The 2017-18 Phoenix Suns season was a challenging one, marked by significant struggles and organizational changes. The Suns finished the season with a 21-61 record, securing the worst record in the NBA, which positioned them for the top lottery pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. The season began with an alarming 0-3 start, leading to the dismissal of head coach Earl Watson. Jay Triano was appointed as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
The roster was characterized by youth and inexperience, with Devin Booker emerging as the team’s standout player. Booker averaged 24.9 points per game, showcasing his scoring prowess and establishing himself as a cornerstone for the franchise’s future. Despite his impressive individual performances, Booker struggled with injuries, playing only 54 games. The Suns also acquired rookie Josh Jackson, who showed flashes of potential, particularly in the latter part of the season, averaging 13.1 points per game.
Defensively, the Suns were among the league’s poorest performers, ranking last in defensive rating. They also struggled offensively, ranking near the bottom in several key statistical categories, including field goal percentage and assists. The season was further marred by the trade of veteran guard Eric Bledsoe to the Milwaukee Bucks early in the season after he publicly expressed his dissatisfaction via social media. The Suns’ focus remained on player development and securing a high draft pick to accelerate their rebuild.
- Regular Season Record: 21-61
- Playoff Result: Did not make playoffs
Phoenix Suns Roster and Stats for 2017-18 Season
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Player | GP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3P% | GP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3P% |
| Devin Booker | 54 | 24.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 38.3 | |||||||
| T.J. Warren | 65 | 19.6 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 22.2 | |||||||
| Eric Bledsoe | 3 | 15.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 30.8 | |||||||
| Josh Jackson | 77 | 13.1 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 26.3 | |||||||
| Elfrid Payton | 19 | 11.8 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 20.0 | |||||||
| Greg Monroe | 20 | 11.3 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |||||||
| Mike James | 32 | 10.4 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 26.8 | |||||||
| Isaiah Canaan | 19 | 9.1 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 33.3 | |||||||
| Troy Daniels | 79 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 40.0 | |||||||
| Alex Len | 69 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 33.3 | |||||||
| Tyler Ulis | 71 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 28.8 | |||||||
| Marquese Chriss | 72 | 7.7 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 29.5 | |||||||
| Danuel House Jr. | 23 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 25.9 | |||||||
| Shaquille Harrison | 23 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 23.1 | |||||||
| Tyson Chandler | 46 | 6.5 | 9.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | |||||||
| Dragan Bender | 82 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 36.6 | |||||||
| Josh Gray | 5 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 23.1 | |||||||
| Alec Peters | 20 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 31.0 | |||||||
| Alan Williams | 5 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |||||||
| Jared Dudley | 48 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 36.3 | |||||||
| Davon Reed | 21 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 28.9 | |||||||
| Derrick Jones Jr. | 6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | |||||||
Phoenix Suns 2017-18 Regular Season Game Log
Here is the game log for the 2017-18 season for the Phoenix Suns.
| Date | Opponent | Result | High Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2017 | vs. Portland Trail Blazers | L 124-76 | |
| Oct 20, 2017 | vs. Los Angeles Lakers | L 132-130 | |
| Oct 21, 2017 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | L 130-88 | |
| Oct 23, 2017 | vs. Sacramento Kings | W 117-115 | |
| Oct 25, 2017 | vs. Utah Jazz | W 97-88 | |
