| 2013–14 Phoenix Suns season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Jeff Hornacek | ||
| General manager | Ryan McDonough | ||
| Owners | Robert Sarver | ||
| Arena | US Airways Center | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 48–34 (.585) | ||
| Place | Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 9th (Western) | ||
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify | ||
Stats atBasketball Reference | |||
| Local media | |||
| Television | Fox Sports Arizona | ||
| Radio | KTAR | ||
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The2013–14 Phoenix Suns season was thePhoenix Suns' 46th season in theNBA.[1] This season marked the first time that purple was not a primary color for the team (although it was still involved with their system). It was also the first time since the beginning of the1987–88 NBA season that the Suns ended up drafting in the top 5 of a draft. In addition, it was the first time since the beginning of the2000–01 NBA season that the Suns made complete changes in not only their logos, but also their jerseys. When the Suns began the regular season,Goran Dragić,P. J. Tucker,Markieff Morris, and his twin brotherMarcus Morris were the only players returning from playing with last season's team (whileChanning Frye was still on last season's team, he didn't play any games due to a life-threatening heart ailment he had at the time).
The Phoenix Suns, despite their winning record, failed to make the playoffs. They tied the2007–08 Golden State Warriors' record for highest winning percentage for a non-playoff team since the NBA switched to the 8 team format. The all-time record is held by the1971–72 Phoenix Suns (49–33), which was during the four-team playoff era. This drew criticism from many fans regarding the conference system. TheAtlanta Hawks, a sub-.500 team in the Eastern Conference, managed to make the playoffs. The Suns would have been tied for the 3 seed in the Eastern Conference that year.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Olexsiy "Alex" Len | Center |  Ukraine | Maryland |
| 1 | 29 | Archie Goodwin | Shooting guard |  United States | Kentucky |
| 2 | 57 | Alex Oriakhi | Power forward | United States | Missouri |
The Suns had two first-round picks and one second-round pick this year. The first pick they had was their own pick that could have gone at number 1 at best or 7 at worst, with the best odds going for the pick to be at number 5. On the day of the NBA draft lottery, it was revealed that they would get pick number 5 in the first round. Their own second-round pick was traded to theHouston Rockets forMarcus Morris, the twin brother of Suns power forwardMarkieff Morris.[6] Both their additional first and second-round picks came from different teams due to last season'ssign and trade deal with theLos Angeles Lakers that sent point guardSteve Nash to the Lakers in exchange for four different draft picks. The first-round pick (which ended up being the 30th pick) came from theMiami Heat due to an earlier trade with theCleveland Cavaliers involvingLeBron James, while the second-round pick came from theDenver Nuggets due to a 2011 draft day trade that traded the Lakers' rights toChukwudiebere Maduabum to Denver in exchange for their 2013 second-round pick.
With the fifth pick, the Suns selected theUkrainian-born centerOlexsiy "Alex" Len, who was a sophomore from theUniversity of Maryland. Len averaged 11.9 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game in his last season with the Terrapins. The Suns then traded the 30th pick, which became theSerbian-born guardNemanja Nedović from theLietuvos Rytas Vilnius, to theGolden State Warriors in exchange for shooting guardMalcolm Lee and pick 29 that was originally from theOklahoma City Thunder, which wasArchie Goodwin from theUniversity of Kentucky. Goodwin averaged 14.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game in his only season with Kentucky. Finally, with their 57th pick, the Suns selectedAlex Oriakhi, who used to play for theUniversity of Connecticut until his senior season due to the university's NCAA Tournament ineligibility; he spent his senior season with theUniversity of Missouri. In addition to winning an NCAA championship during his sophomore season with Connecticut, in his only season with Missouri, he scored 11.2 points, grabbed 8.4 rebounds, and recorded 1.6 blocks per game in 25.8 minutes of play for 34 games.
