1968–69 Phoenix Suns season

The 1968–69 Phoenix Suns season was the inaugural season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. Head coach Red Kerr led the franchise to its first win in their debut game, over the Seattle SuperSonics. The Suns lost more games in their initial season than in any year since, and did not have a winning record against any other team. They played all their home games in the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

1968–69 Phoenix Suns season
Head coach	Johnny "Red" Kerr
General manager	Jerry Colangelo
Owners	Richard Bloch
Arena	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	16–66 (.195)
Place	Division: 7th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio	KTAR

Dick Van Arsdale was the franchise's first All-Star selection when he was selected to play in the 1969 All-Star Game. He was the team's second leading scorer at 21 points per game, behind eventual Hall of Fame member Gail Goodrich, who averaged 23.8, the seventh-highest in the league for the season. Goodrich was selected to replace an injured Jerry West in the All-Star Game.

Offseason

NBA Expansion Draft

Player	Position	Nationality	Former team
John Barnhill	Guard	United States	San Diego Rockets
Em Bryant	Guard	United States	New York Knicks
Gail Goodrich	Guard	United States	Los Angeles Lakers
Dennis Hamilton	Forward	United States	Los Angeles Lakers
Neil Johnson	Forward	United States	New York Knicks
Dave Lattin	Forward	United States	San Francisco Warriors
Paul Long	Guard	United States	Detroit Pistons
Stan McKenzie	Forward	United States	Baltimore Bullets
McCoy McLemore	Forward	United States	Chicago Bulls
Bill Melchionni	Guard	United States	Philadelphia 76ers
Dave Schellhase	Guard	United States	Chicago Bulls
Dick Snyder	Guard	United States	Atlanta Hawks
Craig Spitzer	Center	United States	Chicago Bulls
Bumper Tormohlen	Center	United States	Atlanta Hawks
Dick Van Arsdale	Forward	United States	New York Knicks
Roland West	Guard	United States	Baltimore Bullets
John Wetzel	Forward	United States	Los Angeles Lakers
George Wilson	Center	United States	Seattle SuperSonics

The Suns participated in the NBA's fourth expansion draft along with the Milwaukee Bucks, the other expansion team that joined the league in 1968. Each of the league's other 12 teams protected seven of their top players, with the remaining unprotected players available in the draft. The two expansion teams selected three players from each team, totaling 18 selections each.

The Suns received the first, fourth and fifth picks, while the Bucks, which had not yet chosen their team name at the time, received the second and third picks. The Suns' first selection was swingman Dick Van Arsdale of the New York Knicks. The Bucks then selected center Wayne Embry of the Boston Celtics, and power forward Fred Hetzel of the San Francisco Warriors. The Suns rounded out the top five by picking point guard Gail Goodrich of the Los Angeles Lakers and shooting guard Dick Snyder of the Atlanta Hawks.[1] "The Original Sun" Dick Van Arsdale would have a historic career with the Suns after being drafted, with him being an All-Star in his first three seasons with the team, as well as be named a member of the All-Defensive Second Team in 1974 and helping the team reach the 1976 NBA Finals before retiring in 1977, having his number become the second in franchise history to be retired into the Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor in the 1977–78 season, behind Connie Hawkins.

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	8	Gary Gregor	Forward	United States	South Carolina
2	22	Dick Cunningham	Center	United States	Murray State
3	36	Art Beatty	Center	United States	American
4	49	Rich Jones	Forward	United States	Memphis
5	64	Harry Hollines	Guard	United States	Denver
6	77	Rod Knowles	Center	United States	Davidson
7	92	Charles Parks	Forward	United States	Idaho State
8	105	Brian Clare	Center	United States	Denver
9	120	Mervin Jackson	Guard	United States	Utah
10	133	Lee Davis	Center	United States	North Carolina Central
11	147	Ron Boone	Guard	United States	Idaho State
12	160	Bill Davis	Forward	United States	Arizona
13	171	Pat Hobart	Forward	United States	California State

Roster

Phoenix Suns roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB (Y-M-D) From F/C 31 Fox, Jim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1943–04–07 South Carolina G 25 Goodrich, Gail 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1943–04–23 UCLA F/C 44 Gregor, Gary 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1945–08–13 South Carolina F/C 11 Johnson, Neil 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1943–04–17 Creighton F/C 43 Lattin, Dave 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1943–12–23 UTEP G/F 40 McKenzie, Stan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1944–10–06 NYU G/F 10 Snyder, Dick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1944–02–01 Davidson G/F 5 Van Arsdale, Dick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1943–02–22 Indiana G/F 23 Warlick, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1941–03–20 Pepperdine	Head coach Johnny Kerr (Illinois) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Standings

