Last Updated on July 28, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
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The 1981–82 Phoenix Suns were led by Walter Davis as the team’s primary scorer, while Dennis Johnson drove the offense with his combination of playmaking, scoring, and defensive impact. Truck Robinson provided a strong rebounding presence and interior scoring, and Alvan Adams contributed as a versatile frontcourt playmaker. The statistics reflect a well-rounded team built on balanced scoring, effective ball movement, strong rebounding, and defensive contributions from both the backcourt and frontcourt.
Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Paul Westphal | G | 6-4 | 195 lbs | Nov 30, 1950 | 31 | USC |
| 6 | Kyle Macy | G | 6-3 | 175 lbs | Apr 9, 1957 | 24 | Kentucky |
| 7 | Walter Davis | F/G | 6-6 | 193 lbs | Sep 9, 1954 | 27 | North Carolina |
| 8 | Alvan Adams | C/F | 6-9 | 210 lbs | Jul 19, 1954 | 27 | Oklahoma |
| 10 | Don Buse | G | 6-4 | 190 lbs | Aug 10, 1950 | 31 | Evansville |
| 14 | Joel Kramer | F | 6-7 | 203 lbs | Jun 10, 1955 | 26 | San Diego |
| 20 | Johnny High | G | 6-3 | 185 lbs | Apr 25, 1957 | 24 | Nevada |
| 24 | Truck Robinson | F | 6-7 | 225 lbs | Oct 4, 1951 | 30 | Tennessee State |
| 30 | Mike Bratz | G | 6-2 | 185 lbs | Oct 17, 1955 | 26 | Stanford |
| 33 | Jeff Cook | F/C | 6-10 | 215 lbs | Oct 21, 1956 | 25 | Idaho State |
| 40 | Maurice Lucas | F | 6-9 | 215 lbs | Feb 18, 1952 | 30 | Marquette |
| 41 | Larry Nance | F | 6-10 | 205 lbs | Feb 12, 1959 | 23 | Clemson |
| 44 | Dennis Awtrey | C | 6-10 | 235 lbs | Feb 22, 1948 | 34 | Santa Clara |
Regular Season Per Game
| Player | Pos | Age | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truck Robinson | PF | 30 | 74 | 72 | 37.1 | 19.1 | 9.7 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 15.2 | .513 | 0.0 | 1.000 | 5.0 | .687 |
| Dennis Johnson | SG | 27 | 80 | 77 | 36.7 | 19.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 15.4 | .470 | 0.5 | .190 | 6.2 | .806 |
| Kyle Macy | PG | 24 | 82 | 72 | 34.7 | 14.2 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 11.5 | .514 | 1.2 | .390 | 2.1 | .899 |
| Alvan Adams | C | 27 | 79 | 75 | 30.3 | 15.1 | 7.4 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 13.0 | .494 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.9 | .781 |
| Rich Kelley | C | 28 | 81 | 39 | 23.4 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 6.2 | .467 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.8 | .749 |
| Walter Davis | SF | 27 | 55 | 12 | 21.5 | 14.4 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 12.2 | .523 | 0.3 | .188 | 2.0 | .820 |
| Alvin Scott | SF | 26 | 81 | 38 | 21.5 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 4.7 | .497 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.8 | .730 |
| Jeff Cook | PF | 25 | 76 | 22 | 17.1 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 4.7 | .422 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.8 | .664 |
| Larry Nance | PF | 22 | 80 | 0 | 14.8 | 6.6 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 5.5 | .521 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.5 | .641 |
| Dudley Bradley | SG | 24 | 64 | 3 | 14.6 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 4.4 | .445 | 0.1 | .250 | 1.6 | .740 |
| Joel Kramer | PF | 26 | 56 | 0 | 9.8 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.4 | .414 | 0.0 | — | 0.8 | .786 |
| Craig Dykema | SF | 22 | 32 | 0 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | .459 | 0.1 | .500 | 0.3 | .778 |
| John McCullough | SG | 25 | 8 | 0 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | .692 | 0.0 | — | 0.6 | .600 |
| Team Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 241.8 | 106.2 | 44.4 | 27.1 | 9.2 | 5.2 | 18.6 | 87.1 | .491 | 2.1 | .310 | 26.3 | .758 |
Playoff Per Game
| Player Name | Pos | Age | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Johnson | SG | 27 | 7 | — | 38.7 | 22.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 18.9 | .477 | 0.4 | .000 | 5.6 | .769 |
| Kyle Macy | PG | 24 | 7 | — | 34.7 | 13.6 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 12.7 | .427 | 1.6 | .364 | 2.3 | .938 |
| Alvan Adams | C | 27 | 7 | — | 33.3 | 16.9 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 13.1 | .522 | 0.0 | — | 4.0 | .786 |
