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The 1975–76 Phoenix Suns featured a balanced offense led by Paul Westphal and Alvan Adams, with Westphal serving as the primary backcourt scorer and playmaker while Adams anchored the frontcourt through scoring, rebounding, and versatile all-around production. Garfield Heard and Curtis Perry provided valuable interior support, and Ricky Sobers added complementary scoring. The statistics reflect a well-rounded team built on shared offensive responsibility, strong frontcourt play, and effective ball movement.

Roster

No. Player Pos. Height Weight Age College
33 Alvan Adams C 6’9″ 210 lbs 21 Oklahoma
21 Dennis Awtrey C 6’10” 235 lbs 27 Santa Clara
40 Mike Bantom PF 6’9″ 200 lbs 24 Saint Joseph’s
14 Keith Erickson SF 6’5″ 195 lbs 31 UCLA
32 Nate Hawthorne SG 6’4″ 190 lbs 26 Southern Illinois
24 Gar Heard PF 6’6″ 219 lbs 27 Oklahoma City
34 Phil Lumpkin PG 6’0″ 165 lbs 24 Miami (Ohio)
44 Pat Riley SG 6’4″ 205 lbs 30 Kentucky
17 Fred Saunders SF 6’7″ 210 lbs 24 Syracuse
43 John Shumate PF 6’9″ 235 lbs 24 Notre Dame
10 Ricky Sobers PG 6’3″ 200 lbs 22 UNLV
5 Dick Van Arsdale SG 6’5″ 210 lbs 32 Indiana
1 Paul Westphal SG 6’4″ 195 lbs 25 USC
11 John Wetzel SF 6’5″ 190 lbs 30 Virginia Tech

Head Coach: John MacLeod (3rd season)
Arena: Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Season Record: 42–40 (3rd in Pacific Division)
Playoffs: Reached NBA Finals (Lost 2–4 to Boston Celtics)

Regular Season Per Game

Player Name Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Paul Westphal PG 25 82 — 36.1 20.5 3.2 5.4 2.6 0.5 2.7 16.2 .494 0.0 — 5.4 .830
Gar Heard PF 27 36 — 33.9 12.4 9.9 1.8 1.4 1.1 3.3 11.4 .452 0.0 — 3.1 .673
Alvan Adams C 21 80 — 33.2 19.0 9.1 5.6 1.5 1.5 3.4 16.8 .469 0.0 — 4.4 .735
Curtis Perry PF 27 71 — 33.1 13.3 9.6 2.6 1.2 0.9 3.8 10.9 .497 0.0 — 3.4 .732
Dick Van Arsdale SG 32 58 — 32.2 12.9 2.4 2.4 0.9 0.2 1.9 9.8 .484 0.0 — 4.1 .830
Keith Erickson SF 31 74 — 25.0 10.1 4.5 2.5 1.1 0.1 2.6 8.8 .470 0.0 — 2.1 .854
Ricky Sobers SG 23 78 — 24.3 9.2 3.3 2.8 1.4 0.1 3.2 8.0 .449 0.0 — 2.5 .823
John Shumate PF 23 43 — 21.6 11.3 5.6 1.4 1.0 0.4 1.8 7.9 .550 0.0 — 4.3 .628
Dennis Awtrey C 27 74 — 18.6 4.9 4.0 2.1 0.3 0.3 2.1 4.1 .467 0.0 — 1.5 .688
Nate Hawthorne SG 26 79 — 14.5 6.1 2.6 0.6 0.4 0.2 1.9 5.4 .430 0.0 — 2.2 .676
Pat Riley SG 30 60 — 13.2 4.6 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.1 1.8 4.8 .389 0.0 — 1.2 .730
Phil Lumpkin PG 24 34 — 10.9 2.1 0.7 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.8 1.9 .338 0.0 — 0.9 .867
Mike Bantom SF 24 7 — 9.7 3.0 3.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.9 3.7 .308 0.0 — 0.7 1.000
Fred Saunders SF 24 17 — 8.6 3.6 2.2 0.8 0.3 0.1 1.4 3.8 .438 0.0 — 0.6 .545
John Wetzel SG 31 37 — 6.7 1.7 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.8 1.2 .478 0.0 — 0.6 .833
Team Totals — — 82 82 242.4 105.1 44.7 25.4 10.4 4.3 24.6 88.4 .472 0.0 — 31.2 .762

