| 2010–11 Phoenix Suns season | |||
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| Head coach | Alvin Gentry | ||
| President | Lon Babby | ||
| General manager | Lance Blanks | ||
| Owner | Robert Sarver | ||
| Arena | US Airways Center | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 40–42 (.488) | ||
| Place | Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 10th (Western) | ||
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify | ||
Stats atBasketball Reference | |||
| Local media | |||
| Television | Fox Sports Arizona,KUTP | ||
| Radio | KTAR | ||
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The2010–11 Phoenix Suns season was the 43rd season for thePhoenix Suns of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). For the first time in eight seasons, the Suns were without the play ofpower forwardAmar'e Stoudemire, a 5-timeAll-Star and formerRookie of the Year who joined theNew York Knicks in the summer. The Suns tradedJason Richardson on December 18, 2010, as part of a trade that broughtVince Carter to the Suns.[1] On February 24, 2011, the Suns tradedGoran Dragić and the draft pick they got earlier from Orlando in exchange forAaron Brooks.Alvin Gentry was head coach and the Suns played their home games atUS Airways Center.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 46 | Gani Lawal | Forward |  United States | Georgia Tech |
| 2 | 60 | Dwayne Collins | Forward | United States | Miami (FL) |
Amar'e Stoudemire opted out of his final year of his contract and became anunrestricted free agent. He was to be paid $17.7 million.[2] He later joined theNew York Knicks.
Channing Frye re-signed with Phoenix on a 5-year, $30 million contract on July 1. One day later, the Suns signed power forwardHakim Warrick to a 4-year, $16 million contract. At the same time, Phoenix ended up tradingLeandro Barbosa andDwayne Jones to theToronto Raptors in exchange forHedo Türkoğlu.
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| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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| y-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 30–11 | 27–14 | 12–4 |
| Phoenix Suns | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17 | 23–18 | 17–24 | 9–7 |
| Golden State Warriors | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21 | 26–15 | 10–31 | 5–11 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 25 | 23–18 | 9–32 | 7–9 |
| Sacramento Kings | 24 | 58 | .293 | 33 | 11–30 | 13–28 | 7–9 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | c-San Antonio Spurs | 61 | 21 | .744 | – |
| 2 | y-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 |
| 3 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 |
| 4 | y-Oklahoma City Thunder | 55 | 27 | .671 | 6 |
| 5 | x-Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 |
| 6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 13 |
| 7 | x-New Orleans Hornets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 |
| 8 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 |
| 9 | Houston Rockets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 18 |
| 10 | Phoenix Suns | 40 | 42 | .488 | 21 |
| 11 | Utah Jazz | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
| 12 | Golden State Warriors | 36 | 46 | .439 | 25 |
| 13 | Los Angeles Clippers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 29 |
| 14 | Sacramento Kings | 24 | 58 | .293 | 37 |
| 15 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 17 | 65 | .207 | 44 |
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Pre-season: 2–6 (home: 2–3; road: 0–3)
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Barron* | 12 | 6 | 15.3 | .235 | .000 | .600 | 3.3 | 0.3 | .5 | .3 | 3.0 |
| Aaron Brooks* | 25 | 5 | 18.9 | .430 | .328 | .807 | 1.1 | 4.2 | .5 | .0 | 9.6 |
| Vince Carter* | 51 | 41 | 27.2 | .422 | .366 | .735 | 3.6 | 1.6 | .9 | .3 | 13.5 |
| Josh Childress | 54 | 3 | 16.6 | .565† | .063 | .492 | 2.9 | 0.8 | .6 | .4 | 5.0 |
| Earl Clark* | 9 | 0 | 8.0 | .387 | .000 | .500 | 1.9 | 0.4 | .1 | .3 | 3.2 |
| Zabian Dowdell | 24 | 0 | 12.2 | .408 | .300 | .941# | 0.8 | 2.1 | .8 | .1 | 5.0 |
| Goran Dragić* | 48 | 2 | 17.8 | .421 | .277 | .608 | 1.8 | 3.1 | .8 | .1 | 7.4 |
| Jared Dudley | 82 | 15 | 26.1 | .477 | .415 | .743 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 1.1+ | .2 | 10.6 |
| Channing Frye | 77 | 64 | 33.0 | .432 | .390 | .832 | 6.7+ | 1.2 | .6 | 1.0+ | 12.7 |
| Marcin Gortat* | 55 | 12 | 29.7 | .563† | .250 | .731 | 9.3+ | 1.0 | .5 | 1.3+ | 13.0 |
| Grant Hill | 80 | 80 | 30.1 | .484 | .395 | .829 | 4.2 | 2.5 | .8 | .4 | 13.2 |
| Gani Lawal | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .0 | .0 | 0.0 |
| Robin Lopez | 67 | 56 | 14.8 | .501† | .000 | .740 | 3.2 | 0.1 | .3 | .7 | 6.4 |
| Steve Nash | 75 | 75 | 33.3 | .492† | .395 | .912# | 3.5 | 11.4 | .6 | .1 | 14.7+ |
| Mickaël Piétrus* | 38 | 4 | 18.1 | .392 | .342 | .706 | 2.0 | 0.6 | .5 | .5 | 7.4 |
| Jason Richardson* | 25 | 25 | 31.8 | .470 | .419^ | .764 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 1.1+ | .1 | 19.3+ |
| Garret Siler | 21 | 0 | 4.8 | .548† | .000 | .500 | 1.3 | 0.1 | .1 | .2 | 2.1 |
| Hedo Türkoğlu* | 25 | 16 | 25.2 | .440 | .423^ | .722 | 4.0 | 2.3 | .7 | .6 | 9.5 |
| Hakim Warrick | 80 | 6 | 17.7 | .511† | .091 | .721 | 3.7 | 0.9 | .4 | .1 | 8.4 |
* – Stats with the Suns.
