against Ishbia's move by claiming a breach of contract happened, Bally Sports ultimately declined matching Gray Television's offer for the Suns, which later caused a chain reaction that led to Bally Sports Arizona losing broadcasting rights to other professional sports teams in Arizona before being shut down for good on October 21, 2023.

Draft

See main article: 2022 NBA draft. The Suns did not hold any picks in the 2022 NBA draft.^[14]

Roster

Standings

Conference

Game log

Preseason

Regular season

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| October 19| Dallas| | Devin Booker (28)| Mikal Bridges (11)| Booker, Paul (9)| Footprint Center
17,071| 1–0|-style="background:#fcc| 2| October 21| @ Portland| | Devin Booker (33)| Mikal Bridges (7)| Chris Paul (12)| Moda Center
19,393| 1–1|-style="background:#cfc"| 3| October 23| @ L.A. Clippers| | Devin Booker (35)| Jock Landale (10)| Chris Paul (11)| Crypto.com Arena
19,068| 2–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 4| October 25| Golden State| | Devin Booker (34)| Deandre Ayton (14)| Chris Paul (9)| Footprint Center
18,055| 3–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| October 28| New Orleans| | Mikal Bridges (27)| Bismack Biyombo (13)| Chris Paul (9)| Footprint Center
17,071| 4–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| October 30| Houston| | Devin Booker (30)| Landale, Johnson (7)| Chris Paul (15)| Footprint Center
17,071| 5–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7| November 1| Minnesota| | Cameron Johnson (29)| Chris Paul (8)| Chris Paul (12)| Footprint Center
17,071| 6–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8| November 4| Portland| | Devin Booker (25)| Deandre Ayton (8)| Chris Paul (11)| Footprint Center
17,071| 6–2|-style="background:#cfc;"| 9| November 5| Portland| | Devin Booker (24)| Dario Šarić (9)| Craig, Landale, Paul (4)| Footprint Center
17,071| 7–2|-style="background:#fcc;"| 10| November 7| @ Philadelphia| | Devin Booker (28)| Ayton, Booker (7)| Booker, Payne (5)| Wells Fargo Center
20,347| 7–3|-style="background:#cfc;"| 11| November 9| @ Minnesota| | Devin Booker (32)| Mikal Bridges (9)| Devin Booker (10)| Target Center
16,062| 8–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 12| November 11| @ Orlando| | Cameron Payne (22)| Devin Booker (8)| Booker, Bridges (6)| Amway Center
15,879| 8–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 13| November 14| @ Miami| | Devin Booker (25)| Deandre Ayton (12)| Booker, Payne (5)| FTX Arena
19,600| 8–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 14| November 16| Golden State| | Cameron Payne (29)| Torrey Craig (10)| Booker, Bridges (9)| Footprint Center
17,071| 9–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 15| November 18| @ Utah| | Devin Booker (49)| Deandre Ayton (10)| Devin Booker (10)| Vivint Arena
18,206| 9–6|- style="background:#cfc;"| 16| November 20| @ New York| | Cameron Payne (21)| Deandre Ayton (11)| Cameron Payne (9)| Footprint Center
17,071| 10–6|-style="background:#cfc"| 17| November 22| L.A. Lakers| | Booker, Bridges (25)| Deandre Ayton (15)| Cameron Payne (7)| Footprint Center
17,071| 11–6|-style="background:#cfc"| 18| November 25| Detroit| | Deandre Ayton (28)| Deandre Ayton (12)| Cameron Payne (10)| Footprint Center
17,071| 12–6|-style="background:#cfc"| 19| November 26| Utah| | Deandre Ayton (29)| Deandre Ayton (21)| Devin Booker (7)| Footprint Center
17,071| 13–6|-style="background:#cfc"| 20| November 28| @ Sacramento| | Devin Booker (44)| Deandre Ayton (12)| Bridges, Payne (7)| Golden 1 Center
16,407| 14–6|-style="background:#cfc"| 21| November 30| Chicago| | Devin Booker (51)| Deandre Ayton (14)| Booker, Payne (6)| Footprint Center
17,071| 15–6|-style="background:#fcc"| 22| December 2| Houston| | Devin Booker (41)| Mikal Bridges (8)| Cameron Payne (12)| Footprint Center
17,071| 15–7|-style="background:#cfc"| 23| December 4| @ San Antonio| | Deandre Ayton (25)| Josh Okogie (11)| Devin Booker (8)| AT&T Center
16,409| 16–7|-style="background:#fcc"| 24| December 5| @ Dallas| | Deandre Ayton (20)| Deandre Ayton (8)| Cameron Payne (10)| American Airlines Center
20,227| 16–8|-style="background:#fcc"| 25| December 7| Boston| | Josh Okogie (28)| Ayton, Okogie (7)| Chris Paul (4)| Footprint Center
