Basketball is one of the most entertaining sports in the world. It is very fast and consists of players who have amazing reflexes and skills. They are light on their feet which makes them take sharp turns and trick their opponent when the ball is in their hands. One of the most important rules of basketball is that you cannot keep the ball in your hands for more than 3 seconds, if so then the referee will pass the ball to the opponent team, NBA conducts the yearly basketball contest wherein there are 30 teams participating. One such team is Phoenix Suns.
Phoenix Suns is an American based basketball team which comes from Phoenix, Arizona. They represent one of the members of the league’s Western Conference Pacific Division. The Suns play their home games at the Footprint Center. The Suns are one of four major league sports teams based in the Phoenix area. So have a look at the team’s players and the Phoenix Suns’ 2022 Salaries.
Who are the Players of the team and their Backgrounds?
We have provided a table to you below which contains the position in which the player plays in that is Forward, Centre or Guard. The height and weight of each player along with the city or place the players come from.
| Position | No. | Name of the Players | Height | Weight | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre | 22 | Ayton, Deandre | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 250 lb (113 kg) | Arizona |
| Centre | 18 | Biyombo, Bismack | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Guard | 1 | Booker, Devin | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 206 lb (93 kg) | Kentucky |
| Forward | 25 | Bridges, Mikal | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | Villanova |
| Guard | 0 | Craig, Torrey | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 221 lb (100 kg) | USC Upstate |
| Forward | 99 | Crowder, Jae | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Marquette |
| Guard | 4 | Holiday, Aaron | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | UCLA |
| Forward | 23 | Johnson, Cameron | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | North Carolina |
| Guard | 19 | Lundberg, Gabriel (TW) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | Denmark |
| Centre | 00 | McGee, JaVale | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 270 lb (122 kg) | Nevada |
| Guard | 3 | Paul, Chris | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Wake Forest |
| Guard | 15 | Payne, Cameron | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | Murray State |
| Guard | 2 | Payton, Elfrid | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Louisiana |
| Forward | 20 | Šarić, Dario  | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Croatia |
| Guard | 14 | Shamet, Landry | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Wichita State |
| Forward | 12 | Wainright, Ishmail | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 250 lb (113 kg) | Baylor |
Phoenix Suns 2022 Salaries and Cap
Below we have the list of players along with the Salaries and the cal they are currently holding. The Salaries and the Cap information given below is only for the 9 players. Others are still not known to us. Once there is any information that is available, we shall update you.
| Name of the Player | Position | Base Salary |
| Devin Booker | SG | $33,833,400 |
| Chris Paul | PG | $28,400,000 |
| Mikal Bridges | SF | $21,000,000 |
| Jae Crowder | SF | $10,183,800 |
| Landry Shamet | PG | $9,500,000 |
| Dario Saric | PF | $9,240,000 |
| Cameron Payne | PG | $6,000,000 |
| Cameron Johnson | SF | $5,887,899 |
| Torrey Craig | SF | $5,121,951 |
2022-23 Cap Holds
Cap holds represent “placeholders” for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc. These cal figures are not accounted for by the team’s Luxury Tax Allocation.
| PLAYER | Position | CAP FIGURE |
|---|---|---|
| Deandre Ayton | C | $31,582,376 |
| Aaron Holiday | PG | $11,941,653 |
| JaVale McGee | C | $6,000,000 |
| Ishmail Wainright | G | $1,816,044 |
| Bismack Biyombo | C | $1,766,970 |
| Elfrid Payton | PG | $1,766,970 |
| Gabriel Lundberg | G | $1,602,798 |