2024–25 Phoenix Suns season explained

Team:Phoenix Suns
End Year:2025
Wins:12
Losses:8
Division:Pacific
Division Place:3
Conf Place:6
Coach:Mike Budenholzer
Gm:James Jones
Owners:Mat Ishbia & Justin Ishbia
Arena:Footprint Center
Television:Gray Television Arizona stations (KTVK, KPHO-TV, KOLD-TV, KPHE-LD, KAZF, KAZS)
FuboTV (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Kiswe (Suns Live)
Radio:KTAR
Bbr Team:PHO

The 2024–25 Phoenix Suns season is the 57th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as their 32nd season at Footprint Center.[1] It is also their second full season under the ownership group led by Mat Ishbia and Justin Ishbia after the brothers purchased the team on February 8, 2023, and their second season with their "Big Three" superteam of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and Bradley Beal together. This will be their second season in a row with a new head coach taking over since Monty Williams' firing following the announcement of Frank Vogel's firing on May 9, 2024, this time having 2021 NBA Finals champion coach Mike Budenholzer taking over as the new head coach two days later.[2] This is also their first season since the 2019–20 season where the Suns would properly utilize the NBA G League again with their own squad (this time, the Valley Suns) after previously selling the Northern Arizona Suns to the Detroit Pistons during that season's suspension/reinstatement period and subsequently shutting down that G League team for the following season afterward in a move unrelated to their sale,[3] thus marking the first time where every NBA team would utilize their own G League affiliate during a season.[4] Entering this season, the Suns are looking to improve upon their previous season's record of 49–33, which left them with a sixth-place finish in the Western Conference, as well as look to enter the playoffs for the fifth straight season after previously missing the playoffs for a decade straight and improve upon their first round sweeping exit from the last postseason.

Before training camp began, on September 21, 2024, long-time broadcaster Al McCoy would pass away peacefully at 91 years old, with his final public appearance being when he helped introduce coach Mike Budenholzer to the public.[5] On September 30, the day training camp began for the Suns, owner Mat Ishbia announced the Suns would dedicate this season to Al McCoy, with them wearing a black patch with the word "Al" written on it on their jerseys for every game this season.[6] For their season opener, the Suns would spoil the new arena home opener of Intuit Dome for the Los Angeles Clippers in a tense 116–113 overtime win. In only six games, the Suns would already best their 10 game mark from last season with a 5-1 record. However, an injury to Kevin Durant (and a later injury to Bradley Beal) would delay them getting their 10th win of the season until November 26 against the Los Angeles Lakers after starting the season out with a 8-1 record. By the 20 game mark of the season, the Suns would tie their mark from last season with a 12-8 record.

Off-season

Draft

See main article: 2024 NBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerPosition(s)NationalityCollege / Club
128Ryan DunnSF/PF United StatesVirginia
240Oso IghodaroC/PF United StatesMarquette
The Suns entered this draft period (which would last for two days instead of just one day like it was ever since the NBA draft was only two rounds long back in 1989) with only their own first-round pick (that was made 22nd after a tiebreaker with two other teams with the same record as them and that they also kept as their own pick following multiple trades revolving around a first-round pick swap that they made last season[7] [8]) after also trading away their own second-round pick this year as a part of their massive Bradley Beal trade from last season. They also originally had a second-round pick that was from the Denver Nuggets (which would have been made late into the second-round) that they acquired from the Orlando Magic the previous season,[9] but that pick was ultimately vacated from them early on into that season after the NBA discovered the Suns had engaged in conversations with then-Portland Trail Blazers center Drew Eubanks before that season's free agency period officially began.[10] They also held draft rights to the San Antonio Spurs' second-round pick as well had it fallen into a certain condition due to a previous trade involving Cameron Payne, but that pick would not be conveyed to them due to the Spurs performing far below expectations of that draft pick's range limitations.[11] On the first night of the 2024 NBA draft, the Suns traded their only pick they had at the time (which became Dayton power forward DaRon Holmes II) to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for their 28th pick in the draft (which became Virginia forward Ryan Dunn), their 56th pick in the draft (which became Kansas shooting guard Kevin McCullar Jr.), and two future second round picks in 2026 and 2031.[12] On the second day of the draft, the Suns would later trade Kevin McCullar Jr., the 56th pick, and the Boston Celtics' protected 2028 second round pick to the New York Knicks in exchange for the 40th pick in the draft (which became the Arizona born and raised Marquette power forward/center Oso Ighodaro).[13]