17,071| 16–9|-style="background:#fcc"| 26| December 9| @ New Orleans| | Deandre Ayton (25)| Deandre Ayton (14)| Booker, Paul (7)| Smoothie King Center
16,381| 16–10|-style="background:#fcc"| 27| December 11| @ New Orleans| | Deandre Ayton (28)| Deandre Ayton (12)| Chris Paul (11)| Smoothie King Center
18,681| 16–11|-style="background:#fcc"| 28| December 13| @ Houston| | Mikal Bridges (18)| Torrey Craig (12)| Chris Paul (7)| Toyota Center
15,128| 16–12|-style="background:#cfc"| 29| December 15| @ L.A. Clippers| | Mikal Bridges (27)| Josh Okogie (11)| Chris Paul (13)| Crypto.com Arena
15,778| 17–12|-style="background:#cfc"| 30| December 17| New Orleans| | Devin Booker (58)| Biyombo, Booker, Okogie (6)| Chris Paul (8)| Footprint Center
17,071| 18–12|-style="background:#cfc"| 31| December 19| L.A. Lakers| | Chris Paul (28)| Deandre Ayton (11)| Chris Paul (8)| Footprint Center
17,071| 19–12|-style="background:#fcc"| 32| December 20| Washington| | Landry Shamet (31)| Deandre Ayton (13)| Chris Paul (11)| Footprint Center
17,071| 19–13|-style="background:#fcc"| 33| December 23| Memphis| | Deandre Ayton (18)| Ayton, Shamet (5)| Duane Washington Jr. (5)| Footprint Center
17,071| 19–14|-style="background:#fcc"| 34| December 25| @ Denver| | Landry Shamet (31)| Deandre Ayton (16)| Chris Paul (16)| Ball Arena
19,642| 19–15|-style="background:#cfc"| 35| December 27| @ Memphis| | Duane Washington Jr. (26)| Deandre Ayton (10)| Duane Washington Jr. (8)| FedExForum
18,239| 20–15|-style="background:#fcc"| 36| December 28| @ Washington| | Deandre Ayton (31)| Deandre Ayton (7)| Chris Paul (7)| Capital One Arena
20,476| 20–16|-style="background:#fcc"| 37| December 30| @ Toronto| | Mikal Bridges (21)| Jock Landale (11)| Chris Paul (12)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 20–17|-style="background:#fcc"| 38| January 2| @ New York| | Deandre Ayton (12)| Torrey Craig (7)| Cameron Payne (7)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 20–18|-style="background:#fcc"| 39| January 4| @ Cleveland| | Chris Paul (25)| Deandre Ayton (18)| Chris Paul (8)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 20–19|-style="background:#fcc"| 40| January 6| Miami| | Deandre Ayton (23)| Deandre Ayton (14)| Bridges, Washington Jr. (7)| Footprint Center
17,071| 20–20|-style="background:#fcc"| 41| January 8| Cleveland| | Duane Washington Jr. (25)| Deandre Ayton (11)| Deandre Ayton (6)| Footprint Center
17,071| 20–21|-style="background:#cfc"| 42| January 10| @ Golden State| | Mikal Bridges (26)| Torrey Craig (14)| Dario Šarić (7)| Chase Center
18,064| 21–21|- style="background:#fcc"| 43| January 11| @ Denver| | Torrey Craig (16)| Josh Okogie (9)| Okogie, Washington Jr. (5)| Ball Arena
18,872| 21–22|-style="background:#fcc"| 44| January 13| @ Minnesota| | Damion Lee (31)| Deandre Ayton (11)| Mikal Bridges (6)| Target Center
16,460| 21–23|-style="background:#fcc"| 45| January 16| @ Memphis| | Mikal Bridges (21)| Dario Šarić (7)| Damion Lee (9)| FedExForum
17,794| 21–24|-style="background:#cfc"| 46| January 19| Brooklyn| | Mikal Bridges (28)| Deandre Ayton (14)| Mikal Bridges (9)| Footprint Center
17,071| 22–24|-style="background:#cfc"| 47| January 21| Indiana| | Josh Okogie (24)| Bismack Biyombo (16)| Bridges, S. Lee, Okogie, Washington Jr. (4)| Footprint Center
17,071| 23–24|-style="background:#cfc"| 48| January 22| Memphis| | Mikal Bridges (24)| Dario Šarić (8)| Chris Paul (11)| Footprint Center
17,071| 24–24|-style="background:#cfc"| 49| January 24| Charlotte| | Cameron Johnson (24)| Biyombo, Craig (9)| Chris Paul (11)| Footprint Center
17,071| 25–24|-style="background:#fcc"| 50| January 26| Dallas| | Johnson, Paul (22)| Deandre Ayton (20)| Chris Paul (10)| Footprint Center
17,071| 25–25|-style="background:#cfc"| 51| January 28| @ San Antonio| | Mikal Bridges (25)| Dario Šarić (13)| Chris Paul (11)| AT&T Center
18,354| 26–25|-style="background:#cfc"| 52| January 30| Toronto| | Mikal Bridges (29)| Deandre Ayton (13)| Chris Paul (9)| Footprint Center
17,071| 27–25|-|-style="background:#fcc"| 53| February 1| Atlanta| | Mikal Bridges (23)| Deandre Ayton (9)| Mikal Bridges (7)| Footprint Center
