2010–11 Phoenix Suns season

The 2010–11 Phoenix Suns season was the 43rd season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the first time in eight seasons, the Suns were without the play of power forward Amar'e Stoudemire, a 5-time All-Star and former Rookie of the Year who joined the New York Knicks in the summer. The Suns traded Jason Richardson on December 18, 2010, as part of a trade that brought Vince Carter to the Suns.^[1] On February 24, 2011, the Suns traded Goran Dragić and the draft pick they got earlier from Orlando in exchange for Aaron Brooks. Alvin Gentry was head coach and the Suns played their home games at US Airways Center.

2010–11 Phoenix Suns season
Head coach	Alvin Gentry
President	Lon Babby
General manager	Lance Blanks
Owner(s)	Robert Sarver
Arena	US Airways Center
Results
Record	40–42 (.488)
Place	Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Arizona, KUTP
Radio	KTAR
< 2009–10 2011–12 >

Key dates

• June 24, 2010 – The 2010 NBA draft was held in New York City.
• July 1, 2010 – The free agency period begun.
• July 11, 2010 – The Suns traded with the Atlanta Hawks and the Toronto Raptors.
• July 12, 2010 – The Suns announced Lon Babby as their newest vice president for basketball operations.
• August 5, 2010 – The Suns announced Lance Blanks as their newest general manager, hiring him over Jeff Bower, Tommy Sheppard, Jeff Weltman, and Ronnie Lester.
• December 18, 2010 – The Suns traded Jason Richardson, Hedo Türkoğlu, and Earl Clark to the Orlando Magic for Vince Carter, Mickaël Piétrus, Marcin Gortat, their 2011 first round draft pick and cash.
• February 24, 2011 – The Suns traded Goran Dragić and a lottery protected 2011 draft pick to the Houston Rockets for Aaron Brooks.

Offseason

NBA draft

Main article: 2010 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	46	Gani Lawal	Forward	United States	Georgia Tech
2	60	Dwayne Collins	Forward	United States	Miami (FL)

Free agency

Amar'e Stoudemire opted out of his final year of his contract and became an unrestricted free agent. He was to be paid $17.7 million.^[2] He later joined the New York Knicks.

Channing Frye re-signed with Phoenix on a 5-year, $30 million contract on July 1. One day later, the Suns signed power forward Hakim Warrick to a 4-year, $16 million contract. At the same time, Phoenix ended up trading Leandro Barbosa and Dwayne Jones to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Hedo Türkoğlu.

Roster

2010–11 Phoenix Suns roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From PG 0 Aaron Brooks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 1985-01-14 Oregon SG 25 Vince Carter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977-01-26 North Carolina SF 1 Josh Childress 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1983-06-20 Stanford PG 22 Zabian Dowdell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1984-09-10 Virginia Tech SF 3 Jared Dudley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1985-07-10 Boston College PF 8 Channing Frye 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1983-05-17 Arizona C 4 Marcin Gortat 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1984-02-17 Poland SF 33 Grant Hill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1972-10-05 Duke PF 31 Gani Lawal 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 233 lb (106 kg) 1988-11-07 Georgia Tech C 15 Robin Lopez 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1988-04-01 Stanford PG 13 Steve Nash 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1974-02-07 Santa Clara SG 12 Mickaël Piétrus 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982-02-07 France C 20 Garret Siler 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 305 lb (138 kg) 1986-10-25 Augusta State PF 21 Hakim Warrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1982-07-08 Syracuse

Head coach Alvin Gentry Assistant(s) Bill Cartwright Noel Gillespie Igor Kokoškov Dan Majerle Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: February 24, 2011

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–	30–11	27–14	12–4
Phoenix Suns	40	42	.488	17	23–18	17–24	9–7
Golden State Warriors	36	46	.439	21	26–15	10–31	5–11
Los Angeles Clippers	32	50	.390	25	23–18	9–32	7–9
Sacramento Kings	24	58	.293	33	11–30	13–28	7–9

