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The 2013–14 NBA season was the Phoenix Suns' 46th season in the NBA.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2013-14 Phoenix Suns )〕 This season marked the first time that purple was not a primary color for the team (although it was still involved with their system). It was also the first time since the beginning of the 1987–88 NBA season that the Suns ended up drafting in the top 5 of a draft. In addition, it was the first time since the beginning of the 2000–01 NBA season that the Suns made complete changes in not only their logos, but also their jerseys. When the Suns began the regular season, Goran Dragić, P. J. Tucker, Markieff Morris, and his twin brother Marcus Morris were the only players returning from playing with last season's team (while Channing Frye was still on last season's team, he didn't play any games due to a life-threatening heart ailment he had at the time). ==Key dates== *April 22, 2013: The Phoenix Suns fired general manager Lance Blanks. *May 7, 2013: The Suns hired the Boston Celtics' assistant general manager Ryan McDonough as their new general manager. *May 21, 2013: The NBA Draft Lottery took place. *May 26, 2013: The Suns did not renew interim head coach Lindsey Hunter's contract; former Suns player Jeff Hornacek became Hunter's replacement as the official head coach. *June 19, 2013: The Suns' newest logos were leaked out to the Internet. *June 25, 2013: Former Boston Celtics affiliates Jerry Sichting and Mike Longabardi, as well as former Suns players Kenny Gattison and Mark West, were officially named assistant head coaches to the new coaching staff; both Noel Gillespie and Dan Panaggio were fired from their assistant coaching positions. *June 26, 2013: The Suns officially revealed their newest logos and colors to start the new season. *June 27, 2013: The 2013 NBA draft took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York; Phoenix traded their 30th draft pick (Nemanja Nedović) to the Golden State Warriors for the Oklahoma City Thunder's 29th pick (Archie Goodwin) and Malcolm Lee (both of whom were added by the Warriors in earlier trades) to add to their own selections of Olexsiy "Alex" Len at pick number 5 and Alex Oriakhi at number 57. *June 29, 2013: The Phoenix Suns officially waived center Hamed Haddadi from the team. The Suns saved $1.2 million since Haddadi was initially owed $1.4 million had he stayed for the season. *July 1, 2013: The NBA free agency period began. *July 2, 2013: The Suns agreed to trade shooting guard-small forward Jared Dudley to the Los Angeles Clippers and a 2014 second-round pick from either the Sacramento Kings or the Toronto Raptors (which was given to the team last season in a trade involving Sebastian Telfair) to the Milwaukee Bucks for point guard Eric Bledsoe and small forward Caron Butler, both of whom last played for the Clippers. *July 10, 2013: Teams could officially sign, trade, and amnesty players to their liking. *July 27, 2013: The Suns traded power forward Luis Scola to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Gerald Green, Miles Plumlee, and a top 14-protected 2014 first-round draft pick. *August 6, 2013: The NBA released the official 2013–14 league schedules. *August 15, 2013: The team revealed their newest uniforms, nicknamed the "Speed of Light" uniforms. The new uniforms were worn by rookies Olexsiy "Alex" Len and Archie Goodwin, new player(s) Eric Bledsoe and Caron Butler, and returning Suns player P. J. Tucker. *August 29, 2013: The Suns traded small forward Caron Butler to his hometown team (the Milwaukee Bucks) in exchange for Ukrainian center Viacheslav Kravtsov and American point guard Ishmael "Ish" Smith; Diante Garrett officially left to play for the Oklahoma City Thunder; Olexsiy "Alex" Len officially signed with the Suns. *August 30, 2013: Channing Frye announced on Instagram that he was officially 100% healthy to play for the Suns once again. *September 3, 2013: Michael Beasley had his contract bought out by the team, meaning he was officially waived by the Suns; buying out his contract resulted in the Suns saving close to over $3,000,000 through the next four years. *September 30, 2013: The Suns confirmed that Channing Frye was officially 100% healthy for training with the team a day before training camp at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona begins. *October 25, 2013: Center Marcin Gortat, shooting guards Shannon Brown & Malcolm Lee, and sophomore point guard Kendall Marshall (who the Suns drafted last year) were traded to the Washington Wizards for forward-center Emeka Okafor and their Top 12 protected 2014 first round draft pick; the Suns also cut shooting guard James Nunnally from their training camp roster. *October 30, 2013: The regular season for the Suns begins. *November 11, 2013: Power forward Markieff Morris ends up winning the Western Conference's Player of the Week award from November 4–November 10, 2013 for his improved production off the bench, which included setting a record that only Dwight Howard and former Suns player Charles Barkley had reached before in their careers. *January 2, 2014: Coach Jeff Hornacek wins the Coach of the Month award for December 2013 due to the team's performance during that month. He also becomes the third former NBA player (with Larry Bird and Larry Drew being the first two) to win both