# 1983–84 Phoenix Suns season

The 1983–84 Phoenix Suns season was the 16th season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. The Suns were in the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season, extending a then-franchise record. The Suns eliminated their first round opponent, Portland, three games to two before defeating the Utah Jazz and NBA leading scorer, Adrian Dantley, four games to two. In the Western Conference Finals, the Suns lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in six games. The team was led by head coach John MacLeod, in his 11th year with the Suns, and played all home games in Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Walter Davis led the Suns in scoring with 20 points per game. Larry Nance, who finished the season fourth in the NBA in blocks per game for the second straight year, was second in team scoring at 17.7. Davis returned to the All-Star Game, the only Sun from the season to be selected to do so. Maurice Lucas again averaged a double-double again for the Suns with 16 points and 10 rebounds per game.
Although Nance did not earn his first All-Star selection until the next season, he did participate in the NBA's first Slam Dunk Contest on All-Star Weekend. While Julius Erving ("Dr. J") provided a memorable dunk from the foul line, it was Nance who was crowned the league's first Slam Dunk champion.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 2 | 28 | Rod Foster | Guard | United States | UCLA |
| 2 | 45 | Paul Williams | Guard | United States | Arizona State |
| 3 | 51 | Dereck Whittenburg | Guard | United States | North Carolina State |
| 4 | 89 | Sam Mosley | Forward | United States | Nevada |
| 5 | 113 | Rick Lamb | Forward | United States | Illinois State |
| 6 | 135 | Edward Bona | Forward | United States | Fordham |
| 7 | 159 | Fred Brown | Guard | United States | Virginia Commonwealth |
| 8 | 181 | Mike Mulquin | Forward | United States | Villanova |
| 9 | 204 | Joe Dykstra | Guard | United States | Western Illinois |
| 10 | 224 | Bo Overton | Guard | United States | Oklahoma |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pacific Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Los Angeles Lakers | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 28–13 | 26–15 | 18–12 |
| x-Portland Trail Blazers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 | 33–8 | 15–26 | 17–13 |
| x-Seattle SuperSonics | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 | 32–9 | 10–31 | 14–16 |
| x-Phoenix Suns | 41 | 41 | .500 | 13 | 31–10 | 10–31 | 16–14 |
| Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 | 27–14 | 10–31 | 13–17 |
| San Diego Clippers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 | 25–16 | 5–36 | 12–18 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 54 | 28 | .659 | – |
| 2 | y-Utah Jazz | 45 | 37 | .549 | 9 |
| 3 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 |
| 4 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 11 |
| 5 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 |
| 6 | x-Phoenix Suns | 41 | 41 | .500 | 13 |
| 7 | x-Denver Nuggets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 |
| 8 | x-Kansas City Kings | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 |
| 9 | San Antonio Spurs | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 |
| 10 | Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 |
| 11 | San Diego Clippers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 |
| 12 | Houston Rockets | 29 | 53 | .354 | 25 |

### Record vs. opponents

1983–84 NBA records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | KCK | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAS | SDC | SEA | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 0–5 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Boston | 5–0 | — | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 0–5 | — | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| Cleveland | 3–3 | 0–6 | 4–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 0–2 |
| Denver | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | — | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–2 |
| Detroit | 4–2 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 |
| Indiana | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| Kansas City | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 2–0 | — | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
| Los Angeles | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
| New Jersey | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| New York | 1–4 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–3 | — | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| Philadelphia | 1–5 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–4 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–0 |
| Portland | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | — | 4–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
| San Antonio | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–4 | — | 4–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 |
| San Diego | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | — | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | — | 1–4 | 1–1 |
| Utah | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 4–1 | — | 1–1 |
| Washington | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |

## Game log
### Regular season

1983–84 game log Total: 41–41 (Home: 31–10; Road: 10–31) :
October: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 29, 1983
@ Dallas
L 103–120
Reunion Arena
0–1 :
November: 5–11 (home: 4–4; road: 1–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
November 1, 1983
Seattle
L 93–103
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
0–2
3
November 3, 1983
San Antonio
W 142–120
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
1–2
4
November 6, 1983
@ Portland
L 96–122
Memorial Coliseum
1–3
5
November 8, 1983
@ Seattle
L 116–123
Kingdome
1–4
6
November 10, 1983
@ Golden State
W 104–99
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
2–4
7
November 11, 1983
@ Los Angeles
L 105–119
The Forum
2–5
8
November 13, 1983
Golden State
W 113–98
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3–5
9
November 16, 1983
Cleveland
W 115–104
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
4–5
10
November 18, 1983
Milwaukee
L 94–109
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
4–6
11
November 19, 1983
@ Dallas
L 107–116
Reunion Arena
4–7
12
November 22, 1983
@ Houston
L 96–118
The Summit
4–8
13
November 23, 1983
New Jersey
L 108–110
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
4–9
14
November 25, 1983
Chicago
W 120–94
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5–9
15
November 26, 1983
@ Denver
L 104–107
McNichols Sports Arena
5–10
16
November 29, 1983
@ Utah (at Las Vegas, Nevada)
L 110–114
Thomas & Mack Center
5–11
17
November 30, 1983
Kansas City
L 118–120
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5–12 :
December: 10–4 (home: 7–2; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
18
December 2, 1983
Utah
L 113–116
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5–13
19
December 4, 1983
@ San Antonio
W 122–106
HemisFair Arena
6–13
20
December 6, 1983
@ Atlanta
L 88–95
The Omni
6–14
21
December 8, 1983
New York
W 120–97
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7–14
22
December 10, 1983
San Diego
W 109–93
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
8–14
23
December 13, 1983
@ Houston
L 110–129
The Summit
8–15
24
December 15, 1983
Los Angeles
W 114–104
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9–15
25
December 17, 1983
Kansas City
W 119–99
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10–15
26
December 20, 1983
@ Golden State
W 109–105
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
11–15
27
December 21, 1983
Portland
L 112–116
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
11–16
28
December 23, 1983
@ San Diego
W 121–115
San Diego Sports Arena
12–16
29
December 26, 1983
Denver
W 140–133 (OT)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
13–16
30
December 28, 1983
Golden State
W 128–105
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14–16
31
December 30, 1983
Houston
W 121–110
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
15–16 :
January: 4–8 (home: 4–0; road: 0–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
32
January 3, 1984
@ Chicago
L 97–102
Chicago Stadium
15–17
33
January 4, 1984
@ Detroit
L 114–128
Pontiac Silverdome
15–18
34
January 6, 1984
@ Indiana
L 88–104
Market Square Arena
15–19
35
January 7, 1984
@ Kansas City
L 98–100
Kemper Arena
15–20
36
January 10, 1984
@ Utah
L 98–107
Salt Palace Acord Arena
15–21
37
January 11, 1984
San Diego
W 129–104
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
16–21
38
January 13, 1984
@ Seattle
L 99–103
Kingdome
16–22
39
January 15, 1984
Washington
W 110–101
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
17–22
40
January 19, 1984
Los Angeles
W 138–123
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
18–22
41
January 21, 1984
Seattle
W 131–102
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
19–22
42
January 24, 1984
@ Los Angeles
L 110–116
The Forum
19–23
43
January 26, 1984
@ San Diego
L 101–119
San Diego Sports Arena
19–24
All-Star Break :
February: 8–9 (home: 5–2; road: 3–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
44
February 1, 1984
Portland
W 109–106
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
20–24
45
February 2, 1984
@ Utah
L 95–116
Salt Palace Acord Arena
20–25
46
February 4, 1984
@ Golden State
L 104–107
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
20–26
47
February 5, 1984
@ Portland
L 82–97
Memorial Coliseum
20–27
48
February 7, 1984
San Antonio
W 138–131
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
21–27
49
February 9, 1984
Atlanta
W 118–105
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
22–27
50
February 11, 1984
Dallas
W 108–89
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
23–27
51
February 14, 1984
@ Milwaukee
L 83–92
MECCA Arena
23–28
52
February 15, 1984
@ Cleveland
L 90–104
Richfield Coliseum
23–29
53
February 17, 1984
@ Dallas
L 123–129
Reunion Arena
23–30
54
February 18, 1984
@ Houston
W 126–102
The Summit
24–30
55
February 21, 1984
@ San Antonio
W 114–111 (OT)
HemisFair Arena
25–30
56
February 23, 1984
@ Kansas City
W 107–95
Kemper Arena
26–30
57
February 24, 1984
Denver
L 100–117
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
26–31
58
February 26, 1984
Boston
L 109–116
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
26–32
59
February 28, 1984
Utah
W 113–100
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
27–32
60
February 29, 1984
@ San Diego
L 95–102
San Diego Sports Arena
27–33 :
March: 8–8 (home: 7–2; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
61
March 1, 1984
Philadelphia
W 112–100
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
28–33
62
March 3, 1984
San Antonio
W 120–106
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
29–33
63
March 7, 1984
Houston
W 123–110
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
30–33
64
March 9, 1984
Indiana
W 130–110
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
31–33
65
March 11, 1984
@ Boston
L 109–117
Boston Garden
31–34
66
March 13, 1984
@ New York
L 96–117
Madison Square Garden
31–35
67
March 14, 1984
@ New Jersey
L 102–108
Brendan Byrne Arena
31–36
68
March 16, 1984
@ Washington
W 110–109 (OT)
Capital Centre
32–36
69
March 17, 1984
@ Philadelphia
L 112–131
The Spectrum
32–37
70
March 20, 1984
Denver
W 146–120
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
33–37
71
March 21, 1984
@ Seattle
L 102–104
Kingdome
33–38
72
March 23, 1984
@ Portland
L 98–124
Memorial Coliseum
33–39
73
March 24, 1984
Detroit
L 109–120
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
33–40
74
March 27, 1984
San Diego
W 116–109
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
34–40
75
March 29, 1984
Golden State
W 124–119 (OT)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
35–40
76
March 31, 1984
Los Angeles
L 97–119
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
35–41 :
April: 6–0 (home: 4–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
77
April 3, 1984
Kansas City
W 113–109
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
36–41
78
April 6, 1984
Seattle
W 117–108
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
37–41
79
April 8, 1984
@ Denver
W 146–120
McNichols Sports Arena
38–41
80
April 10, 1984
Portland
W 100–88
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
39–41
81
April 12, 1984
Dallas
W 119–118
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
40–41
82
April 15, 1984
@ Los Angeles
W 123–114
The Forum
41–41 :
1983–84 schedule :

