1993–94 Phoenix Suns season

The 1993–94 NBA season was the 26th season for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association.^[1] During the off-season, the Suns signed free agents; A.C. Green, who won two championships with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s,^[2][3][4] and also signed Joe Kleine.^[5] 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 after a 7-game winning streak in December, and held a 31–15 record at the All-Star break.^[6] At midseason, the team signed free agent Elliot Perry.^[7] The Suns won their final seven games of the season, finishing second in the Pacific Division with a 56–26 record.^[8]

1993–94 Phoenix Suns season
Head coach	Paul Westphal
General manager	Jerry Colangelo
Owner(s)	Jerry Colangelo
Arena	America West Arena
Results
Record	56–26 (.683)
Place	Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference semifinals (lost to Rockets 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KUTP ASPN
Radio	KTAR
< 1992–93 1994–95 >

Charles Barkley, an All-Star coming off an MVP season, led a Phoenix offense that had five players average at least 15 points per game or more, with Barkley averaging 21.6 points, 11.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game. He appeared in 65 games, missing 17 due to a quadriceps tendon injury.^[9][10][11] In addition, point guard Kevin Johnson was the other 20-point scorer, averaging right at the mark with 20.0 points, and led the team with 9.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game; he also finished fifth in assist per game in the league for the season. In addition, Cedric Ceballos showed improvement, averaging 19.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, but only appeared in 53 games due to a foot injury,^[12][13] while Dan Majerle provided with 16.5 points and 1.6 steals per game, and led the league with 192 three-point field goals, and Green contributed 14.7 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. Second-year center Oliver Miller averaged 9.2 points, 6.9 rebounds and led the Suns with 1.8 blocks per game, and Danny Ainge contributed 8.9 points per game off the bench.^[14]

In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Suns swept the Golden State Warriors in three straight games, where Barkley scored a playoff career-high of 56 points in a 140–133 road win in Game 3.^{[15][16][17][18]} However, after taking a 2–0 series lead over the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference Semi-finals,^[19][20][21] the Suns lost the series in seven games.^{[22][23][24][25]} The Rockets would go on to defeat the New York Knicks in seven games in the NBA Finals, winning their first ever championship.^{[26][27][28][29][30]}

Barkley and Johnson both 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, Minnesota.^{[31][32][33][34][35]} At season's end, both players had earned All-NBA Second Team honors. Following the season, Ceballos was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers,^[36][37][38] and Miller signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons, while Mark West was traded to the Pistons for a future draft pick.^[39][40][41]

Offseason

NBA draft

Main article: 1993 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	27	Malcolm Mackey	Forward	United States	Georgia Tech
2	49	Mark Buford	Center	United States	Mississippi Valley State
2	54	Byron Wilson	Guard	United States	Utah

Roster

1993–94 Phoenix Suns roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 22 Ainge, Danny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1959–03–17 BYU F 34 Barkley, Charles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 263 lb (119 kg) 1963–02–20 Auburn F 23 Ceballos, Cedric 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1969–08–02 Cal State Fullerton G 10 Cooper, Duane 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1969–06–25 USC F 21 Dumas, Richard (S) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1969–05–19 Oklahoma State F 45 Green, A.C. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1963–10–04 Oregon State G 4 Henry, Herman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1967–12–08 Oklahoma G 3 Johnson, Frank 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1958–11–23 Wake Forest G 7 Johnson, Kevin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1966–03–04 California C 35 Kleine, Joe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1962–01–04 Arkansas C 27 Mackey, Malcolm 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1970–07–11 Georgia Tech G 9 Majerle, Dan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–09–09 Central Michigan C 25 Miller, Oliver 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1970–04–06 Arkansas F 0 Mustaf, Jerrod 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1969–10–28 Maryland G 2 Perry, Elliot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1969–03–28 Memphis C 41 West, Mark 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1960–11–05 Old Dominion

Head coach Paul Westphal Assistant coach(es) Lionel Hollins Scotty Robertson Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: April 15, 1994