17,071| 27–26|-style="background:#cfc"| 54| February 3| @ Boston| | Mikal Bridges (25)| Dario Šarić (13)| Chris Paul (8)| TD Garden
19,156| 28–26|-style="background:#cfc"| 55| February 4| @ Detroit| | Deandre Ayton (31)| Deandre Ayton (16)| Chris Paul (14)| Little Caesars Arena
19,788 | 29–26|-style="background:#cfc"| 56| February 7| @ Brooklyn| | Deandre Ayton (35)| Deandre Ayton (15)| Chris Paul (12)| Barclays Center
17,093| 30–26|-style="background:#fcc"| 57| February 9| @ Atlanta| | Josh Okogie (25)| Craig, Paul (5)| Chris Paul (8)| State Farm Arena
17,003| 30–27|-style="background:#cfc"| 58| February 10| @ Indiana| | Deandre Ayton (22)| Torrey Craig (12)| Chris Paul (9)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,522| 31–27|-style="background:#cfc;"| 59| February 14| Sacramento| | Devin Booker (32)| Deandre Ayton (11)| Chris Paul (19)| Footprint Center
17,071| 32–27|-style="background:#fcc;"| 60| February 16| L.A. Clippers| | Josh Okogie (24)| Ayton, Craig (6)| Chris Paul (11)| Footprint Center
17,071| 32–28|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game|-style="background:#cfc;"| 61| February 24| Oklahoma City| | Devin Booker (25)| Deandre Ayton (11)| Devin Booker (8)| Footprint Center
17,071| 33–28|-style="background:#fcc;"| 62| February 26| @ Milwaukee| | Devin Booker (24)| Deandre Ayton (11)| Devin Booker (8)| Fiserv Forum
17,636| 33–29|-|-style="background:#cfc;"| 63| March 1| @ Charlotte| | Devin Booker (37)| Deandre Ayton (16)| Chris Paul (11)| Spectrum Center
19,137| 34–29|-style="background:#cfc;"| 64| March 3| @ Chicago| | Devin Booker (35)| Kevin Durant (9)| Chris Paul (10)| United Center
21,169| 35–29|-style="background:#cfc;"| 65| March 5| @ Dallas| | Kevin Durant (37)| Deandre Ayton (16)| Devin Booker (10)| American Airlines Center
20,311| 36–29|-style="background:#cfc;"| 66| March 8| Oklahoma City| | Devin Booker (44)| Ayton, Wainright (8)| Chris Paul (9)| Footprint Center
17,071| 37–29|-style="background:#fcc;"| 67| March 11| Sacramento| | Devin Booker (28)| Deandre Ayton (12)| Chris Paul (16)| Footprint Center
17,071| 37–30|-style="background:#fcc;" | 68| March 13| @ Golden State| | Devin Booker (32)| Deandre Ayton (12)| Chris Paul (11)| Chase Center
18,064 | 37–31|- style="background:#fcc;"| 69| March 14| Milwaukee| | Devin Booker (30)| Deandre Ayton (8)| Chris Paul (8)| Footprint Center
17,071 | 37–32|- style="background:#cfc;"| 70| March 16| Orlando| | Devin Booker (19)| Deandre Ayton (7)| Chris Paul (7)| Footprint Center
17,071| 38–32|- style="background:#fcc;"| 71| March 19| @ Oklahoma City| | Devin Booker (46)| Torrey Craig (7)| Chris Paul (13)| Paycom Center
17,897| 38–33|- style="background:#fcc;"| 72| March 22| @ L.A. Lakers| | Devin Booker (33)| Bismack Biyombo (8)| Devin Booker (5)| Crypto.com Arena
18,435| 38–34|- style="background:#fcc;"| 73| March 24| @ Sacramento| | Devin Booker (32)| Devin Booker (8)| Chris Paul (13)| Golden 1 Center
18,151| 38–35|-style="background:#cfc;"| 74| March 25| Philadelphia| | Devin Booker (29)| Bismack Biyombo (13) | Chris Paul (8)| Footprint Center
17,071 | 39–35|-style="background:#cfc;"| 75| March 27| @ Utah| | Devin Booker (24)| Deandre Ayton (8) | Chris Paul (10)| Vivint Arena
18,206| 40–35|-style="background:#cfc;"| 76| March 29| Minnesota| | Devin Booker (29)| Josh Okogie (9) | Chris Paul (6)| Footprint Center
17,071| 41–35|-style="background:#cfc;"| 77| March 31| Denver| | Kevin Durant (30)| Deandre Ayton (10) | Chris Paul (13) | Footprint Center
17,071| 42–35|-|-style="background:#cfc;"| 78| April 2| @ Oklahoma City|| Kevin Durant (35)| Deandre Ayton (11)| Devin Booker (10)| Paycom Center
17,981| 43–35|-style="background:#cfc;"| 79| April 4| San Antonio| | Devin Booker (27)| Deandre Ayton (11)| Booker, Craig, Okogie, Paul, Ross, Shamet (3)| Footprint Center
17,071| 44–35|-style="background:#cfc;"| 80| April 6| Denver| | Kevin Durant (29)| Kevin Durant (7)| Devin Booker (8)| Footprint Center
17,071| 45–35|-style="background:#fcc;"| 81| April 7| @ L.A. Lakers| | Torrey Craig (18)| Jock Landale (10)| Terrence Ross (6)| Crypto.com Arena
18,997| 45–36|-style="background:#fcc;"| 82| April 9| L.A. Clippers| | Saben Lee (25)| Darius Bazley (9)| Saben Lee (9)| Footprint Center
17,071| 45–37

