The Season in Brief
The 2008-09 Phoenix Suns went 46-36. Led by Shaquille O'Neal, Amar'e Stoudemire and Grant Hill, they posted a +1.62 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Shaquille O'Neal leads at 28%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Amar'e Stoudemire | 21.4 |
| Rebounds | Shaquille O'Neal | 8.4 |
| Assists | Steve Nash | 9.7 |
| Steals | Leandro Barbosa | 1.2 |
| Blocks | Shaquille O'Neal | 1.4 |
| True Shooting | Shaquille O'Neal | 62.3 |
| 3-Pointers | Matt Barnes | 117 |
| Def. Win Shares | Shaquille O'Neal | 2.2 |
The Roster, by Fame
Shaquille O'NealAll-NBA 3rdAll-Star5802Amar'e StoudemireAll-Star5203Grant Hill194Matt Barnes195Jason Richardson176Steve Nash117Leandro Barbosa118Lou Amundson69Jared Dudley510Robin Lopez411Boris Diaw212Raja Bell213Goran Dragic214Alando Tucker★115Stromile Swift016Sean Singletary017Dee Brown018Courtney Sims0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal | 75 | 17.8 | 8.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 62.3 | 0 | 2.2 | 58 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 53 | 21.4 | 8.1 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 61.7 | 3 | 1.4 | 52 |
| Grant Hill | 82 | 12.0 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 58.4 | 24 | 1.9 | 19 |
| Matt Barnes | 77 | 10.2 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 53.7 | 117 | 1.4 | 19 |
| Jason Richardson | 58 | 16.4 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 58.1 | 102 | 0.9 | 17 |
| Steve Nash | 74 | 15.7 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 61.5 | 108 | 0.5 | 11 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 70 | 14.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 58.8 | 90 | 1.0 | 11 |
| Lou Amundson | 76 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 53.0 | 0 | 1.0 | 6 |
| Jared Dudley | 48 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 58.8 | 26 | 0.6 | 5 |
| Robin Lopez | 60 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 56.6 | 0 | 0.4 | 4 |
| Boris Diaw | 22 | 8.3 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 60.0 | 5 | 0.2 | 2 |
| Raja Bell | 22 | 9.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 56.9 | 44 | 0.1 | 2 |
| Goran Dragic | 55 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 48.7 | 20 | 0.4 | 2 |
| Alando Tucker★ | 30 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 50.9 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Stromile Swift | 13 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 41.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Sean Singletary | 13 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 42.9 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Dee Brown | 2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Courtney Sims | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 29.5
- Youngest: Robin Lopez (20)
- Oldest: Shaquille O'Neal (36)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Robin Lopez - rookie
- Goran Dragic - rookie
- Sean Singletary - rookie
- Matt Barnes - new to the team
- Jason Richardson - new to the team
- Lou Amundson - new to the team
- Jared Dudley - new to the team
- Stromile Swift - new to the team
- Dee Brown (2007-2009) - new to the team
- Courtney Sims - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Shaquille O'Neal - pick #1 (1992)
- Amar'e Stoudemire - pick #9 (2002)
- Grant Hill - pick #3 (1994)
- Matt Barnes - pick #46 (2002)
- Jason Richardson - pick #5 (2001)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.