| 2024–25 Phoenix Suns season | |||
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| Head coach | Mike Budenholzer | ||
| General manager | James Jones | ||
| Owners | Mat Ishbia &Justin Ishbia | ||
| Arena | PHX Arena[a] | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 36–46 (.439) | ||
| Place | Division: 5th (Pacific) Conference: 11th (Western) | ||
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify | ||
Stats atBasketball Reference | |||
| Local media | |||
| Television | Arizona's Family Sports[b] FuboTV[c] Kiswe (Suns Live) | ||
| Radio | KTAR | ||
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The2024–25 Phoenix Suns season was the 57th season of the franchise in theNational Basketball Association (NBA), as well as their 32nd season at thePHX Arena, formerly known as theFootprint Center until the arena's namesake expired on February 18, 2025 during a road trip in the season.[1] It is also their second full season under the ownership group led byMat Ishbia andJustin Ishbia after the brothers purchased the team on February 8, 2023, and their second and final season with their "Big Three" superteam ofDevin Booker,Kevin Durant, andBradley Beal together. This was their second season in a row with a new head coach taking over sinceMonty Williams' firing following the announcement ofFrank Vogel's firing on May 9, 2024, this time having2021 NBA Finals champion coachMike Budenholzer taking over as the new head coach two days later.[2] This is also their first season since the2019–20 season where the Suns would properly utilize theNBA G League again with their own squad (this time, theValley Suns) after previously selling theNorthern Arizona Suns to theDetroit Pistons duringthat 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 looked to enter the playoffs for the fifth straight season after previously missing the playoffs for a decade straight and at least improve upon their first round sweeping exit from the last postseason after failing to improve upon their previous season's record.
Before training camp began, on September 21, 2024, long-time broadcasterAl 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, ownerMat 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 ofIntuit Dome for theLos 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 theLos Angeles Lakers after starting the season out with a 8–1 and then 9–2 record. By the 20 game mark of the season, the Suns would tie their mark from last season with a 12–8 record. On December 16, 2024, "The Original Sun"Dick Van Arsdale would pass away at 81 years old to kidney failure.[7][8] By the end of 2024, the Suns would see themselves with a worse record entering 2025 than by that same point last season at 15–17. In the aftermath to their first game in 2025, the team made a significant change to their starting line-up by moving shooting guardBradley Beal to the bench (akin to his more natural shooting guard role) for small forwardRyan Dunn and placing centerJusuf Nurkić on the bench (while later not playing him altogether) forMason Plumlee, with rookie center/power forwardOso Ighodaro also receiving more playing time as well. This change would help get the team back to an average record again on January 12. They would maintain an above-average record again by the halfway point of the season six days later on January 18, just days after trading for centerNick Richards. However, after appearing to get things back on track by the end of January with a 10-5 month, chaos would unfold upon the team once again by February. Repeated failures to acquireJimmy Butler from theMiami Heat included the rumored inclusion ofKevin Durant being exchanged in the package -instead ofBradley Beal) - in a would-be reunion with theGolden State Warriors.Josh Okogie andJusuf Nurkić would ultimately be traded to theCharlotte Hornets in separate deals in order to gain draft future draft flexibility. Coach Mike Budenholzer was perceived to have lost control of his roster during a 3-10 stretch in February. Following a 149-141 overtime loss to theDenver Nuggets on March 7, the Suns would fail to improve upon the previous season's overall record. On April 9, the Suns were officially eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since2020. They were the last team in either conference to be eliminated following their loss to theOklahoma City Thunder. On April 14, one day following the conclusion of their regular season, head coach Mike Budenholzer was fired from his position following the team's disappointing season. He was eventually replaced byCleveland Cavaliers assistant coachJordan Ott months later in June.[9] It was the fourth time in the last seven years dating back to 2018 that a Suns coach did not continue into their 2nd season including Vogel,Igor Kokoskov, andJay Triano.
