Phoenix Suns: 10 Greatest Players In Team History

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Who are the Phoenix Suns greatest 10 players ever?

Since joining the NBA as an expansion team in 1968, the Phoenix Suns have low-key been one of the league’s most successful teams. It’s easy to get hung up on how the Suns have yet to win a title, but Phoenix has made the playoffs 29 times, posted 19 seasons of 50 or more wins and have been to the Western Conference Finals nine times in their history.

Unfortunately, the Suns are 0-2 in the NBA Finals and are the team with the highest winning percentage to never have won a championship.

Still, even without a title to their name, the Suns franchise has a rich history the includes some of the all-time NBA greats. But who were the best of the best? To help make some sense of it all and to put Phoenix’s basketball history in perspective, here are the 10 greatest players to ever wear the purple and orange.

Honorable Mentions: Jason Kidd, Dick Van Arsdale, Dan Majerle, Larry Nance, Jeff Hornacek

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