Roster Notes

• Small forward Richard Dumas was suspended indefinitely without pay by the NBA for refusing to cooperate in substance-abuse rehabilitation.^[42][43]

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Seattle SuperSonics	63	19	.768	—	37–4	26–15	25–5
x-Phoenix Suns	56	26	.683	7	36–5	20–21	19–11
x-Golden State Warriors	50	32	.610	13	29–12	21–20	19–11
x-Portland Trail Blazers	47	35	.573	16	30–11	17–24	17–13
Los Angeles Lakers	33	49	.402	30	21–20	12–29	7–23
Sacramento Kings	28	54	.341	35	20–21	8–33	9–21
Los Angeles Clippers	27	55	.329	36	17–24	10–31	9–21

#	Western Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Seattle SuperSonics	63	19	.768	–
2	y-Houston Rockets	58	24	.707	5
3	x-Phoenix Suns	56	26	.683	7
4	x-San Antonio Spurs	55	27	.671	8
5	x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	10
6	x-Golden State Warriors	50	32	.610	13
7	x-Portland Trail Blazers	47	35	.573	16
8	x-Denver Nuggets	42	40	.512	21
9	Los Angeles Lakers	33	49	.402	30
10	Sacramento Kings	28	54	.341	35
11	Los Angeles Clippers	27	55	.329	36
12	Minnesota Timberwolves	20	62	.244	43
13	Dallas Mavericks	13	69	.159	50

Record vs. opponents

1993–94 NBA records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	4–0	4–1	2–3	3–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	5–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0
Boston	0–4	—	0–4	2–2	1–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–1	1–1	1–4	0–4	2–2	4–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–2
Charlotte	1–4	4–0	—	1–4	1–4	1–1	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	3–2	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2
Chicago	3–2	2–2	4–1	—	1–3	2–0	1–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–0
Cleveland	1–3	3–1	4–1	3–1	—	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	2–3	2–0	1–1	1–3	3–2	2–0	2–2	0–4	2–2	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–1
Dallas	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	—	1–4	1–1	0–4	1–4	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	5–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	2–2	0–5	0–4	0–5	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	—	2–0	1–3	3–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	4–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–4	2–2	1–4	1–1
Detroit	0–4	1–3	0–4	0–5	2–3	1–1	0–2	—	0–2	0–2	1–4	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–4	2–0	1–3	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2
Golden State	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	3–1	2–0	—	0–4	1–1	4–1	5–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	4–1	2–2	1–4	3–1	2–0
Houston	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–1	2–3	2–0	4–0	—	1–1	4–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	4–0	2–3	2–2	3–3	1–1
Indiana	2–3	4–0	2–2	1–4	3–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	2–0	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–1
L.A. Clippers	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–3	1–1	1–4	0–4	0–2	—	2–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–5	2–3	3–2	1–3	1–4	1–3	1–1
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–3	2–0	0–5	1–3	2–0	3–2	—	1–1	2–0	3–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	3–2	0–5	1–4	0–4	0–5	2–2	1–1
Miami	1–3	3–2	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	4–0	2–0	2–3	2–2	2–3	4–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–1
Milwaukee	0–5	1–3	2–3	0–4	2–3	2–0	0–2	4–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	—	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3
Minnesota	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–5	1–4	0–2	2–2	1–4	0–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	2–0	—	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–4	0–4	2–2	1–4	0–4	1–4	0–2
New Jersey	3–1	4–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–2	3–1	1–1	—	4–1	0–5	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
New York	2–2	4–0	1–3	3–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–1	0–2	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	4–0	2–0	1–4	—	3–2	3–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	5–0
Orlando	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	3–2	3–1	1–1	5–0	2–3	—	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	4–1
Philadelphia	0–4	1–4	1–3	1–3	0–4	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	3–1	0–2	1–3	2–3	0–4	—	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–3
Phoenix	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	1–1	3–2	2–2	1–1	5–0	2–3	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	3–2	4–1	3–1	2–3	2–2	2–0
Portland	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–3	0–4	1–1	3–2	5–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–3	—	4–1	1–3	1–4	1–3	2–0
Sacramento	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–4	0–4	0–2	2–3	4–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–4	1–4	—	1–3	0–5	1–3	2–0
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	5–0	4–2	1–1	2–2	3–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	4–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	3–1	3–1	—	0–4	0–5	2–0
Seattle	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–1	2–2	1–1	4–1	5–0	1–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2	4–1	5–0	4–0	—	3–1	2–0
Utah	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	5–0	4–1	2–0	1–3	3–3	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	4–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	5–0	1–3	—	2–0
Washington	0–4	2–3	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–0	1–3	0–5	1–4	3–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

Regular season

1993–94 game log Total: 56–26 (home: 36–5; road: 20–21)
November: 8–3 (home: 6–0; road: 2–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 5, 1993 @ L.A. Lakers L 108–116 Great Western Forum 0–1 2 November 7, 1993 Sacramento W 132–110 America West Arena 1–1 3 November 9, 1993 @ L.A. Clippers W 114–99 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 2–1 4 November 10, 1993 San Antonio W 101–93 America West Arena 3–1 5 November 13, 1993 @ Houston L 95–99 The Summit 3–2 6 November 16, 1993 @ Golden State W 116–104 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 4–2 7 November 19, 1993 Portland W 118–109 America West Arena 5–2 8 November 20, 1993 Cleveland W 112–96 America West Arena 6–2 9 November 24, 1993 Denver W 130–97 America West Arena 7–2 10 November 27, 1993 Utah W 120–98 America West Arena 8–2 11 November 30, 1993 @ Chicago L 113–132 Chicago Stadium 8–3
December: 13–2 (home: 8–1; road: 5–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 12 December 2, 1993 @ Detroit W 102–101 The Palace of Auburn Hills 9–3 13 December 3, 1993 @ New Jersey W 104–103 Brendan Byrne Arena 10–3 14 December 5, 1993 @ Milwaukee W 117–98 Bradley Center 11–3 15 December 9, 1993 Washington W 114–95 America West Arena 12–3 16 December 11, 1993 @ Dallas W 114–103 Reunion Arena 13–3 17 December 13, 1993 Milwaukee W 112–104 America West Arena 14–3 18 December 15, 1993 Golden State W 110–104 America West Arena 15–3 19 December 17, 1993 Orlando L 101–104 America West Arena 15–4 20 December 18, 1993 L.A. Clippers W 116–109 America West Arena 16–4 21 December 20, 1993 Indiana W 102–94 America West Arena 17–4 22 December 21, 1993 @ Denver L 95–121 McNichols Sports Arena 17–5 23 December 23, 1993 @ Seattle W 87–86 Seattle Center Coliseum 18–5 24 December 25, 1993 Houston W 111–91 America West Arena 19–5 25 December 27, 1993 Boston W 118–102 America West Arena 20–5 26 December 30, 1993 Philadelphia W 119–107 America West Arena 21–5
January: 7–8 (home: 3–2; road: 4–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 27 January 4, 1994 Seattle L 106–112 America West Arena 21–6 28 January 5, 1994 @ Utah W 107–91 Delta Center 22–6 29 January 7, 1994 @ Minnesota W 110–103 Target Center 23–6 30 January 9, 1994 Golden State W 122–107 America West Arena 24–6 31 January 11, 1994 Charlotte L 93–95 America West Arena 24–7 32 January 13, 1994 @ San Antonio L 88–107 Alamodome 24–8 33 January 15, 1994 @ Sacramento W 119–103 ARCO Arena 25–8 34 January 17, 1994 @ Golden State L 99–104 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 25–9 35 January 18, 1994 Dallas W 113–103 America West Arena 26–9 36 January 20, 1994 @ L.A. Lakers L 102–107 Great Western Forum 26–10 37 January 22, 1994 Portland W 118–117 America West Arena 27–10 38 January 25, 1994 @ New York L 96–98 Madison Square Garden 27–11 39 January 26, 1994 @ Atlanta L 107–116 The Omni 27–12 40 January 28, 1994 @ Philadelphia W 108–103 The Spectrum 28–12 41 January 30, 1994 @ Boston L 94–106 Boston Garden 28–13
February: 8–4 (home: 7–0; road: 1–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 42 February 1, 1994 L.A. Clippers W 108–106 America West Arena 29–13 43 February 3, 1994 @ Portland L 105–126 Memorial Coliseum 29–14 44 February 6, 1994 Chicago W 89–88 America West Arena 30–14 45 February 8, 1994 @ L.A. Lakers L 104–107 Great Western Forum 30–15 46 February 9, 1994 Minnesota W 111–106 America West Arena 31–15 All-Star Break 47 February 16, 1994 Portland W 126–100 America West Arena 32–15 48 February 18, 1994 L.A. Lakers W 113–96 America West Arena 33–15 49 February 19, 1994 @ Houston L 88–106 The Summit 33–16 50 February 21, 1994 Sacramento W 112–86 America West Arena 34–16 51 February 24, 1994 @ Minnesota W 120–101 Target Center 35–16 52 February 25, 1994 @ Utah L 87–107 Delta Center 35–17 53 February 27, 1994 New York W 92–78 America West Arena 36–17
March: 10–6 (home: 5–2; road: 5–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 54 March 3, 1994 @ Golden State L 107–120 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 36–18 55 March 4, 1994 Minnesota W 106–101 America West Arena 37–18 56 March 6, 1994 Utah L 92–103 America West Arena 37–19 57 March 8, 1994 @ Charlotte L 89–97 Charlotte Coliseum 37–20 58 March 9, 1994 @ Washington W 142–106 USAir Arena 38–20 59 March 11, 1994 @ Miami W 122–107 Miami Arena 39–20 60 March 13, 1994 @ Orlando W 100–93 Orlando Arena 40–20 61 March 15, 1994 @ Cleveland W 119–106 Richfield Coliseum 41–20 62 March 16, 1994 @ Indiana L 98–109 Market Square Arena 41–21 63 March 18, 1994 Detroit L 113–114 America West Arena 41–22 64 March 19, 1994 New Jersey W 105–93 America West Arena 42–22 65 March 22, 1994 Miami W 124–118 (OT) America West Arena 43–22 66 March 24, 1994 @ Seattle L 106–116 Seattle Center Coliseum 43–23 67 March 25, 1994 Dallas W 99–94 America West Arena 44–23 68 March 27, 1994 Houston W 113–98 America West Arena 45–23 69 March 31, 1994 @ L.A. Clippers W 117–102 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 46–23
April: 10–3 (home: 7–0; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 70 April 1, 1994 Atlanta W 93–87 America West Arena 47–23 71 April 3, 1994 Denver W 108–98 America West Arena 48–23 72 April 5, 1994 @ Portland L 113–135 Memorial Coliseum 48–24 73 April 6, 1994 San Antonio W 107–95 America West Arena 49–24 74 April 8, 1994 @ Sacramento L 101–104 ARCO Arena 49–25 75 April 10, 1994 @ Seattle L 108–111 Seattle Center Coliseum 49–26 76 April 12, 1994 @ Denver W 107–102 McNichols Sports Arena 50–26 77 April 13, 1994 L.A. Lakers W 117–88 America West Arena 51–26 78 April 16, 1994 @ San Antonio W 96–94 Alamodome 52–26 79 April 18, 1994 @ Dallas W 106–97 Reunion Arena 53–26 80 April 19, 1994 Seattle W 122–116 America West Arena 54–26 81 April 22, 1994 L.A. Clippers W 127–121 America West Arena 55–26 82 April 23, 1994 Sacramento W 101–100 America West Arena 56–26
1993–94 schedule

Playoffs

Game log

1994 playoff game log
First Round: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 29, 1994 Golden State W 111–104 Charles Barkley (36) Charles Barkley (19) Barkley, Johnson (7) America West Arena 19,023 1–0 2 May 1, 1994 Golden State W 117–111 Kevin Johnson (38) A.C. Green (10) Kevin Johnson (9) America West Arena 19,023 2–0 3 May 4, 1994 @ Golden State W 140–133 Charles Barkley (56) Charles Barkley (14) Kevin Johnson (12) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025 3–0
Conference semifinals: 3–4 (home: 1–2; road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 8, 1994 @ Houston W 91–87 Charles Barkley (21) Charles Barkley (12) Kevin Johnson (12) The Summit 15,073 1–0 2 May 11, 1994 @ Houston W 124–117 (OT) Charles Barkley (34) Charles Barkley (15) Barkley, Johnson (6) The Summit 16,611 2–0 3 May 13, 1994 Houston L 102–118 Kevin Johnson (38) Charles Barkley (14) Kevin Johnson (12) America West Arena 19,023 2–1 4 May 15, 1994 Houston L 96–107 Kevin Johnson (38) Charles Barkley (14) Kevin Johnson (12) America West Arena 19,023 2–2 5 May 17, 1994 @ Houston L 86–109 Charles Barkley (30) Oliver Miller (7) Henry, Miller (3) The Summit 16,611 2–3 6 May 19, 1994 Houston W 103–89 Kevin Johnson (28) Charles Barkley (15) Kevin Johnson (13) America West Arena 19,023 3–3 7 May 21, 1994 @ Houston L 94–104 Kevin Johnson (25) Charles Barkley (15) Kevin Johnson (11) The Summit 16,611 3–4
1994 schedule

Awards and honors

• During the preseason period, the Suns would win the 1993 McDonald's Open championship from October 21-23, winning the championship match over Italy's Buckler Beer Bologna.

Week/Month

• Charles Barkley was named Player of the Week for games played November 15 through November 21.
• Oliver Miller was named Player of the Week for games played December 27 through January 2.

All-Star

• Charles Barkley was voted as a starter for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his eighth consecutive All-Star selection. Barkley led all players in voting with 794,936 votes. Barkley was unable to play due to injury and was replaced by Gary Payton.
• Kevin Johnson was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his third All-Star selection. Johnson finished third in voting among Western Conference guards with 431,885 votes.
• Other Suns players receiving All-Star votes were A.C. Green (368,601) and Dan Majerle (329,618).

Season

• Charles Barkley was named to the All-NBA Second Team. Barkley also finished tenth in MVP voting.^[44]
• Kevin Johnson was named to the All-NBA Second Team. Johnson also finished 11th in MVP voting.^[44]
• Dan Majerle led the league in three-point field goals with 192.

Player statistics

Legend

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

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Danny Ainge	68	1	22.9	.417	.328	.830^	1.9	2.6	.8	.1	8.9
Charles Barkley	65	65	35.4	.495	.270	.704	11.2	4.6	1.6	.6	21.6
Cedric Ceballos	53	43	30.2	.535	.000	.724	6.5	1.7	1.1	.4	19.1
Duane Cooper	23	2	5.9	.439	.143	.733	0.4	1.2	.1	.0	2.1
Joe Courtney*	33	1	5.1	.513	.	.719	0.8	0.3	.1	.2	3.1
A.C. Green	82	55	34.5	.502	.229	.735	9.2	1.7	.9	.5	14.7
Skeeter Henry	4	0	3.8	.200	.000	.500	0.5	1.0	.0	.0	1.0
Frank Johnson	70	5	12.5	.448	.167	.783	1.2	2.1	.6	.0	4.6
Kevin Johnson	67	67	36.6	.487	.222	.819^	2.5	9.5	1.9	.1	20.0
Joe Kleine	74	4	11.5	.488	.455†	.769	2.6	0.6	.2	.3	3.9
Negele Knight*	1	0	8.0	.250	.	.	0.0	0.0	.0	1.0	2.0
Malcolm Mackey	22	0	3.1	.378	.000	.500	1.1	0.0	.0	.1	1.5
Dan Majerle	80	76	40.1	.418	.382†	.739	4.4	3.4	1.6	.5	16.5
Oliver Miller	69	30	25.9	.609	.222	.584	6.9	3.5	1.2	2.3	9.2
Jerrod Mustaf	33	2	5.9	.357	.	.591	1.7	0.2	.1	.2	2.2
Elliot Perry	27	9	16.0	.372	.000	.750	1.4	4.6	.9	.0	3.9
Mark West	82	50	15.1	.566	.	.500	3.6	0.4	.4	1.3	4.7

* – Stats with the Suns.
† – Minimum 50 three-pointers made.
^ – Minimum 125 free-throws made.

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Danny Ainge	10	0	23.0	.458	.425	.714	2.3	2.1	.6	.1	8.6
Charles Barkley	10	10	42.5	.509†	.350	.764	13.0	4.8	2.5	.9	27.6
Cedric Ceballos	10	8	21.2	.462	.000	.833	4.4	0.8	.8	.2	10.1
A.C. Green	10	2	35.0	.482	.412	.613	8.4	1.3	1.0	.2	12.5
Skeeter Henry	3	0	5.3	.167	.000	.	1.0	1.0	.0	.0	0.7
Frank Johnson	7	0	6.6	.083	.000	.500	0.6	0.7	.3	.0	0.4
Kevin Johnson	10	10	42.7	.458	.300	.852	3.5	9.6	1.0	.1	26.6
Joe Kleine	8	0	10.1	.429	.	.667	2.1	0.4	.1	.5	3.5
Dan Majerle	10	10	41.0	.362	.339	.688	4.3	2.4	1.1	.4	12.3
Oliver Miller	10	4	14.6	.593†	.	.429	4.4	1.3	.6	1.2	3.5
Elliot Perry	4	0	3.3	.143	.	.	0.0	0.3	.3	.0	0.5
Mark West	7	6	9.9	.333	.	.700	2.9	0.0	.0	1.0	2.4

† – Minimum 20 field goals made.

Transactions

Trades

November 8, 1993	To San Antonio Spurs Negele Knight	To Phoenix Suns 1994 second-round draft pick ( Antonio Lang)

Free agents

Additions

Date	Player	Contract	Old Team
July 23, 1993	Richard Dumas	Re-signed to multi-year contract	Phoenix Suns
July 28, 1993	Frank Johnson	Re-signed to 1-year contract for $500,000	Phoenix Suns
August 13, 1993	Joe Kleine	Signed to 4-year contract for $3.8 million	Boston Celtics
August 26, 1993	Cedric Ceballos	Re-signed to 5-year contract for $11 million	Phoenix Suns
September 3, 1993	Joe Courtney	Signed to 1-year contract for $150,000	Golden State Warriors
September 28, 1993	A.C. Green	Signed to 5-year contract for $15.1 million	Los Angeles Lakers
October 7, 1993	Rod Higgins	Undisclosed	Sacramento Kings
November 10, 1993	Duane Cooper	Signed to 1-year contract for $150,000	Los Angeles Lakers
January 22, 1994	Elliot Perry	Signed to two 10-day contracts	Grand Rapids Hoops (CBA)
February 11, 1994	Elliot Perry	Signed for rest of season	Phoenix Suns
April 15, 1994	Skeeter Henry	Signed for rest of season	Dijon (France)

Subtractions

Date	Player	Reason Left	New Team
June 25, 1993	Tom Chambers	Free agent	Utah Jazz
October 16, 1993	Byron Wilson	Waived	Oklahoma City Cavalry (CBA)
November 2, 1993	Rod Higgins	Waived	Cleveland Cavaliers
January 21, 1994	Tim Kempton	Waived	Charlotte Hornets
February 26, 1994	Joe Courtney	Waived	Milwaukee Bucks

Player Transactions Citation:^[45]

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