# 1968–69 Phoenix Suns season

The 1968–69 Phoenix Suns season was the inaugural season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. Head coach Red Kerr led the franchise to its first win in their debut game, over the Seattle SuperSonics. The Suns lost more games in their initial season than in any year since, and did not have a winning record against any other team. They played all their home games in the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Dick Van Arsdale was the franchise's first All-Star selection when he was selected to play in the 1969 All-Star Game. He was the team's second leading scorer at 21 points per game, behind eventual Hall of Fame member Gail Goodrich, who averaged 23.8, the seventh-highest in the league for the season. Goodrich was selected to replace an injured Jerry West in the All-Star Game.

## Offseason
### NBA expansion draft

| Player | Position | Nationality | Former team |
| John Barnhill | Guard | United States | San Diego Rockets |
| Em Bryant | Guard | United States | New York Knicks |
| Gail Goodrich | Guard | United States | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Dennis Hamilton | Forward | United States | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Neil Johnson | Forward | United States | New York Knicks |
| Dave Lattin | Forward | United States | San Francisco Warriors |
| Paul Long | Guard | United States | Detroit Pistons |
| Stan McKenzie | Forward | United States | Baltimore Bullets |
| McCoy McLemore | Forward | United States | Chicago Bulls |
| Bill Melchionni | Guard | United States | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Dave Schellhase | Guard | United States | Chicago Bulls |
| Dick Snyder | Guard | United States | Atlanta Hawks |
| Craig Spitzer | Center | United States | Chicago Bulls |
| Bumper Tormohlen | Center | United States | Atlanta Hawks |
| Dick Van Arsdale | Forward | United States | New York Knicks |
| Roland West | Guard | United States | Baltimore Bullets |
| John Wetzel | Forward | United States | Los Angeles Lakers |
| George Wilson | Center | United States | Seattle SuperSonics |
The Suns participated in the NBA's fourth expansion draft along with the Milwaukee Bucks, the other expansion team that joined the league in 1968. Each of the league's other 12 teams protected seven of their top players, with the remaining unprotected players available in the draft. The two expansion teams selected three players from each team, totaling 18 selections each.
The Suns received the first, fourth and fifth picks, while the Bucks, which had not yet chosen their team name at the time, received the second and third picks. The Suns' first selection was swingman Dick Van Arsdale of the New York Knicks. The Bucks then selected center Wayne Embry of the Boston Celtics, and power forward Fred Hetzel of the San Francisco Warriors. The Suns rounded out the top five by picking point guard Gail Goodrich of the Los Angeles Lakers and shooting guard Dick Snyder of the Atlanta Hawks. "The Original Sun" Dick Van Arsdale would have a historic career with the Suns after being drafted, with him being an All-Star in his first three seasons with the team, as well as be named a member of the All-Defensive Second Team in 1974 and helping the team reach the 1976 NBA Finals before retiring in 1977, having his number become the second in franchise history to be retired into the Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor in the 1977–78 season, behind Connie Hawkins.

### NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 8 | Gary Gregor | Forward | United States | South Carolina |
| 2 | 22 | Dick Cunningham | Center | United States | Murray State |
| 3 | 36 | Art Beatty | Center | United States | American |
| 4 | 49 | Rich Jones | Forward | United States | Memphis |
| 5 | 64 | Harry Hollines | Guard | United States | Denver |
| 6 | 77 | Rod Knowles | Center | United States | Davidson |
| 7 | 92 | Charles Parks | Forward | United States | Idaho State |
| 8 | 105 | Brian Clare | Center | United States | Denver |
| 9 | 120 | Mervin Jackson | Guard | United States | Utah |
| 10 | 133 | Lee Davis | Center | United States | North Carolina Central |
| 11 | 147 | Ron Boone | Guard | United States | Idaho State |
| 12 | 160 | Bill Davis | Forward | United States | Arizona |
| 13 | 171 | Pat Hobart | Forward | United States | California State |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Western Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
| x-Los Angeles Lakers | 55 | 27 | .671 | – | 32–9 | 21–18 | 2–0 | 30–10 |
| x-Atlanta Hawks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 7 | 28–12 | 18–21 | 2–1 | 26–14 |
| x-San Francisco Warriors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 14 | 22–19 | 18–21 | 1–1 | 20–20 |
| x-San Diego Rockets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 18 | 25–16 | 8–25 | 4–4 | 20–20 |
| Chicago Bulls | 33 | 49 | .402 | 22 | 19–21 | 12–25 | 2–3 | 19–21 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 30 | 52 | .366 | 25 | 18–18 | 6–29 | 6–5 | 15–23 |
| Phoenix Suns | 16 | 66 | .195 | 39 | 11–26 | 4–28 | 1–12 | 8–30 |