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TO FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Gar Heard PF 27 19 19 37.9 13.9 10.4 1.7 2.1 1.9 2.9 12.5 .441 0 0 4.3 .679
Paul Westphal PG 25 19 19 36.1 21.1 2.5 5.1 1.8 0.5 3.2 17.0 .511 0 0 4.9 .763
Alvan Adams C 21 19 19 35.2 17.9 10.1 5.2 1.3 1.1 3.2 15.9 .452 0 0 4.3 .817
Curtis Perry PF 27 19 19 32.4 12.7 7.7 1.9 0.6 0.9 4.1 11.5 .454 0 0 3.6 .647
Ricky Sobers SG 23 19 19 29.6 13.0 3.3 4.2 0.9 0.3 4.1 10.8 .468 0 0 3.5 .833
Dick Van Arsdale SG 32 19 19 24.8 8.5 1.2 2.0 0.7 0.1 2.2 6.6 .488 0 0 2.4 .870
Keith Erickson SF 31 19 19 22.4 11.3 3.5 1.8 0.6 0.2 3.2 9.1 .462 0 0 3.6 .809
Dennis Awtrey C 27 19 19 15.1 3.2 3.3 1.3 0.3 0.5 2.0 2.4 .467 0 0 1.7 .545
Phil Lumpkin PG 24 17 17 8.0 1.8 0.8 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.5 1.8 .333 0 0 0.8 .786
Nate Hawthorne SG 26 15 15 5.4 1.7 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 1.3 1.7 .346 0 0 0.7 .727
Pat Riley SG 30 5 5 5.4 2.6 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 3.0 .400 0 0 0.2 1.000
John Wetzel SG 31 2 2 2.5 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.000 0 0 1.0 1.000
Team Totals — — 19 — 246.6 105.5 43.6 24.7 8.6 5.5 26.6 89.5 .464 0 0 29.7 .756

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Paul Westphal PG 25 82 82 2960 1679 259 440 210 38 218 1329 657 0 0 440 365
Alvan Adams C 21 80 80 2656 1519 727 450 121 116 274 1341 629 0 0 355 261
Curtis Perry PF 27 71 71 2353 947 684 182 84 66 269 776 386 0 0 239 175
Ricky Sobers SG 23 78 78 1898 718 259 215 106 7 253 623 280 0 0 192 158
Dick Van Arsdale SG 32 58 58 1870 747 137 140 52 11 113 570 276 0 0 235 195
Keith Erickson SF 31 74 74 1850 744 332 185 79 6 196 649 305 0 0 157 134
Dennis Awtrey C 27 74 74 1376 359 293 159 21 22 153 304 142 0 0 109 75
Gar Heard PF 27 36 36 1220 446 358 64 51 41 120 409 185 0 0 113 76
Nate Hawthorne SG 26 79 79 1144 479 209 46 33 15 147 423 182 0 0 170 115
John Shumate PF/C 23 43 43 930 487 240 62 44 16 76 338 186 0 0 183 115
Pat Riley SG 30 60 60 790 278 47 57 21 5 107 288 112 0 0 74 54
Phil Lumpkin PG 24 34 34 370 70 23 48 15 0 26 65 22 0 0 30 26
John Wetzel SG 31 37 37 249 64 38 19 9 3 30 46 22 0 0 24 20
Fred Saunders SG 24 17 17 146 62 37 13 5 1 23 64 28 0 0 11 6
Mike Bantom PF 24 7 7 68 21 23 3 2 2 13 26 8 0 0 5 5
Team Totals — — 82 — 19880 8620 3666 2083 853 349 2018 7251 3420 0 0 2337 1780