Coaching changes

On April 16, 2024, assistant coach Kevin Young was hired as a head coach for Brigham Young University's men's basketball team (though he would stay for the team's brief 2024 playoff run) after their previous coach, Mark Pope, left BYU to be the new head coach for the University of Kentucky, replacing John Calipari there after he left them for the University of Arkansas. Young had previous hints of leaving for a head coaching position with him being considered a serious candidate for the head coach position for both the Brooklyn Nets and Charlotte Hornets before being hired by BYU.[14] [15] He was also the highest paid assistant coach at the time of his departure.[16] On May 9, following weeks of deliberation after a disappointing first round exit against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA playoffs, the Suns decided to fire head coach Frank Vogel after finishing only one season of his five-year, $31 million deal that he had originally signed with the team. Unlike the previous season's coaching search where it was an extensive one, the Suns would only look at a select few candidates to replace Vogel's position, with Holbrook, Arizona native Mike Budenholzer (the head coach the won the 2021 NBA Finals over the Suns) being considered a prominent part of their new head coach search before ultimately getting the position two days later with a five-year deal worth $50 million.[17] [2] Vogel would later be hired as a coaching consultant for Jason Kidd and the Dallas Mavericks.[18]

Following Budenholzer's hiring, the Suns later announced that none of Vogel's assistant coaches from last season would initially be retained for the new coaching staff led by Budenholzer this season.[19] However, after an attempt to promote David Fizdale into a front office position later in the month instead, he was reported to return to his role as an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns on May 29.[20] The Suns would also look to hire Vince Legarza, a former assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks and Minnesota Timberwolves, on May 28 (with Legarza also taking on the head coach role for the Suns' Summer League team).[21] [22] On May 30, Utah Jazz assistant coach Chad Forcier would be named the next addition to the Phoenix Suns' coaching staff.[23] A day after that, on May 31, former Wisconsin Herd head coach Chaisson Allen would be the next assistant coach to be hired onto Budenholzer's new staff.[24] On June 11, the former University of Washington basketball coach Mike Hopkins would be reported as the next hiring for Budenholzer's coaching staff.[25] Over a month later, on July 23, Brent Barry, the San Antonio Spurs' Vice President of Basketball Operations, was reported to be the most recent hiring for Budenholzer's coaching staff.[26] A day after that, former Washington Wizards assistant coach James Posey would take on one of the open assistant coach spots for the team.[27] Finally, the Suns would announce their official coaching staff joining alongside Mike Budenholzer on August 6, with the last addition being former Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Schuyler Rimmer.[28]

Front office changes

In addition to coaching staff changes, the Suns also expressed interest in modifying their front office up a bit as well. Initially, assistant coach David Fizdale was offered a front office position with the team on May 12, 2024, following an initial firing from Frank Vogel's coaching staff, but he ultimately denied the job promotion in favor of staying with the Suns as an assistant coach for Mike Budenholzer's staff.[29] Five days after trying to get Fizdale into a front office role, it was reported that the Suns would offer former Long Island Nets general manager and then-current Brooklyn Nets vice president of strategy member Matt Tellem (son of famous sports agent Arn Tellem) a key spot on their new front office instead.[30] Matt Tellem would eventually be announced as a new assistant general manager for the Suns (with both Trevor Bukstein (who had previously been a part of their staff since 2013) and Morgan Cato being confirmed to not return to the front office as of May 21[31]) on June 10, with former University of South Florida basketball coach Brian Gregory being named the vice president of player programming alongside the hiring of Tellem.[32] Over a month later, on July 19, assistant general manager Gerald Madkins, personnel evaluation manager David Sevush, and team scouts Charles Payne and Darrel Johnson were announced to not return to the team's front office.[33]

