# What is the best Phoenix Suns season of all time?

> The Suns have come close without ever raising a championship banner, and these are the runs Phoenix fans still replay in their heads.

*By YPB Team · Published November 11, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-phoenix-suns-season-of-all-time*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **1992–93 Suns** — score 1000/1000
   Charles Barkley's MVP season produced a 62–20 record and a six-game NBA Finals loss to the Chicago Bulls.
2. **2004–05 Suns** — score 787/1000
   Steve Nash won MVP as Mike D'Antoni's up-tempo team went 62–20 and reached the Western Conference Finals.
3. **2021–22 Suns** — score 538/1000
   Set the franchise record at 64–18 before losing a seven-game conference semifinal to Dallas.
4. **1988–89 Suns** — score 538/1000
   Jumped from 28 wins to 55–27 behind Kevin Johnson and Tom Chambers and reached the Western Conference Finals.
5. **1975–76 Suns** — score 440/1000
   A 42–40 team led by Paul Westphal and rookie Alvan Adams that reached the NBA Finals and lost to the Celtics in six, including a triple-overtime Game 5.
6. **2009–10 Suns** — score 440/1000
   Went 54–28, swept the Spurs in the second round and lost the Western Conference Finals to the Lakers in six.
7. **2005–06 Suns** — score 323/1000
   Went 54–28 with Amar'e Stoudemire injured almost all season, as Nash won a second straight MVP and the team reached the conference finals.
8. **2020–21 Suns** — score 323/1000
   Chris Paul and Devin Booker led a 51–21 team to the NBA Finals, where it won the first two games and lost to Milwaukee in six.
9. **2006–07 Suns** — score 0/1000
   Went 61–21 and lost a six-game conference semifinal to San Antonio after Stoudemire and Boris Diaw were suspended for Game 5.

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