Veteran playerJermaine O'Neal, as well asWesley Johnson and rookie guardDiante Garrett were unrestricted free agents as of the end of the2012–13 NBA season. On June 29, 2013, the Suns releasedHamed Haddadi's contract in order to let him become an unrestricted free agent as well. Contrary to previous seasons, the Suns decided to not focus so much on the free agency market this year. On July 15, 2013,Wesley Johnson signed a veteran's minimum contract for one year with theLos Angeles Lakers. On July 23, 2013, O'Neal agreed to a one-year deal to play for theGolden State Warriors. Garrett officially announced on Twitter that he would be playing for theOklahoma City Thunder on August 29, 2013, before playing officially for theUtah Jazz on November 13, 2013. Haddadi ended up going back to his home inIran to play forFoolad Mahan Isfahan on September 12, 2013, during the2013 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, only to then play for theSichuan Blue Whales in China. An additional player the Suns decided to sign for this season was formerTempleshooting guardDionte Christmas, who had last played withMontepaschi Siena in Italy'sLega Basket Serie A, where he and the team not only won the league's championship, but also participated in the2012–13 Euroleague; Christmas had also performed with the team's 2013 Summer League Las Vegas Tournament squad, where he averaged 10.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 2.0 assists during the team's 6–1 streak. The Suns also had formerUC Santa Barbara combo guardJames Nunnally, who last played with theMiami Heat in the 2013 Las Vegas Summer League Tournament, during the Suns' training camp and preseason session.
One of the team's biggest signings from last season,Michael Beasley, was bought out of his contract on September 3, 2013. His buyout of the team's contract had the team paying Beasley only $4.66 million for this season as opposed to the $6 million he was initially owed (which saved the team $1.34 million in salary), and then has the team stretching his original guaranteed salary of $3,000,000 for one year to $2,300,000 for three straight seasons, with each year paying him only $766,666 instead of the entire guarantee he was owed. Because of Beasley being bought out of his contract, he was considered an unrestricted free agent by the NBA during his time of being waived. Beasley would end up signing with the team that first drafted him as the #2 pick in the2008 NBA draft, the two-time championMiami Heat on September 11, 2013. In addition to being signed by the Heat before the start of the regular season, some of the $4,660,000 that the Suns owed him now gets paid by the Heat instead.
On January 5, 2014, the Suns decided to bring back former fan favorite playerLeandro Barbosa to a 10-day contract. However, his contract would not officially be signed until January 8 due to not only finding out whether Barbosa would be healthy enough to participate, but would also have to wait forFIBA to approve his move from Brazil to the NBA. The move was prompted due to star point guardEric Bledsoe being out longer than the team had initially expected due to a knee injury that had later on turned into a torn meniscus that he got against his former team on December 28, 2013. The last NBA team Barbosa played for was with theBoston Celtics before an ACL tear led him to being traded to theWashington Wizards; he had then played for theEsporte Clube Pinheiros in Brazil as a means of playing while healing up from his past injury. He has been able to play under the shooting guard position withIsh Smith playing most of the back-up point guard duties whileEric Bledsoe remains injured. Barbosa would end up signing a second 10-day contract immediately after the first one ended on January 18, 2014, before being confirmed byLon Babby and the staff that Barbosa would get $650,359 and remain on the team for the rest of the season on January 27, 2014.
During the post-trade deadline period of free agent signings, the Suns decided to waive back-up centerViacheslav Kravtsov out of the team on March 1, 2014. In exchange for Kravtsov's leave of absence on Phoenix, the Suns decided to sign formerBoston Celtics andCBA'sFoshan Dralionsall-starpower forwardShavlik Randolph on the same day. Randolph was signed to the Suns in order to have not only tried to help the team win enough games to make it to the playoffs for the first time in over three seasons, but to have also helped the team out in the postseason had the team actually made it to the2014 NBA Playoffs.
On June 27, the Suns agreed to trade their 30th draft pick (which becameNemanja Nedović) to theGolden State Warriors in exchange for the rights toMalcolm Lee (who they first acquired from theMinnesota Timberwolves) and the 29th pick (which becameArchie Goodwin) that the Warriors first acquired from theOklahoma City Thunder. On July 2, the Suns participated in a three-team trade that had the Suns sendJared Dudley to theLos Angeles Clippers and a 2014 second round pick they acquired from theToronto Raptors last season to theMilwaukee Bucks in exchange forEric Bledsoe andCaron Butler, both of whom last played for the L.A. Clippers. On July 27, the Suns agreed to tradeLuis Scola (who the team got from amnesty bids last season) to theIndiana Pacers in exchange forGerald Green,Miles Plumlee, and a 2014 lottery protected first round draft pick.[7] The Suns would later trade Butler to his hometown team (theMilwaukee Bucks) on August 29, 2013, in exchange forUkrainian power forward/centerViacheslav Kravtsov and American point guardIsh Smith. Finally, in the team's last trade before the regular season began, the Suns traded their centerMarcin Gortat, alongside guardsShannon Brown,Malcolm Lee, andlast year's lottery pick (Kendall Marshall) to theWashington Wizards in exchange for power forwardEmeka Okafor and their 2014 Top 12 protected first round draft pick on October 25, 2013. Of the players the Suns traded to Washington, only Gortat would end up playing for the Wizards before the regular season began as Marshall, Brown, and Lee were all waived by the Wizards three days later. In addition, back-up center Viacheslav Kravtsov would end up being waived from the Suns on March 1, 2014.