#	Western Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-San Antonio Spurs	61	21	.744	–
2	y-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	4
3	x-Dallas Mavericks	57	25	.695	4
4	y-Oklahoma City Thunder	55	27	.671	6
5	x-Denver Nuggets	50	32	.610	11
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	48	34	.585	13
7	x-New Orleans Hornets	46	36	.561	15
8	x-Memphis Grizzlies	46	36	.561	15
9	Houston Rockets	43	39	.524	18
10	Phoenix Suns	40	42	.488	21
11	Utah Jazz	39	43	.476	22
12	Golden State Warriors	36	46	.439	25
13	Los Angeles Clippers	32	50	.390	29
14	Sacramento Kings	24	58	.293	37
15	Minnesota Timberwolves	17	65	.207	44

Game log

2010 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 2–6 (home: 2–3; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 5 @ Sacramento L 95–109 Jason Richardson (17) Robin Lopez (6) Chucky Atkins (4) ARCO Arena 9,485 0–1 2 October 8 Toronto L 78–129 Jared Dudley (10) Hedo Türkoğlu (8) Steve Nash (7) General Motors Place 18,123 0–2 3 October 9 Dallas W 98–90 Grant Hill (16) Robin Lopez (6) Steve Nash (10) Indian Wells Tennis Garden 15,617 1–2 4 October 12 Utah L 100–105 Goran Dragić (15) Josh Childress (8) Steve Nash (10) US Airways Center 12,410 1–3 5 October 14 @ Utah L 97–108 Hedo Türkoğlu (13) Jason Richardson, Garret Siler (7) Steve Nash (5) EnergySolutions Arena 19,883 1–4 6 October 17 @ Toronto L 100–121 Steve Nash (16) Steve Nash (7) Steve Nash (6) Air Canada Centre 12,902 1–5 7 October 19 Golden State W 92–87 Steve Nash (18) Robin Lopez (10) Steve Nash, Goran Dragić (4) US Airways Center 14,635 2–5 8 October 22 Denver L 106–144 Jared Dudley (17) Robin Lopez (7) Steve Nash (12) US Airways Center 15,440 2–6
2010–11 season schedule