Free agency and Trades

Entering free agency, Bol Bol, Royce O'Neale, Isaiah Thomas, and Thaddeus Young would all become unrestricted free agents, though O'Neale was considered very likely to earn a contract extension before June 29 in order to take himself off the market similar to that of Grayson Allen earlier in the year (albeit for less money due to him being traded to Phoenix in February last season). In addition to them, Drew Eubanks, Eric Gordon, Damion Lee, and Josh Okogie all held player options that they would need to pick up sometime before June 29 in order to avoid free agency, though they all decided to enter free agency by the 29th. Also joining the other players in free agency were the team's two-way contracts from last season in Saben Lee, Udoka Azubuike, and Ish Wainright, though two of those three players would be ineligible for a new two-way contract due to them already being in the NBA for four seasons now. They also had salary cap holds on the recently retired Terrence Ross and former two-way contract player Gabriel Lundberg since the Suns hadn't renounced their player rights on the salary cap yet.[34] Starting on June 18, the day after the 2024 NBA Finals ended, teams like the Suns would start talking with their own free agents in order to get potential agreements ready for them early before they signed new deals on July 6.[35] [36] Also, starting on June 30, the Suns were one of a select few teams to be fully restricted by the NBA's newer second tax apron limitations, which would implement greater restrictions on teams that had a payroll of over $190 million during the previous season.[37] [38]

On July 2, 2024, the Suns would officially sign former Denver Nuggets guard Collin Gillespie and Baylor University forward Jalen Bridges to two of their open two-way contract spots for the season.[39] [40] A day after that, both Mason Plumlee of the Los Angeles Clippers and Monté Morris of the Minnesota Timberwolves would officially sign one-year veteran's minimum contracts worth $3,303,771 and $2,800,834 respectively to join the team early due to the type of contracts they would sign,[41] [42] with Damion Lee also officially signing a one-year veteran's minimum deal worth $2.8 million to return to the team himself and help alleviate the team's tax penalties a bit for this season.[43] On July 6, Royce O'Neale would officially re-sign with the Suns on a four-year deal worth $44 million (though $2 million would come from bonuses that are considered unlikely).[44] A day after that, Bol Bol would officially re-sign with the Suns on a one-year veteran's minimum deal as well, with a chance to be eligible for a greater deal with Phoenix the next upcoming season due to them gaining his Early Bird rights.[45] On July 10, both Ish Wainright and Eric Gordon would officially sign new contracts to play for the Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. in Israel and the Philadelphia 76ers respectively.[46] [47] On July 13, the Suns would potentially get their last player from last season's roster returning to them via free agency by re-signing Josh Okogie on a two-year deal worth $16 million.[48] On July 29, the Suns would officially trade David Roddy to the Atlanta Hawks for E. J. Liddell, who they plan to waive following the official signing of Washington Wizards point guard Tyus Jones to a one-year veteran's minimum deal worth $3,303,771.[49] Then, to round out their initial roster, on August 2, the Suns would sign Milwaukee Bucks point guard TyTy Washington Jr. to their last open two-way contract spot.[50]

