Ranker NBAList RulesVote based only on career success with the Phoenix Suns. Only picks made since the NBA/ABA merger (since 1977).
The history of Phoenix Suns first-round draft picks is mixture of beloved superstars for the franchise and disappointments who could not live up to expectations. For every two-time MVP like Steve Nash or six-time All-Star like Walter Davis, two of the best NBA players of all time, there are all-time first-round draft busts such as Earl Clark and William Bedford.
The Suns have never won a championship and famously passed on John Stockton and Karl Malone in back-to-back drafts, leaving Phoenix fans to wonder what might have been. Of course, the Utah Jazz took Stockton and Malone in the draft and couldn't turn that into a title either.
But which player deserves to be at the top when looking at their contributions to the Suns? The stats below reflect only the players’ time spent with Phoenix, and that’s what you should base your vote on. Did this player help improve the Suns franchise?
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Draft selection: 9 (2002)
Stats
516 games played, 21.4 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.4 bpgAchievements
5× NBA All-Star (2005, 2007–2010)
All-NBA First Team (2007)
3× All-NBA Second Team (2005, 2008, 2010)
NBA Rookie of the Year (2003)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2003)2
105Draft selection: 9 (1999)
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660 games played, 18.4 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.9 spg, 1.4 bpgAchievements
4× NBA All-Star (2003, 2005–2007)
2× All-NBA Third Team (2005, 2006)
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2000)3
105Draft selection: 5 (1977)
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766 games played, 20.5 ppg, 4.4 apg, 3.2 rpg, 1.4 spgAchievements
6× NBA All-Star (1978–1981, 1984, 1987)
2× All-NBA Second Team (1978, 1979)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1978)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1978)4
Draft selection: 20 (1981)
Stats
487 games played, 17.3 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.9 bpgAchievements
NBA All-Star (1985)5
Draft selection: 14 (1988)
Stats
595 games played, 13.5 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.4 spgAchievements
3× NBA All-Star (1992, 1993, 1995)
2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1991, 1993)6
Draft selection: 13 (2015)
Stats
272 games played, 21.4 ppg, 4.2 apg, 3.4 rpgAchievements
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2016)7
85Deandre Ayton
Draft selection: 1 (2018)
Stats
71 games played, 16.3 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 1.8 apg8
Draft selection: 4 (2016)
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171 games played, 5.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg9
Draft selection: 21 (1995)
Stats
109 games played, 14.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.3 apgAchievements
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1996)10
Draft selection: 29 (2007)
Stats
47 games played, 4.3 ppg11
Draft selection: 24 (1989)
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Never played for Suns12
Draft selection: 2 (1987)
Stats
145 games played, 14.7 ppg, 7.2 ppgAchievements
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1988)13
Draft selection: 22 (2002)
Stats
190 games played, 5.5 ppg14
Draft selection: 15 (1982)
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49 games played, 4.0 ppg15
Draft selection: 10 (1985)
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160 games played, 9.5 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.0 spg16
Draft selection: 25 (2002)
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157 games played, 5.8 ppg, 4.7 rpg17
Draft selection: 21 (1990)
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Never played for Suns18
Draft selection: 13 (1984)
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294 games played, 10.8 ppg, 6.3 apg19
Draft selection: 22 (1979)
Stats
393 games played, 10.6 ppg, 4.0 apg20
Draft selection: 7 (2004)
Stats
Never played for Suns21
Draft selection: 27 (1993)
Stats
22 games played, 1.5 ppg22
02Mario Bennett
Draft selection: 27 (1995)
Stats
19 games played, 4.5 ppg23
02Marty Byrnes
Draft selection: 19 (1978)
Stats
43 games played, 6.8 ppg24
Draft selection: 21 (2005)
Stats
Never played for Suns25
55Oliver Miller
Draft selection: 22 (1992)
Stats
176 games played, 7.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.4 apg
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