2010–11 game log Total: 40–42 (Home: 23–18; Road: 17–24)
October: 1–2 (home: 0–1; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 26 @ Portland L 92–106 Steve Nash (26) Channing Frye, Jason Richardson (6) Steve Nash (6) Rose Garden 20,603 0–1 2 October 28 @ Utah W 110–94 Hakim Warrick, Steve Nash (18) Grant Hill (12) Goran Dragić (6) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 1–1 3 October 29 L.A. Lakers L 106–114 Grant Hill (21) Robin Lopez (14) Steve Nash (9) US Airways Center 18,422 1–2
November: 7–7 (home: 4–2; road: 3–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 3 San Antonio L 110–112 Jason Richardson (21) Grant Hill (8) Goran Dragić (8) US Airways Center 17,060 1–3 5 November 5 Memphis W 123–118 (2OT) Jason Richardson (38) Channing Frye (11) Steve Nash (9) US Airways Center 16,470 2–3 6 November 7 @ Atlanta W 118–114 Jason Richardson (21) Jared Dudley, Grant Hill, Josh Childress (6) Steve Nash (15) Philips Arena 13,395 3–3 7 November 8 @ Memphis L 99–109 Grant Hill (19) Grant Hill (12) Steve Nash (11) FedExForum 10,786 3–4 8 November 12 Sacramento W 103–89 Steve Nash (28) Jason Richardson (8) Steve Nash (14) US Airways Center 18,029 4–4 9 November 14 @ L.A. Lakers W 121–116 Jason Richardson (35) Jason Richardson (8) Steve Nash (13) Staples Center 18,997 5–4 10 November 15 Denver W 100–94 Hakim Warrick (21) Josh Childress (8) Steve Nash (7) US Airways Center 17,744 6–4 11 November 17 @ Miami L 96–123 Steve Nash (17) Channing Frye, Hedo Türkoğlu (6) Hedo Türkoğlu (4) American Airlines Arena 19,600 6–5 12 November 18 @ Orlando L 89–105 Grant Hill (21) Channing Frye (6) Goran Dragić (4) Amway Center 18,846 6–6 13 November 20 @ Charlotte L 105–123 Grant Hill (23) Channing Frye (6) Goran Dragić (10) Time Warner Cable Arena 16,428 6–7 14 November 22 @ Houston W 123–116 Jason Richardson (26) Hedo Türkoğlu (9) Steve Nash (8) Toyota Center 15,080 7–7 15 November 24 Chicago L 115–123 (2OT) Grant Hill (27) Hedo Türkoğlu (10) Steve Nash (16) US Airways Center 18,422 7–8 16 November 26 L.A. Clippers W 116–108 Jason Richardson (29) Jason Richardson, Hakim Warrick (6) Steve Nash (10) US Airways Center 17,486 8–8 17 November 28 @ Denver L 133–138 Jason Richardson (39) Jason Richardson (10) Steve Nash (11) Pepsi Center 15,482 8–9
December: 6–8 (home: 4–4; road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 December 2 @ Golden State W 107–101 Jason Richardson (25) Channing Frye (10) Steve Nash (16) Oracle Arena 18,328 9–9 19 December 3 Indiana W 105–97 Channing Frye (29) Goran Dragić (6) Steve Nash (11) US Airways Center 18,422 10–9 20 December 5 Washington W 125–108 Hakim Warrick (26) Earl Barron (8) Steve Nash (17) US Airways Center 17,430 11–9 21 December 7 @ Portland L 99–106 Steve Nash (24) Grant Hill (8) Steve Nash (14) Rose Garden 20,151 11–10 22 December 8 Memphis L 98–104 (OT) Goran Dragić (17) Josh Childress, Channing Frye, Hedo Türkoğlu (7) Steve Nash (7) US Airways Center 16,288 11–11 23 December 10 Portland L 94–101 Steve Nash (24) Channing Frye, Steve Nash (7) Steve Nash (5) US Airways Center 17,284 11–12 24 December 15 Minnesota W 128–122 Jason Richardson (29) Channing Frye (9) Steve Nash (19) US Airways Center 16,997 12–12 25 December 17 @ Dallas L 91–106 Hakim Warrick (15) Channing Frye, Hakim Warrick (14) Goran Dragić (10) American Airlines Center 20,406 12–13 26 December 19 @ Oklahoma City W 113–110 Grant Hill (30) Grant Hill (11) Steve Nash (10) Oklahoma City Arena 18,203 13–13 27 December 20 @ San Antonio L 110–118 Jared Dudley (27) Robin Lopez (7) Steve Nash (10) AT&T Center 18,581 13–14 28 December 23 Miami L 83–95 Jared Dudley (33) Jared Dudley (12) Steve Nash (18) US Airways Center 18,422 13–15 29 December 26 @ L.A. Clippers L 103–108 Mickaël Piétrus (25) Grant Hill (7) Steve Nash (15) Staples Center 19,060 13–16 30 December 29 Philadelphia L 110–123 Steve Nash (23) Marcin Gortat (6) Steve Nash (15) US Airways Center 18,422 13–17 31 December 31 Detroit W 92–75 Vince Carter, Jared Dudley (19) Vince Carter, Marcin Gortat (8) Marcin Gortat, Goran Dragić (5) US Airways Center 17,637 14–17