a Player of the Month and Coach of the Month award in their professional careers, as well as the first to win both awards with the same team. *January 8, 2014: Former Suns fan favorite Leandro Barbosa signs a 10 day contract to play for the Phoenix Suns again. *January 9, 2014: Eric Bledsoe would have surgery to partially remove a torn meniscus in his right knee. *January 18, 2014: Leandro Barbosa would sign another 10 day contract in order to continue playing for the Suns. *January 26, 2014: The Suns would get their 25th win off of a 99–90 road victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. This would tie the total amount of wins the team had throughout the entirety of their last season they played. *January 27, 2014: The Suns surpassed their total amount of wins from last season by winning 124–113 against the Philadelphia 76ers on the road. *February 3, 2014: Guard Goran Dragić ends up winning the Western Conference's Player of the Week award from January 27–February 2, 2014 for averaging 26.8 points on 63.9% shooting and 69.2% three point shooting, 6 assists, and 4 rebounds while averaging 29.2 minutes per game in all four victories during that week, with two full games having Goran recovering from an elbow injury their road game against the Milwaukee Bucks. *February 6, 2014: Goran Dragić ends up being confirmed as one of 8 possible candidates for the newly revamped Taco Bell Skills Challenge. *February 7, 2014: Center Miles Plumlee is announced to end up playing for former Phoenix Suns player Grant Hill's team in the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge after initial rookie center candidate Pero Antić of the Atlanta Hawks was injured from the game. *February 14, 2014: The 2014 NBA All-Star Weekend break begins. *February 21, 2014: The Suns would get their 33rd victory against the San Antonio Spurs in a blowout 106–85 game. This ties the Suns' win total from the lockout shortened 2011–12 NBA season, which was also the last season the Suns would have Steve Nash playing for the team. They'd also get their first official sold–out game at home since around 2012 in the process, as well as beat the San Antonio Spurs by over 20 points for the first time since 1999. *February 28, 2014: The Suns surpassed their total amount of wins from Steve Nash's last season with the team by winning 116–104 against the New Orleans Pelicans at home. Goran Dragić would also score a career high 40 points against the team in the process. *March 1, 2014: Center Viacheslav Kravtsov would end up getting waived from the team in order for the Suns to sign up CBA All-Star power forward Shavlik Randolph for the rest of the season. *March 4, 2014: Leandro Barbosa fractures his right hand in a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers at home. As a result, he'd end up missing the rest of the regular season. *March 12, 2014: Eric Bledsoe would end up playing his first game of the regular season since December 30, 2013. *March 21, 2014: The Suns would win their 40th game against the Detroit Pistons in a close 98–92 victory at home. This ties the Suns' win total from the 2010–11 NBA season, which was the first season that former Suns general manager Lance Blanks and current Suns President of Basketball Operations Lon Babby saw over the team's moves. *March 23, 2014: The Suns would win their 41st game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in a close 127–120 victory on the road, which included a 22 point comeback throughout the game. This not only gives general manager Ryan McDonough more victories in his first year as general manager of the Suns than former general manager Lance Blanks, but it also gives the Suns their first guaranteed .500+ record since the 2011–12 NBA season (or the 2009–10 NBA season in terms of full seasons). *March 24, 2014: The Suns would win their 42nd game against the Atlanta Hawks in a 102–95 victory on the road. As a result, the Suns are now guaranteed to finish off their season with a record above 0.500 for the first time since the 2009–10 NBA season. *April 23, 2014: Goran Dragić won the Most Improved Player of the Year Award due to his performance with the Suns throughout this season. *May 9, 2014: The Suns officially retained exclusive rights to the Bakersfield Jam under a hybrid affiliation. *May 18, 2014: Mike Elliott was named the NBA's Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MIKE ELLIOTT NAMED NBA STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH OF THE YEAR - THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE PHOENIX SUNS )〕 *May 22, 2014: Goran Dragić was honored with Slovenia's own "Javbolko Navdiha" (Apple of Inspiration) award after the performances he had throughout the season with not just the Suns, but also with the Slovenian national basketball team during the 2013 Eurobasket Tournament.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=STA: Basketball Player Dragić Honoured by President Pahor )〕 *June 4, 2014: Goran Dragić became a member of the All-NBA Third Team due to his overall performance throughout the season. Dragić also became the fourth overall player to make an All-NBA team after winning the Most Improved Player of the Year Award as well. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2013–14 Phoenix Suns season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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