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 79 || 60 || 24.7 || .456 || .395 || .711 || 5.4 || 1.5 || .6 || .8 || 7.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 74 || 5 || 20.4 || .442 || .445 || .904 || 3.0 || 1.3 || .4 || .1 || 8.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 72 || 26 || 18.8 || .391 || .335 || .724 || 3.5 || 1.5 || .8 || .5 || 7.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 69 || 4 || 14.2 || .528 || .250 || .752 || 4.1 || 1.0 || .2 || .4 || 6.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 67 || 67 || 30.4 || .589 || .292 || .760 || 10.0 || 1.7 || .6 || .8 || 18.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 61 || 14 || 14.3 || .578 || || .357 || 4.3 || .9 || .3 || 1.4 || 4.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 60 || 2 || 15.3 || .370 || .329 || .839 || 2.3 || .9 || .6 || .4 || 4.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 59 || 59 || 32.0 || .440 || .375 || .831 || 4.3 || 8.9 || 1.5 || .4 || 13.9|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 56 || 56 || 36.4 || .463 || .387 || .897 || 4.3 || 3.6 || 1.2 || .8 || 17.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 53 || 53 || 34.6 || .494 || .351 || .855 || 4.5 || 5.5 || 1.0 || .3 || 27.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 48 || 15 || 20.2 || .415 || .368 || .766 || 2.2 || 4.5 || .7 || .2 || 10.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 40 || 9 || 20.2 || .377 || .377 || .882 || 1.7 || 2.3 || .7 || .1 || 8.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 37 || 12 || 14.4 || .427 || .391 || .818 || 3.8 || 1.5 || .4 || .1 || 5.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 31 || 3 || 12.7 || .367 || .360 || .667 || 1.2 || 2.0 || .2 || .1 || 7.9|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 23 || 1 || 15.8 || .393 || .379 || .737 || 2.0 || 2.8 || .8 || .0 || 6.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 21 || 0 || 18.4 || .428 || .347 || .857 || 3.3 || 2.0 || .5 || .1 || 9.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 17 || 16 || 25.2 || .474 || .455 || .818 || 3.8 || 1.5 || .9 || .4 || 13.9|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 16 || 0 || 12.3 || .429 || .316 || .500 || 3.1 || .7 || .4 || .3 || 4.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 8 || 8 || 33.6 || .570 || .537 || .833 || 6.4 || 3.5 || .3 || 1.3 || 26.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 7 || 0 || 8.7 || .480 || .250 || .400 || 2.3 || .9 || .4 || .7 || 4.0|}