### Playoffs

1984 playoff game log :
Western Conference First Round: 3–2 (home: 1–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 18, 1984
@ Portland
W 113–106
Edwards (23)
Nance (9)
Davis (13)
Memorial Coliseum 12,666
1–0
2
April 20, 1984
@ Portland
L 116–122
Davis (25)
Davis, Lucas (5)
Adams (5)
Memorial Coliseum 12,666
1–1
3
April 22, 1984
Portland
W 106–103
Davis (27)
Lucas, Nance (10)
Davis (10)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 11,531
2–1
4
April 24, 1984
Portland
L 110–113
Davis (29)
Lucas (10)
Davis, Macy (7)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,660
2–2
5
April 26, 1984
@ Portland
W 117–105
Davis (29)
Lucas (12)
Davis (10)
Memorial Coliseum 12,666
3–2 :
Western Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 29, 1984
@ Utah
L 95–105
Davis (21)
Edwards (8)
Davis (7)
Salt Palace Acord Arena 12,403
0–1
2
May 2, 1984
@ Utah
W 102–97
Davis (28)
Lucas (15)
Macy (7)
Salt Palace Acord 12,689
1–1
3
May 4, 1984
Utah
W 106–94
Davis (30)
Lucas (14)
Macy (7)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,660
2–1
4
May 6, 1984
Utah
W 111–110 (OT)
Davis (32)
Adams (15)
Lucas (6)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,660
3–1
5
May 8, 1984
@ Utah
L 106–118
Lucas (19)
Lucas (12)
Macy, Westphal (6)
Salt Palace Acord Arena 12,560
3–2
6
May 10, 1984
Utah
W 102–82
Davis (21)
Nance (9)
Davis, Macy (6)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,660
4–2 :
Western Conference Finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 12, 1984
@ Los Angeles
L 94–110
Davis (24)
Nance (15)
Macy (10)
The Forum 12,825
0–1
2
May 15, 1984
@ Los Angeles
L 102–118
Nance (29)
Nance (9)
Davis (8)
The Forum 16,578
0–2
3
May 18, 1984
Los Angeles
W 135–127 (OT)
Davis (34)
Lucas (17)
Macy (6)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,660
1–2
4
May 20, 1984
Los Angeles
L 115–126
Nance (27)
Lucas (10)
Davis (7)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,660
1–3
5
May 23, 1984
@ Los Angeles
W 126–121
Davis (27)
Nance (13)
Macy (12)
The Forum 16,848
2–3
6
May 25, 1984
Los Angeles
L 97–99
Davis (26)
Lucas (13)
Macy (8)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,660
2–4 :
1984 schedule :

## Awards and honors
### All-Star

* Walter Davis was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the 1984 NBA All-Star Game. It was his fifth All-Star selection.
* Larry Nance competed in the inaugural NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Nance became the league's first Dunk champion, defeating Julius Erving in the final round.
* The other Suns player receiving All-Star votes was Maurice Lucas (302,258).

