The Season in Brief
The 1996-97 Phoenix Suns went 40-42. Led by Kevin Johnson, Danny Manning and Jason Kidd, they posted a +0.21 SRS and went 2-3 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Kevin Johnson leads at 17%.
Honors & Awards
No league honors this season.
Team Leaders
| Points | Kevin Johnson | 20.1 |
| Rebounds | Hot Rod Williams | 8.3 |
| Assists | Kevin Johnson | 9.3 |
| Steals | Jason Kidd | 2.4 |
| Blocks | Hot Rod Williams | 1.3 |
| True Shooting | Kevin Johnson | 63.1 |
| 3-Pointers | Wesley Person | 171 |
| Def. Win Shares | Hot Rod Williams | 2.5 |
The Roster, by Fame
Kevin Johnson2902Danny Manning2703Jason Kidd214Hot Rod Williams155Cedric Ceballos156Wesley Person157Rex Chapman98Mark Bryant99Robert Horry810Steve Nash711Michael Finley412Wayman Tisdale313Sam Cassell314Loren Meyer215Mike Brown116A.C. Green117Joe Kleine118Chucky Brown119Ben Davis020Horacio Llamas★021Dexter Boney★022Rumeal Robinson023Tony Dumas0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson | 70 | 20.1 | 3.6 | 9.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 63.1 | 89 | 1.5 | 29 |
| Danny Manning | 77 | 13.5 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 57.4 | 7 | 2.4 | 27 |
| Jason Kidd | 33 | 11.6 | 4.8 | 9.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 51.9 | 40 | 1.3 | 21 |
| Hot Rod Williams | 68 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 53.8 | 0 | 2.5 | 15 |
| Cedric Ceballos | 42 | 15.3 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 52.8 | 21 | 1.0 | 15 |
| Wesley Person | 80 | 13.5 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 56.7 | 171 | 1.5 | 15 |
| Rex Chapman | 65 | 13.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 55.1 | 110 | 0.9 | 9 |
| Mark Bryant | 41 | 9.3 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 58.9 | 0 | 0.7 | 9 |
| Robert Horry | 32 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 50.7 | 24 | 0.7 | 8 |
| Steve Nash | 65 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 53.9 | 23 | 0.3 | 7 |
| Michael Finley | 27 | 13.0 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 53.8 | 14 | 0.4 | 4 |
| Wayman Tisdale | 53 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 44.1 | 0 | 0.4 | 3 |
| Sam Cassell | 22 | 14.8 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 55.0 | 19 | 0.4 | 3 |
| Loren Meyer | 35 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 49.8 | 3 | 0.3 | 2 |
| Mike Brown | 6 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 48.8 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 |
| A.C. Green | 27 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 51.3 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Joe Kleine | 23 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 44.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Chucky Brown | 10 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 55.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Ben Davis | 20 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 41.7 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Horacio Llamas★ | 20 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 53.9 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Dexter Boney★ | 8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 42.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Rumeal Robinson | 12 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 50.3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tony Dumas | 6 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 35.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 28.5
- Youngest: Steve Nash (22)
- Oldest: Joe Kleine (35)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Steve Nash - rookie
- Ben Davis - rookie
- Horacio Llamas - rookie
- Dexter Boney - rookie
- Jason Kidd - new to the team
- Cedric Ceballos - new to the team
- Rex Chapman - new to the team
- Mark Bryant - new to the team
- Robert Horry - new to the team
- Sam Cassell - new to the team
- Loren Meyer - new to the team
- Mike Brown - new to the team
- Chucky Brown - new to the team
- Rumeal Robinson - new to the team
- Tony Dumas - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Kevin Johnson - pick #7 (1987)
- Danny Manning - pick #1 (1988)
- Jason Kidd - pick #2 (1994)
- Hot Rod Williams - pick #45 (1985)
- Cedric Ceballos - pick #48 (1990)
The Playoff Run
2-3 overall