Interim head coachLindsey Hunter was officially granted a chance to be interviewed by theDetroit Pistons to be their head coach on April 24, 2013, which led to indications that the Suns were looking for a new head coach. On May 9, 2013, the Suns announced that along with Hunter, assistant coachesBrian Shaw of theIndiana Pacers,Kelvin Sampson of theHouston Rockets,Mike Budenholzer of theSan Antonio Spurs, andQuin Snyder fromPBC CSKA Moscow were considered options to be the team's head coach for this season.[8] Five days later, the Suns announced that their search would expand to also include assistant head coachesMichael Malone of theGolden State Warriors,David Fizdale of theMiami Heat, andJeff Hornacek of theUtah Jazz, with the latter assistant also being a Suns fan favorite. In addition to the aforementioned announced candidates, the Suns also announced interest in looking atLos Angeles Lakers assistant coachSteve Clifford,Houston Rockets assistant coachJ.B. Bickerstaff,Villanova University head coachJay Wright,Butler University head coachBrad Stevens, andIowa State University head coachFred Hoiberg.[9] On May 26, 2013, the Suns announced that former Suns player Jeff Hornacek was the new head coach, to replace interim head coachLindsey Hunter, who later signed with theGolden State Warriors in September 2013 as an assistant head coach. Hornacek got a three-year contract with an optional fourth year.
In addition to Hunter's departure as the head coach, assistant head coachIgor Kokoškov departed from the Suns to be an assistant head coach for theCleveland Cavaliers on May 29, 2013. On June 12, it was announced that Hall of FamerRalph Sampson would also not be an assistant coach with the Suns in 2013–14. On June 25, 2013, the Suns let go of remaining assistant coaches Noel Gillespie and Dan Panaggio. On that same day, Hornacek announced his four assistant coaches for the 2013–14 season: formerBoston Celtics affiliatesJerry Sichting and Mike Longabardi, and former Suns teammatesKenny Gattison andMark West.[10] Jerry Sichting was a champion player for theBoston Celtics during the1985–86 NBA season, and he was more recently an assistant head coach for theWashington Wizards last season. Mike Longabardi was an assistant head coach for the Celtics' last six seasons, which included their2007–08 NBA champion team, and was also their defensive coordinator in his last two seasons with the Celtics. Kenny Gattison was a former 3rd round selection by the Suns in the1986 NBA draft that also was an assistant head coach forLarry Drew during his head coaching tenure with theAtlanta Hawks. Mark West was a player for the Phoenix Suns from 1988 to 1994 and was on their1999–2000 team before accepting a front office gig for the team afterwards until this season. Former Suns assistant head coach andPhoenix Mercury head coachCorey Gaines would also end up taking on the role of being a player developmental coach that Hunter had formerly taken the role of last season.
On April 22, 2013, the Phoenix Suns firedgeneral managerLance Blanks due to his lackluster performance in his position over the last three years. Their search for the newest general manager included formerIndiana Pacers general managerDavid Morway, formerLos Angeles Lakersassistant general managerRonnie Lester, formerNew York KnicksexecutiveMark Warkentien,assistant general managers Jeff Weltman of theMilwaukee Bucks (a finalist for general manager back in 2010),Ryan McDonough of theBoston Celtics, Wes Wilcox of theAtlanta Hawks, and Troy Weaver of theOklahoma City Thunder, with Tony Ronzone,Eddie Johnson,David Griffin, Gersson Rosas, andSam Hinkie considered as possible candidates. Other candidates that had garnered interest in the job included former Bulls and Lakers head coachPhil Jackson, as well as former Phoenix Suns playersGrant Hill andCharles Barkley.
