Last Updated on July 28, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
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The 1982–83 Phoenix Suns were led by Walter Davis as their primary scoring option, while Dennis Johnson provided valuable secondary scoring, elite playmaking, and strong defensive production from the backcourt. Alvan Adams contributed as a versatile frontcourt presence with rebounding and passing, and Larry Nance added athletic interior scoring and shot-blocking. The statistics reflect a balanced team that combined efficient backcourt creation, solid interior play, and contributions across multiple areas of the game.
Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Dennis Johnson | G | 6-4 | 185 lbs | Sep 18, 1954 | 28 | Pepperdine |
| 5 | Paul Westphal | G | 6-4 | 195 lbs | Nov 30, 1950 | 32 | USC |
| 6 | Kyle Macy | G | 6-3 | 175 lbs | Apr 9, 1957 | 25 | Kentucky |
| 7 | Walter Davis | F/G | 6-6 | 193 lbs | Sep 9, 1954 | 28 | North Carolina |
| 8 | Alvan Adams | C/F | 6-9 | 210 lbs | Jul 19, 1954 | 28 | Oklahoma |
| 10 | Don Buse | G | 6-4 | 190 lbs | Aug 10, 1950 | 32 | Evansville |
| 14 | Joel Kramer | F | 6-7 | 203 lbs | Jun 10, 1955 | 27 | San Diego |
| 20 | Johnny High | G | 6-3 | 185 lbs | Apr 25, 1957 | 25 | Nevada |
| 24 | Truck Robinson | F | 6-7 | 225 lbs | Oct 4, 1951 | 31 | Tennessee State |
| 30 | Mike Bratz | G | 6-2 | 185 lbs | Oct 17, 1955 | 27 | Stanford |
| 33 | Jeff Cook | F/C | 6-10 | 215 lbs | Oct 21, 1956 | 26 | 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Nance | PF | 23 | 82 | 82 | 35.5 | 16.7 | 8.7 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 13.0 | .550 | 0.0 | .333 | 3.5 | .672 |
| Maurice Lucas | PF | 30 | 77 | 71 | 33.6 | 16.5 | 10.4 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 13.6 | .474 | 0.0 | .333 | 4.6 | .781 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 28 | 77 | 74 | 33.1 | 14.2 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 11.2 | .462 | 0.4 | .161 | 4.8 | .791 |
| Walter Davis | SG | 28 | 80 | 79 | 31.1 | 19.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 16.1 | .516 | 0.3 | .304 | 2.8 | .818 |
| Alvan Adams | C | 28 | 80 | 75 | 30.6 | 14.2 | 6.9 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 12.3 | .486 | 0.0 | .333 | 2.7 | .829 |
| Kyle Macy | PG | 25 | 82 | 9 | 22.4 | 9.9 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 7.7 | .517 | 0.9 | .303 | 1.8 | .872 |
| James Edwards | C | 27 | 16 | 1 | 17.8 | 8.8 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 7.1 | .487 | 0.0 | — | 2.9 | .660 |
| Johnny High | SG | 25 | 82 | 2 | 14.1 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.6 | .461 | 0.1 | .200 | 1.7 | .463 |
| Alvin Scott | SF | 27 | 81 | 9 | 14.1 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 3.2 | .479 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.4 | .736 |
| Jeff Cook | PF | 26 | 45 | 2 | 12.2 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 3.2 | .430 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.2 | .759 |
| David Thirdkill | SF | 22 | 49 | 2 | 10.6 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 3.5 | .435 | 0.1 | .143 | 1.6 | .577 |
| Rory White | SF | 23 | 65 | 0 | 9.6 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 3.6 | .543 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.7 | .642 |
| Joel Kramer | C | 27 | 54 | 4 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | .423 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.3 | .875 |
| Charles Pittman | PF | 24 | 28 | 0 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | .475 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.3 | .676 |
| Team Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 240.6 | 107.0 | 44.0 | 28.0 | 9.1 | 6.0 | 18.8 | 87.3 | .497 | 1.9 | .253 | 26.7 | .743 |
Playoff Per Game
| Player Name | Pos | Age | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Davis | SG | 28 | 3 | 3 | 37.7 | 26.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 23.0 | .435 | 0.7 | .500 | 7.0 | .810 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 28 | 3 | 3 | 36.0 | 18.0 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 16.0 | .458 | 0.3 | .000 | 4.0 | .833 |
| Larry Nance | PF | 23 | 3 | 3 | 34.3 | 12.0 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 11.7 | .400 | 0.0 | 3.3 | .800 | |
| Maurice Lucas | PF | 30 | 2 | 2 | 28.5 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 10.5 | .571 | 0.0 | 2.0 | .500 | |
| Alvan Adams | C | 28 | 3 | 3 | 28.0 | 11.7 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 10.7 | .469 | 0.0 | 2.3 | .714 | |
| Kyle Macy | PG | 25 | 3 | 3 | 24.0 | 11.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 11.7 | .429 | 1.0 | .000 | 2.3 | .714 |
| Alvin Scott | SF | 27 | 3 | 3 | 20.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 4.3 | .462 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.000 | |
| James Edwards | C | 27 | 3 | 3 | 18.0 | 9.3 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 8.7 | .423 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.000 | |
| Johnny High | SG | 25 | 3 | 3 | 15.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.7 | .455 | 0.3 | .000 | 0.7 | .000 |
| Rory White | SF | 23 | 3 | 3 | 13.3 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 4.7 | .500 | 0.3 | .000 | 1.3 | .500 |
| Joel Kramer | C | 27 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Charles Pittman | PF | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Team Totals | 3 | 248.3 | 110.7 | 50.3 | 26.3 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 13.3 | 102.0 | .448 | 2.7 | .125 | 25.0 | .760 |
Regular Season Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Nance | PF | 23 | 82 | 82 | 2914 | 1370 | 710 | 197 | 99 | 217 | 190 | 1069 | 588 | 3 | 1 | 287 | 193 |
| Maurice Lucas | PF | 30 | 77 | 71 | 2586 | 1269 | 799 | 219 | 56 | 43 | 221 | 1045 | 495 | 3 | 1 | 356 | 278 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 28 | 77 | 74 | 2551 | 1093 | 335 | 388 | 97 | 39 | 204 | 861 | 398 | 31 | 5 | 369 | 292 |
| Walter Davis | SG | 28 | 80 | 79 | 2491 | 1521 | 197 | 397 | 117 | 12 | 188 | 1289 | 665 | 23 | 7 | 225 | 184 |
| Alvan Adams | C | 28 | 80 | 75 | 2447 | 1135 | 548 | 376 | 114 | 74 | 242 | 981 | 477 | 3 | 1 | 217 | 180 |
| Kyle Macy | PG | 25 | 82 | 9 | 1836 | 808 | 165 | 278 | 64 | 8 | 90 | 634 | 328 | 76 | 23 | 148 | 129 |
| Johnny High | SG | 25 | 82 | 2 | 1155 | 264 | 150 | 153 | 85 | 34 | 106 | 217 | 100 | 5 | 1 | 136 | 63 |
| Alvin Scott | SF | 27 | 81 | 9 | 1139 | 329 | 224 | 97 | 48 | 31 | 64 | 259 | 124 | 2 | 0 | 110 | 81 |
| Rory White | SF | 23 | 65 | 0 | 626 | 324 | 105 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 51 | 234 | 127 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 70 |
| Jeff Cook | PF | 26 | 45 | 2 | 551 | 163 | 129 | 58 | 12 | 13 | 56 | 142 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 41 |
| David Thirdkill | SG | 22 | 49 | 2 | 521 | 194 | 72 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 48 | 170 | 74 | 7 | 1 | 78 | 45 |
| Joel Kramer | C | 27 | 54 | 4 | 458 | 102 | 88 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 104 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 |
| James Edwards | C | 27 | 16 | 1 | 285 | 141 | 59 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 113 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 31 |
| Charles Pittman | PF | 24 | 28 | 0 | 170 | 63 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 40 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 25 |
| Team Totals | 82 | 82 | 19730 | 8776 | 3612 | 2300 | 749 | 495 | 1523 | 7158 | 3555 | 158 | 40 | 2189 | 1626 |
Playoff Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Davis | SG | 28 | 3 | 3 | 113 | 78 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 69 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 17 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 28 | 3 | 3 | 108 | 54 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 48 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 |
| Larry Nance | PF | 23 | 3 | 3 | 103 | 36 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 |
| Alvan Adams | C | 28 | 3 | 3 | 84 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Kyle Macy | PG | 25 | 3 | 3 | 72 | 35 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Alvin Scott | SF | 27 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Maurice Lucas | PF | 30 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| James Edwards | C | 27 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Johnny High | SG | 25 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rory White | SF | 23 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Joel Kramer | C | 27 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Pittman | PF | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 745 | 332 | 151 | 79 | 26 | 25 | 40 | 306 | 137 | 8 | 1 | 102 | 57 |
HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Davis | Primary Scorer / Offensive Catalyst | 31.1 | Elite (High Shot Creation) | 19.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 14.1 | Led team in scoring and assisted creation. Efficient and smooth, blending pace and polish. Defensive impact limited, but offensive rhythm essential to team success. |
| Larry Nance | Two-Way Athletic Core / Transition Finisher | 35.5 | High (Balanced Attack) | 16.7 | 8.7 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 15.8 | Breakout force on both ends. Rim protector and high-flying finisher. Blended highlight defense (2.6 BPG) with expanding offensive skill set. Symbolized team energy. |
| Maurice Lucas | Physical Enforcer / Veteran Backbone | 33.6 | High (Post & Leadership Load) | 16.5 | 10.4 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 15.5 | Emotional and physical leader. Punished defenses inside, consistent double-double threat. Still tough defensively though a half-step slower laterally. |
| Dennis Johnson | Defensive Engine / Secondary Creator | 33.1 | High (Two-Way Orchestrator) | 14.2 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 12.7 | All-Defensive First Team again. Reliable guard defense and clutch shotmaking. Took on heavier playmaking load, improving offensive balance. |
| Alvan Adams | Playmaking Big / Tactical Connector | 30.6 | Moderate-High (Offensive Hub) | 14.2 | 6.9 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 14.1 | Versatile and cerebral. Facilitated from the high post, maintained high IQ offense. Soft hands, quick reads — ideal link between guards and interior scoring. |
| Kyle Macy | Efficient Guard / Off-Ball Stabilizer | 22.4 | Moderate (Low-Volume Facilitator) | 9.9 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 8.1 | Off-the-bench efficiency. Elite shooter (.517 FG%, .872 FT%) and secondary playmaker. Low turnover rate kept halfcourt sets steady. |
| James Edwards | Interior Scorer / Short-Term Starter | 17.8 | Moderate (Bench Scoring) | 8.8 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 7.4 | Reliable midrange big with soft touch. Short stint but productive minutes. Fit as instant post-offense in bench units. |
| Alvin Scott | Defensive Specialist / Glue Wing | 14.1 | Low (Support Role) | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 4.5 | Defensive role player providing energy and switchability. Limited scoring, but efficient within system and strong rebounding for size. |
| Johnny High | Utility Guard / Disruptive Defender | 14.1 | Low (Defensive-Oriented) | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 4.1 | Speed and pressure defense. Offensively inconsistent but forced turnovers and energized second units. |
| Jeff Cook | Reserve Big / Board Support | 12.2 | Low | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 4.2 | Quiet but reliable rotational rebounder. Provided physicality and size when starters rested. |
| Rory White | Athletic Reserve / Finishing Wing | 9.6 | Low (Limited Usage) | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 3.7 | Efficient scorer in small minutes (.543 FG%). Provided energy and cutting when inserted into transition-heavy lineups. |
| David Thirdkill | Bench Shooter / Development Wing | 10.6 | Low (Spot Scoring) | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.3 | Young bench scorer. Some flashes of shot creation but limited defensive impact kept minutes low. |
| Joel Kramer | End-of-Rotation Big | 8.5 | Low | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.3 | Depth big man who rebounded and played physically in short spurts. Primarily insurance for injuries. |
| Charles Pittman | Developmental Forward / End Rotation | 6.1 | Low | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 | Short minutes, strong rebounding instincts. Showed good motor in limited opportunities. |