| Truck Robinson | PF | 30 | 7 | — | 30.4 | 13.3 | 7.6 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 11.4 | .563 | 0.0 | — | 1.4 | .300 |
| Rich Kelley | C | 28 | 7 | — | 27.3 | 9.7 | 6.9 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 7.7 | .500 | 0.0 | — | 2.9 | .700 |
| Walter Davis | SF | 27 | 7 | — | 24.7 | 18.1 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 16.6 | .448 | 0.4 | .333 | 3.4 | .917 |
| Larry Nance | PF | 22 | 7 | — | 18.3 | 7.7 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 5.9 | .610 | 0.0 | — | 1.1 | .500 |
| Alvin Scott | SF | 26 | 7 | — | 18.1 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 4.6 | .438 | 0.6 | .000 | 1.1 | .500 |
| Jeff Cook | PF | 25 | 7 | — | 6.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | .500 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | — |
| Joel Kramer | PF | 26 | 4 | — | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | .714 | 0.0 | — | 0.8 | .667 |
| Dudley Bradley | SG | 24 | 7 | — | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | .250 | 0.0 | — | 0.1 | 1.000 |
| Craig Dykema | SF | 22 | 6 | — | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | .167 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | — |
| Team Totals | — | — | 7 | — | 240.0 | 110.0 | 42.0 | 28.6 | 10.6 | 6.7 | 17.3 | 95.0 | .487 | 3.0 | .238 | 22.4 | .745 |
Regular Season Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | G | GS | MIN | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Johnson | SG | 27 | 80 | 77 | 2937 | 1561 | 410 | 369 | 105 | 55 | 233 | 1228 | 577 | 42 | 8 | 495 | 399 |
| Kyle Macy | PG | 24 | 82 | 72 | 2845 | 1163 | 261 | 384 | 143 | 9 | 125 | 945 | 486 | 100 | 39 | 169 | 152 |
| Truck Robinson | PF | 30 | 74 | 72 | 2745 | 1414 | 721 | 179 | 42 | 28 | 202 | 1128 | 579 | 1 | 1 | 371 | 255 |
| Alvan Adams | C | 27 | 79 | 75 | 2393 | 1196 | 586 | 356 | 114 | 78 | 196 | 1027 | 507 | 1 | 0 | 233 | 182 |
| Rich Kelley | C | 28 | 81 | 39 | 1892 | 639 | 497 | 293 | 64 | 71 | 244 | 505 | 236 | 1 | 0 | 223 | 167 |
| Alvin Scott | SF | 26 | 81 | 38 | 1740 | 486 | 294 | 149 | 59 | 70 | 98 | 380 | 189 | 2 | 0 | 148 | 108 |
| Jeff Cook | PF | 25 | 76 | 22 | 1298 | 391 | 301 | 100 | 37 | 23 | 80 | 358 | 151 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 89 |
| Larry Nance | PF | 22 | 80 | 0 | 1186 | 529 | 256 | 82 | 42 | 71 | 104 | 436 | 227 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 75 |
| Walter Davis | SF | 27 | 55 | 12 | 1182 | 794 | 103 | 162 | 46 | 3 | 112 | 669 | 350 | 16 | 3 | 111 | 91 |
| Dudley Bradley | SG | 24 | 64 | 3 | 937 | 325 | 87 | 80 | 78 | 10 | 71 | 281 | 125 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 74 |
| Joel Kramer | PF | 26 | 56 | 0 | 549 | 143 | 108 | 51 | 19 | 11 | 26 | 133 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 33 |
| Craig Dykema | SF | 22 | 32 | 0 | 103 | 43 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| John McCullough | PG | 25 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Team Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 19830 | 8705 | 3640 | 2223 | 753 | 429 | 1501 | 7140 | 3508 | 174 | 54 | 2157 | 1635 |
Playoff Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Johnson | SG | 27 | 7 | — | 271 | 156 | 31 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 25 | 132 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 30 |
| Kyle Macy | PG | 24 | 7 | — | 243 | 95 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 89 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 15 |
| Alvan Adams | C | 27 | 7 | — | 233 | 118 | 51 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 92 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 22 |
| Truck Robinson | PF | 30 | 7 | — | 213 | 93 | 53 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 80 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Rich Kelley | C | 28 | 7 | — | 191 | 68 | 48 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 |
| Walter Davis | SF | 27 | 7 | — | 173 | 127 | 22 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 116 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 22 |
| Larry Nance | PF | 22 | 7 | — | 128 | 54 | 32 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Alvin Scott | SF | 26 | 7 | — | 127 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Jeff Cook | PF | 25 | 7 | — | 45 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dudley Bradley | SG | 24 | 7 | — | 24 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joel Kramer | PF | 26 | 4 | — | 20 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Craig Dykema | SF | 22 | 6 | — | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | — | — | 7 | — | 1680 | 770 | 294 | 200 | 74 | 47 | 119 | 665 | 324 | 21 | 5 | 157 | 117 |
HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Johnson | Two-Way Engine / Lead Guard Anchor | 36.7 | Elite (High Volume + Playmaking) | 19.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 15.6 | Drove both ends of the floor. Balanced scoring with facilitation and elite perimeter defense (DEF1). His leadership and toughness defined team identity. |
| Truck Robinson | Power Core / Interior Workhorse | 37.1 | High (Post-Centric Offense) | 19.1 | 9.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 16.1 | Monster in the paint, carried rebounding load and consistent interior scoring. Durable and physical, setting tone nightly. Slightly less efficient from FT line limited upside. |
| Alvan Adams | Playmaking Big / System Connector | 30.3 | Moderate-High (Facilitating Hub) | 15.1 | 7.4 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 14.7 | Cerebral center — exceptional passer and team glue. Shot efficiently, helped balance spacing and movement. Continues to redefine the “smart big” archetype. |
| Kyle Macy | Floor General / Efficiency Guard | 34.7 | High (Primary Table-Setter) | 14.2 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 12.0 | Calm, efficient, and surgical. Shot over .510 FG% and near .900 FT%. Smart facilitator who controlled tempo and complemented Johnson’s aggression. |
| Walter Davis | Scoring Specialist / Wing Creator | 21.5 | Moderate-High (Shot Creation Focus) | 14.4 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 10.1 | Still an offensive craftsman when healthy. Limited minutes reduced rhythm, but scoring efficiency remained elite. Underrated playmaking flashes. |
| Rich Kelley | Interior Facilitator / Secondary Center | 23.4 | Moderate (Low Scoring, High Passing) | 7.9 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 9.7 | Steady backup center who brought IQ and rebounding. Passed well out of the high post and protected the rim competently. A classic team stabilizer. |
| Alvin Scott | Defensive Wing / Energy Specialist | 21.5 | Low (Support Role) | 6.0 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 6.5 | Hustle player whose activity and defense outweighed his stats. A swing defender who brought toughness and transition energy. |
| Larry Nance | Athletic Prospect / Rim Pressure Forward | 14.8 | Low-Moderate (Emerging Scorer) | 6.6 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 6.1 | Young and springy, showed defensive flashes and finishing touch. Still developing but hinted at elite potential. A quiet breakout in the making. |
| Jeff Cook | Utility Forward / Physical Rebounder | 17.1 | Low (Supportive Interior) | 5.1 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 5.6 | Glue guy who rebounded and defended bigger forwards. Struggled with efficiency but valuable for second-unit hustle. |
| Dudley Bradley | Defensive Guard / Disruption Specialist | 14.6 | Low (Defensive Usage) | 5.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 4.6 | Known for quick hands and deflections. Offered strong perimeter defense off the bench, though limited offensively. |
| Joel Kramer | Reserve Big / Role Filler | 9.8 | Low (Minimal Usage) | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 3.0 | End-of-bench big who provided rebounding depth. Played with physicality when called upon. |
| Craig Dykema | Developmental Wing | 3.2 | Low | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 | Rookie contributor in small bursts. Raw skill but solid shooting percentages hint at untapped potential. |
| John McCullough | Depth Guard / Spot Shooter | 2.9 | Low | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.9 | Brief stint, shot the ball well in limited appearances. Primarily a practice-court presence. |