If they could have just won a home game or two they would have took it because they took two out of three in Chicago couple shots here and there we could have got it oh well.
I'm glad Barkley finally said, "When Dan got traded, it was over." That's just the truth. They were never serious after that. People think basketball is a superstars game, but people don't realize you can take one guy out of the nucleus and it destroys the entire unit in one fell swoop.
TRJ2241987 - That suns team peaked in 93, and was on a serious decline with or without Dan. The trade was just a desperate attempt to stop the negative trajectory of the team
I've always been a Bulls fan, but I really liked watching those Suns teams. I was always a Barkley fan, thought KJ was underrated, and wanted the same game as Majerle. I always wanted to be a shooter who could occasionally dunk.
Dan Majerle almost came back to Phoenix when he was a free agent in 1996. He played one season with the Cleveland Cavaliers as their 6th Man backing up Chris Mills.
years later and this video had me in tears 😭 we loved Dan. What a horrible trade. Loyal Suns fans know he was a valley sports icon. Also RIP Paul Westphal
I had NBA Live 96 on the Sega G! Thunder Dan was later cooking for the Miami Heat! This is what made the trade even more shocking! Cleveland had that pick up steal!
I have a funny personal story about him. Back in Summer of 1993 to be exact, my family and I did a vacation cruise to the Caribbeans. This was when Majerle was at his prime and killing it with Barkley, etc... My sister had the biggest crush on him and out of luck he happened to be on the same cruise with us. When she found out she did everything to spot him. Finally, she saw him on the ship and got a picture taken with him. Keep in mind this was back when disposable cameras were the primary source of picture taken. Well about a week later after she got the camera roll developed it turned out to be a bust! She was clearly visible in the picture but the lighting on Dan was so bad that it cast an entire shadow over him. Let's just say she was bummed!!!
I 'll never forget that Phoenix Suns team with Dan, Barkley and my personal favourite KJ. No other team moved me that much ever and made me such a huge fan of their game and their style as well as their personalities. And I had no other reason to connect and be a huge Suns fan, since I've always lived in Greece! I love Dan, all the rest of KJ's Suns and especially the legend KJ who for me is better than any pg of his era!!!
@@lucaz3707 I don't know about the off court stuff enough to be sure what really happened, neither did I try to follow it much, so I am talking strictly basketball here. Anyway, if he did hit on a 16yo it's terrible but... it's hard when you are young and rich and famous the amount of temptations you have, I am sure many men now turning their heads off would do much worse in secret. I am not saying it's alright to kiss or take a shower with a 16 year old who could be my sister or whatever happened, but to be honest if I was 20 something and a really hot and physically mature 16 year old (some of them in 16 really look like women and nature has them ready for giving birth in terms of their period, some of them are extremely provocative and hot, so the limit of 18 is a number placed by people for good reason, but what is it 17 and 360 days a crime and after a week all fine? practically its a little relative to the individual when it comes closer to 18) came to me on a moment I was vulnerable and horny and she was smart and hot and more mature looking and speaking than 16, I would maybe fall in the trap to develop feelings or be fond of her, talk to her etc and not be strong and mature enough as I am now to stop it right away and go off her and send her away, as the right thing to do definitely is. So I wont crucify him for that. I dont know details though from his accusation cases, so maybe I would change my mind if I knew more, but not assumptions arbitrary but evidence and facts.
@@lucaz3707 especially the mayor stuff I am completely unaware of (I live outside usa) did he steal money or something, I will have a look on that, ok man
back then here in europe was this big MJ-Bulls-NBA hype. as kids we were watching the playoffs. i remember most of my friends were rooting for the Bulls, one was for Ewing and the Knicks, one for David Robinson, one for Hakeem. i was for the Suns, and the guy i liked most was Dan Majerle, i didnt know why, didn't understand english or know anything about him, just watched some games. Now 25 years older, watching this by chance, seeing what kind of person and teammate he was, i like the fact that as a 13 year old he was the player i chose to like
I was and am a die hard Pistons fan since 88, being from Michigan that's a given. But from 1993 to 1995 all my shirts and jackets were Phoenix Suns and it was because of this guy right here. Loved Majerle to death. I would have given anything to have his game. I am so glad I got to see the man play and even got to see him play one time against the Pistons in person. He was grit an determination personified. The day he got traded to Cleveland didn't change me as a fan but even as somebody not from Phoenix it broke my heart when I found out where he was headed.
I was born in detroit I watched him play against the pistons with 2 different teams. Gary Payton and thunder Dan are the best 2 players I ever got to see play against us.