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Los Angeles Lakers	55	27	.671	–	32–9	21–18	2–0	30–10
x-Atlanta Hawks	48	34	.585	7	28–12	18–21	2–1	26–14
x-San Francisco Warriors	41	41	.500	14	22–19	18–21	1–1	20–20
x-San Diego Rockets	37	45	.451	18	25–16	8–25	4–4	20–20
Chicago Bulls	33	49	.402	22	19–21	12–25	2–3	19–21
Seattle SuperSonics	30	52	.366	25	18–18	6–29	6–5	15–23
Phoenix Suns	16	66	.195	39	11–26	4–28	1–12	8–30

Record vs. opponents

1968–69 NBA records
Team	ATL	BAL	BOS	CHI	CIN	DET	LAL	MIL	NYK	PHI	PHO	SDR	SFW	SEA
Atlanta	—	2–4	3–3	6–1	4–2	6–0	3–4	4–2	2–4	1–5	6–0	3–4	4–3	4–2
Baltimore	4–2	—	5–2	6–0	4–3	7–0	3–3	5–1	3–4	2–4	6–0	5–1	3–3	4–2
Boston	3–3	2–5	—	4–2	5–2	5–1	2–4	5–1	1–6	5–2	6–0	4–2	3–3	3–3
Chicago	1–6	0–6	2–4	—	1–5	3–3	3–4	5–1	2–4	1–5	4–2	3–3	4–3	4–3
Cincinnati	2–4	3–4	2–5	5–1	—	3–4	2–4	5–1	4–2	3–4	4–2	2–4	3–3	3–3
Detroit	0–6	0–7	1–5	3–3	4–3	—	3–3	2–4	3–4	3–4	4–2	3–3	2–4	4–2
Los Angeles	4–3	3–3	4–2	4–3	4–2	3–3	—	5–1	5–1	1–5	6–0	7–0	4–3	5–1
Milwaukee	2–4	1–5	1–5	1–5	1–5	4–2	1–5	—	0–6	0–6	6–2	4–2	3–3	3–5
New York	4–2	4–3	6–1	4–2	2–4	4–3	1–5	6–0	—	4–3	5–1	3–3	5–1	6–0
Philadelphia	5–1	4–2	2–5	5–1	4–3	4–3	5–1	6–0	3–4	—	5–1	4–2	2–4	6–0
Phoenix	0–6	0–6	0–6	2–4	2–4	2–4	0–6	2–6	1–5	1–5	—	1–7	2–4	3–3
San Diego	4–3	1–5	2–4	3–3	4–2	3–3	0–7	2–4	3–3	2–4	7–1	—	3–3	3–3
San Francisco	3–4	3–3	3–3	3–4	3–3	4–2	3–4	3–3	1–5	4–2	4–2	3–3	—	4–3
Seattle	2–4	2–4	3–3	3–4	3–3	2–4	1–5	5–3	0–6	0–6	3–3	3–3	3–4	—