After first reported as one of the first official removals from the team since free agency first began, Drew Eubanks would officially sign a new contract with the Utah Jazz on August 12.[51] [52] A week after that, Udoka Azubuike would officially sign an overseas contract with the KK Budućnost VOLI out in Montenegro.[53] On August 27, it was not only confirmed that Saben Lee would play for Turkey's Manisa Basket (albeit only briefly),[54] but it was also confirmed that the Suns would officially waive both E. J. Liddell and Nassir Little from their team as well.[55] [56] With Little's removal from the team in particular, the remainder of his now-three year deal worth $21,750,000 would now be paid by the Suns by an average of $3,107,143 per year throughout the next seven seasons, including this season until the end of the 2030–31 season.[57] E. J. Liddell later signed with the Chicago Bulls on September 7 before having his training camp deal converted to a two-way contract with their Windy City Bulls affiliate on October 18,[58] while Nassir Little would officially sign a one-year deal with the Miami Heat on September 24, though he'd be waived on October 19 after the end of the preseason, but would join the Sioux Falls Skyforce G League affiliate team on October 28.[59] By the end of the preseason, both Isaiah Thomas and Thaddeus Young would not find new teams to sign up with, either in the NBA or elsewhere. Meanwhile, the Suns would sign the likes of undrafted rookies Tyrese Samuel and Moses Wood (with Boo Buie initially included before he later signed with the New York Knicks[60] [61]), Valley Suns acquired players Jaden Shackelford, Mamadi Diakite, David Stockton (son of Hall of Famer John Stockton), and Paul Watson, and Frank Kaminsky (who would return to the Suns for a third time and for four seasons now) for training camp and/or preseason purposes, with every one of those players being waived from the team by October 19 and having options to sign with the Valley Suns affiliate team afterward (with every one of those players that signed during that time outside of Frank Kaminsky joining the Valley Suns not long after that). As such, the Suns would leave their final roster spot open for the start of the regular season.

Standings

Conference

Game log

Preseason

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| October 6| @ L.A. Lakers| | Josh Okogie (15)| Bol Bol (6)| Tyus Jones (6)| Acrisure Arena
9,494| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| October 8| @ Detroit| | Kevin Durant (21)| Oso Ighodaro (7)| Tyus Jones (7)| Breslin Center
14,901| 2–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| October 11| Detroit| | Kevin Durant (18)| Bol Bol (8)| Mason Plumlee (4)| Footprint Center
17,071| 2–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| October 13| @ Denver| | Ryan Dunn, Monté Morris (20)| Bol Bol (8)| Monté Morris (7)| Ball Arena
17,310| 3–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| October 17| L.A. Lakers| | Devin Booker (22)| Kevin Durant, Royce O'Neale, Mason Plumlee (8)| Kevin Durant (8)| Footprint Center
17,071| 3–2