With the seven-team megadeal proposed to sendKevin Durant to theHouston Rockets official on July 6 - alongside the intention to potentially buyoutBradley Beal's contract - it was considered the end of the Suns' failed "superteam" experiment.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | College / Club |
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| 1 | 28 | Ryan Dunn | SF/PF |  United States | Virginia |
| 2 | 40 | Oso Ighodaro | C/PF | United States | Marquette |
The Suns entered this draft period (which would last for two days instead of just one day like it was ever since theNBA draft was only two rounds long back in1989) 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[10][11]) after also trading away their own second-round pick this year as a part of their massiveBradley Beal trade from last season.[10] They also originally had a second-round pick that was from theDenver Nuggets (which would have been made late into the second-round) that they acquired from theOrlando Magic the previous season,[12] 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 centerDrew Eubanks before that season's free agency period officially began.[13] They also held draft rights to theSan Antonio Spurs' second-round pick as well had it fallen into a certain condition due to a previous trade involvingCameron 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.[14] On the first night of the 2024 NBA draft, the Suns traded their only pick they had at the time (which becameDayton power forwardDaRon Holmes II) to theDenver Nuggets in exchange for their 28th pick in the draft (which becameVirginia forwardRyan Dunn), their 56th pick in the draft (which becameKansas shooting guardKevin McCullar Jr.), and two future second round picks in 2026 and 2031.[15] On the second day of the draft, the Suns would later trade Kevin McCullar Jr., the 56th pick, and theBoston Celtics' protected 2028 second round pick to theNew York Knicks in exchange for the 40th pick in the draft (which became theArizona born and raisedMarquette power forward/centerOso Ighodaro).[16]
On April 16, 2024, assistant coachKevin Young was hired as a head coach forBrigham Young University'smen's basketball team (though he would stay for the team'sbrief 2024 playoff run) after their previous coach,Mark Pope, left BYU to be the new head coach for theUniversity of Kentucky, replacingJohn Calipari there after he left them for theUniversity 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 theBrooklyn Nets andCharlotte Hornets before being hired by BYU.[17][18] He was also the highest paid assistant coach at the time of his departure.[19] On May 9, following weeks of deliberation after a disappointing first round exit against theMinnesota Timberwolves in the2024 NBA playoffs, the Suns decided to fire head coachFrank 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, withHolbrook, Arizona nativeMike Budenholzer (the head coach won the2021 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.[20][2] Vogel would later be hired as a coaching consultant forJason Kidd and theDallas Mavericks.[21]
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.[22] However, after an attempt to promoteDavid 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.[23] The Suns would also look to hireVince Legarza, a former assistant coach with theMilwaukee Bucks andMinnesota Timberwolves, on May 28 (with Legarza also taking on the head coach role for the Suns'Summer League team).[24][25] On May 30,Utah Jazz assistant coachChad Forcier would be named the next addition to the Phoenix Suns' coaching staff.[26] A day after that, on May 31, formerWisconsin Herd head coachChaisson Allen would be the next assistant coach to be hired onto Budenholzer's new staff.[27] On June 11, the formerUniversity of Washingtonbasketball coachMike Hopkins would be reported as the next hiring for Budenholzer's coaching staff.[28] Over a month later, on July 23,Brent Barry, theSan Antonio Spurs' Vice President of Basketball Operations, was reported to be the most recent hiring for Budenholzer's coaching staff.[29] A day after that, formerWashington Wizards assistant coachJames Posey would take on one of the open assistant coach spots for the team.[30] Finally, the Suns would announce their official coaching staff joining alongside Mike Budenholzer on August 6, with the last addition being formerLos Angeles Lakers assistant coachSchuyler Rimmer.[31]
In addition to coaching staff changes, the Suns also expressed interest in modifying their front office up a bit as well. Initially, assistant coachDavid Fizdale was offered a front office position with the team on May 12, 2024, following an initial firing fromFrank Vogel's coaching staff, but he ultimately denied the job promotion in favor of staying with the Suns as an assistant coach forMike Budenholzer's staff.[32] Five days after trying to get Fizdale into a front office role, it was reported that the Suns would offer formerLong Island Nets general manager and then-currentBrooklyn Nets vice president of strategy member Matt Tellem (son of famous sports agentArn Tellem) a key spot on their new front office instead.[33] 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[34]) on June 10, with formerUniversity of South Floridabasketball coachBrian Gregory being named the vice president of player programming alongside the hiring of Tellem.[35] Over a month later, on July 19, assistant general managerGerald Madkins, personnel evaluation manager David Sevush, and team scouts Charles Payne andDarrel Johnson were announced to not return to the team's front office.[36]
