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Suns All-Decade Teams Part Two: 1980s

By Patrick Nash

SACRAMENTO, CA - 1987: Walter Davis #6 of the Phoenix Suns looks on against the Sacramento Kings circa 1987 at Arco Arena in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1987 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)
SACRAMENTO, CA - 1987: Walter Davis #6 of the Phoenix Suns looks on against the Sacramento Kings circa 1987 at Arco Arena in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1987 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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PHOENIX – 1989: Eddie Johnson #8 of the Phoenix Suns looks on during a 1989 season NBA game at Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr./Getty Images)
PHOENIX – 1989: Eddie Johnson #8 of the Phoenix Suns looks on during a 1989 season NBA game at Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr./Getty Images) /

STARTER: EDDIE JOHNSON

Eddie Johnson came to the Suns in a trade with the Sacramento Kings in 1987 and played a total of four seasons in Phoenix 1987-91. While with the Suns he averaged 18.4 PPG, 2.1 APG and 4.1 RPG while shooting 48% from the field and 36% from three. A 3-point specialist in his NBA career, Johnson won the franchise’s first Sixth Man of the year award in 1989 as  part of one of the biggest two-year record turnaround in NBA History. In November 11, 1989, Johnson scored 43 points in the second half of a game against the Los Angeles Clippers, a record for individual points in a half that still stands.

Even for all of his statistical accolades, Johnson is probably most known now for being the commentator for the Suns local TV broadcasts.

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