Suns: 10 Greatest Players in Franchise History, Ranked

The Phoenix Suns have amassed a pretty rich history given its overall success as a franchise since being founded in 1968. But it's surprising that despite its success, the team has yet to win an NBA Championship. For this article, we will look at the 10 greatest Suns players in franchise history.

Phoenix did not take long in finding success after debuting in the late 1960s, making the NBA Finals just eight years into its existence. Until 2010, the Suns were one of the winningest franchises in the NBA, having made 28 playoff appearances in 35 years.

But when the 2010s arrived, Phoenix went through its worst stretch as a franchise. They were still relevant and in the thick of the playoff race for some years early in the decade. But through the latter half, the Suns were essentially the laughingstock of the NBA. Now, the Suns have risen once again and are among the top contenders in the league. Despite a rough patch in the previous decade, the Suns still have the fifth-best winning percentage in NBA history.

Let's look back as we list down the 10 best Suns players to ever don their uniform. Spoiler: Kevin Durant isn't on this list just yet. But if KD helps lead the Suns to its first NBA title within the next couple of years, we might have to update this list the moment that happens.

10. Alvan Adams

Younger Suns fans probably don't know much about Alvan Adams. But he was pretty much a fixture for the Suns through the 1970s to 1980s.

Adams won the 1975-76 Rookie of the Year award off averages of 19.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists. That, however, would turn out to be his most productive season. Nonetheless, he spent his entire 13-year career in The Valley. He was a key member of nine Suns teams that made the postseason from 1976 to 1985, including a Finals appearance in 1976.

To this day, Adams is still the franchise's leader in games played, minutes played, total rebounds, and total steals, and is second all-time in points.

Suns stats: 988 games played, 14.1 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 1.3 SPG, 49.8% FG%

9. Walter Davis

Walter Davis is another name that young members of Suns Nation probably aren't familiar with. But through the 1980's, Davis was the man in Phoenix.

Like Adams, however, Davis arguably had his best year in his rookie campaign. He was sensational in his rookie season, where he averaged 24.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 3.4 assists. Davis followed that up with a still solid sophomore year, where he averaged 23.6 points on 56.1 percent field goal shooting. However, the 6-foot-6 guard's production declined after that. It's unfortunate that Davis was not able to build on the success of his stellar rookie year.

Nonetheless, Davis still finished his 11-year stint with the Suns averaging 20.5 points and remains the franchise's all-time leading scorer. He is also No. 1 in field goals made and No. 2 in total games played.

Suns stats: 766 games played, 20.5 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 4.4 APG, 1.2 SPG