Q 01/05

How many games did the Suns win in their inaugural 1968–69 season?

A) 16

B) 22

C) 28

D) 12

Answer · why

A) 16

The Suns won 16 games and lost 66 in 1968–69, the worst record in the NBA that season, which put them in the coin flip for the 1969 No. 1 pick.

Q 02/05

Which other franchise joined the NBA alongside the Suns in 1968?

A) Portland Trail Blazers

B) Seattle SuperSonics

C) Milwaukee Bucks

D) Buffalo Braves

Answer · why

C) Milwaukee Bucks

The two expansion mates flipped a coin for the 1969 No. 1 pick, and Milwaukee won the rights to Lew Alcindor.

Q 03/05

Whom did the Suns draft with the second pick in 1969 after losing the coin flip for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

A) Neal Walk

B) Connie Hawkins

C) Dick Van Arsdale

D) Gail Goodrich

Answer · why

A) Neal Walk

Neal Walk, a University of Florida centre, went second overall to Phoenix in 1969 and spent five seasons with the Suns before being traded.

Q 04/05

What was the entry fee the NBA charged Phoenix and Milwaukee to join the league in 1968?

A) $2 million

B) $3 million

C) $5 million

D) $4 million

Answer · why

A) $2 million

The expansion fee was $2 million per franchise; Phoenix's ownership group, led by Richard Bloch, paid that sum to enter the league.

Q 05/05

Which of these names lost to 'Suns' in the 1968 name-the-team contest?

A) Scorpions

B) Firebirds

C) Diamondbacks

D) Coyotes

Answer · why

A) Scorpions

Scorpions was among the losing entries, along with Rattlers, Thunderbirds, Wranglers, Mavericks, Tumbleweeds, Mustangs and Cougars; the winning 'Suns'...