He also set the ACC[3] & University of North Carolina[4] season assist records, as well as winning the Bob Cousy Award for his performance in his sophomore year.
[5] That selection became Mike Scott, who eventually came to Phoenix himself for a couple of days in 2017 Veteran players Grant Hill and Steve Nash, as well as the newly signed Shannon Brown, Michael Redd, and Ronnie Price have all become unrestricted free agents as of the end of the 2011–12 NBA season.
However, Phoenix was unlikely to bring back Aaron Brooks to a restricted free agent offer, so they made him unrestricted after trying to get Eric Gordon.
Phoenix has, however, gained both former back-up point guard Goran Dragić and forward Michael Beasley as of July 4, 2012.
On July 15, 2012, a day after Eric Gordon's contract was matched by the Hornets, the Suns ended up placing a winning bid on former Houston Rockets power forward Luis Scola, as well as used their amnesty clause on Josh Childress, who would eventually sign with the Brooklyn Nets until December 29, 2012.
On July 25, 2012, the Suns agreed to re-sign Shannon Brown, as well as sign former Texas University standout P. J. Tucker and produce a three-way trade with the New Orleans Hornets and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
On August 15, 2012, the Suns decided to waive Jerome Dyson and Brad Miller's contracts and sign a one-year deal for Jermaine O'Neal.
Other players announced as possible candidates that day include Othyus Jeffers, Solomon Jones, and Ike Diogu.
Before the 2011–12 NBA season officially ended, Bill Cartwright had announced that he will not be returning as an assistant head coach to the Phoenix Suns.
On August 28, 2012, the Suns hired Lindsey Hunter as an initial assistant head coach for player development.
[9] On October 4, 2012, the Suns also added both Sean Rooks and Basketball Hall of Famer Ralph Sampson as assistants for player development as well.
A day later, Suns fan favorite Dan Majerle announced that he would resign from his assistant head coaching duties.
[11] In addition, since Brad Miller's contract guaranteed him around $850,000 this season, he was paid that salary despite being waived by the team and retiring in the process.
// Steve Nash ^ I: The Los Angeles Lakers originally planned for their 2015 first-round pick to be conveyed to Phoenix.
^ b: Both Diante and Luke had initial rookie scale minimum deals due to being undrafted and spending their first seasons with the NBA.
^ f: Brooks originally signed with the Sacramento Kings after the Suns decided to not use his restricted free agent rights that they initially had.
As a result, the 2011 trade of having Goran Dragić being sent to the Houston Rockets and Aaron Brooks being sent to the Suns more or less ended up being reversed around two years later.
Once the Suns decided to let him go (alongside Jerome Dyson), Miller would officially announce his retirement from playing basketball.