On May 1, 2013, it was revealed that the four finalists for the job were Boston Celtics assistant general managerRyan McDonough, Milwaukee Bucks assistant general manager Jeff Weltman, former Indiana Pacers general managerDavid Morway, and formerUtah Jazz andNew York Knicks executive/general manager and currentSan Antonio Spurs assistant general managerScott Layden.[11][12] Four days later, the finalists were narrowed down to either Jeff Weltman orRyan McDonough being the newest general manager.[13] Finally, on May 7, 2013, the Phoenix Suns announced that Boston's assistant general managerRyan McDonough would be the Suns' newest general manager for the next four years.[14]Ronnie Lester, along with theWashington Wizards' director of player personnel Pat Connelly, would later be hired by McDonough to be talent evaluators for the Suns.[15] The Suns also hiredEmilio Kovačić as an international scouting consultant for the Suns andTrevor Bukstein as an assistant general manager.[16][17]
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| Player | 2013–14 Salary |
|---|---|
| Emeka Okafor | $14,544,687 |
| Goran Dragić | $7,500,000 |
| Channing Frye | $6,400,000 |
| Gerald Green | $3,500,000 |
| Olexsiy "Alex" Len | $3,492,720 |
| Eric Bledsoe | $2,626,473 |
| Markieff Morris | $2,207,040 |
| Marcus Morris | $2,096,760 |
| Viacheslav Kravtsov | $1,500,000 |
| Miles Plumlee | $1,121,520 |
| Archie Goodwin | $1,064,400 |
| Ish Smith | $985,000 |
| P. J. Tucker | $884,293 |
| Leandro Barbosa | $650,359 |
| Dionte Christmas | $490,180 |
| Shavlik Randolph | $306,036 |
| TOTAL | $48,413,073 |
BecauseHamed Haddadi was waived by the Suns before July 1, he was only owed $200,000 by the team instead of the full $1,400,000 that he would have gotten had he stayed with the team. In addition, whileJosh Childress is still owed $7,182,500 due to themamnestying his contract last season, his salary does not affect the Suns' overall salary cap to their season this year. Also, with theMichael Beasley buyout the Suns did on September 3, 2013, they now owe Beasley $4,660,000 for this season as opposed to giving him the full $6,000,000 had he stayed with the team during the regular season.[18] Not only that, but some of the money that the Suns owed Beasley this season would be offset by theMiami Heat due to their re-signing of him for a second stint. To add to the post-season player movements, the Suns' waiving of back-up centerViacheslav Kravtsov has his contract of $1,500,000 being retained as a part of a pay-off for the rest of the season as of March 1, 2014[update], in order to add room to usingpower forwardShavlik Randolph and his $306,036 contract.
| 2013 pre-season game log Total: 5–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pre-season: 5–2 (home: 2–1; road: 3–1)
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| 2013–14 season schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Los Angeles Clippers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 34–7 | 23–18 | 12–4 | 82 |
| x-Golden State Warriors | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6.0 | 27–14 | 24–17 | 11–5 | 82 |
| Phoenix Suns | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 26–15 | 22–19 | 8–8 | 82 |
| Sacramento Kings | 28 | 54 | .341 | 29.0 | 17–24 | 11–30 | 3–13 | 82 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 30.0 | 14–27 | 13–28 | 6–10 | 82 |
| Western Conference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z-San Antonio Spurs * | 62 | 20 | .756 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y-Oklahoma City Thunder * | 59 | 23 | .720 | 3.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y-Los Angeles Clippers * | 57 | 25 | .695 | 5.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x-Houston Rockets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x-Golden State Warriors | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 13.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Phoenix Suns | 48 | 34 | .585 | 14.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Denver Nuggets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26.0 | 82 |
| 12 | New Orleans Pelicans | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Sacramento Kings | 28 | 54 | .341 | 34.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Lakers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 35.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Utah Jazz | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37.0 | 82 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leandro Barbosa* | 20 | 0 | 18.4 | .427 | .280 | .795 | 1.9 | 1.6 | .4 | .2 | 7.5 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 43 | 39 | 32.9 | .477 | .357 | .772 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 1.6 | .3 | 17.7 |
| Dionte Christmas | 31 | 0 | 6.4 | .355 | .290 | .750 | 1.2 | .3 | .1 | .1 | 2.3 |
