Phoenix Suns: 10 Greatest Players In Team History

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8. Tom Chambers

5 seasons, 20.6 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 2.3 APG, .463/.314/.844 shooting, 17.9 PER

Chambers only spent five of his 16 NBA seasons in Phoenix, but those five years were certainly the most significant ones of his career. In his first two seasons with the Suns, Chambers averaged 26.5 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, earning himself two All-NBA Second Team selections. Chambers also made three All-Star appearances in his time in the Valley of the Sun.

His first year in Phoenix, Chambers helped the Suns improve by a staggering 27 wins from the season before. He also led the Suns to the Western Conference Finals that year, averaging an impressive 26 points, 10.9 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. He helped the Suns reach the conference finals twice, but as he continued to age, he could no longer shoulder the burden of being the team’s alpha dog.

After the Suns brought in Kevin Johnson and Charles Barkley, however, Chambers adjusted his role with the team to help the Suns win. He served as the sixth man for the Suns team that went to the 1993 NBA Finals. Chambers is the Suns’ sixth leading scorer in points per game at 20.6, and two of his memorable moments include dropping a team record 60 points his former squad (the Seattle SuperSonics) and his awe-inspiring I Can’t Believe He Did That Without A Springboard Dunk over Mark Jackson.

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