Playoffs

|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 11 || 11 || 42.4 || .478 || .333 || .917 || 8.7 || 5.5 || .8 || 1.4 || 29.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 11 || 11 || 41.7 || .585 || .508 || .866 || 4.8 || 7.2 || 1.7 || .8 || 33.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 11 || 5 || 16.6 || .578 || .440 || .889 || 2.3 || .5 || .5 || .2 || 6.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 10 || 10 || 31.9 || .550 || || .522 || 9.7 || 1.0 || .6 || .7 || 13.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 10 || 5 || 17.5 || .378 || .143 || .846 || 2.1 || 1.3 || .6 || .2 || 4.1|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 10 || 1 || 18.4 || .378 || .379 || .750 || 1.7 || 1.1 || .2 || .1 || 4.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 8 || 0 || 11.1 || .300 || .200 || 1.000 || 1.4 || .6 || .3 || .0 || 2.1|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 8 || 0 || 9.8 || .563 || || .500 || 3.4 || .8 || .0 || 1.3 || 3.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 7 || 7 || 35.7 || .418 || .321 || .500 || 5.0 || 7.4 || 1.7 || .7 || 12.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 7 || 4 || 21.7 || .479 || .407 || .000 || 2.0 || 2.9 || .4 || .3 || 8.1|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 7 || 1 || 16.1 || .630 || .000 || .643 || 4.0 || .4 || .4 || .4 || 6.1|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 6 || 0 || 13.5 || .316 || .143 || .750 || 1.2 || .5 || .2 || .5 || 2.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 6 || 0 || 11.5 || .296 || .273 || || 1.3 || .2 || .2 || .3 || 3.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 6 || 0 || 3.5 || .250 || .250 || || .2 || .0 || .0 || .2 || .5|}

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2022–23 NBA season transactions.

Trades

July 6, 2022^[15]	To Phoenix Suns Jock Landale	To Atlanta Hawks Cash considerations
February 9, 2023^[16] ^[17]	Four-team trade
	To Phoenix Suns Kevin Durant (from Brooklyn) T.J. Warren (from Brooklyn)	To Milwaukee Bucks Jae Crowder (from Phoenix)
	To Brooklyn Nets Mikal Bridges (from Phoenix) Cameron Johnson (from Phoenix) Draft rights to Juan Pablo Vaulet (2015 No. 39) (from Indiana) 2023 first-round pick (from Phoenix) 2025 first-round pick (from Phoenix) 2027 first-round pick (from Phoenix) 2028 right to swap first-round picks (from Phoenix) 2028 second-round pick (from Milwaukee) 2029 first-round pick (from Phoenix) 2029 second-round pick (from Milwaukee)	To Indiana Pacers George Hill (from Milwaukee) / Serge Ibaka (from Milwaukee) / Jordan Nwora (from Milwaukee) 2023 second-round pick (from Milwaukee) 2024 second-round pick (from Milwaukee) 2025 second-round pick (from Indiana via Milwaukee) Cash considerations (from Brooklyn)
February 9, 2023^[18] ^[19]	To Phoenix Suns Darius Bazley	To Oklahoma City Thunder Dario Šarić 2029 second-round pick Cash considerations

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Ref.
Bismack Biyombo	July 5, 2022	^[20]
Deandre Ayton	July 19, 2022	^[21]
Ish Wainright	August 3, 2022 (two-way contract) February 24, 2023 (regular contract)

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team(s)	Ref.
Damion Lee	July 5, 2022	Golden State Warriors	^[22]
Josh Okogie	July 5, 2022	Minnesota Timberwolves	^[23]
Duane Washington Jr.	August 3, 2022	Indiana Pacers / Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Saben Lee	October 11, 2022 January 11 & 21, 2023 February 1, 2023	Detroit Pistons / Utah Jazz / Raptors 905
Terrence Ross	February 15, 2023	Orlando Magic