## Player statistics
### Season

Phoenix Suns statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Alvan Adams | 70 | 13 | 20.7 | .462 | .000 | .825 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 1.0 | .4 | 9.6 |
| Walter Davis | 78 | 70 | 32.6 | .512 | .230 | .863 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 1.4 | .2 | 20.0 |
| James Edwards | 72 | 67 | 26.3 | .536 | .000 | .720 | 4.8 | 2.6 | .3 | .4 | 14.7 |
| Rod Foster | 80 | 34 | 17.8 | .448 | .262 | .787 | 1.5 | 2.2 | .7 | .1 | 8.3 |
| Johnny High | 29 | 9 | 17.7 | .346 | .000 | .345 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | .4 | 1.6 |
| Maurice Lucas | 75 | 69 | 30.8 | .497 | .000 | .765 | 9.7 | 2.7 | .7 | .5 | 15.9 |
| Kyle Macy | 82 | 45 | 29.3 | .501 | .329 | .833 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 1.5 | .1 | 10.1 |
| Larry Nance | 82 | 82 | 35.4 | .576† | .000 | .707 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 17.7 |
| Charles Pittman | 69 | 8 | 14.3 | .603† | .000 | .683 | 3.1 | 1.0 | .2 | .3 | 4.7 |
| Rick Robey | 61 | 4 | 14.0 | .545 | 1.000 | .693 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .3 | .2 | 5.6 |
| Mike Sanders | 50 | 0 | 11.7 | .478 | . | .690 | 2.1 | 0.9 | .5 | .2 | 4.5 |
| Alvin Scott | 65 | 5 | 11.3 | .444 | .500 | .778 | 1.5 | 0.7 | .3 | .3 | 2.6 |
| Paul Westphal | 59 | 2 | 14.7 | .460 | .269 | .824 | 0.7 | 2.5 | .7 | .1 | 7.0 |
| Rory White* | 22 | 2 | 14.0 | .479 | . | .571 | 2.8 | 0.6 | .6 | .1 | 7.4 |
* – Stats with the Suns. † – Minimum 300 field goals made.

### Playoffs

Phoenix Suns statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Alvan Adams | 17 | 0 | 18.4 | .421 | . | .679 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .6 | 8.4 |
| Walter Davis | 17 | 17 | 36.6 | .535 | .273 | .897 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 1.7 | .2 | 24.9 |
| James Edwards | 17 | 17 | 27.2 | .492 | . | .706 | 5.4 | 1.6 | .2 | .6 | 13.8 |
| Rod Foster | 16 | 0 | 8.0 | .256 | .000 | 1.000^ | 0.8 | 1.1 | .3 | .1 | 1.8 |
| Maurice Lucas | 17 | 16 | 33.5 | .511 | . | .808 | 9.9 | 3.6 | .7 | .5 | 17.4 |
| Kyle Macy | 17 | 15 | 36.5 | .490 | .455† | .750 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 1.3 | .1 | 10.4 |
| Larry Nance | 17 | 17 | 37.2 | .590 | . | .671 | 8.7 | 2.4 | .9 | 2.0 | 16.9 |
| Charles Pittman | 17 | 1 | 14.9 | .549 | .000 | .621 | 3.8 | 0.7 | .3 | .3 | 4.4 |
| Rick Robey | 10 | 0 | 4.3 | .438 | .000 | .500 | 1.0 | 0.2 | .2 | .0 | 1.8 |
| Mike Sanders | 15 | 0 | 10.1 | .478 | . | .941^ | 1.3 | 0.5 | .4 | .3 | 4.0 |
| Alvin Scott | 16 | 0 | 6.9 | .385 | 1.000† | .667 | 1.5 | 0.4 | .1 | .1 | 1.6 |
| Paul Westphal | 17 | 2 | 13.1 | .375 | .222 | .875 | 0.5 | 2.2 | .7 | .0 | 5.3 |
† – Minimum 5 three-pointers made. ^ – Minimum 10 free throws made.

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 27, 1983 | To Boston Celtics Dennis Johnson 1983 first-round draft pick ( Greg Kite) 1983 third-round draft pick ( Winfred King) | To Phoenix Suns Rick Robey 1983 second-round draft pick ( Rod Foster) 1983 second-round draft pick ( Paul Williams) |
| October 17, 1983 | To Detroit Pistons David Thirdkill | To Phoenix Suns 1986 second-round draft pick ( Jeff Hornacek) 1987 second-round draft pick ( Bruce Dalrymple) |

### Free agents
#### Additions

| Date | Player | Contract | Old Team |
| June 16, 1983 | Kevin Magee | Undisclosed | Pallacanestro Varese (Italy) |
| September 14, 1983 | Paul Westphal | Signed 2-year contract | New York Knicks |
| December 10, 1983 | Mike Sanders | Signed 3-year contract | San Antonio Spurs |
| January 11, 1984 | Johnny High | Signed two 10-day contracts | Phoenix Suns |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason Left | New Team |
| September 12, 1983 | Joel Kramer | Free agent | Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) |
| October 18, 1983 | Kevin Magee | Waived | CB Zaragoza (Spain) |
| December 10, 1983 | Johnny High | Waived | Phoenix Suns |
| December 20, 1983 | Rory White | Waived | Wyoming Wildcatters (CBA) |
| January 31, 1984 | Johnny High | Waived | Wyoming Wildcatters (CBA) |