Game log

1968–69 game log Total: 16–66 (Home: 12–29; Road: 4–37)
October: 4–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points Location Attendance Record Streak 1 October 18 Seattle W 116–107 Gail Goodrich (27) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,112 1–0 W 1 2 October 20 Baltimore L 122–134 Dick Van Arsdale (26) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,474 1–1 L 1 3 October 22 @ San Francisco L 101–109 Gail Goodrich (29) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 4,291 1–2 L 2 4 October 24 New York W 109–92 Gail Goodrich (31) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,450 2–2 W 1 5 October 27 Atlanta L 100–123 Gail Goodrich (23) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4,603 2–3 L 1 6 October 30 @ Seattle W 115–108 Gail Goodrich (32) Seattle Center Coliseum 2,657 3–3 W 1 7 October 31 Chicago W 112–103 Gail Goodrich (30) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,029 4–3 W 2
November: 1–12 (Home: 1–5; Road: 0–7) Game Date Team Score High points Location Attendance Record Streak 8 November 3 Los Angeles L 109–127 Dick Van Arsdale (38) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,150 4–4 L 1 9 November 4 San Francisco L 108–119 Dick Van Arsdale (29) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,019 4–5 L 2 10 November 10 Detroit W 130–128 (OT) George Wilson (33) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4,440 5–5 W 1 11 November 14 Detroit L 109–111 Gail Goodrich (25) Tucson, AZ 2,712 5–6 L 1 12 November 15 @ Seattle L 124–128 (2OT) Dick Van Arsdale (34) Seattle Center Coliseum 4,368 5–7 L 2 13 November 17 Boston L 98–130 Gail Goodrich, Dave Lattin (13) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 9,109 5–8 L 3 14 November 19 @ Philadelphia L 110–126 Dick Van Arsdale (29) New York City, NY 16,664 5–9 L 4 15 November 22 @ Boston L 106–133 McCoy McLemore (18) Boston Garden 8,224 5–10 L 5 16 November 23 @ Milwaukee L 112–115 McCoy McLemore (28) Milwaukee Arena 6,090 5–11 L 6 17 November 26 Philadelphia L 119–126 Gail Goodrich (32) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,209 5–12 L 7 18 November 27 @ Detroit L 111–125 George Wilson (24) Cobo Arena 11,016 5–13 L 8 19 November 29 @ Baltimore L 106–124 Gail Goodrich, Dick Van Arsdale (24) Baltimore Civic Center 6,596 5–14 L 9 20 November 30 @ Chicago L 96–100 Dick Van Arsdale (29) Chicago Stadium 3,246 5–15 L 10
December: 3–15 (Home: 2–5; Road: 1–10) Game Date Team Score High points Location Attendance Record Streak 21 December 2 Seattle L 108–118 Gail Goodrich (26) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 2,171 5–16 L 11 22 December 3 @ Los Angeles L 108–122 Gail Goodrich (23) The Forum 8,277 5–17 L 12 23 December 4 San Francisco W 126–97 Gail Goodrich (32) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 2,387 6–17 W 1 24 December 6 @ San Diego L 106–117 Dick Van Arsdale (33) San Diego Sports Arena 5,782 6–18 L 1 25 December 8 Atlanta L 99–121 Dick Van Arsdale (17) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,243 6–19 L 2 26 December 10 @ New York L 106–111 Gail Goodrich (29) Madison Square Garden 16,337 6–20 L 3 27 December 11 @ Philadelphia L 123–143 Gail Goodrich (19) The Spectrum 6,780 6–21 L 4 28 December 13 @ Cincinnati L 123–130 (OT) Dick Van Arsdale (31) Cleveland, OH 2,114 6–22 L 5 29 December 14 @ Detroit W 123–118 Gail Goodrich (41) Cobo Arena 5,024 7–22 W 1 30 December 15 @ Cincinnati L 101–119 Stan McKenzie (basketball) (28) Omaha, NE 5,886 7–23 L 1 31 December 17 Philadelphia L 128–145 Dick Snyder (25) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 1,946 7–24 L 2 32 December 18 Cincinnati W 123–114 Gail Goodrich (34) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,462 8–24 W 1 33 December 21 @ Baltimore L 117–131 Gail Goodrich (28) Baltimore Civic Center 8,529 8–25 L 1 34 December 22 @ Milwaukee L 116–127 Dick Van Arsdale (26) Milwaukee Arena 3,466 8–26 L 2 35 December 25 Los Angeles L 99–119 Dick Van Arsdale (27) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,355 8–27 L 3 36 December 26 @ San Francisco L 118–119 Gail Goodrich (40) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 4,916 8–28 L 4 37 December 28 San Diego L 126–136 Gail Goodrich (29) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,749 8–29 L 5 38 December 30 @ Seattle L 118–120 Jim Fox (24) Seattle Center Coliseum 3,920 8–30 L 6