January: 8–7 (home: 5–3; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 32 January 2 @ Sacramento L 89–94 Steve Nash (20) Marcin Gortat, Grant Hill (6) Steve Nash (12) ARCO Arena 12,500 14–18 33 January 5 L.A. Lakers L 95–99 Jared Dudley (21) Marcin Gortat (9) Steve Nash (10) US Airways Center 18,105 14–19 34 January 7 New York L 96–121 Vince Carter (19) Jared Dudley, Channing Frye (6) Steve Nash (9) US Airways Center 17,621 14–20 35 January 9 Cleveland W 108–100 Jared Dudley (21) Channing Frye (12) Steve Nash (17) US Airways Center 17,031 15–20 36 January 11 @ Denver L 98–132 Vince Carter, Steve Nash (15) Channing Frye (8) Steve Nash (7) Pepsi Center 14,874 15–21 37 January 12 New Jersey W 118–109 (OT) Vince Carter, Steve Nash (23) Channing Frye, Steve Nash (7) Steve Nash (16) US Airways Center 16,334 16–21 38 January 14 Portland W 115–111 Steve Nash (23) Channing Frye (8) Steve Nash (13) US Airways Center 17,412 17–21 39 January 17 @ New York W 129–121 Vince Carter (29) Vince Carter (12) Steve Nash (11) Madison Square Garden 19,763 18–21 40 January 19 @ Cleveland W 106–98 Grant Hill (27) Marcin Gortat, Grant Hill (12) Steve Nash (15) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 19–21 41 January 21 @ Washington W 109–91 Channing Frye (25) Marcin Gortat (14) Steve Nash (14) Verizon Center 15,716 20–21 42 January 22 @ Detroit L 74–75 Steve Nash (14) Marcin Gortat (13) Steve Nash (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills 21,326 20–22 43 January 24 @ Philadelphia L 95–105 Jared Dudley (23) Jared Dudley (7) Steve Nash (9) Wells Fargo Center 14,881 20–23 44 January 26 Charlotte L 107–114 Steve Nash (27) Marcin Gortat (7) Steve Nash (15) US Airways Center 16,986 20–24 45 January 28 Boston W 88–71 Marcin Gortat (19) Marcin Gortat (17) Steve Nash (10) US Airways Center 18,422 21–24 46 January 30 New Orleans W 104–102 Marcin Gortat (25) Marcin Gortat (11) Steve Nash (15) US Airways Center 17,921 22–24
February: 9–3 (home: 4–3; road: 5–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 47 February 2 Milwaukee W 92–77 Marcin Gortat (19) Channing Frye (13) Steve Nash (13) US Airways Center 16,422 23–24 48 February 4 Oklahoma City L 107–111 Vince Carter (33) Channing Frye (9) Steve Nash (8) US Airways Center 16,274 23–25 49 February 7 @ Golden State W 104–92 Channing Frye (19) Channing Frye (11) Steve Nash (15) Oracle Arena 18,002 24–25 50 February 10 Golden State W 112–88 Steve Nash (18) Channing Frye, Marcin Gortat (9) Steve Nash (11) US Airways Center 16,731 25–25 51 February 11 @ Utah W 95–83 Steve Nash (18) Marcin Gortat (10) Steve Nash (10) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 26–25 52 February 13 Sacramento L 108–113 Steve Nash (22) Marcin Gortat (12) Steve Nash (18) US Airways Center 17,798 26–26 53 February 15 Utah W 102–101 Channing Frye (31) Channing Frye (11) Steve Nash (14) US Airways Center 16,874 27–26 54 February 17 Dallas L 106–112 Channing Frye (24) Robin Lopez (13) Steve Nash (14) US Airways Center 17,903 27–27 All-Star Break 55 February 23 Atlanta W 105–97 Channing Frye (20) Marcin Gortat (12) Steve Nash (10) US Airways Center 18,254 28–27 56 February 25 @ Toronto W 110–92 Vince Carter, Marcin Gortat (17) Marcin Gortat (11) Steve Nash (11) Air Canada Centre 19,004 29–27 57 February 27 @ Indiana W 110–108 (OT) Grant Hill (34) Marcin Gortat (11) Steve Nash (13) Conseco Fieldhouse 14,168 30–27 58 February 28 @ New Jersey W 104–103 (OT) Marcin Gortat (17) Channing Frye (8) Steve Nash (15) Prudential Center 15,836 31–27
