List of Phoenix Suns seasons


The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. They are members of the [Pacific Division (sport)|Division (NBA)|Pacific Division] of the [Western Athletic conference|Conference (NBA)|Western Conference] in the National Basketball Association. The Suns began playing in the NBA as an expansion team in the 1968–69 NBA season. In their inaugural season, the Suns posted a win–loss record of 16–66. They participated in the playoffs only once in their first seven seasons.
In the 1975–76 season, a rookie Alvan Adams helped the team reach its first NBA Finals, which they lost to the Boston Celtics 4–2. Charles Barkley and Steve Nash won the Most Valuable Player award while playing for the Suns. Barkley led the Suns to the 1993 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Chicago Bulls. After signing with the Suns in 2004, Nash led the team to three straight division titles, but after reaching the conference finals in 2009–10 the Suns subsequently experienced their worst period of on-court failure, missing the playoffs for ten consecutive seasons until the 2020–21 season.
Despite their failures in the 2010s, the Suns franchise has the NBA's eighth-best all-time winning percentage, having won nearly 54% of their contests as of the conclusion of the 2022–23 NBA season. In their first forty-three seasons, the Suns made the playoffs 29 times, posted nineteen seasons with fifty or more wins, appeared nine times in the Western Conference finals, and advanced to the NBA Finals three times in 1976, 1993, and 2021. As a result, based on their all-time winning percentage, the Suns are the 2nd-most successful franchise to never win an NBA championship, behind only the Utah Jazz.

Table key

ASG MVPAll-Star Game Most Valuable Player
COYCoach of the Year
FinishFinal position in league or division standings
GBGames behind first-place team in division
LossesNumber of regular season losses
EOYExecutive of the Year
JWKCJ. Walter Kennedy Citizenship
MVPMost Valuable Player
ROYRookie of the Year
SIXSixth Man of the Year
SPORSportmanship Award
WinsNumber of regular season wins
Win%Winning percentage

Seasons

Note: Statistics are correct as of the end of the.
NBA championsConference championsDivision championsPlayoff berthPlay-in berth

SeasonLeagueConferenceFinishDivisionFinishWinsLossesWin%GBPlayoffsAwardsHead coach
1968–69NBA——Western7th1666.19539Johnny Kerr
1969–70NBA——Western4th3943.4769Lost Division semifinals 4–3Johnny Kerr
Jerry Colangelo
1970–71NBAWestern5thMidwest3rd4834.58518Cotton Fitzsimmons
1971–72NBAWestern5thMidwest3rd4933.59814Cotton Fitzsimmons
1972–73NBAWestern6thPacific3rd3844.46322Butch van Breda Kolff
Jerry Colangelo
1973–74NBAWestern8thPacific4th3052.36617John MacLeod
1974–75NBAWestern8thPacific4th3250.39016John MacLeod
1975–76NBAWestern3rdPacific3rd4240.51217Won conference semifinals 4–2
Won conference finals 4–3
Lost NBA Finals 4–2		Alvan Adams
Jerry Colangelo 		John MacLeod
1976–77NBAWestern10thPacific5th3448.41519John MacLeod
1977–78NBAWestern3rdPacific2nd4933.5989Lost First round 2–0Walter Davis John MacLeod
1978–79NBAWestern3rdPacific2nd5032.6102Won First round 2–1
Won conference semifinals 4–1
Lost conference finals 4–3		John MacLeod
1979–80NBAWestern4thPacific3rd5527.6715Won First round 2–1
Lost conference semifinals 4–1		John MacLeod
1980–81NBAWestern1stPacific1st5725.695—Lost conference semifinals 4–3Jerry Colangelo John MacLeod
1981–82NBAWestern5thPacific3rd4636.56111Won First round 2–1
Lost conference semifinals 4–0		John MacLeod
1982–83NBAWestern3rdPacific2nd5329.6465Lost First round 2–1John MacLeod
1983–84NBAWestern6thPacific4th4141.50013Won First round 3–2
Won conference semifinals 4–2
Lost conference finals 4–2		John MacLeod
1984–85NBAWestern8thPacific3rd3646.43926Lost First round 3–0John MacLeod
1985–86NBAWestern9thPacific3rd3250.39030John MacLeod
1986–87NBAWestern9thPacific5th3646.43929John MacLeod
Dick Van Arsdale
1987–88NBAWestern9thPacific4th2854.34134John Wetzel
1988–89NBAWestern3rdPacific2nd5527.6712Won First round 3–0
Won conference semifinals 4–1
Lost conference finals 4–0		Eddie Johnson
Kevin Johnson
Cotton Fitzsimmons
Jerry Colangelo 		Cotton Fitzsimmons
1989–90NBAWestern5thPacific3rd5428.6599Won First round 3–2
Won conference semifinals 4–1
Lost conference finals 4–2		Cotton Fitzsimmons
1990–91NBAWestern4thPacific3rd5527.6718Lost First round 3–1Kevin Johnson Cotton Fitzsimmons
1991–92NBAWestern4thPacific3rd5329.6464Won First round 3–0
Lost conference semifinals 4–1		Cotton Fitzsimmons
1992–93NBAWestern1stPacific1st6220.756—Won First round 3–2
Won conference semifinals 4–2
Won conference finals 4–3
Lost NBA Finals 4–2		Charles Barkley
Jerry Colangelo 		Paul Westphal
1993–94NBAWestern3rdPacific2nd5626.6837Won First round 3–0
Lost conference semifinals 4–3		Paul Westphal
1994–95NBAWestern2ndPacific1st5923.720—Won First round 3–0
Lost conference semifinals 4–3		Paul Westphal
1995–96NBAWestern7thPacific4th4141.50023Lost First round 3–1Paul Westphal
Cotton Fitzsimmons
1996–97NBAWestern7thPacific4th4042.48817Lost First round 3–2Cotton Fitzsimmons
Danny Ainge
1997–98NBAWestern4thPacific3rd5626.6835Lost First round 3–1Danny Manning Danny Ainge
1998–99NBAWestern7thPacific3rd2723.5408Lost First round 3–0Danny Ainge
1999–00NBAWestern5thPacific3rd5329.64614Won First round 3–1
Lost conference semifinals 4–1		Rodney Rogers Danny Ainge
Scott Skiles
2000–01NBAWestern6thPacific3rd5131.6235Lost First round 3–1Scott Skiles
2001–02NBAWestern10thPacific6th3646.43925Scott Skiles
Frank Johnson
2002–03NBAWestern8thPacific4th4438.53715Lost First round 4–2Amar'e Stoudemire Frank Johnson
2003–04NBAWestern13thPacific6th2953.35427Frank Johnson
Mike D'Antoni
2004–05NBAWestern1stPacific1st6220.756—Won First round 4–0
Won conference semifinals 4–2
Lost conference finals 4–1		Steve Nash
Mike D'Antoni
Bryan Colangelo 		Mike D'Antoni
2005–06NBAWestern2ndPacific1st5428.659—Won First round 4–3
Won conference semifinals 4–3
Lost conference finals 4–2		Steve Nash
Boris Diaw 		Mike D'Antoni
2006–07NBAWestern2ndPacific1st6121.744—Won First round 4–1
Lost conference semifinals 4–2		Leandro Barbosa
Steve Nash 		Mike D'Antoni
2007–08NBAWestern6thPacific2nd5527.6712Lost First round 4–1Grant Hill Mike D'Antoni
2008–09NBAWestern9thPacific2nd4636.56119Shaquille O'Neal Terry Porter
Alvin Gentry
2009–10NBAWestern3rdPacific2nd5428.6593Won First round 4–2
Won conference semifinals 4–0
Lost conference finals 4–2		Grant Hill Alvin Gentry
2010–11NBAWestern10thPacific2nd4042.48817Alvin Gentry
2011–12NBAWestern10thPacific3rd3333.50017Alvin Gentry
2012–13NBAWestern15thPacific5th2557.30532Alvin Gentry
Lindsey Hunter
2013–14NBAWestern9thPacific3rd4834.5859Goran Dragić Jeff Hornacek
2014–15NBAWestern10thPacific3rd394328Jeff Hornacek
2015–16NBAWestern14thPacific4th235950Jeff Hornacek
Earl Watson
2016–17NBAWestern15thPacific5th245843Earl Watson
2017–18NBAWestern15thPacific5th216137Earl Watson
Jay Triano
2018–19NBAWestern15thPacific5th196338Igor Kokoškov
2019–20NBAWestern10thPacific3rd343919Monty Williams
2020–21NBAWestern2ndPacific1st5121.708—Won First round 4–2
Won conference semifinals 4–0
Won conference finals 4–2
Lost NBA Finals 4–2
James Jones Monty Williams
2021–22NBAWestern1stPacific1st6418.780—Won First round 4–2
Lost conference semifinals 4–3		Monty Williams Monty Williams
2022–23NBAWestern4thPacific2nd45373Won First round 4–1
Lost conference semifinals 4–2		Monty Williams
2023–24NBAWestern6thPacific2nd49332Lost First round 4–0Frank Vogel
2024–25NBAWestern11thPacific5th364613Mike Budenholzer