On June 17, 1992, Barkley was traded to the Phoenix Suns for Jeff Hornacek, Tim Perry, and Andrew Lang, a deal that was met with harsh criticism.

During the 2004 offseason, Paxson traded a 2005 draft pick to the Phoenix Suns in return for an additional pick in the 2004 NBA Draft.

On June 25, 2009, 4-time NBA Champion and 15-time All-Star center Shaquille O ' Neal was traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Cavaliers.

In a separate trade on the same day, the Timberwolves traded Nikoloz Tskitishvili to the Phoenix Suns for a 2006 second-round draft pick.

" was a common phrase that McCoy expressed every time Raja Bell ( later traded by the Suns to the Charlotte Bobcats and is now playing for the Utah Jazz ) made a 3-point shot.

The Jazz traded Robinson to the Phoenix Suns, receiving draft picks and some cash in return.

Players like the Suns ' Dennis Johnson and Jason Kidd and the Diamondbacks ' Bobby Chouinard have been traded or released after their personal problems became public.

After three seasons in Boston, including a championship ring in 1974, he was traded to the Phoenix Suns.

He played for the Suns from 1969 to 1974, was traded to the then New Orleans Jazz, and subsequently traded to the New York Knicks, where he played for two seasons.

Following the 1998 NBA Draft, Nash was traded from the Suns to the Mavericks in exchange for Martin Müürsepp, Bubba Wells, the draft rights to Pat Garrity and a first-round draft pick ( who later turned out to be future Phoenix team-mate Shawn Marion ).

During the 2005 off-season, he was traded via a sign and trade agreement ( in principle ) to the New Jersey Nets for a first-round draft pick ( which Portland planned to trade to the Phoenix Suns for Leandro Barbosa ).

In July 2009, Carter was traded to the Orlando Magic, helping them to advance to the Eastern Conference finals before being traded to the Phoenix Suns in December, 2010.

His draft rights were thereafter traded by the Suns to the Philadelphia 76ers for a 1993 NBA first-round draft choice on October 28, 1990.

The 2nd round draft pick that was used to select him was traded three times before finally ending up with the Suns.

After his sixth and most productive season in 1991 – 92 in which he led the Suns in scoring average ( 20. 1 ppg ), Hornacek was traded ( along with Andrew Lang and Tim Perry ) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Charles Barkley.

After the 1995 – 96 season, he was traded to the Phoenix Suns, along with Robert Horry, Chucky Brown, and Mark Bryant, in exchange for Charles Barkley, but his tenure there was brief, as he appeared in just 22 games for the Suns.

On February 6, 2008, the Phoenix Suns traded Shawn Marion and teammate, Marcus Banks, to the Miami Heat for center Shaquille O ' Neal.

Then Garrity's rights, along with Martin Müürsepp, Bubba Wells and a first-round draft pick, were traded to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Steve Nash.

* Draft rights traded by Mavericks with Martin Müürsepp, Bubba Wells and 1999 first-round pick (# 9-Shawn Marion ) to Phoenix Suns for Steve Nash on 24 June 1998

He was traded to the Phoenix Suns on December 29, 2009 for Alando Tucker and cash.

They then traded Garrity in a package to the Phoenix Suns for Steve Nash.

The next day however, the Heat agreed to trade O ' Neal to the Phoenix Suns for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks, effectively ending the Wade-O ' Neal era.

He also has nicknames for individual players such as The Nash Rambler for Steve Nash, Captain Kidd for former Suns Captain Jason Kidd and the Matrix for now-former Sun and current Dallas Mavericks player Shawn Marion ( although the origin of that nickname is generally attributed to former NBA player and TNT analyst Kenny Smith, not McCoy ).

Nash joined a Suns team which had emerging young players in Shawn Marion, Joe Johnson and Amar ' e Stoudemire.

Despite a mid-season trade that sent Shawn Marion to the Miami Heat and brought four-time NBA champion Shaquille O ' Neal to the team, the Suns were defeated in the first round of the playoffs by the San Antonio Spurs for the third time in four years.

In terms of specific skills, Nash is particularly effective playing the pick and roll, notably with Nowitzki when he was at Dallas and later with the Suns ' Amar ' e Stoudemire and Shawn Marion.

In 1999, the Phoenix Suns drafted Marion, who was the ninth overall pick and would remain with the Suns until midway through the 2007-2008 season.

Shawn Marion played for the Phoenix Suns.

Marion was selected by the Suns in the first round and ninth overall in the 1999 NBA Draft.

During the 2005 All-Star Weekend, Marion teamed up with WNBA Rookie of the Year Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury, and Suns legend Dan Majerle in the RadioShack Shooting Stars to run away with the title.

Citing the rumors and a refusal on the part of Phoenix management to negotiate a contract extension, Marion called his relationship with the Suns a " bad marriage ", and stated in September 2007 it was time for him to leave Phoenix.

By the start of the season, though, Marion continued to play well for the Suns.

Marion scored 29 points against his former team, the Phoenix Suns, on January 23, 2012, which tied his highest-scoring game as a Maverick.

The Suns were the second-seed in the West and had won the Pacific Division, thanks in part to back-to-back NBA MVP Steve Nash and Shawn Marion, and improvements by Leandro Barbosa and Boris Diaw, beneficiaries of the Suns ' " run-and-gun " offense.

* Dan Majerle, former NBA basketball player who played for the Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat and the Cleveland Cavaliers

* James Jones ( basketball player ) ( born 1980 ), forward for Indiana Pacers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Miami Heat

He was courted by several teams including the Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat.

* Dan Majerle, former NBA basketball player who played for the Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat and the Cleveland Cavaliers

Both the Spurs and the Pistons were ranked number two in their respective conferences, with the Phoenix Suns ranked number one in the West and the Miami Heat ranked number one in the East.

He played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat.

As a small forward, he played most notably for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns, later finishing his NBA career with the Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat.

During his career, he played with the Sacramento Kings ( where he made First Team All-Rookie in the 1994 – 95 season ), Portland Trail Blazers, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns.