# 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. 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.

## 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

| 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. 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.

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pacific Divisionvte | 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 Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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
### 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
#### 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 |
| Matt Janning | Signed 2-year contract for $3 million | Northeastern University Huskies |
| Garret Siler | Signed 2-year contract for $3 million | Shanghai Xiyang Sharks |
| 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 | Tulsa 66ers / Phoenix Suns |
^ 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 | Toronto Raptors / Fujian SBS Xunxing |
| Taylor Griffin | Waived | Belgacom Liège |
| Dwayne Collins | Signed a new contract | Pallacanestro Varese |
| Louis Amundson | Free agent | Golden State Warriors |
| Jarron Collins | Free agent | Los Angeles Clippers / Portland Trail Blazers |
| Matt Janning | Waived | Maine Red Claws / Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| Earl Barron | Waived | Milwaukee Bucks / Portland Trail Blazers |
| Jason Richardson Hedo Türkoğlu Earl Clark | Traded | Orlando Magic |
| Zabian Dowdell | First two 10-day contracts expired | Phoenix Suns |
| 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.