Phoenix Suns 2010-11 Media Guide - NBA Media Central
Phoenix Suns 2010-11 Media Guide - NBA Media Central
Phoenix Suns 2010-11 Media Guide - NBA Media Central
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<strong>Suns</strong> Transactions<br />
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Nov. 3 Waived Paul Shirley.<br />
Nov. 8 Signed free agent Bo Outlaw.<br />
Dec. 18 Waived Yuta Tabuse.<br />
Jan. 3 Acquired two future 2nd rd. picks from<br />
Golden State for Zarko Cabarkapa.<br />
Jan. 19 Smush Parker signed a 10-day contract.<br />
Jan. 21 Acquired Jim Jackson and a 2005 2nd rd.<br />
pick (via Dallas) from New Orleans for<br />
Casey Jacobsen, Maciej Lampe and<br />
Jackson Vroman.<br />
Jan. 23 Signed free agent Paul Shirley.<br />
Jan. 29 Smush Parker signed a second 10-day<br />
contract.<br />
Feb. 8 Acquired Walter McCarty and cash from<br />
Boston for a 2005 2nd rd. pick (via<br />
Golden State).<br />
Feb. 24 Assistant coaches Marc Iavaroni and<br />
Phil Weber signed two-year contract<br />
extensions.<br />
June 28 Acquired Kurt Thomas and the draft<br />
rights to Dijon Thompson (54th overall)<br />
from New York in exchange for Quentin<br />
Richardson and the draft rights to Nate<br />
Robinson (21st overall); Acquired future<br />
considerations from Orlando for the draft<br />
rights to Marcin Gortat (57th overall).<br />
June 29 Named Dan D’Antoni, brother of Mike<br />
D’Antoni, an assistant coach.<br />
2005-06<br />
July <strong>11</strong> Signed rookie Dijon Thompson (54th<br />
overall).<br />
Aug. 2 Acquired a 2007 conditional secondround<br />
pick from Charlotte for Jake<br />
Voskuhl.<br />
Aug. 3 Signed free agent Raja Bell.<br />
Aug. 18 Signed free agents Brian Grant and Pat<br />
Burke.<br />
Aug. 19 Acquired Boris Diaw and two lotteryprotected<br />
first-round picks in a sign-andtrade<br />
deal with Atlanta for Joe Johnson.<br />
Aug. 25 Signed head coach Mike D’Antoni to a<br />
multi-year contract extension; Acquired<br />
James Jones from Indiana for a 2008<br />
second-round pick.<br />
Sept. 12 Signed free agents Eddie House and<br />
Lucas Tischer.<br />
Sept. 30 Signed free agent Anthony Lever-Pedroza.<br />
Oct. 3 Signed Amar’e Stoudemire to a multi-year<br />
contract extension.<br />
Oct. 24 Claimed Jared Reiner off waivers from<br />
the L.A. Clippers.<br />
Oct. 27 Exercised the fourth-year options on<br />
Leandro Barbosa and Boris Diaw; Waived<br />
Anthony Lever-Pedroza.<br />
Nov. 2 Signed free agent Sharrod Ford and<br />
waived Lucas Tischer.<br />
Nov. 4 Assigned rookie Dijon Thompson to the<br />
Albuquerque Thunderbirds of the <strong>NBA</strong><br />
Development League.<br />
Nov. 26 Recalled Dijon Thompson from<br />
Albuquerque Thunderbirds of the <strong>NBA</strong><br />
Development League.<br />
Jan. 5 Waived center Jared Reiner.<br />
Jan. 6 America West Arena was officially<br />
renamed US Airways Center.<br />
Jan. 9 Signed forward Josh Davis to a 10-day<br />
contract.<br />
Jan. 26 Acquired forward Nikoloz Tskitishvili from<br />
Minnesota for a 2006 second-round pick.<br />
Feb. 27 President and General Manager Bryan<br />
Colangelo resigned after <strong>11</strong> seasons as<br />
general manager of the club.<br />
Mar. 1 Waived swingman Jim Jackson and<br />
signed guard Andre Barrett to a 10-day<br />
contract.<br />
Mar. 3 Signed free-agent forward Tim Thomas to<br />
a one-year contract.<br />
Mar. 9 Signed President and Chief Operating<br />
Officer Rick Welts to a contract extension<br />
through the 2008-09 season.<br />
Mar. 10 Head Coach Mike D’Antoni named<br />
Executive Vice President of Basketball<br />
Operations and General Manager; David<br />
Griffin promoted to Vice President of<br />
Basketball Operations and Mark West<br />
promoted to Vice President of Player<br />
Programs.<br />
Mar. <strong>11</strong> Signed Andre Barrett to a second 10-day<br />
contract.<br />
Mar. 15 Released Andre Barrett.<br />
2006-07<br />
July 6 Promoted Vinny Del Negro to director of<br />
player peronnel and Todd Quinter to<br />
assistant coach/director of scouting.<br />
July 13 Signed free-agent swingman Eric<br />
Piatkowski to a two-year contract.<br />
July 20 Signed free-agent guard Marcus Banks to<br />
multi-year contract.<br />
July 27 Signed free-agent center Sean Marks to a<br />
one-year contract.<br />
Aug. 4 Signed guard Leandro Barbosa to a<br />
multi-year contract extension.<br />
Aug. 31 Signed free-agent forward Jumaine Jones<br />
to one-year contract.<br />
Sept. 12 Named Ann Meyers Drysdale a vice<br />
president with the <strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Suns</strong> and<br />
general manager of the W<strong>NBA</strong>’s <strong>Phoenix</strong><br />
Mercury.<br />
Sept. 28 Signed free-agent guard Davin White.<br />
Oct. 19 Waived Davin White.<br />
Oct. 20 Signed Boris Diaw to a multi-year<br />
contract extension.<br />
Nov. 7 Signed free-agent swingman Jalen Rose<br />
to a one-year contract.<br />
June 6 Steve Kerr named President of Basketball<br />
Operations and General Manager;<br />
Announced that Mike D’Antoni would<br />
remain team’s Executive Vice President<br />
of Basketball Operations and Head<br />
Coach; David Griffin promoted to Sr. Vice<br />
President of Basketball Operations.