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Here is the Phoenix Suns 1985–86 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics:
Phoenix Suns 1985–86 Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Jay Humphries | G | 6’3″ | 185 lbs | Oct 17, 1962 | 23 | Colorado |
| 22 | Larry Nance | F | 6’10” | 205 lbs | Feb 12, 1959 | 26 | Clemson |
| 6 | Walter Davis | G | 6’6″ | 193 lbs | Sep 9, 1954 | 31 | North Carolina |
| 33 | Alvan Adams | C | 6’9″ | 210 lbs | Jul 19, 1954 | 31 | Oklahoma |
| 53 | James Edwards | C | 7’0″ | 225 lbs | Nov 22, 1955 | 30 | Washington |
| 35 | Charles Pittman | F | 6’8″ | 220 lbs | Mar 23, 1958 | 27 | Maryland |
| 8 | Mike Sanders | F | 6’6″ | 210 lbs | May 7, 1960 | 25 | UCLA |
| 54 | Ed Pinckney | F | 6’9″ | 195 lbs | Mar 27, 1963 | 22 | Villanova |
| 30 | Bernard Thompson | G | 6’7″ | 195 lbs | Aug 30, 1962 | 23 | Fresno State |
| 25 | Rod Foster | G | 6’1″ | 160 lbs | Oct 10, 1960 | 25 | UCLA |
| 50 | Rick Robey | C | 6’11” | 230 lbs | Jan 30, 1956 | 30 | Kentucky |
| 42 | Charles Jones | F | 6’9″ | 215 lbs | Jul 17, 1962 | 24 | Louisville |
| 44 | Georgi Glouchkov | F | 6’8″ | 225 lbs | Jan 10, 1960 | 26 | Bulgaria |
| 17 | Devin Durrant | F | 6’7″ | 200 lbs | Oct 20, 1960 | 25 | BYU |
| 15 | Michael Holton | G | 6’4″ | 185 lbs | Aug 4, 1961 | 24 | UCLA |
| 14 | Sedric Toney | G | 6’2″ | 185 lbs | Apr 13, 1962 | 23 | Dayton |
| 51 | Nick Vanos | C | 7’1″ | 255 lbs | Apr 13, 1963 | 22 | Santa Clara |
1985–86 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 | 26 | 73 | 69 | 34.0 | 20.2 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 13.7 | .581 | 0.1 | .000 | 6.1 | .698 |
| Jay Humphries | PG | 23 | 82 | 82 | 33.3 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 9.0 | .479 | 0.4 | .138 | 3.1 | .767 |
| Walter Davis | SG | 31 | 70 | 62 | 32.0 | 21.8 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 18.4 | .485 | 1.1 | .237 | 4.4 | .843 |
| Alvan Adams | C | 31 | 78 | 45 | 25.7 | 10.8 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 8.7 | .502 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.6 | .783 |
| James Edwards | C | 30 | 52 | 51 | 25.3 | 16.3 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 11.3 | .542 | 0.0 | — | 5.8 | .702 |
| Bernard Thompson | SG | 23 | 61 | 20 | 21.0 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 6.5 | .489 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.6 | .809 |
| Sedric Toney | PG | 23 | 10 | 0 | 20.6 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 5.9 | .441 | 1.0 | .300 | 3.0 | .667 |
| Mike Sanders | SF | 25 | 82 | 5 | 20.0 | 11.0 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 8.2 | .513 | 0.2 | .200 | 3.1 | .809 |
| Ed Pinckney | SF | 22 | 80 | 24 | 20.0 | 8.5 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 5.7 | .558 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.2 | .673 |
| Nick Vanos | C | 22 | 11 | 0 | 18.4 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 6.5 | .319 | 0.0 | — | 2.1 | .348 |
| Charles Jones | PF | 24 | 43 | 18 | 17.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 3.8 | .457 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.3 | .510 |
| Charles Pittman | PF | 27 | 69 | 17 | 16.4 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 3.2 | .583 | 0.0 | — | 2.0 | .702 |
| Michael Holton | SG | 24 | 4 | 0 | 16.3 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | .200 | 0.5 | .000 | 1.5 | .667 |
| Georgi Glouchkov | PF | 26 | 49 | 16 | 15.8 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 4.3 | .402 | 0.0 | 1.000 | 2.5 | .574 |
| Rod Foster | PG | 25 | 48 | 0 | 14.7 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 4.5 | .390 | 0.7 | .281 | 0.7 | .719 |
| Rick Robey | C | 30 | 46 | 1 | 13.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 4.2 | .377 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.0 | .688 |
| Devin Durrant | SF | 25 | 4 | 0 | 12.8 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.3 | .381 | 0.0 | — | 1.0 | .250 |
| Team Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 241.5 | 110.0 | 42.5 | 27.7 | 9.4 | 4.6 | 21.5 | 85.3 | .503 | 2.2 | .208 | 32.7 | .726 |
1985–86 Regular Season Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Humphries | – | 23 | 82 | 82 | 2733 | 905 | 260 | 526 | 132 | 9 | 190 | 735 | 352 | 29 | 4 | 257 | 197 |
| Larry Nance | – | 26 | 73 | 69 | 2484 | 1474 | 618 | 240 | 70 | 130 | 210 | 1001 | 582 | 8 | 0 | 444 | 310 |
| Walter Davis | – | 31 | 70 | 62 | 2239 | 1523 | 203 | 361 | 99 | 3 | 219 | 1287 | 624 | 76 | 18 | 305 | 257 |
| Alvan Adams | – | 31 | 78 | 45 | 2005 | 841 | 477 | 324 | 103 | 46 | 206 | 679 | 341 | 2 | 0 | 203 | 159 |
| Mike Sanders | – | 25 | 82 | 5 | 1644 | 905 | 273 | 150 | 76 | 31 | 143 | 676 | 347 | 15 | 3 | 257 | 208 |
| Ed Pinckney | – | 22 | 80 | 24 | 1602 | 681 | 308 | 90 | 71 | 37 | 148 | 457 | 255 | 2 | 0 | 254 | 171 |
| James Edwards | – | 30 | 52 | 51 | 1314 | 848 | 301 | 74 | 23 | 29 | 128 | 587 | 318 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 212 |
| Bernard Thompson | – | 23 | 61 | 20 | 1281 | 517 | 141 | 132 | 51 | 10 | 90 | 399 | 195 | 2 | 0 | 157 | 127 |
| Charles Pittman | – | 27 | 69 | 17 | 1132 | 353 | 246 | 58 | 37 | 23 | 107 | 218 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 99 |