### Record vs. opponents

1968–69 NBA records :
| Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHI | CIN | DET | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | SDR | SFW | SEA |
| Atlanta | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 6–0 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–2 |
| Baltimore | 4–2 | — | 5–2 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 |
| Boston | 3–3 | 2–5 | — | 4–2 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 1–6 | 5–2 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 |
| Chicago | 1–6 | 0–6 | 2–4 | — | 1–5 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 |
| Cincinnati | 2–4 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 5–1 | — | 3–4 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 |
| Detroit | 0–6 | 0–7 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–3 | — | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 |
| Los Angeles | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 6–0 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 5–1 |
| Milwaukee | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 1–5 | — | 0–6 | 0–6 | 6–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–5 |
| New York | 4–2 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 6–0 | — | 4–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 6–0 |
| Philadelphia | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 3–4 | — | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 6–0 |
| Phoenix | 0–6 | 0–6 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 2–6 | 1–5 | 1–5 | — | 1–7 | 2–4 | 3–3 |
| San Diego | 4–3 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 0–7 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–1 | — | 3–3 | 3–3 |
| San Francisco | 3–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 4–3 |
| Seattle | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 5–3 | 0–6 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | — |

### Game log

1968–69 game log Total: 16–66 (home: 12–29; road: 4–37) :
October: 4–3 (home: 3–2; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocation AttendanceRecordStreak
1
October 18
Seattle
W 116–107
Gail Goodrich (27)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,112
1–0
W 1
2
October 20
Baltimore
L 122–134
Dick Van Arsdale (26)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,474
1–1
L 1
3
October 22
@ San Francisco
L 101–109
Gail Goodrich (29)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 4,291
1–2
L 2
4
October 24
New York
W 109–92
Gail Goodrich (31)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,450
2–2
W 1
5
October 27
Atlanta
L 100–123
Gail Goodrich (23)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4,603
2–3
L 1
6
October 30
@ Seattle
W 115–108
Gail Goodrich (32)
Seattle Center Coliseum 2,657
3–3
W 1
7
October 31
Chicago
W 112–103
Gail Goodrich (30)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,029
4–3
W 2 :
November: 1–12 (home: 1–5; road: 0–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocation AttendanceRecordStreak
8
November 3
Los Angeles
L 109–127
Dick Van Arsdale (38)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,150
4–4
L 1
9
November 4
San Francisco
L 108–119
Dick Van Arsdale (29)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,019
4–5
L 2
10
November 10
Detroit
W 130–128 (OT)
George Wilson (33)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4,440
5–5
W 1
11
November 14
Detroit
L 109–111
Gail Goodrich (25)
Tucson, AZ 2,712
5–6
L 1
12
November 15
@ Seattle
L 124–128 (2OT)
Dick Van Arsdale (34)
Seattle Center Coliseum 4,368
5–7
L 2
13
November 17
Boston
L 98–130
Gail Goodrich, Dave Lattin (13)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 9,109
5–8
L 3
14
November 19
@ Philadelphia
L 110–126