† – Minimum 300 field goals made.
^ – Minimum 55 three-pointers made.
# – Minimum 125 free throws made.
+ – Minimum 70 games played or 800 rebounds, 125 steals, 100 blocks, 1400 points.
| July 9, 2010 | ToChicago Bulls | ToPhoenix Suns |
| July 9, 2010 | ToNew York Knicks | ToPhoenix Suns
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| July 13, 2010 | ToAtlanta Hawks | ToPhoenix Suns |
| July 14, 2010 | ToToronto Raptors | ToPhoenix Suns |
| December 18, 2010 | ToOrlando Magic | ToPhoenix Suns
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| February 24, 2011 | ToHouston Rockets | ToPhoenix Suns |
| Player | Signed | Former Team |
|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill | Signed 1-year extended contract for $3.3 million | Phoenix Suns |
| Channing Frye | Signed 5-year contract for $30 million | Phoenix Suns |
| Hakim Warrick | Signed 4-year contract for $18 million | Chicago Bulls |
| Josh Childress | Signed 5-year contract for $33 million |  Olympiacos Piraeus B.C. /Atlanta Hawks[a] |
| Matt Janning | Signed 2-year contract for $3 million | Northeastern University Huskies[b] |
| Garret Siler | Signed 2-year contract for $3 million |  Shanghai Xiyang Sharks[3] |
| Earl Barron | Signed 1-year contract totaling out to $188,558 | New York Knicks |
| Zabian Dowdell | Signed two 10-day contracts / 1-year contract for $242,374[c] | Tulsa 66ers /Phoenix Suns[c] |
^ a: Josh Childress still had his original NBA rights to theAtlanta Hawks.
^ b: Matt Janning was originally undrafted on the2010 NBA draft.
^ c: Zabian Dowdell signed two 10-day contracts before officially signing up with the Suns.
| Player | Reason left | New team |
|---|---|---|
| Amar'e Stoudemire | Free agent | New York Knicks |
| Leandro Barbosa | Traded |  Toronto Raptors |
| Dwayne Jones | Traded / Waived[d] | Toronto Raptors /Fujian SBS Xunxing[4] |
| Taylor Griffin | Waived |  Belgacom Liège[5] |
| Dwayne Collins | Signed a new contract |  Pallacanestro Varese[e] |
| Louis Amundson | Free agent | Golden State Warriors[6] |
| Jarron Collins | Free agent | Los Angeles Clippers /Portland Trail Blazers[7][f] |
| Matt Janning | Waived[g] | Maine Red Claws /Rio Grande Valley Vipers[h] |
| Earl Barron | Waived | Milwaukee Bucks /Portland Trail Blazers[i] |
| Jason Richardson Hedo Türkoğlu Earl Clark | Traded | Orlando Magic |
| Zabian Dowdell | First two 10-day contracts expired | Phoenix Suns[j] |
| Goran Dragić | Traded | Houston Rockets |
^ d: Dwayne Jonesdid originally leave by the trade forHedo Türkoğlu. However, the Toronto Raptors waived him later on in the year and was allowed back in the Suns' training camp roster. When he was outperformed byGarret Siler in the preseason, he was officially waived and decided to play overseas inChina with theFujian SBS Xunxing.
^ e: Although Dwayne Collins played forPallacanestro Varese this season, he still retained his international rights to the Phoenix Suns until 2014.
^ f: Jarron Collins originally signed two 10–day contracts with theLos Angeles Clippers in January 2011 before being waived on his second contract with them. He later got two more 10–day contracts with thePortland Trail Blazers in March 2011 before officially retiring from playing basketball after this season was over with.
^ g: Unlike most other players that signed on with the team,Matt Janning never played a single game for the Suns during his time with the team.
^ h: Matt Janning originally played for theMaine Red Claws on December 1, 2010 in theD-League after being waived by the Suns until his rights were traded to theRio Grande Valley Vipers on January 20, 2011.
^ i: After Earl Barron was waived by the Suns, he played for theMilwaukee Bucks throughout March 2011 due to two 10–day contracts with the team before he would eventually sign a contract to play with thePortland Trail Blazers for the rest of the season on April 12, 2011.
^ j: Zabian Dowdell eventually signed on to the Suns for a full year contract.
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