| Georgi Glouchkov | – | 26 | 49 | 16 | 772 | 239 | 163 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 76 | 209 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 122 | 70 |
| Charles Jones | – | 24 | 43 | 18 | 742 | 200 | 193 | 52 | 32 | 25 | 57 | 164 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 50 |
| Rod Foster | – | 25 | 48 | 0 | 704 | 202 | 58 | 121 | 22 | 1 | 61 | 218 | 85 | 32 | 9 | 32 | 23 |
| Rick Robey | – | 30 | 46 | 1 | 629 | 177 | 148 | 58 | 19 | 5 | 66 | 191 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 33 |
| Sedric Toney | – | 23 | 10 | 0 | 206 | 75 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 59 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 20 |
| Nick Vanos | – | 22 | 11 | 0 | 202 | 54 | 60 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 72 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 |
| Michael Holton | – | 24 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Devin Durrant | – | 25 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Team Totals | – | – | 82 | 82 | 19805 | 9023 | 3483 | 2272 | 773 | 379 | 1748 | 6993 | 3518 | 183 | 38 | 2683 | 1949 |
Team Impact Index
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Davis | Primary Scorer / Offensive Anchor | 32.0 | Elite (High Volume) | 21.8 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 15.7 | Veteran shot-creator who carried offensive flow. High midrange usage, efficient despite heavy volume. Offense ran through him in crunch time. |
| Larry Nance | Franchise Two-Way Engine / Rim Protector | 34.0 | High (Balanced Scoring & Creation) | 20.2 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 17.4 | Core piece on both ends — elite finishing and defense. Career-high scoring leap. Team’s most complete all-around contributor. |
| James Edwards | Interior Scorer / Secondary Option | 25.3 | High (Post-Focused) | 16.3 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 12.2 | Smooth post big with high efficiency. Key offensive release valve but limited rebounding for size. |
| Jay Humphries | Floor General / Transition Playmaker | 33.3 | High (Facilitator Load) | 11.0 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 11.1 | Improved distributor with defensive quickness. Low-usage scoring but vital for team rhythm and spacing. |
| Alvan Adams | Connector Big / Veteran Stabilizer | 25.7 | Moderate (Facilitator Role) | 10.8 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 11.5 | Cerebral anchor who orchestrated from the high post. Low athleticism offset by IQ and versatility. |
| Mike Sanders | Glue Wing / Utility Scorer | 20.0 | Moderate (Off-Ball Finisher) | 11.0 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 8.7 | Efficient two-way contributor who found offense within flow. Excellent midrange efficiency (.513 FG%). |
| Bernard Thompson | Developmental Combo Wing / Energy Guard | 21.0 | Moderate (Spot Offense) | 8.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 7.0 | Emerging young athlete showing slashing ability and defensive tools. Consistent effort in rotation minutes. |
| Ed Pinckney | Defensive Forward / Rebounding Support | 20.0 | Low (Support) | 8.5 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 7.5 | Rookie with high-effort defense and efficient finishing (.558 FG%). Gave interior hustle and toughness. |
| Charles Pittman | Bench Enforcer / Physical Big | 16.4 | Low | 5.1 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 5.2 | Provided rebounding and physical interior minutes. Reliable when called upon, limited offensive role. |
| Charles Jones | Rotational Big / Rim Presence | 17.3 | Low | 4.7 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 5.9 | Gritty rebounder and rim defender. Low-usage scorer but helped sustain defensive energy in second units. |
| Georgi Glouchkov | Experimental Forward / Depth Piece | 15.8 | Low | 4.9 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 4.9 | First Bulgarian NBA player. Showed rebounding instincts but inconsistent conditioning affected playtime. |
| Rod Foster | Speed Guard / Bench Distributor | 14.7 | Low | 4.2 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 4.2 | Quick but undersized guard. Boosted pace when in but inconsistent shooting limited trust. |
| Nick Vanos | Reserve Center / Interior Project | 18.4 | Low | 4.9 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 6.3 | Rebounding and size focus. Unpolished offensively (.319 FG%) but offered interior effort. |
| Rick Robey | Veteran Depth / Post Insurance | 13.7 | Low | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 4.4 | Reliable body for matchup minutes. Provided size and physical fouls when needed. |
| Sedric Toney | Short-Stint Guard / Transition Burst | 20.6 | Low | 7.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 6.5 | Flashed scoring speed and shot creation in brief stretch of play. Defensive awareness developing. |
| Devin Durrant | End-of-Bench Wing / Scoring Depth | 12.8 | Low | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 4.2 | Short stint showing midrange flashes. Fringe rotation piece. |
| Michael Holton | Emergency Guard | 16.3 | Low | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 3.0 | Small sample size. Quick but inefficient (.200 FG%). Mostly reserve duty. |