Editing Phoenix Suns (section)

==Overview==
The franchise began play in [[1968–69 NBA season|1968]] as an [[expansion team]]. Though their early years were mired in mediocrity, their fortunes changed in the 1970s after partnering [[Dick Van Arsdale]] and [[Alvan Adams]] with [[Paul Westphal]]. The team reached the [[1976 NBA Finals]], in what is considered to be one of the biggest upsets in NBA history. However, after failing to capture a championship, the Suns would rebuild around [[Walter Davis (basketball)|Walter Davis]] for a majority of the 1980s, until the acquisition of [[Kevin Johnson (basketball)|Kevin Johnson]] in 1988.

Under Johnson, and after trading for perennial [[NBA All-Star]] [[Charles Barkley]], and combined with the output of [[Tom Chambers (basketball)|Tom Chambers]] and [[Dan Majerle]], the Suns reached the playoffs for a franchise-record thirteen consecutive appearances and remained a regular title contender throughout the 1990s, and reached the [[1993 NBA Finals]]. However, the team would again fail to win a championship, and entered into another period of mediocrity until the early part of the 2000s.

In 2004, the Suns signed free agent [[Steve Nash]] (who had blossomed for the [[Dallas Mavericks]] after being traded from Phoenix six years earlier), and returned into playoff contention. With Nash, [[Shawn Marion]], and [[Amar'e Stoudemire]], and under head coach [[Mike D'Antoni]], the Suns became renowned worldwide for their quick, dynamic offense, which led them to tie a franchise record in wins in the 2004–05 season. Two more top two Conference placements followed, but the Suns again failed to attain an NBA championship, and were forced into another rebuild.

After ten consecutive seasons without a playoff berth, the Suns reached the [[2021 NBA Finals]] after acquiring [[Chris Paul]], who formed a quartet with their young core of [[Devin Booker]], [[Deandre Ayton]] and [[Mikal Bridges]]. In 2023, the Suns acquired 13-time All-Star and two-time NBA champion [[Kevin Durant]] and three-time All-Star [[Bradley Beal]].

The Suns own the NBA's fifth-best [[List of all-time NBA win–loss records|all-time winning percentage]], and have the second highest winning percentage of any team to have never won an [[List of NBA champions|NBA championship]].<ref name="Hollinger FranchiseRankings-Intro"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Petersen|first=Matt|title=NBA 2K16 Will Feature 2004-05 Suns|url=http://www.nba.com/suns/blog/nba-2k16-will-feature-2004-05-suns|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Suns.com|date=September 3, 2015|access-date=September 6, 2015|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905183632/http://www.nba.com/suns/blog/nba-2k16-will-feature-2004-05-suns|url-status=live}}</ref> Eleven Hall of Famers have played for Phoenix, while two — Barkley and Nash — won [[NBA Most Valuable Player]] (MVP) while playing for the team. Additionally, their Hall of Fame radio announcer [[Al McCoy (sportscaster)|Al McCoy]] is the longest-tenured broadcaster in NBA history.<ref name="ROH-McCoy3"/>