The NBA has been affected by the "small-ball play" in recent years, the offense is getting faster and faster, and the players are shooting more from the outside, in fact, in the early 21st century, this style of play has begun to take shape, and the team that is best at this style of play at that time is D'Antoni's Phoenix Suns, their "seven-second offense" is the originator of today's "bombardment tactics". Let's take a look at the Phoenix Suns' all-time best team today, which players will be?
Point guard: With Kevin Johnson and Steve Nash in the history of the Suns, two Hall of Famer point guards, the starter will definitely choose one of them. Of course I would choose Nash, despite his mediocre talent, his ability on the court is unquestionable, after all, he is one of the few players in the league to exceed 10,000+ assists, and he is also the second point guard in NBA history to win the regular season MVP. His peak season was in the 04-05 season, playing in 75 games, averaging 15.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, 11.5 assists and 2 steals per game. All-Star, All-NBA First Team, Assists King, Regular Season MVP.
Steve Nash
Shooting guard: The Suns' all-time scoring champion Walter Davis and current Devin Booker are candidates for this position, and overall, I would prefer Devin Booker, who is at least one of the top three in the league today, and although he lacks career honors, it doesn't affect his ability. The best season was in the 21-22 season, playing in 68 games, averaging 26.8 points, 5 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game, and was named to the All-Star and All-Star First Team.
Devin Booker
Small forward: This position is not too difficult to decide in the history of the Suns, I will choose the "hacker" Sean Marion, strange shooting posture, but also has a good shooting percentage is unbelievable, and in terms of defense, Marion's blocking ability is still very good, he is the only player in the league who can achieve 15,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, 1,500 steals, 1,000 blocks and 500 three-pointers. In his peak season in the 05-06 season, he played in 81 games, averaging 21.8 points, 11.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 2 steals and 1.7 blocks per game, and was selected to the All-Star and All-Star Third Team.
Sean Marion
Power forward: This position should be considered, after all, there are still many players who can play this position in the history of the Suns, and they are basically excellent players in the league at that time, and even Hall of Famer players later. For example, Alvin Adams, the rebounding king in team history, "Little Bully" Stoudemire, the first "dunk king" Larry Nance, "flying pig" Barkley, etc., Barkley in this group is undoubtedly the best choice, in the Suns he basically maintained his peak form, and after Barkley retired, the Suns affirmed the comeback of his team and retired Barkley's jersey, Barkley's starting position is well deserved. His peak season was in 92-93, playing in 76 games, averaging 25.6 points, 12.2 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.6 steals and 1 block per game. Named to the All-Star, All-NBA First Team, and named Regular Season MVP.
Charles Barkley
Centre: I put Stoudemire in the starting centre-forward position, and it's no problem to play center with his strength, and he also has great offensive ability in the frame. In his peak season in the 07-08 season, he played in 79 games, averaging 5.2 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.8 steals and 2.1 blocks per game, and was selected to the All-Star and All-Star Second Team.
Amare Stoudemire
Bench: Kevin Johnson is bound to occupy this position, Jason Kidd will also be here, although not particularly strong offensively, but he is strong enough to lead the team to win with 15 or 16 points per game. Westphal has been scoring 20+ points during his time with the Suns and is a weapon on the offensive end. Dan Marley is a star for the Suns and is a good player on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. At the same time, you can also top the striker. The forward defense chooses a player who defends more than attack, Paulo Silas. The inside linemen are Chambers and Adams.
Head coach: This position is Monty, who chose to lead the team to the Finals, and that year, Monty was named NBA Head Coach of the Year.
Monty Williams
Phoenix Suns All-Time Team:
Starters: Steve Nash, Devin Booker, Sean Marion, Charles Barkley, Amare Stoudemire
Subs: Kevin Johnson, Kidd, Westphal, Marley, Silas, Chambers, Adams
Head coach: Monty Williams
The above is only a personal opinion, there are different views in the comment area to leave a message to discuss.
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