Dick Van Arsdale (29)
New York City, NY 16,664
5–9
L 4
15
November 22
@ Boston
L 106–133
McCoy McLemore (18)
Boston Garden 8,224
5–10
L 5
16
November 23
@ Milwaukee
L 112–115
McCoy McLemore (28)
Milwaukee Arena 6,090
5–11
L 6
17
November 26
Philadelphia
L 119–126
Gail Goodrich (32)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,209
5–12
L 7
18
November 27
@ Detroit
L 111–125
George Wilson (24)
Cobo Arena 11,016
5–13
L 8
19
November 29
@ Baltimore
L 106–124
Gail Goodrich, Dick Van Arsdale (24)
Baltimore Civic Center 6,596
5–14
L 9
20
November 30
@ Chicago
L 96–100
Dick Van Arsdale (29)
Chicago Stadium 3,246
5–15
L 10 :
December: 3–15 (home: 2–5; road: 1–10)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocation AttendanceRecordStreak
21
December 2
Seattle
L 108–118
Gail Goodrich (26)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 2,171
5–16
L 11
22
December 3
@ Los Angeles
L 108–122
Gail Goodrich (23)
The Forum 8,277
5–17
L 12
23
December 4
San Francisco
W 126–97
Gail Goodrich (32)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 2,387
6–17
W 1
24
December 6
@ San Diego
L 106–117
Dick Van Arsdale (33)
San Diego Sports Arena 5,782
6–18
L 1
25
December 8
Atlanta
L 99–121
Dick Van Arsdale (17)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,243
6–19
L 2
26
December 10
@ New York
L 106–111
Gail Goodrich (29)
Madison Square Garden 16,337
6–20
L 3
27
December 11
@ Philadelphia
L 123–143
Gail Goodrich (19)
The Spectrum 6,780
6–21
L 4
28
December 13
@ Cincinnati
L 123–130 (OT)
Dick Van Arsdale (31)
Cleveland, OH 2,114
6–22
L 5
29
December 14
@ Detroit
W 123–118
Gail Goodrich (41)
Cobo Arena 5,024
7–22
W 1
30
December 15
@ Cincinnati
L 101–119
Stan McKenzie (28)
Omaha, NE 5,886
7–23
L 1
31
December 17
Philadelphia
L 128–145
Dick Snyder (25)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 1,946
7–24
L 2
32
December 18
Cincinnati
W 123–114
Gail Goodrich (34)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,462
8–24
W 1
33
December 21
@ Baltimore
L 117–131
Gail Goodrich (28)
Baltimore Civic Center 8,529
8–25
L 1
34
December 22
@ Milwaukee
L 116–127
Dick Van Arsdale (26)
Milwaukee Arena 3,466
8–26
L 2
35
December 25
Los Angeles
L 99–119
Dick Van Arsdale (27)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,355
8–27
L 3
36
December 26
@ San Francisco
L 118–119
Gail Goodrich (40)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 4,916
8–28
L 4
37
December 28
San Diego
L 126–136
Gail Goodrich (29)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,749
8–29
L 5
38
December 30
@ Seattle
L 118–120
Jim Fox (24)
Seattle Center Coliseum 3,920
8–30
L 6 :
January: 3–12 (home: 3–6; road: 0–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocation AttendanceRecordStreak
39
January 1
Boston
L 87–93
Dick Van Arsdale (22)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4,757
8–31
L 7
40
January 3
@ Milwaukee
L 104–121
Dick Snyder (22)
Milwaukee Arena 4,230
8–32
L 8
41
January 4
@ Chicago
L 92–103
Jim Fox (27)
Chicago Stadium 3,107
8–33
L 9
42
January 5
@ Atlanta
L 96–97
Dick Snyder, Dick Van Arsdale (22)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 3,235
8–34
L 10
43
January 7
Seattle
W 116–112
Gail Goodrich (35)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 2,875
9–34
W 1
44
January 9
New York
L 120–134
Stan McKenzie (18)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 2,591
9–35
L 1
45
January 11
Baltimore
L 107–118
Gary Gregor (19)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,807
9–36
L 2
All-Star Break
46
January 16
@ Atlanta
L 107–112
Gary Gregor (26)
Columbia, SC 5,815
9–37
L 3
47
January 17
@ Atlanta
L 107–112
Gail Goodrich (27)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 4,565
9–38
L 4
48
January 19
San Diego
L 118–136
Gail Goodrich (29)