Entering free agency,Bol Bol,Royce O'Neale,Isaiah Thomas, andThaddeus 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 ofGrayson 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, andJosh 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'stwo-way contracts from last season inSaben Lee,Udoka Azubuike, andIsh 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 retiredTerrence Ross and formertwo-way contract playerGabriel Lundberg since the Suns hadn't renounced their player rights on the salary cap yet.[37] Starting on June 18, the day after the2024 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.[38][39] 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.[40][41]
On July 2, 2024, the Suns would officially sign formerDenver Nuggets guardCollin Gillespie andBaylor University forwardJalen Bridges to two of their opentwo-way contract spots for the season.[42][43] A day after that, bothMason Plumlee of theLos Angeles Clippers andMonté Morris of theMinnesota 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,[44][45] withDamion 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.[46] 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).[47] 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.[48] On July 10, bothIsh Wainright andEric Gordon would officially sign new contracts to play for theHapoel Tel Aviv B.C. inIsrael and thePhiladelphia 76ers respectively.[49][50] On July 13, the Suns would potentially get their last player from last season's roster returning to them via free agency by re-signingJosh Okogie on a two-year deal worth $16 million.[51] On July 29, the Suns would officially tradeDavid Roddy to theAtlanta Hawks forE. J. Liddell, who they plan to waive following the official signing ofWashington Wizards point guardTyus Jones to a one-year veteran's minimum deal worth $3,303,771.[52][53] Then, to round out their initial roster, on August 2, the Suns would signMilwaukee Bucks point guardTyTy Washington Jr. to their last opentwo-way contract spot.[54]
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 theUtah Jazz on August 12.[55][56] A week after that,Udoka Azubuike would officially sign an overseas contract with theKK Budućnost Podgorica VOLI out inMontenegro.[57] On August 27, it was not only confirmed thatSaben Lee would play forTurkey'sManisa Basket (albeit only briefly at first),[58] but it was also confirmed that the Suns would officially waive bothE. J. Liddell andNassir Little from their team as well.[59][60] 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.[61] E. J. Liddell later signed with theChicago Bulls on September 7 before having his training camp deal converted to atwo-way contract with theirWindy City Bulls affiliate on October 18,[62] whileNassir Little would officially sign a one-year deal with theMiami Heat on September 24, though he'd be waived on October 19 after the end of the preseason, but would join theSioux Falls Skyforce G League affiliate team on October 28.[63] 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 rookiesTyrese Samuel andMoses Wood (withBoo Buie initially included before he later signed with theNew York Knicks[64][65]),Valley Suns acquired playersJaden Shackelford,Mamadi Diakite,David Stockton (son of Hall of FamerJohn Stockton), andPaul Watson, andFrank 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.
On January 15, 2025, after nearing the halfway point of their season with a below-average record, the Suns would tradeNigerian-American small forwardJosh Okogie and the three second-round picks they held by this point in time (their own 2031 second-round pick and the 2026 and 2031 second-round picks they acquired from theDenver Nuggets earlier this season) to theCharlotte Hornets in exchange forJamaican centerNick Richards, a 2025 second-round pick from either the Denver Nuggets orPhiladelphia 76ers (depending on who finishes with a better record to end the season), and a traded player exception worth over $3 million in order to improve their efforts at the center position.[66] Six days later, on January 21, the Suns would trade their 2031 unprotected first-round pick to theUtah Jazz in exchange for three different first-round picks that the Jazz acquired in previous trades, all of which would be considered the weakest selections of the allowed picks they traded to Phoenix. The first-round selections traded to Phoenix that day would involve the weakest 2025 first-round picks between theCleveland Cavaliers andMinnesota Timberwolves that Utah had acquired from previous trades involving their former star players inDonovan Mitchell andRudy Gobert respectively, the weakest 2027 first-round selection between the Cavaliers, Timberwolves, and Jazz themselves, and the weakest 2029 first-round selection between Cleveland, Minnesota, and Utah themselves.