March: 5–11 (home: 3–5; road: 2–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 2 @ Boston L 103–115 Aaron Brooks (17) Marcin Gortat (13) Aaron Brooks, Steve Nash (7) TD Garden 18,624 31–28 60 March 4 @ Milwaukee W 102–88 Channing Frye, Mickaël Piétrus (20) Channing Frye (9) Steve Nash (13) Bradley Center 15,011 32–28 61 March 6 @ Oklahoma City L 118–122 (OT) Vince Carter (29) Channing Frye (15) Steve Nash (14) Oklahoma City Arena 18,203 32–29 62 March 8 Houston W 113–110 Vince Carter, Hakim Warrick (32) Marcin Gortat (16) Steve Nash (14) US Airways Center 17,363 33–29 63 March 10 Denver L 97–116 Marcin Gortat (14) Marcin Gortat (18) Aaron Brooks, Steve Nash (7) US Airways Center 17,465 33–30 64 March 13 Orlando L 88–111 Aaron Brooks (19) Hakim Warrick (8) Aaron Brooks (10) US Airways Center 18,091 33–31 65 March 14 @ Houston L 93–95 Vince Carter (21) Marcin Gortat, Hakim Warrick (8) Zabian Dowdell (5) Toyota Center 16,262 33–32 66 March 16 @ New Orleans L 95–100 Jared Dudley (25) Jared Dudley, Marcin Gortat (8) Steve Nash (10) New Orleans Arena 13,758 33–33 67 March 18 Golden State W 108–97 Marcin Gortat (18) Channing Frye, Marcin Gortat (9) Steve Nash (10) US Airways Center 18,422 34–33 68 March 20 @ L.A. Clippers W 108–99 Steve Nash (23) Marcin Gortat (13) Steve Nash (13) Staples Center 19,060 35–33 69 March 22 @ L.A. Lakers L 137–139 (3OT) Channing Frye (32) Marcin Gortat (16) Steve Nash (20) Staples Center 18,997 35–34 70 March 23 Toronto W 114–106 Aaron Brooks (25) Marcin Gortat (8) Aaron Brooks, Steve Nash (8) US Airways Center 17,865 36–34 71 March 25 New Orleans L 100–106 Marcin Gortat, Grant Hill (18) Marcin Gortat (10) Steve Nash (8) US Airways Center 18,422 36–35 72 March 27 Dallas L 83–91 Jared Dudley, Marcin Gortat (20) Marcin Gortat (15) Steve Nash (10) US Airways Center 17,314 36–36 73 March 29 @ Sacramento L 113–116 Jared Dudley, Channing Frye (21) Marcin Gortat (11) Steve Nash (14) Power Balance Pavilion 13,774 36–37 74 March 30 Oklahoma City L 98–116 Vince Carter (28) Marcin Gortat (10) Steve Nash (9) US Airways Center 18,033 36–38
April: 4–4 (home: 3–0; road: 1–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 1 L.A. Clippers W 111–98 Grant Hill (19) Marcin Gortat (11) Aaron Brooks (6) US Airways Center 18,422 37–38 76 April 3 @ San Antonio L 97–114 Aaron Brooks, Channing Frye (14) Jared Dudley (10) Aaron Brooks (6) AT&T Center 18,581 37–39 77 April 5 @ Chicago L 94–97 Vince Carter (23) Marcin Gortat (13) Steve Nash (16) United Center 21,873 37–40 78 April 6 @ Minnesota W 108–98 Marcin Gortat (20) Marcin Gortat (16) Steve Nash (9) Target Center 16,113 38–40 79 April 8 @ New Orleans L 97–109 Jared Dudley (18) Jared Dudley, Channing Frye (7) Aaron Brooks (9) New Orleans Arena 14,950 38–41 80 April 10 @ Dallas L 90–115 Marcin Gortat (15) Marcin Gortat (9) Steve Nash (9) American Airlines Center 20,355 38–42 81 April 11 Minnesota W 135–127 (OT) Channing Frye (33) Jared Dudley, Marcin Gortat (8) Steve Nash (16) US Airways Center 17,485 39–42 82 April 13 San Antonio W 106–103 Marcin Gortat (21) Marcin Gortat (13) Steve Nash (10) US Airways Center 18,195 40–42
2010–11 season schedule