January: 3–12 (Home: 3–6; Road: 0–6) Game Date Team Score High points Location Attendance Record Streak 39 January 1 Boston L 87–93 Dick Van Arsdale (22) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4,757 8–31 L 7 40 January 3 @ Milwaukee L 104–121 Dick Snyder (22) Milwaukee Arena 4,230 8–32 L 8 41 January 4 @ Chicago L 92–103 Jim Fox (27) Chicago Stadium 3,107 8–33 L 9 42 January 5 @ Atlanta L 96–97 Dick Snyder, Dick Van Arsdale (22) Alexander Memorial Coliseum 3,235 8–34 L 10 43 January 7 Seattle W 116–112 Gail Goodrich (35) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 2,875 9–34 W 1 44 January 9 New York L 120–134 Stan McKenzie (basketball) (18) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 2,591 9–35 L 1 45 January 11 Baltimore L 107–118 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,807 9–36 L 2 All-Star Break 46 January 16 @ Atlanta L 107–112 Gary Gregor (26) Columbia, SC 5,815 9–37 L 3 47 January 17 @ Atlanta L 107–112 Gail Goodrich (27) Alexander Memorial Coliseum 4,565 9–38 L 4 48 January 19 San Diego L 118–136 Gail Goodrich (29) San Diego Sports Arena 2,867 9–39 L 5 49 January 22 Atlanta L 107–125 Bob Warlick (23) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 2,527 9–40 L 6 50 January 24 Chicago W 117–106 Dick Van Arsdale (27) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6,275 10–40 W 1 51 January 25 @ San Diego L 120–133 Jim Fox, Gail Goodrich (22) San Diego Sports Arena 4,128 10–41 L 1 52 January 26 San Francisco L 93–117 Neil Johnson (22) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 2,452 10–42 L 2 53 January 29 Milwaukee W 111–107 Gail Goodrich (33) Tacoma, WA 3,013 11–42 W 1
February: 3–14 (Home: 2–4; Road: 1–10) Game Date Team Score High points Location Attendance Record Streak 54 February 2 Milwaukee W 122–121 Gail Goodrich (37) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 2,926 12–42 W 2 55 February 4 Philadelphia W 125–116 Jim Fox, Dick Van Arsdale (25) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,317 13–42 W 3 56 February 6 Cincinnati L 103–124 Gail Goodrich (35) Tucson, AZ 3,849 13–43 L 1 57 February 7 @ San Diego L 119–130 Gail Goodrich (33) San Diego Sports Arena 6,214 13–44 L 2 58 February 8 Los Angeles L 104–122 Gail Goodrich (29) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 9,106 13–45 L 3 59 February 9 @ Los Angeles L 116–134 Gail Goodrich (29) The Forum 8,840 13–46 L 4 60 February 12 @ New York L 105–112 Gail Goodrich (26) Madison Square Garden 12,017 13–47 L 5 61 February 14 @ Detroit L 123–128 Jim Fox (24) Cobo Arena 2,853 13–48 L 6 62 February 16 @ Cincinnati W 125–113 Gail Goodrich (25) Cincinnati Gardens 3,922 14–48 W 1 63 February 18 @ Boston L 110–116 Gail Goodrich (29) Boston Garden 7,022 14–49 L 1 64 February 20 @ Baltimore L 121–124 Dick Van Arsdale (44) Detroit, MI 7,066 14–50 L 2 65 February 21 Chicago L 121–133 Gail Goodrich (43) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4,939 14–51 L 3 66 February 22 Boston L 100–124 Dick Van Arsdale (21) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8,295 14–52 L 4 67 February 23 @ Milwaukee L 103–107 Gail Goodrich (29) Green Bay, WI 4,347 14–53 L 5 68 February 25 @ Boston L 99–112 Dick Van Arsdale (22) New York City, NY 19,500 14–54 L 6 69 February 26 @ Philadelphia L 97–104 Dick Van Arsdale (22) The Spectrum 7,781 14–55 L 7 70 February 28 @ Los Angeles L 117–121 Gail Goodrich (43) The Forum 15,728 14–56 L 8
March: 2–10 (Home: 1–7; Road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points Location Attendance Record Streak 71 March 1 @ San Francisco W 119–118 Gail Goodrich (33) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 3,580 15–56 W 1 72 March 4 Cincinnati L 122–141 Gail Goodrich (37) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,165 15–57 L 1 73 March 6 @ Chicago L 117–125 (OT) Gail Goodrich (33) Carbondale, IL 3,125 15–58 L 2 74 March 7 @ New York L 87–119 Bob Warlick (18) Philadelphia, PA 15,244 15–59 L 3 75 March 9 San Diego W 146–133 Gail Goodrich (47) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 2,384 16–59 W 1 76 March 10 Baltimore L 121–140 Dick Van Arsdale (37) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4,133 16–60 L 1 77 March 11 @ San Diego L 106–116 Dick Van Arsdale (26) San Diego Sports Arena 4,172 16–61 L 2 78 March 15 San Diego L 124–141 Gail Goodrich (38) Tucson, AZ 2,616 16–62 L 3 79 March 17 Detroit L 95–119 Stan McKenzie (basketball) (18) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,128 16–63 L 4 80 March 19 Milwaukee L 110–117 Dick Van Arsdale (32) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,033 16–64 L 5 81 March 21 New York L 104–139 Gary Gregor (23) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,175 16–65 L 6 82 March 23 Milwaukee L 118–128 Dick Van Arsdale (31) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,204 16–66 L 7
1968–69 schedule

