Q 01/05

In which year did the Suns begin play as an expansion team?

A) 1970

B) 1972

C) 1974

D) 1968

Answer · why

D) 1968

They joined alongside the Milwaukee Bucks and were Arizona's first major pro franchise.

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

The Florida centre had a solid career but the flip haunted the franchise for decades.

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

Commissioner J. Walter Kennedy had called Phoenix 'too hot, too small and too far away'.

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

Rattlers, Thunderbirds, Wranglers, Mavericks, Tumbleweeds, Mustangs and Cougars also lost; the winner got $1,000 and season tickets.