Regular season

|- style="background:#cfc| 1| October 23| @ L.A. Clippers| | Kevin Durant (25)| Jusuf Nurkić (9)| Tyus Jones (8)| Intuit Dome
18,300| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc| 2| October 25| @ L.A. Lakers| | Kevin Durant (30)| Jusuf Nurkić, Mason Plumlee (7)| Bradley Beal (9)| Crypto.com Arena
18,997| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc| 3| October 26| Dallas| | Kevin Durant (31)| Jusuf Nurkić (14)| Tyus Jones (7)| Footprint Center
17,071| 2–1|- style="background:#cfc| 4| October 28| L.A. Lakers| | Devin Booker (33)| Mason Plumlee (10)| Tyus Jones (5)| Footprint Center
17,071| 3–1|- style="background:#cfc| 5| October 31| @ L.A. Clippers| | Devin Booker (40)| Royce O'Neale (7)| Tyus Jones (11)| Intuit Dome
16,827| 4–1|- style="background:#cfc| 6| November 2| Portland| | Devin Booker (28)| Jusuf Nurkić (15)| Devin Booker (9)| Footprint Center
17,071| 5–1|- style="background:#cfc| 7| November 4| Philadelphia| | Kevin Durant (35)| Jusuf Nurkić (15)| Booker, Durant (6)| Footprint Center
17,071| 6–1|- style="background:#cfc| 8| November 6| Miami| | Kevin Durant (32)| Jusuf Nurkić (18)| Devin Booker (9)| Footprint Center
17,071| 7–1|- style="background:#cfc| 9| November 8| @ Dallas| | Kevin Durant (26)| Jusuf Nurkić (10)| Devin Booker (12)| American Airlines Center
20,277| 8–1|- style="background:#fcc| 10| November 10| Sacramento| | Bradley Beal (28)| Mason Plumlee (11)| Devin Booker (12)| Footprint Center
17,071| 8–2|- style="background:#cfc| 11| November 12| @ Utah| | Devin Booker (31)| Mason Plumlee (14)| Tyus Jones (7)| Delta Center
18,175| 9–2|- style="background:#fcc| 12| November 13| @ Sacramento| | Josh Okogie (25)| Jusuf Nurkić (11)| Tyus Jones (8)| Golden 1 Center
16,204| 9–3|- style="background:#fcc| 13| November 15| @ Oklahoma City| | Josh Okogie (15)| Josh Okogie (9)| Devin Booker (4)| Paycom Center
18,203| 9–4|- style="background:#fcc| 14| November 17| @ Minnesota| | Devin Booker (44)| Mason Plumlee (8)| Tyus Jones (11)| Target Center
18,978| 9–5|- style="background:#fcc| 15| November 18| Orlando| | Tyus Jones (18)| Mason Plumlee (11)| Tyus Jones (8)| Footprint Center
17,071| 9–6|- style="background:#fcc| 16| November 20| New York| | Devin Booker (33)| Jusuf Nurkić (12)| Tyus Jones (10)| Footprint Center
17,071| 9–7|- style="background:#cfc| 17| November 26| L.A. Lakers| | Devin Booker (26)| Jusuf Nurkić (12)| Devin Booker (10)| Footprint Center
17,071| 10–7|- style="background:#fcc| 18| November 27| Brooklyn| | Devin Booker (31)| Kevin Durant (8)| Tyus Jones (12)| Footprint Center
17,071| 10–8|- style="background:#cfc| 19| November 30| Golden State| | Devin Booker (27)| Kevin Durant (10)| Booker, Jones (9)| Footprint Center
17,071| 11–8|- style="background:#cfc| 20| December 3| San Antonio| | Devin Booker (29)| Beal, Booker (9)| Devin Booker (5)| Footprint Center
17,071| 12–8|- style="background:#| 21| December 5| @ New Orleans| | | | | Smoothie King Center| |- style="background:#| 22| December 7| @ Miami| | | | | Kaseya Center| |- style="background:#| 23| December 8| @ Orlando| | | | | Kia Center| |- style="background:#| 24| December 13| @ Utah| | | | | Delta Center| |- style="background:#| 25| December 15| Portland| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 26| December 19| Indiana| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 27| December 21| Detroit| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 28| December 23| @ Denver| | | | | Ball Arena| |- style="background:#| 29| December 25| Denver| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 30| December 27| Dallas| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 31| December 28| @ Golden State| | | | | Chase Center| |- style="background:#| 32| December 31| Memphis| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 33| January 4| @ Indiana| | | | | Gainbridge Fieldhouse| |- style="background:#| 34| January 6| @ Philadelphia| | | | | Wells Fargo Center| |- style="background:#| 35| January 7| @ Charlotte| | | | | Spectrum Center| |- style="background:#| 36| January 9| Atlanta| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 37| January 11| Utah| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 38| January 12| Charlotte| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 39| January 14| @ Atlanta| | | | | State Farm Arena| |- style="background:#| 40| January 16| @ Washington| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 41| January 18| @ Detroit| | | | | Little Caesars Arena| |- style="background:#| 42| January 20| @ Cleveland| | | | | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse| |- style="background:#| 43| January 22| @ Brooklyn| | | | | Barclays Center| |- style="background:#| 44| January 25| Washington| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 45| January 27| L.A. Clippers| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 46| January 29| Minnesota| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 47| January 31| @ Golden State| | | | | Chase Center| |- style="background:#| 48| February 1| @ Portland| | | | | Moda Center| |- style="background:#| 49| February 3| @ Portland| | | | | Moda Center| |- style="background:#| 50| February 5| @ Oklahoma City| | | | | Paycom Center| |- style="background:#| 51| February 7| Utah| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 52| February 8| Denver| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 53| February 11| Memphis| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 54| February 12| @ Houston| | | | | Toyota Center| |- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game|- style="background:#| 55| February 20| @ San Antonio| | | | | Moody Center| |- style="background:#| 56| February 22| @ Chicago| | | | | United Center| |- style="background:#| 57| February 23| @ Toronto| | | | | Scotiabank Arena| |- style="background:#| 58| February 25| @ Memphis| | | | | FedExForum| |- style="background:#| 59| February 27| New Orleans| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 60| February 28| New Orleans| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 61| March 2| Minnesota| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 62| March 4| L.A. Clippers| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 63| March 7| @ Denver| | | | | Ball Arena| |- style="background:#| 64| March 9| @ Dallas| | | | | American Airlines Center| |- style="background:#| 65| March 10| @ Memphis| | | | | FedExForum| |- style="background:#| 66| March 12| @ Houston| | | | | Toyota Center| |- style="background:#| 67| March 14| Sacramento| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 68| March 16| L.A. Lakers| | | | | Crypto.com Arena| |- style="background:#| 69| March 17| Toronto| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 70| March 19| Chicago| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 71| March 21 | Cleveland| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 72| March 24| Milwaukee| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 73| March 26| Boston| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 74| March 28| @ Minnesota| | | | | Target Center| |- style="background:#| 75| March 30| Houston| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 76| April 1| @ Milwaukee| | | | | Fiserv Forum| |- style="background:#| 77| April 4| @ Boston| | | | | TD Garden| |- style="background:#| 78| April 6| @ New York| | | | | Madison Square Garden| |- style="background:#| 79| April 8| Golden State| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 80| April 9| Oklahoma City| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 81| April 11| San Antonio| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 82| April 13| @ Sacramento| | | | | Golden 1 Center|