| Goran Dragić | 76 | 75 | 35.1 | .505 | .408 | .760 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 1.4 | .3 | 20.3 |
| Channing Frye | 82 | 82 | 28.2 | .432 | .370 | .821 | 5.1 | 1.2 | .7 | .8 | 11.1 |
| Archie Goodwin | 52 | 0 | 10.3 | .455 | .139 | .673# | 1.7 | .4 | .4 | .2 | 3.7 |
| Gerald Green | 82 | 48 | 28.4 | .445 | .400 | .848 | 3.4 | 1.5 | .9 | .5 | 15.8 |
| Viacheslav Kravtsov* | 20 | 0 | 3.0 | .513 | .000 | .500 | .9 | .1+ | .0 | .1 | 1.0 |
| Olexsiy "Alex" Len | 42 | 3 | 8.6 | .423 | .000 | .645 | 2.4+ | .1 | .1 | .4+ | 2.0 |
| Marcus Morris | 82 | 1 | 22.0 | .442† | .381 | .761 | 3.9+ | 1.1 | .9 | .2+ | 9.7 |
| Markieff Morris | 81 | 0 | 26.6 | .486 | .315 | .792 | 6.0 | 1.8 | .8 | .6 | 13.8 |
| Miles Plumlee | 80 | 79 | 24.6 | .517 | .000 | .561 | 7.8 | .5 | .6 | 1.1 | 8.1 |
| Shavlik Randolph* | 14 | 0 | 6.8 | .500† | .000 | .545# | 1.8 | .1 | .2 | .1 | 1.4+ |
| Ish Smith | 70 | 1 | 14.4 | .423† | .043 | .564 | 1.8 | 2.6 | .7 | .2 | 3.7 |
| P. J. Tucker | 81 | 81 | 30.7 | .431† | .387 | .776 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | .3 | 9.4 |
* – 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.
| June 27,2013 | ToPhoenix Suns | ToGolden State Warriors |
| July 2, 2013 | Three–team trade | |
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| July 27, 2013 | ToPhoenix Suns | ToIndiana Pacers |
| August 29, 2013 | ToPhoenix Suns | ToMilwaukee Bucks |
| October 25, 2013 | ToPhoenix Suns | ToWashington Wizards |
| Player | Signed | Former team |
|---|---|---|
| Dionte Christmas | Signed 2-year deal worth $1.3 million |  Montepaschi Siena |
| Leandro Barbosa | Signed two 10-day contracts / 1-year contract worth $650,359 | Boston Celtics /Washington Wizards / Esporte Clube Pinheiros /Phoenix Suns[a] |
| Shavlik Randolph | Signed 1-year deal worth $306,036 | Boston Celtics / Foshan Dralions[b] |
^ a: During this season, Barbosa played under theEsporte Clube Pinheiros in theNovo Basquete Brasil league. However, before that time, Barbosa played with theBoston Celtics up until he had a season-ending injury with the team on February 12, 2013. He then got traded to theWashington Wizards nine days later, only to never play a game for them in the process. After his first 10-day contract ended with the Suns, he signed a second 10-day contract immediately afterwards before finally staying on the team for the rest of the season on January 27, 2014.
^ b: Throughout most of this season, Randolph ended up playing for theFoshan Dralions as one of the team's two different foreign players the team's allowed to have duringtheir season. However, before playing in China with Foshan once again, Randolph had played under theBoston Celtics and remained with the team until he was waived on August 1, 2014. Because Foshan was eliminated fromplayoff contention before Randolph was signed onto the team on March 1, 2014, he did not have to worry about any penalties that might have been received from China.
| Player | Reason left | New team |
|---|---|---|
| Hamed Haddadi | Waived |  Foolad Mahan Isfahan /Sichuan Blue Whales /Mahram Tehran[c] |
| Jared Dudley | Traded | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Wesley Johnson | Unrestricted free agent | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Jermaine O'Neal | Unrestricted free agent | Golden State Warriors |
| Luis Scola | Traded | Indiana Pacers |
| Alex Oriakhi | Signed a new contract |  Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre / Hapoel Holon /Erie BayHawks /Sioux Falls Skyforce[d] |
| Diante Garrett | Unrestricted free agent | Oklahoma City Thunder /Tulsa 66ers /Iowa Energy /Utah Jazz[e] |
| Caron Butler | Traded | Milwaukee Bucks /Oklahoma City Thunder[f] |
| Michael Beasley | Waived | Miami Heat |
| Marcin Gortat | Traded | Washington Wizards |
| Kendall Marshall | Traded / Waived | Washington Wizards /Delaware 87ers /Los Angeles Lakers[g] |
| Shannon Brown | Traded / Waived | Washington Wizards /San Antonio Spurs /New York Knicks[g] |
| Malcolm Lee | Traded / Waived | Washington Wizards /Philadelphia 76ers /Delaware 87ers[g] |
| Viacheslav "Slava" Kravtsov | Waived | Foshan Dralions[h] |
^ c: During the off-season, Haddadi played for theIranianFoolad Mahan Isfahan basketball team during the2013 FIBA Asia Champions Cup in September. The team won the Champions Cup, but his performance ended up gaining interest to the recentlyChinese Basketball Association promotedSichuan Blue Whales, who used to play in theChinese National Basketball League until winning that basketball league's championship and being promoted by the CBA. He officially signed with Sichuan on September 28, 2013 and continued to play with the team until the end of the2013–14 CBA season. After his season with Sichuan ended, which included a respectable first season CBA record for a new team, Haddadi decided to return to his home nation once again to play forMahram Tehran at theIranian Super League on February 19, 2014 for the rest of the season.