San Diego Sports Arena 2,867
9–39
L 5
49
January 22
Atlanta
L 107–125
Bob Warlick (23)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 2,527
9–40
L 6
50
January 24
Chicago
W 117–106
Dick Van Arsdale (27)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6,275
10–40
W 1
51
January 25
@ San Diego
L 120–133
Jim Fox, Gail Goodrich (22)
San Diego Sports Arena 4,128
10–41
L 1
52
January 26
San Francisco
L 93–117
Neil Johnson (22)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 2,452
10–42
L 2
53
January 29
Milwaukee
W 111–107
Gail Goodrich (33)
Tacoma, WA 3,013
11–42
W 1 :
February: 3–14 (home: 2–4; road: 1–10)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocation AttendanceRecordStreak
54
February 2
Milwaukee
W 122–121
Gail Goodrich (37)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 2,926
12–42
W 2
55
February 4
Philadelphia
W 125–116
Jim Fox, Dick Van Arsdale (25)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,317
13–42
W 3
56
February 6
Cincinnati
L 103–124
Gail Goodrich (35)
Tucson, AZ 3,849
13–43
L 1
57
February 7
@ San Diego
L 119–130
Gail Goodrich (33)
San Diego Sports Arena 6,214
13–44
L 2
58
February 8
Los Angeles
L 104–122
Gail Goodrich (29)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 9,106
13–45
L 3
59
February 9
@ Los Angeles
L 116–134
Gail Goodrich (29)
The Forum 8,840
13–46
L 4
60
February 12
@ New York
L 105–112
Gail Goodrich (26)
Madison Square Garden 12,017
13–47
L 5
61
February 14
@ Detroit
L 123–128
Jim Fox (24)
Cobo Arena 2,853
13–48
L 6
62
February 16
@ Cincinnati
W 125–113
Gail Goodrich (25)
Cincinnati Gardens 3,922
14–48
W 1
63
February 18
@ Boston
L 110–116
Gail Goodrich (29)
Boston Garden 7,022
14–49
L 1
64
February 20
@ Baltimore
L 121–124
Dick Van Arsdale (44)
Detroit, MI 7,066
14–50
L 2
65
February 21
Chicago
L 121–133
Gail Goodrich (43)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4,939
14–51
L 3
66
February 22
Boston
L 100–124
Dick Van Arsdale (21)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8,295
14–52
L 4
67
February 23
@ Milwaukee
L 103–107
Gail Goodrich (29)
Green Bay, WI 4,347
14–53
L 5
68
February 25
@ Boston
L 99–112
Dick Van Arsdale (22)
New York City, NY 19,500
14–54
L 6
69
February 26
@ Philadelphia
L 97–104
Dick Van Arsdale (22)
The Spectrum 7,781
14–55
L 7
70
February 28
@ Los Angeles
L 117–121
Gail Goodrich (43)
The Forum 15,728
14–56
L 8 :
March: 2–10 (home: 1–7; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocation AttendanceRecordStreak
71
March 1
@ San Francisco
W 119–118
Gail Goodrich (33)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 3,580
15–56
W 1
72
March 4
Cincinnati
L 122–141
Gail Goodrich (37)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,165
15–57
L 1
73
March 6
@ Chicago
L 117–125 (OT)
Gail Goodrich (33)
Carbondale, IL 3,125
15–58
L 2
74
March 7
@ New York
L 87–119
Bob Warlick (18)
Philadelphia, PA 15,244
15–59
L 3
75
March 9
San Diego
W 146–133
Gail Goodrich (47)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 2,384
16–59
W 1
76
March 10
Baltimore
L 121–140
Dick Van Arsdale (37)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4,133
16–60
L 1
77
March 11
@ San Diego
L 106–116
Dick Van Arsdale (26)
San Diego Sports Arena 4,172
16–61
L 2
78
March 15
San Diego
L 124–141
Gail Goodrich (38)
Tucson, AZ 2,616
16–62
L 3
79
March 17
Detroit
L 95–119
Stan McKenzie (18)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,128
16–63
L 4
80
March 19
Milwaukee
L 110–117
Dick Van Arsdale (32)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,033
16–64
L 5
81
March 21
New York
L 104–139
Gary Gregor (23)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,175
16–65
L 6
82
March 23
Milwaukee
L 118–128
Dick Van Arsdale (31)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,204
16–66
L 7 :
1968–69 schedule :

### Team-by-team results

| Opponent | Home | Road | Total | All-time record | Suns leading scorer | Opp. leading scorer |
| Atlanta Hawks | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 0–6 (.000%) | Bob Warlick (16.4) | Zelmo Beaty (24.8) |
| Baltimore Bullets | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 0–6 (.000%) | Dick Van Arsdale (31.0) | Earl Monroe (26.8) |
| Boston Celtics | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 0–6 (.000%) | Dick Van Arsdale (18.2) | Bailey Howell (21.7) |
| Chicago Bulls | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 (.333%) | Gail Goodrich (26.7) | Bob Boozer (25.8) |
| Cincinnati Royals | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 (.333%) | Gail Goodrich (28.0) | Oscar Robertson (25.2) |
| Detroit Pistons | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 (.333%) | Gail Goodrich (22.7) | Dave DeBusschere (23.5) |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 0–6 (.000%) | Dick Van Arsdale (26.7) | Wilt Chamberlain (31.2) |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–6 | 2–6 (.250%) | Dick Van Arsdale (23.9) | Len Chappell (22.6) |
| New York Knicks | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 1–5 (.167%) | Gail Goodrich (21.0) | Willis Reed (27.3) |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 1–5 (.167%) | Dick Van Arsdale (20.2) | Billy Cunningham (26.3) |
| San Diego Rockets | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–7 | 1–7 (.125%) | Gail Goodrich (30.5) | Elvin Hayes (31.6) |
| San Francisco Warriors | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 (.333%) | Gail Goodrich (29.0) | Nate Thurmond (24.8) |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 (.500%) | Gail Goodrich (23.8) | Bob Rule (26.7) |

## Awards and honors
### All-Star

* Dick Van Arsdale was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his first All-Star selection.
* Gail Goodrich was selected to replace Jerry West in the All-Star Game. It was his first All-Star selection.

### Season

* Gary Gregor was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.

## Player statistics
### Season

| Player | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
| Ed Biedenbach | 7 | 2.6 | .000 | .667 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Jim Fox* | 51 | 38.8 | .470 | .734 | 13.3 | 2.8 | 13.8 |
| Gail Goodrich | 81 | 40.0 | .411 | .747 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 23.8 |
| Gary Gregor | 80 | 27.3 | .415 | .649 | 8.9 | 1.2 | 11.1 |
| Neil Johnson | 80 | 16.5 | .481^ | .621 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 5.8 |
| Rod Knowles* | 8 | 5.0 | .286 | .333 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Dave Lattin | 68 | 14.5 | .410 | .634 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| Stan McKenzie | 80 | 19.6 | .427 | .763+ | 3.1 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
| McCoy McLemore* | 31 | 22.9 | .385 | .773+ | 5.4 | 1.6 | 11.8 |
| Dick Snyder | 81 | 26.0 | .472^ | .725 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 12.1 |
| Dick Van Arsdale | 80 | 42.4 | .442 | .705 | 6.9 | 4.8 | 21.0 |
| Bob Warlick* | 63 | 15.5 | .423 | .606 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 8.0 |
| George Wilson* | 41 | 31.6 | .397 | .616 | 12.3 | 1.9 | 11.6 |
* – Stats with the Suns. ^ – Minimum 230 field goals. + – Minimum 230 free throws.

## Transactions
### Trades

| August 27, 1968 | To Boston Celtics Em Bryant | To Phoenix Suns 1969 second-round draft pick ( Gene Williams) |
| September 11, 1968 | To Atlanta Hawks Dennis Hamilton | To Phoenix Suns 1969 third-round draft pick ( Lloyd Kerr) |
| September 12, 1968 | To Milwaukee Bucks Dick Cunningham | To Phoenix Suns 1973 second-round draft pick ( Gary Melchionni) Cash considerations |
| December 17, 1968 | To Detroit Pistons McCoy McLemore | To Phoenix Suns Jim Fox 1969 third-round draft pick ( Lamar Green) |
| January 20, 1969 | To Philadelphia 76ers George Wilson | To Phoenix Suns Jerry Chambers |

### Free agents
#### Additions

| Date | Player | Contract | Former Team |
| October 18, 1968 | Ed Biedenbach | Undisclosed | Los Angeles Lakers |
| November 8, 1968 | Bob Warlick | Undisclosed | Milwaukee Bucks |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason Left | New Team |
| October 1, 1968 | Paul Long | Waived | Los Angeles Lakers |
| November 6, 1968 | Rod Knowles | Waived | New York Nets (ABA) |
| November 21, 1968 | Ed Biedenbach | Waived | — (Retired for coaching) |