NBA Cup

See main article: 2024 NBA Cup. This is the second regular season where all the NBA teams will compete in a mid-season tournament following the success of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament, though this season's tournament would be renamed to the Emirates NBA Cup starting this season onward. On July 12, 2024, the NBA announced the drawing of each team's groups for this season's tournament. For the Suns, they would join the rivaling Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz from last season's Group A with the Oklahoma City Thunder and the rivaling San Antonio Spurs in Group B for the Western Conference this season.[62]

West Group B

Note: Times are Eastern Time (UTC−4 or UTC−5) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

Awards, honors, and records

Week/Month

Team records

Milestones

Team milestones

Injuries/Personal missed games

PlayerDurationReason(s) for missed time<--Do not include players who did not play due to the coach's decision or were forced upon the inactive list. Also, depending on how long an assignment is held and who would be going to the Valley Suns affiliate team, include that player as a potential entry if he's not a two-way contract.-->Games missed
StartEnd
Josh OkogieOctober 11, 2024November 8, 2024Right hamstring strain8
Grayson AllenOctober 25, 2024October 28, 2024Birth of his daughter2
Bradley BealOctober 26, 2024October 28, 2024Sore right elbow1
Bradley BealOctober 31, 2024November 2, 2024Right elbow sprain1
Ryan DunnNovember 8, 2024UnknownLeft ankle sprain?

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2024–25 NBA season transactions.