On February 18, 2025, it was announced that the arena would be seeking a new naming rights partner and would no longer go by the Footprint Center. It will temporarily be called PHX Arena, but Footprint would remain a sustainability partner with the Suns and Mercury.[67] Earlier, workers had been seen removing Footprint Center signage, upon receiving word that the deal had expired.[68]
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| y –Los Angeles Lakers | 50 | 32 | .610 | – | 31–10 | 19–22 | 12–4 | 82 |
| x –Los Angeles Clippers | 50 | 32 | .610 | – | 30–11 | 20–21 | 9–7 | 82 |
| x –Golden State Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 2.0 | 24–17 | 24–17 | 5–11 | 82 |
| pi –Sacramento Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 10.0 | 20–21 | 20–21 | 5–11 | 82 |
| Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 14.0 | 24–17 | 12–29 | 9–7 | 82 |
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z –Oklahoma City Thunder * | 68 | 14 | .829 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y –Houston Rockets * | 52 | 30 | .634 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y –Los Angeles Lakers * | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x –Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x –Los Angeles Clippers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x –Minnesota Timberwolves | 49 | 33 | .598 | 19.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x –Golden State Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x –Memphis Grizzlies | 48 | 34 | .585 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi –Sacramento Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi –Dallas Mavericks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 29.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Portland Trail Blazers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 13 | San Antonio Spurs | 34 | 48 | .415 | 34.0 | 82 |
| 14 | New Orleans Pelicans | 21 | 61 | .256 | 47.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Utah Jazz | 17 | 65 | .207 | 51.0 | 82 |
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This is the second regular season where all the NBA teams will compete in a mid-season tournament following the success of the2023 NBA In-Season Tournament, though this season's tournament would be renamed to theEmirates 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 rivalingLos Angeles Lakers andUtah Jazz from last season's Group A with theOklahoma City Thunder and the rivalingSan Antonio Spurs in Group B for the Western Conference this season.[69] This time around, the Suns would not advance to the second-round despite finishing with a similar 3–1 in the NBA Cup due to not just them losing poorly in a key match against theOklahoma City Thunder, but also not having the point differential to overcome theDallas Mavericks in the NBA Cup.
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| 1 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4 | 3 | 1 | 437 | 392 | +45 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Phoenix Suns | 4 | 3 | 1 | 434 | 404 | +30 | |
| 3 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 437 | 461 | −24 | |
| 4 | San Antonio Spurs | 4 | 2 | 2 | 446 | 443 | +3 | |
| 5 | Utah Jazz | 4 | 0 | 4 | 451 | 505 | −54 |
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| Josh Okogie | October 11, 2024 | November 8, 2024 | Right hamstring strain | 8 |
| Grayson Allen | October 25, 2024 | October 28, 2024 | Birth of his daughter | 2 |
| Bradley Beal | October 26, 2024 | October 28, 2024 | Sore right elbow | 1 |
| Bradley Beal | October 31, 2024 | November 2, 2024 | Right elbow sprain | 1 |
| Ryan Dunn | November 8, 2024 | Unknown | Left ankle sprain | ? |
| June 26, 2024[90] | ToPhoenix Suns Draft rights toRyan Dunn (No. 28) Draft rights toKevin McCullar Jr. (No. 56) 2026 second-round pick 2031 second-round pick | ToDenver Nuggets Draft rights toDaRon Holmes II (No. 22) |
| June 27, 2024[91] | ToPhoenix Suns Draft rights toOso Ighodaro (No. 40) | ToNew York Knicks Draft rights toKevin McCullar Jr. (No. 56) 2028 Top-45 protected second-round pick (fromBoston via Phoenix) |
| July 29, 2024[92] | ToPhoenix SunsE. J. Liddell | ToAtlanta HawksDavid Roddy |
| January 15, 2025[93] | ToPhoenix Suns Nick Richards2025 second-round pick (fromDenver via Charlotte)[I] $3.25 Million traded player exception[94] | ToCharlotte Hornets /Josh Okogie2026 second-round pick (fromDenver via Phoenix) 2031 second-round pick (from Phoenix) 2031 second-round pick (fromDenver via Phoenix) |
| January 21, 2025[95] | ToPhoenix Suns 2025 first-round pick (fromCleveland viaUtah)[II] 2027 first-round pick (fromCleveland,Minnesota, orUtah)[III] 2029 first-round pick (fromCleveland,Minnesota, orUtah)[IV] | ToUtah Jazz 2031 first-round pick |
| February 6, 2025[96] | ToPhoenix SunsCody Martin Vasilije Micić2026 second-round pick (fromDenver orGolden State via Charlotte)[V] | ToCharlotte Hornets Jusuf NurkićPhoenix's 2026 first-round pick rights to be swapped betweenMemphis,Orlando, andWashington[VI] |
^ I: The 2025 second-round pick the Suns acquired from theCharlotte Hornets would become the lesser pick of second-round selections between theDenver Nuggets andPhiladelphia 76ers due to a previous agreement the Hornets made requiring them to give up only the lesser selection of those two teams. However, on March 10, 2025, it was confirmed that the second-round pick that would be given to Phoenix in this case would belong to the Nuggets due to the combination of them having a winning record and the 76ers having a losing record by that date. That selection would later becomeAlex Toohey for the Suns before Toohey's draft rights were later traded to theGolden State Warriors in a different trade made in the following season after this one.