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
Earl Barron*	12	6	15.3	.235	.000	.600	3.3	0.3	.5	.3	3.0
Aaron Brooks*	25	5	18.9	.430	.328	.807	1.1	4.2	.5	.0	9.6
Vince Carter*	51	41	27.2	.422	.366	.735	3.6	1.6	.9	.3	13.5
Josh Childress	54	3	16.6	.565†	.063	.492	2.9	0.8	.6	.4	5.0
Earl Clark*	9	0	8.0	.387	.000	.500	1.9	0.4	.1	.3	3.2
Zabian Dowdell	24	0	12.2	.408	.300	.941#	0.8	2.1	.8	.1	5.0
Goran Dragić*	48	2	17.8	.421	.277	.608	1.8	3.1	.8	.1	7.4
Jared Dudley	82	15	26.1	.477	.415	.743	3.9	1.3	1.1+	.2	10.6
Channing Frye	77	64	33.0	.432	.390	.832	6.7+	1.2	.6	1.0+	12.7
Marcin Gortat*	55	12	29.7	.563†	.250	.731	9.3+	1.0	.5	1.3+	13.0
Grant Hill	80	80	30.1	.484	.395	.829	4.2	2.5	.8	.4	13.2
Gani Lawal	1	0	2.0	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	.0	.0	0.0
Robin Lopez	67	56	14.8	.501†	.000	.740	3.2	0.1	.3	.7	6.4
Steve Nash	75	75	33.3	.492†	.395	.912#	3.5	11.4	.6	.1	14.7+
Mickaël Piétrus*	38	4	18.1	.392	.342	.706	2.0	0.6	.5	.5	7.4
Jason Richardson*	25	25	31.8	.470	.419^	.764	4.4	1.4	1.1+	.1	19.3+
Garret Siler	21	0	4.8	.548†	.000	.500	1.3	0.1	.1	.2	2.1
Hedo Türkoğlu*	25	16	25.2	.440	.423^	.722	4.0	2.3	.7	.6	9.5
Hakim Warrick	80	6	17.7	.511†	.091	.721	3.7	0.9	.4	.1	8.4