Trades

June 26, 2024[70] To Phoenix Suns
Draft rights to Ryan Dunn (No. 28)
Draft rights to Kevin McCullar Jr. (No. 56)
2026 second-round pick
2031 second-round pick
To Denver Nuggets
Draft rights to DaRon Holmes II (No. 22)
June 27, 2024[71] To Phoenix Suns
Draft rights to Oso Ighodaro (No. 40)
To New York Knicks
Draft rights to Kevin McCullar Jr. (No. 56)
2028 Top-45 protected second-round pick (from Boston)
July 29, 2024[72] To Phoenix Suns
E. J. Liddell
To Atlanta Hawks
David Roddy

Free agency

Re-signed

PlayerSignedDate
Grayson Allen[73] Signed 4-year contract extension worth $70 MillionApril 15, 2024
Damion LeeSigned 1-year deal worth $2,800,834July 3, 2024
Royce O'NealeSigned 4-year contract extension worth $44 MillionJuly 6, 2024
Bol Bol[74] Signed 1-year deal worth $2,425,403 or $2,910,483July 7, 2024
Josh OkogieSigned 2-year deal worth $16 MillionJuly 13, 2024

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer team(s)
Collin GillespieSigned two-way contract worth $578,577Denver Nuggets / Grand Rapids Gold
Jalen BridgesSigned two-way contract worth $578,577Baylor Bears
Mason PlumleeSigned 1-year deal worth $3,303,771Los Angeles Clippers
Monté MorrisSigned 1-year deal worth $2,800,834Minnesota Timberwolves
Tyus Jones[75] Signed 1-year deal worth $3,303,771Washington Wizards
TyTy Washington Jr.[76] Signed two-way contract worth $578,577Milwaukee Bucks / Wisconsin Herd

Subtractions

PlayerReason leftNew team(s)
Ish Wainright[77] Unrestricted free agent Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C.
Eric Gordon[78] Unrestricted free agentPhiladelphia 76ers
David RoddyTradedAtlanta Hawks
Drew EubanksUnrestricted free agentUtah Jazz
Udoka AzubuikeUnrestricted free agent KK Budućnost VOLI
Saben LeeUnrestricted free agent Manisa Basket / Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv B.C.
E. J. LiddellWaivedChicago Bulls / Windy City Bulls
Nassir LittleWaivedMiami Heat / Sioux Falls Skyforce
Isaiah ThomasUnrestricted free agent / Waived
Thaddeus YoungUnrestricted free agent / Waived

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: SUNS NAME TWO-TIME NBA COACH OF THE YEAR AND ARIZONA NATIVE MIKE BUDENHOLZER HEAD COACH . . 11 May 2024 . NBA.com . 12 May 2024.
  3. Web site: NBA G League To Begin Play at Disney In February . NBA G League . January 8, 2021.
  4. Web site: Phoenix Suns' NBA G League Affiliate To Debut In 2024-25 Season As All 30 NBA Teams Now Have G League Affiliate . 2024-05-23 . The NBA G League.
  5. https://www.nba.com/suns/news/phoenix-suns-ring-of-honor-member-al-mccoy-passes-away-at-91
  6. https://www.nba.com/suns/news/phoenix-suns-to-honor-the-legacy-of-al-mccoy-with-al-jersey-band-throughout-2024-25-season
  7. Web site: Suns Acquire Beal, Goodwin, Todd. NBA.com.
  8. Web site: Grizzlies acquire rights to two future first-round pick swaps and Isaiah Todd from Suns. NBA.com. July 11, 2023. May 1, 2024.
  9. https://twitter.com/Magic_PR/status/1681001470118731778
  10. Web site: Phoenix Suns Lose 2nd-Round Pick for Drew Eubanks Tampering Ahead of Free Agency. Bleacher Report.
  11. Web site: San Antonio Completes Trade with Phoenix. NBA.com.
  12. https://www.nba.com/suns/news/suns-acquire-forward-ryan-dunn-in-2024-nba-draft
  13. https://www.nba.com/suns/news/suns-acquire-forward-oso-ighodaro-in-2024-nba-draft
  14. Web site: 2024-04-13 . Suns Assistant Emerges as Finalist for Nets' Job . 2024-05-23 . Inside The Suns.
  15. Web site: 2024-04-04 . Hornets Receive Permission to Interview Suns Assistant . 2024-05-23 . SI.
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