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Gar Heard PF 27 19 19 721 265 197 33 39 37 56 238 105 0 0 81 55
Paul Westphal PG 25 19 19 685 401 47 96 34 9 61 323 165 0 0 93 71
Alvan Adams C 21 19 19 668 341 191 98 24 20 60 303 137 0 0 82 67
Curtis Perry PF 27 19 19 615 242 146 36 12 17 78 218 99 0 0 68 44
Ricky Sobers SG 23 19 19 563 247 63 79 18 6 77 205 96 0 0 66 55
Dick Van Arsdale SG 32 19 19 472 162 23 38 13 2 41 125 61 0 0 46 40
Keith Erickson SF 31 19 19 426 215 67 35 11 4 61 173 80 0 0 68 55
Dennis Awtrey C 27 19 19 286 60 63 25 5 9 38 45 21 0 0 33 18
Phil Lumpkin PG 24 17 17 136 31 13 21 2 0 8 30 10 0 0 14 11
Nate Hawthorne SG 26 15 15 81 26 16 4 5 1 20 26 9 0 0 11 8
Pat Riley SG 30 5 5 27 13 0 5 0 0 3 15 6 0 0 1 1
John Wetzel SG 31 2 2 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2
Team Totals — — 19 — 4685 2005 828 470 163 105 505 1701 789 0 0 565 427

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes
Alvan Adams Offensive Fulcrum (Playmaking Big) 33.2 High Usage 19.0 9.1 5.6 3.0 18.4 Rookie of the Year, All-Star; fluid offensive hub with elite passing for a center. Modern-style versatility and defensive instincts.
Paul Westphal Primary Creator (Lead Guard Engine) 36.1 High Usage 20.5 3.2 5.4 3.1 16.1 Team MVP; elite scoring guard blending control and aggression. Quick-hitting playmaker and opportunistic defender.
Curtis Perry Rebounding Core (Frontline Stabilizer) 33.1 Mid-High Usage 13.3 9.6 2.6 2.1 13.8 Blue-collar interior presence; gave the team balance with efficient mid-range and rebounding effort.
Gar Heard Defensive Hub (Interior Two-Way) 33.9 Mid Usage 12.4 9.9 1.8 2.5 13.3 Only played 36 games but was vital defensively; energy, boards, and rim protection changed team tone when active.
Dick Van Arsdale Veteran Leader (Two-Way Wing) 32.2 Mid Usage 12.9 2.4 2.4 1.1 9.4 Veteran stabilizer; steady scorer and emotional leader. Helped mentor the younger core through transition.
John Shumate Emerging Contributor (Interior Offense) 21.6 Mid Usage 11.3 5.6 1.4 1.4 9.9 Rookie burst off the bench; efficient scorer and solid rebounder in limited minutes.
Keith Erickson Connector Wing (Veteran Glue) 25.0 Mid-Low Usage 10.1 4.5 2.5 1.2 9.2 Reliable defensive wing; strong transition play and experience complemented core scorers.
Ricky Sobers Bench Creator (Scoring Guard) 24.3 Mid-Low Usage 9.2 3.3 2.8 1.5 8.4 Athletic guard who provided spark scoring and solid ball pressure. Growing into a rotation anchor.
Dennis Awtrey Facilitating Big (Low-Usage Distributor) 18.6 Low Usage 4.9 4.0 2.1 0.6 5.8 Trusted defensive presence; provided smart interior passing and team-first play.
Nate Hawthorne Rotation Guard (Defensive Reserve) 14.5 Low Usage 6.1 2.6 0.6 0.6 4.9 Brought defensive energy and occasional scoring relief; bench depth with physicality.
Pat Riley Veteran Reserve (Mentor Role) 13.2 Low Usage 4.6 0.8 1.0 0.5 3.5 Depth guard; transitioned toward leadership and locker-room guidance.
Phil Lumpkin Backup Facilitator (Developmental PG) 10.9 Low Usage 2.1 0.7 1.4 0.4 2.3 Bench ball handler; steady but low-volume contributor.
Mike Bantom Reserve Forward (Short Stint) 9.7 Low Usage 3.0 3.3 0.4 0.6 3.7 Small sample; interior energy and hustle.
Fred Saunders Depth Wing (Defensive Specialist) 8.6 Low Usage 3.6 2.2 0.8 0.4 3.5 Defensive-minded reserve; energy wing role in garbage or short stints.
John Wetzel End-of-Bench Guard (Veteran Depth) 6.7 Minimal Usage 1.7 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.8 Depth piece and practice leader. Mentored younger guards.