^ II: The 2025 first-round pick Phoenix acquired from theUtah Jazz would become the lesser available selection of first-round picks between theCleveland Cavaliers andMinnesota Timberwolves due to previous trades the Jazz did in getting rid of previous star players of theirs with shooting guardDonovan Mitchell and centerRudy Gobert, respectively. However, on March 11, 2025, it was confirmed that the first-round pick the Suns would acquire would be the selection that belonged to Cleveland due to them securing a better overall record (to the point of having one of the best records of the season) when compared to the Timberwolves due to them getting a 16-game winning streak by this point in time. That selection would later becomeLiam McNeeley before his draft rights were later traded to theCharlotte Hornets in a different trade involvingVasilije Micić and Hornets centerMark Williams.
^ III: The 2027 first-round pick the Suns acquired from the Jazz would become the lesser available selection of first-round picks between the Cavaliers, Timberwolves, and Jazz themselves due to the aforementioned trades involving Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert that Utah did in 2022.
^ IV: The 2029 first-round pick that Phoenix got from Utah would become the lesser available selection of first-round picks between Cleveland, Minnesota, and Utah themselves due to the previously mentioned trades involving Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert that were done by the Jazz in 2022. However, Minnesota's first round pick is considered Top-5 protected, meaning if it somehow goes inside of the Top-5 during that year, its protections can go into another year for Utah instead, leaving it as a choice of the lesser pick between the Cavaliers and Jazz instead.[97]
^ V: The 2026 second-round pick that would be going to Phoenix in this trade would either be the lesser selection previously held by theDenver Nuggets due to a previous trade the Suns made with Charlotte earlier in the year or by theGolden State Warriors through multiple trades on their end.
^ VI: If theWashington Wizards' first-round pick in 2026 is in the Top 8 selections, they will have the option to swap their own selection with Phoenix if they somehow perform worse than them; theOrlando Magic will then have the option to swap their own pick with the Suns' pick instead in the event the Wizards' pick doesn't get conveyed into theNew York Knicks' selection that year by falling outside of the Top 8 instead; theMemphis Grizzlies will then have the option to swap their own pick with Phoenix's new pick in the event either Washington or Orlando activate their pick swap choices. Finally, theCharlotte Hornets will receive whichever pick the Suns would have had after all pick swap rights are either exercised or declined.
| Player | Signed | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Grayson Allen[98] | Signed 4-year contract extension worth $70 Million | April 15, 2024 |
| Damion Lee[46] | Signed 1-year deal worth $2,800,834 | July 3, 2024 |
| Royce O'Neale[47] | Signed 4-year contract extension worth $44 Million | July 6, 2024 |
| Bol Bol[99] | Signed 1-year deal worth $2,425,403 or $2,910,483 | July 7, 2024 |
| Josh Okogie[51] | Signed 2-year deal worth $16 Million | July 13, 2024 |
| Player | Signed | Former team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Collin Gillespie[42] | Signedtwo-way contract worth $578,577 | Denver Nuggets /Grand Rapids Gold |
| Jalen Bridges[43] | Signedtwo-way contract worth $578,577 | Baylor Bears |
| Mason Plumlee[44] | Signed 1-year deal worth $3,303,771 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Monté Morris[45] | Signed 1-year deal worth $2,800,834 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Tyus Jones[53] | Signed 1-year deal worth $3,303,771 | Washington Wizards |
| TyTy Washington Jr.[100] | Signedtwo-way contract worth $578,577 | Milwaukee Bucks /Wisconsin Herd |
| Player | Reason left | New team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ish Wainright[101] | Unrestricted free agent |  Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. |
| Eric Gordon[102] | Unrestricted free agent | Philadelphia 76ers |
| David Roddy | Traded | Atlanta Hawks /Philadelphia 76ers /Delaware Blue Coats /Houston Rockets /Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| Drew Eubanks | Unrestricted free agent | Utah Jazz /Los Angeles Clippers |
| Udoka Azubuike | Unrestricted free agent |  KK Budućnost Podgorica VOLI |
| Saben Lee | Unrestricted free agent |  Manisa Basket /Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv B.C. / Olympiacos Piraeus B.C. |
| E. J. Liddell | Waived | Chicago Bulls /Windy City Bulls |
| Nassir Little | Waived | Miami Heat /Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| Isaiah Thomas | Unrestricted free agent / Waived | Salt Lake City Stars |
| Thaddeus Young | Unrestricted free agent / Waived | |
| Josh Okogie | Traded | Charlotte Hornets |
| Jusuf Nurkić | Traded | Charlotte Hornets |
