1993–94 Phoenix Suns season


The 1993–94 NBA season was the 26th season for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Suns signed unrestricted free agent A.C. Green, who won two championships with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s. The Suns were led by Paul Westphal, in his second year as head coach of the Suns. All home games were played at America West Arena. The team got off to a 15–3 start and won their final seven games of the season, finishing second in the Pacific Division with a 56–26 record. In the first round of the playoffs, they swept the Golden State Warriors in three straight games, but lost to the Houston Rockets four games to three in the semifinals.
All-Star Charles Barkley, coming off an MVP season, led a Phoenix offense that had five players average at least 15 points or more, with Barkley leading at 21.6 per game. Point guard Kevin Johnson was the other 20-point scorer, averaging right at the mark, while Cedric Ceballos averaged 19.1, Dan Majerle 16.5, and Green 14.7. Barkley led the team in rebounds with an 11.2 average and Johnson in assists with 9.5 a game, the fifth-highest assist average in the league for the season. Majerle connected on 192 three-point field goals, tops in the league.
Barkley and Johnson returned to the All-Star Game, Barkley's eighth and for Johnson, his third and final All-Star selection. However, Barkley was injured and did not play in the All-Star Game, which was held in Minneapolis. At season's end, both had earned All-NBA Second Team honors. Following the season, Ceballos was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, and second-year center Oliver Miller signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons, while Mark West was traded to the Pistons for a future draft pick.

Offseason

NBA Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
127Malcolm MackeyForwardUnited StatesGeorgia Tech
249Mark BufordCenterUnited StatesMississippi Valley State
254Byron WilsonGuardUnited StatesUtah

Roster

Regular season

Standings

Record vs. opponents

Playoffs

Game log

Awards and honors

Week/Month

Season

† – Minimum 50 three-pointers made.
^ – Minimum 125 free-throws made.

Playoffs

† – Minimum 20 field goals made.

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions