Phoenix Suns Regular Season Rosters

2007-2008 Phoenix Suns Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
2 Marcus Banks G 6-2 200 4 UNLV 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 13 United States
10 Leandro Barbosa G 6-3 194 4 Bauru (Brazil) 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 28 Brazil
19 Raja Bell SG 6-5 204 8 Florida International 1999 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
3 Boris Diaw PF 6-8 250 4 Pau-Orthez (France) 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 21 France
2 Gordan Giricek G-F 6-6 210 5 KK Cibona (Croatia) 1999 Rnd 2 Pick 11 Croatia
33 Grant Hill SF 6-8 225 13 Duke 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
43 Linton Johnson F 6-8 205 4 Tulane 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
31 Shawn Marion F 6-7 228 8 UNLV 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
4 Sean Marks F-C 6-10 250 8 California 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 15 New Zealand
13 Steve Nash G 6-3 178 11 Santa Clara 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 15 Canada / South Africa
32 Shaquille O'Neal C 7-1 325 15 LSU 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
52 Eric Piatkowski G-F 6-7 210 13 Nebraska 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
54 Brian Skinner FC 6-9 255 9 Baylor 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
1 Amar'e Stoudemire FC 6-10 245 5 Cypress Creek High School (Florida) 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
8 D.J. Strawberry G 6-6 205 0 Maryland 2007 Rnd 2 Pick 29 United States / Cameroon
29 Alando Tucker F 6-6 205 0 Wisconsin 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 29 United States

2007-2008 Phoenix Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters S. Nash R. Bell B. Diaw A. Stoudemire S. O'Neal
Rotation   L. Barbosa G. Hill   B. Skinner
Rotation   G. Giricek      
Lim PT   D. Strawberry E. Piatkowski   S. Marks
Lim PT     A. Tucker    
Lim PT     L. Johnson    

2007-2008 Pacific Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Los Angeles Lakers57-25-
2Phoenix Suns55-272
3Golden State Warriors48-349
4Sacramento Kings38-4419
5Los Angeles Clippers23-5934

2007-2008 Phoenix Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Amar'e Stoudemire All-NBA Second Team (2008)
Steve Nash All-NBA Second Team (2008)
Amar'e Stoudemire Player Of The Week (02/10/08, 03/16/08)
Raja Bell All-NBA Defensive Second Team (2008)
Steve Nash Western All-Star Coaches Selection (2008)
Amar'e Stoudemire Western All-Star Coaches Selection (2008)
Steve Nash Three Point Shootout Participant (2008)
Grant Hill NBA Sportsmanship Award (2008)

2007-2008 Phoenix Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Amar'e Stoudemire 79 33.9 25.2 9.1 1.5 0.8 2.1 2.2
Steve Nash 81 34.3 16.9 3.5 11.1 0.7 0.1 3.6
Leandro Barbosa 82 29.5 15.6 2.8 2.6 0.9 0.2 1.4
Grant Hill 70 31.7 13.1 5.0 2.9 0.9 0.8 1.4
Raja Bell 75 35.3 11.9 3.7 2.2 0.7 0.4 0.9
Shawn Marion 47 36.4 15.8 9.9 2.1 2.0 1.5 1.0
Boris Diaw 82 28.1 8.8 4.6 3.9 0.7 0.5 1.9
Shaquille O'Neal 28 28.7 12.9 10.6 1.7 0.5 1.2 3.0
Brian Skinner 66 12.8 3.3 3.6 0.2 0.3 1.2 0.6
Gordan Giricek 22 20.1 8.8 2.3 1.6 0.4 0.1 1.0
Marcus Banks 24 12.9 5.2 0.8 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.7
D.J. Strawberry 33 8.2 2.2 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.3
Sean Marks 19 6.8 3.1 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.4
Eric Piatkowski 16 7.0 2.4 0.8 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.4
Alando Tucker 6 8.0 3.7 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0
Linton Johnson 6 8.9 2.5 2.2 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.3

2007-2008 Phoenix Suns Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Amar'e Stoudemire was selected as the #9 pick in the First Round of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Amar'e Stoudemire signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on July 5, 2002. Amar'e Stoudemire signed a multi-year extension with the Phoenix Suns on October 3, 2005.