* – Stats with the Suns.
† – Minimum 300 field goals made.
^ – Minimum 55 three-pointers made.
# – Minimum 125 free throws made.
+ – Minimum 70 games played or 800 rebounds, 125 steals, 100 blocks, 1400 points.

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

All-Star

Season

• Steve Nash led the league in assists with 11.4 assists per game.

Records

• On November 14, 2010, the Suns scored a franchise record 22 three-pointers in a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Milestones

• On January 16, 2011, Vince Carter scored his 20,000th point in a victory over the New York Knicks.

Team Milestones

Injuries and surgeries

• During the Los Angeles Lakers game on November 14, Jared Dudley accidentally landed on Robin Lopez's right leg. Robin was slated to be out for 1–2 weeks. This caused the Suns to replace Matt Janning with Earl Barron.

Transactions

Trades

July 9, 2010	To Chicago Bulls 2011 second-round pick	To Phoenix Suns Hakim Warrick (sign and trade)
July 9, 2010	To New York Knicks Amar'e Stoudemire (sign and trade)	To Phoenix Suns Protected future second-round pick Cash considerations
July 13, 2010	To Atlanta Hawks 2012 second-round pick	To Phoenix Suns Josh Childress (sign and trade)
July 14, 2010	To Toronto Raptors Leandro Barbosa Dwayne Jones	To Phoenix Suns Hedo Türkoğlu
December 18, 2010	To Orlando Magic Jason Richardson Hedo Türkoğlu Earl Clark	To Phoenix Suns Vince Carter Marcin Gortat Mickaël Piétrus 2011 first round draft pick Cash considerations
February 24, 2011	To Houston Rockets Goran Dragić 2011 lottery protected first round draft pick	To Phoenix Suns Aaron Brooks

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Grant Hill	Signed 1-year extended contract for $3.3 million	Phoenix Suns
Channing Frye	Signed 5-year contract for $30 million	Phoenix Suns
Hakim Warrick	Signed 4-year contract for $18 million	Chicago Bulls
Josh Childress	Signed 5-year contract for $33 million	Olympiacos Piraeus B.C. / Atlanta Hawks[a]
Matt Janning	Signed 2-year contract for $3 million	Northeastern University Huskies[b]
Garret Siler	Signed 2-year contract for $3 million	Shanghai Xiyang Sharks[3]
Earl Barron	Signed 1-year contract totaling out to $188,558	New York Knicks
Zabian Dowdell	Signed two 10-day contracts / 1-year contract for $242,374[c]	Tulsa 66ers / Phoenix Suns[c]

^ a: Josh Childress still had his original NBA rights to the Atlanta Hawks.
^ b: Matt Janning was originally undrafted on the 2010 NBA draft.
^ c: Zabian Dowdell signed two 10-day contracts before officially signing up with the Suns.

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Amar'e Stoudemire	Free agent	New York Knicks
Leandro Barbosa	Traded	Toronto Raptors
Dwayne Jones	Traded / Waived[d]	Toronto Raptors / Fujian SBS Xunxing[4]
Taylor Griffin	Waived	Belgacom Liège[5]
Dwayne Collins	Signed a new contract	Pallacanestro Varese[e]
Louis Amundson	Free agent	Golden State Warriors[6]
Jarron Collins	Free agent	Los Angeles Clippers / Portland Trail Blazers[7][f]
Matt Janning	Waived[g]	Maine Red Claws / Rio Grande Valley Vipers[h]
Earl Barron	Waived	Milwaukee Bucks / Portland Trail Blazers[i]
Jason Richardson Hedo Türkoğlu Earl Clark	Traded	Orlando Magic
Zabian Dowdell	First two 10-day contracts expired	Phoenix Suns[j]
Goran Dragić	Traded	Houston Rockets

^ d: Dwayne Jones did originally leave by the trade for Hedo Türkoğlu. However, the Toronto Raptors waived him later on in the year and was allowed back in the Suns' training camp roster. When he was outperformed by Garret Siler in the preseason, he was officially waived and decided to play overseas in China with the Fujian SBS Xunxing.
^ e: Although Dwayne Collins played for Pallacanestro Varese this season, he still retained his international rights to the Phoenix Suns until 2014.
^ f: Jarron Collins originally signed two 10–day contracts with the Los Angeles Clippers in January 2011 before being waived on his second contract with them. He later got two more 10–day contracts with the Portland Trail Blazers in March 2011 before officially retiring from playing basketball after this season was over with.
^ g: Unlike most other players that signed on with the team, Matt Janning never played a single game for the Suns during his time with the team.
^ h: Matt Janning originally played for the Maine Red Claws on December 1, 2010 in the D-League after being waived by the Suns until his rights were traded to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on January 20, 2011.
^ i: After Earl Barron was waived by the Suns, he played for the Milwaukee Bucks throughout March 2011 due to two 10–day contracts with the team before he would eventually sign a contract to play with the Portland Trail Blazers for the rest of the season on April 12, 2011.
^ j: Zabian Dowdell eventually signed on to the Suns for a full year contract.