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team(s)	Ref.
Aaron Holiday	Free agent	Atlanta Hawks	^[24]
JaVale McGee	Free agent	Dallas Mavericks	^[25]
Gabriel Lundberg	Free agent	Virtus Bologna	^[26]
Elfrid Payton	Free agent	Fort Wayne Mad Ants / Osos de Manatí
Duane Washington Jr.	Waived two-way contract	New York Knicks / Westchester Knicks
Mikal Bridges	Traded	Brooklyn Nets
Cameron Johnson	Traded	Brooklyn Nets
Jae Crowder	Traded	Milwaukee Bucks
Dario Šarić	Traded	Oklahoma City Thunder

Notes and References

Web site: 2021-22 Phoenix Suns Roster and Stats. Basketball-Reference.com. October 2, 2021.
Web site: 2022-09-13 . NBA statement about independent investigation regarding Robert Sarver and the Phoenix Suns organization . 2022-09-13 . NBA.com: NBA Communications . en-US.
Web site: Suns' owner Sarver suspended from NBA/WNBA for one year, fined $10 million . 2022-09-19 . sports.yahoo.com . en-US.
Web site: Phoenix Suns' Sam Garvin granted authority to act as interim governor during Robert Sarver's suspension, sources say. September 15, 2022. ESPN.
Web site: 2022-09-21 . Robert Sarver says he's starting process to sell NBA's Phoenix Suns, WNBA's Phoenix Mercury . 2023-01-31 . espn.com . en-US.
Web site: 2022-12-20 . Ishbia agrees to Suns purchase for record $4B . 2023-01-31 . ESPN.com . en.
Web site: NBA approves sale of Suns, Mercury to Ishbia . 7 February 2023 .
Web site: 2023-01-25 . Sources: Mat Ishbia's purchase of Suns, Mercury to be official soon . 2023-01-31 . espn.com . en-US.
https://arizonasports.com/story/3487485/mat-ishbias-purchase-of-phoenix-suns-set-to-be-complete-by-tuesday/ Mat Ishbia's purchase of Phoenix Suns approved by NBA vote
https://www.nba.com/suns/news/mat-ishbia-assumes-controlling-ownership-interest-of-phoenix-suns-and-phoenix-mercury MAT ISHBIA ASSUMES CONTROLLING OWNERSHIP INTEREST OF PHOENIX SUNS AND PHOENIX MERCURY
https://www.nba.com/suns/news/suns-complete-trade-for-kevin-durant-t-j-warren SUNS COMPLETE TRADE FOR KEVIN DURANT, T.J. WARREN
https://www.nba.com/nets/news/brooklyn-nets-acquire-mikal-bridges-cam-johnson-and-draft-compensation-in-four-team-trade Brooklyn Nets Acquire Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson and Draft Compensation in Four-team Trade
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Web site: SUNS ACQUIRE JOCK LANDALE . NBA.com . July 6, 2022 . July 6, 2022.
Web site: Brooklyn Nets Acquire Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson and Draft Compensation in Four-team Trade . NBA.com . February 9, 2023 . February 9, 2023.
Web site: Kevin Durant Trade Officially Completed as Four-Team Deal .
Web site: Thunder Acquires Dario Šarić and Second-Round Draft Pick . NBA.com . February 9, 2023 . February 9, 2023.
Web site: SUNS ACQUIRE DARIUS BAZLEY FROM OKLAHOMA CITY . NBA.com . February 9, 2023 . February 9, 2023.
Web site: SUNS RE-SIGN BISMACK BIYOMBO. NBA.com. July 5, 2022. July 10, 2022.
Web site: Suns re-sign Deandre Ayton to multiyear contract. NBA.com. July 19, 2022. July 19, 2022.
Web site: SUNS SIGN DAMION LEE. NBA.com. July 5, 2022. July 10, 2022.
Web site: SUNS SIGN JOSH OKOGIE. NBA.com. July 5, 2022. July 10, 2022.
Web site: Hawks Sign Guard Aaron Holiday. NBA.com. July 6, 2022. July 7, 2022.
Web site: Sefko. Eddie. MAVERICKS SIGN MCGEE, HOPE HIS CHAMPIONSHIP PEDIGREE RUBS OFF. mavs.com. July 10, 2022. July 10, 2022.
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