Team-by-team results

Opponent	Home	Road	Total	All-time record	Suns leading scorer	Opp. leading scorer
Atlanta Hawks	0–3	0–3	0–6	0–6 (.000%)	Bob Warlick (16.4)	Zelmo Beaty (24.8)
Baltimore Bullets	0–3	0–3	0–6	0–6 (.000%)	Dick Van Arsdale (31.0)	Earl Monroe (26.8)
Boston Celtics	0–3	0–3	0–6	0–6 (.000%)	Dick Van Arsdale (18.2)	Bailey Howell (21.7)
Chicago Bulls	2–1	0–3	2–4	2–4 (.333%)	Gail Goodrich (26.7)	Bob Boozer (25.8)
Cincinnati Royals	1–2	1–2	2–4	2–4 (.333%)	Gail Goodrich (28.0)	Oscar Robertson (25.2)
Detroit Pistons	1–2	1–2	2–4	2–4 (.333%)	Gail Goodrich (22.7)	Dave DeBusschere (23.5)
Los Angeles Lakers	0–3	0–3	0–6	0–6 (.000%)	Dick Van Arsdale (26.7)	Wilt Chamberlain (31.2)
Milwaukee Bucks	2–2	0–4	2–6	2–6 (.250%)	Dick Van Arsdale (23.9)	Len Chappell (22.6)
New York Knicks	1–2	0–3	1–5	1–5 (.167%)	Gail Goodrich (21.0)	Willis Reed (27.3)
Philadelphia 76ers	1–2	0–3	1–5	1–5 (.167%)	Dick Van Arsdale (20.2)	Billy Cunningham (26.3)
San Diego Rockets	1–3	0–4	1–7	1–7 (.125%)	Gail Goodrich (30.5)	Elvin Hayes (31.6)
San Francisco Warriors	1–2	1–2	2–4	2–4 (.333%)	Gail Goodrich (29.0)	Nate Thurmond (24.8)
Seattle SuperSonics	2–1	1–2	3–3	3–3 (.500%)	Gail Goodrich (23.8)	Bob Rule (26.7)

Awards and honors

All-Star

• Dick Van Arsdale was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his first All-Star selection.
• Gail Goodrich was selected to replace Jerry West in the All-Star Game. It was his first All-Star selection.

Season

• Gary Gregor was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game
PPG	Points per game

Season

Player	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
Ed Biedenbach	7	2.6	.000	.667	0.3	0.4	0.6
Jim Fox*	51	38.8	.470	.734	13.3	2.8	13.8
Gail Goodrich	81	40.0	.411	.747	5.4	6.4	23.8
Gary Gregor	80	27.3	.415	.649	8.9	1.2	11.1
Neil Johnson	80	16.5	.481^	.621	5.0	1.7	5.8
Rod Knowles*	8	5.0	.286	.333	1.1	0.0	1.1
Dave Lattin	68	14.5	.410	.634	4.8	0.7	6.0
Stan McKenzie (basketball)	80	19.6	.427	.763+	3.1	1.5	9.3
McCoy McLemore*	31	22.9	.385	.773+	5.4	1.6	11.8
Dick Snyder	81	26.0	.472^	.725	4.0	2.6	12.1
Dick Van Arsdale	80	42.4	.442	.705	6.9	4.8	21.0
Bob Warlick*	63	15.5	.423	.606	2.4	2.1	8.0
George Wilson*	41	31.6	.397	.616	12.3	1.9	11.6

* – Stats with the Suns.
^ – Minimum 230 field goals.
+ – Minimum 230 free throws.

Transactions

Trades

August 27, 1968	To Boston Celtics Em Bryant	To Phoenix Suns 1969 second-round draft pick ( Gene Williams)
September 11, 1968	To Atlanta Hawks Dennis Hamilton	To Phoenix Suns 1969 third-round draft pick ( Lloyd Kerr)
September 12, 1968	To Milwaukee Bucks Dick Cunningham	To Phoenix Suns 1973 second-round draft pick ( Gary Melchionni) Cash considerations
December 17, 1968	To Detroit Pistons McCoy McLemore	To Phoenix Suns Jim Fox 1969 third-round draft pick ( Lamar Green)
January 20, 1969	To Philadelphia 76ers George Wilson	To Phoenix Suns Jerry Chambers

Free agents

Additions Date Player Contract Former Team October 18, 1968 Ed Biedenbach Undisclosed Los Angeles Lakers November 8, 1968 Bob Warlick Undisclosed Milwaukee Bucks Subtractions Date Player Reason Left New Team October 1, 1968 Paul Long Waived Los Angeles Lakers November 6, 1968 Rod Knowles Waived New York Nets (ABA) November 21, 1968 Ed Biedenbach Waived n/a References Boatner, Verne (May 7, 1968), "Suns Stress Youth in Draft Choices", Arizona Republic