| Oct 28, 2017 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | L 114-107 | |
| Oct 31, 2017 | @ Brooklyn Nets | W 122-114 | |
| Nov 01, 2017 | @ Washington Wizards | W 122-116 | |
| Nov 03, 2017 | @ New York Knicks | L 120-107 | |
| Nov 05, 2017 | @ San Antonio Spurs | L 112-95 | |
| Nov 06, 2017 | vs. Brooklyn Nets | L 98-92 | |
| Nov 08, 2017 | vs. Miami Heat | L 126-115 | |
| Nov 10, 2017 | vs. Orlando Magic | L 128-112 | |
| Nov 11, 2017 | vs. Minnesota Timberwolves | W 118-110 | |
| Nov 13, 2017 | vs. Los Angeles Lakers | L 100-93 | |
| Nov 16, 2017 | vs. Houston Rockets | L 142-116 | |
| Nov 17, 2017 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | W 122-113 | |
| Nov 19, 2017 | vs. Chicago Bulls | W 113-105 | |
| Nov 22, 2017 | vs. Milwaukee Bucks | L 113-107 | |
| Nov 24, 2017 | vs. New Orleans Pelicans | L 115-91 | |
| Nov 26, 2017 | @ Minnesota Timberwolves | L 119-108 | |
| Nov 28, 2017 | @ Chicago Bulls | W 104-99 | |
| Nov 29, 2017 | @ Detroit Pistons | L 131-107 | |
| Dec 02, 2017 | @ Boston Celtics | L 116-111 | |
| Dec 04, 2017 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | W 115-101 | |
| Dec 05, 2017 | @ Toronto Raptors | L 126-113 | |
| Dec 07, 2017 | vs. Washington Wizards | L 109-99 | |
| Dec 09, 2017 | vs. San Antonio Spurs | L 104-101 | |
| Dec 12, 2017 | @ Sacramento Kings | L 99-92 | |
| Dec 13, 2017 | vs. Toronto Raptors | L 115-109 | |
| Dec 16, 2017 | @ Minnesota Timberwolves | W 108-106 | |
| Dec 18, 2017 | @ Dallas Mavericks | W 97-91 | |
| Dec 20, 2017 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | L 108-95 | |
| Dec 21, 2017 | vs. Memphis Grizzlies | W 97-95 | |
| Dec 23, 2017 | vs. Minnesota Timberwolves | L 115-106 | |
| Dec 26, 2017 | vs. Memphis Grizzlies | W 99-97 | |
| Dec 29, 2017 | @ Sacramento Kings | W 111-101 | |
| Dec 31, 2017 | vs. Philadelphia 76ers | L 123-110 | |
| Jan 02, 2018 | vs. Atlanta Hawks | W 104-103 | |
| Jan 03, 2018 | @ Denver Nuggets | L 134-111 | |
| Jan 05, 2018 | @ San Antonio Spurs | L 103-89 | |
| Jan 07, 2018 | vs. Oklahoma City Thunder | W 114-100 | |
| Jan 12, 2018 | vs. Houston Rockets | L 112-95 | |
| Jan 14, 2018 | vs. Indiana Pacers | L 120-97 | |
| Jan 16, 2018 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | L 118-111 | |
| Jan 19, 2018 | @ Denver Nuggets | W 108-100 | |
| Jan 22, 2018 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | L 109-105 | |
| Jan 24, 2018 | @ Indiana Pacers | L 116-101 | |
| Jan 26, 2018 | vs. New York Knicks | L 107-85 | |
| Jan 28, 2018 | @ Houston Rockets | L 113-102 | |
| Jan 29, 2018 | @ Memphis Grizzlies | L 120-109 | |
| Jan 31, 2018 | vs. Dallas Mavericks | W 102-88 | |
| Feb 02, 2018 | vs. Utah Jazz | L 129-97 | |
| Feb 04, 2018 | vs. Charlotte Hornets | L 115-110 | |
| Feb 06, 2018 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | L 112-93 | |
| Feb 07, 2018 | vs. San Antonio Spurs | L 129-81 | |
| Feb 10, 2018 | vs. Denver Nuggets | L 123-113 | |
| Feb 12, 2018 | @ Golden State Warriors | L 129-83 | |
| Feb 14, 2018 | @ Utah Jazz | L 107-97 | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | vs. Los Angeles Clippers | L 128-117 | |
| Feb 24, 2018 | vs. Portland Trail Blazers | L 106-104 | |
| Feb 26, 2018 | @ New Orleans Pelicans | L 125-116 | |
| Feb 28, 2018 | @ Memphis Grizzlies | W 110-102 | |
| Mar 02, 2018 | vs. Oklahoma City Thunder | L 124-116 | |
| Mar 04, 2018 | @ Atlanta Hawks | L 113-112 | |
| Mar 05, 2018 | @ Miami Heat | L 125-103 | |
| Mar 08, 2018 | @ Oklahoma City Thunder | L 115-87 | |
| Mar 10, 2018 | @ Charlotte Hornets | L 122-115 | |
| Mar 13, 2018 | vs. Cleveland Cavaliers | L 129-107 | |
| Mar 15, 2018 | @ Utah Jazz | L 116-88 | |
| Mar 17, 2018 | vs. Golden State Warriors | L 124-109 | |
| Mar 20, 2018 | vs. Detroit Pistons | L 115-88 | |
| Mar 23, 2018 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | L 120-95 | |
| Mar 24, 2018 | @ Orlando Magic | L 105-99 | |
| Mar 26, 2018 | vs. Boston Celtics | L 102-94 | |
| Mar 28, 2018 | vs. Los Angeles Clippers | L 111-99 | |
| Mar 30, 2018 | @ Houston Rockets | L 104-103 | |
| Apr 01, 2018 | @ Golden State Warriors | L 117-107 | |
| Apr 03, 2018 | vs. Sacramento Kings | W 97-94 | |
| Apr 06, 2018 | vs. New Orleans Pelicans | L 122-103 | |
| Apr 08, 2018 | vs. Golden State Warriors | L 117-100 | |
| Apr 10, 2018 | @ Dallas Mavericks | W 124-97 |