^ d: Second-round rookieAlex Oriakhi decided to sign with the FrenchLimoges Cercle Saint-Pierre team on July 31, 2013, after having a lackluster showcase on the Suns' Summer League team. However, after playing in France for a few games, Oriakhi decided to leave Limoges on November 8, 2013. Three days later, Oriakhi decided to play for theIsraeli team known asHapoel Holon. Oriakhi would continue to play inIsrael until December 21, 2013 where he decided to return to the U.S.A. to play for theD-League'sErie BayHawks inErie, Pennsylvania. He'd continue to play in Erie until February 7, 2014 where he got traded to theSioux Falls Skyforce inSouth Dakota. Even though Oriakhi is currently playing basketball for theMiami Heat's D-League affiliate, hisNBA rights are still retained by the Phoenix Suns.
^ e: On August 30, 2013,Diante Garrett signed with theOklahoma City Thunder as a means of trying to make it to their roster. However, while Garrett did end up playing for the Thunder, he was ultimately waived by the Thunder before the NBA's regular season began on October 25. Garrett then signed up for theD-League'sTulsa 66ers onHalloween and then was traded to theIowa Energy the next day (while not officially playing for either team as well) before finally playing for theUtah Jazz on November 13, 2013.
^ f: Even though Caron Butler never played with the Suns, he still wound up being a part of the team for around 6-7 weeks before being traded to his hometown team in theMilwaukee Bucks. Butler would continue to end up playing for the Bucks until he got waived on February 27, 2014. He'd end up signing onto theOklahoma City Thunder four days later on March 1, 2014.
^ g: In the trade in which the Suns sent Kendall Marshall, Shannon Brown, and Malcolm Lee to the Washington Wizards, all three of those players were waived by the team immediately afterwards. Therefore, while each of those players was traded to the Wizards alongside Marcin Gortat, only Gortat stayed on their roster once the trade came to pass. Marshall would end up playing for theDelaware 87ers in theD-League on December 3, 2013 before signing a multi-year contract with theLos Angeles Lakers on December 19, 2013, while Brown would end up signing two 10-day contracts to play for the eventual championSan Antonio Spurs (while also waiving shooting guard and former Phoenix Suns training camp candidateOthyus Jeffers from their team) on February 1, 2014, only to then get waived after finishing his second 10-day contract with San Antonio on February 21, 2014, and then signing with theNew York Knicks alongside former Suns playerEarl Clark on February 26, 2014, before officially staying with the Knicks for the rest of the year on March 20, 2014, after successfully completing his second 10-day contract on March 10, 2014; Malcolm Lee would miss the entire 2013–14 NBA season being making an agreement to play with thePhiladelphia 76ers on September 24, 2014 before being cut after the pre-season ended on October 25, 2014, and then sign with the affiliatedDelaware 87ers in the D-League on November 3, 2014, before returning with the 76ers on December 5, 2014 to play an official game for them before being waived six days later when the 76ers tradedBrandon Davies to theBrooklyn Nets forAndrei Kirilenko,Jorge Gutiérrez, and a 2020 second round pick (he'd end up playing with the 87ers again two days later and remained there until January 30, 2015).
^ h: Throughout the rest of the season,Viacheslav "Slava" Kravtsov did not sign with a new team in either the NBA or in an international country, regardless of whether it's in his home nation ofUkraine or a new nation altogether. In the summer, however, he did participate inUkraine's first everFIBA World Championship in2014. On September 16, 2014, Kravtsov signed a new contract to play for theFoshan Dralions (which would later be officially named theFoshan Long-Lions by the time Kravtsov signed with them) of theChinese Basketball Association (which coincidentally enough washis replacement's former team before signing with the Suns late in the season).
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