D.J. Strawberry was selected as the #29 pick in the Second Round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. D.J. Strawberry signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on August 13, 2007.

Alando Tucker was selected as the #29 pick in the First Round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Alando Tucker signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on July 6, 2007.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Leandro Barbosa, the #28 pick in the First Round of the 2003 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Phoenix Suns from the San Antonio Spurs on June 26, 2003. Leandro Barbosa signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on July 16, 2003. Leandro Barbosa signed a multi-year extension with the Phoenix Suns on August 4, 2006.

Acquired via Trade

Boris Diaw was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the Atlanta Hawks on August 19, 2005. Boris Diaw signed a multi-year extension with the Phoenix Suns on October 19, 2006.

Shaquille O'Neal was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the Miami Heat on February 6, 2008.

Acquired via Free Agency

Raja Bell signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on August 2, 2005.

Gordan Giricek signed a contract as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on March 4, 2008.

Grant Hill signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on July 11, 2007.

Linton Johnson signed a contract as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on April 16, 2008.

Sean Marks signed a contract with the Phoenix Suns on July 27, 2006. Sean Marks re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on July 12, 2007.

Steve Nash signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on July 14, 2004.

Eric Piatkowski signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on July 13, 2006.

Brian Skinner signed a contract as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on October 1, 2007.

2007-2008 Phoenix Suns Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Robert Sarver Owner 2004-2005 N/A
Jerry Colangelo Chairman 2004-2005 Owner (Phoenix Suns, 1987 to 2004)
Sam Garvin Vice Chairman 2004-2005 N/A
Rick Welts Chief Operating Officer 2002-2003 N/A
Jason Rowley General Counsel, Senior VP 2007-2008 N/A
Kevin Tucker Director of Team Security 2002-2003 N/A
Mike D'Antoni Head Coach 2003-2004 Head Coach (Phoenix Suns, 2002 to 2003)
Phil John Weber Assistant Coach 1999-2000 N/A
Alvin Gentry Assistant Coach 2003-2004 Head Coach (Los Angeles Clippers, 2000 to 2003)
Dan D'Antoni Assistant Coach 2005-2006 Assistant Coach (Marshall, 1970 to 1971)
Jay Humphries Assistant Coach 2007-2008 N/A
David Griffin Senior VP of Basketball Operations 2007-2008 Director of Player Personnel (Phoenix Suns, 2001 to 2007)
Steve Kerr President of Basketball Operations, General Manager 2007-2008 Consultant (Phoenix Suns, 2004 to 2007)
Vinny Del Negro Assistant General Manager 2007-2008 Director of Player Personnel (Phoenix Suns, 2006 to 2007)
Julie Fie VP of Basketball Communications 1998-1999 Media Relations (Phoenix Suns, 1992 to 1998)
Mark West VP of Player Programs 2006-2007 N/A
Amin Elhassan Basketball Operations Assistant 2007-2008 Basketball Operations Intern (Phoenix Suns, 2006 to 2007)
Todd Quinter Scout 1993-1994 Video Coordinator (Phoenix Suns, 1986 to 1993)
John Shumate Scout 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (Phoenix Suns, 2009 to 2010)
Noel Gillespie Advance Scout 2007-2008 Video Scouting Coordinator (Phoenix Suns, 2004 to 2008)
Harvey Shank Executive VP 2005-2006 Senior Vice President of Corporate Partnerships (Phoenix Suns, 1997 to 2005)
Jay Gaspar Equipment Manager 2000-2001 N/A
Aaron Nelson Head Athletic Trainer 2000-2001 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Phoenix Suns, 1993 to 2000)
Erik Phillips Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Assistant Athletic Trainer 2004-2005 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Denver Nuggets, 1998 to 2004)
Mike Elliott Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Assistant Athletic Trainer 2002-2003 N/A
Al McCoy Radio Broadcaster 1972-1973 N/A
Tim Kempton Radio Broadcaster 2005-2006 N/A