As a fan of the Lakers at the time I remember my friends and I heard about this and said "wow, the Suns are giving up on the season already!" We knew as rivals that their team was going to have a huge dropoff without Majerle - it didn't even matter who they got in return. I can't believe the front office actually thought it would improve their team.
My dad went to Majerle's in Phoenix and they have a no autograph policy. He went up to Dan Majerle and he said l, "Sorry but I know there's no autographs but my son is stationed in the military over in Germany." So he signed a drink coaster for me and my dad sent it to me. I just thought that was a really nice thing for him to do.
Yup. That's easily the primary reason they declined so quickly. KJ, Manning, etc. took turns on the injury list, but that had happened the previous 2 years and still won 56 and 59 respectively. Dan was the glue that held it all together.
back then I had to ask my uncle who was traveling to the US to buy me the #9 suns jersey as it was nowhere about to find it here in Italy. no internet, only few catalogues and none had it in store. still have it and still keeping it as a precious thing. those suns meant, and means, so much to me.
One of my fav 3pt shooter.. I remember playing with my friend nba live and ive got the suns and he got the sonics i think tht was 96 and it was a showdown between dan and shrimp and i lost with only 1 pt... Hahaha.. the heat was a contender when dan was there but still rooting for them zo tim dan jamall pj but jordan was pain in the ass...
First Great Deep 3 shooter in the league. Way before Steph would chunk em 5 feet behind the line. Dan was knocking em down. Which is great since he also made his name driving hard and dunking.
Kept reading the comments to find someone who remembered lol. He was a hustle and drive guy off the bench, then around 92, just came out bombing and hitting and never stopped.
I went to Central Michigan and played Football during Dan's years there. We loved the guy. He brought so much excitement to Rose Arena. Back then the dynamic duo was Dan "Thunder" Marjerle and Ervin "Lightening" Levy. It was the thunder and lightening show. They would both rain bombs from far beyond where anyone else would consider shooting from. After the first basket of each game, the tradition was to bring several rolls of toilet paper with you, and launch a stream on to the court. They had to shut down the game for 5-7 minutes every homegame to clean it up....those were the days!!!
one of my favorites all time suns......i mourned when he was traded and the guy we traded him for got injured in a car accident on the way to phx, what an omen
Suns scout Dick Percudani said to the sun's draft Greg ostertag in 95 but the sun's brass choose Mario Bennet because ostertag supposingly did something in college to a girl and that girl's father knew colangelo and told colangelo that his daughter had a bad experience with ostertag!! Well ostertag had a successful career in Utah!! The sun's would of not had to trade marlegh if they drafted ostertag!! Barkley could of had one more chance that year with ostertag! Finley was there 19th pick! The sun's brass just made one dumb move after another after losing to bulls in 93! Maybe they should of given the gm job to Percudani! Brian colangelo wasn't ready and to young!
Pharoewise Thegemini Lol. Ostertag was horrible. Better than that Mario guy, but still a scrub. You set ur post up as if the suns passed on the Greek freak or kawhi or something
I thought Finley was the #21 pick in 1995? One of the all time great steal picks.The Suns had some pretty good scouts back in the day.Hornacek, Ceballos, Dumas in the 2nd rd.Getting Steve Nash at #15.
He was like Pippen equivalent of the Suns. He rebound, defend, shoot .. everything you want him to do. Unselfish. His shooting stroke was a sight to behold is book.perfect. He is the teammate you want to have around.
Thunder Dan I’m Miami Heat ... when he was with the Heat he’s a reliable 3 point shooter & played hard defense but unfortunately when rain into the Chicago Bulls
I love when Tom chambers is describing Dan and it shows Dan goofing around playing tennis. If you look at his guns and the way he swings his racket, you know you wouldn't want to fight him, he could throw one hell of a sucker punch
Thunder Dan is and was my only fav players only back in the 90's, strenght, agilty, overall understanding of the game. That dude was hard to compete in those days, that's for sure.
I remember a NBA on NBC game between Phoenix and Orlando and they played an interview with Charles about having a dominant center and how only a few teams had guys like Shaq, Hakeem, and Ewing. The trading of a core guy like Majerle for a, let's be honest, non difference maker in Hot Rod (RIP) didn't make sense then and doesn't now in hindsight.
Suns shot themselves in the foot in 95', letting Richard Dumas go again. He would've been the perfect fill-in for having lost Cedric Ceballos after the previous yr. He was giving the Suns back that athleticism from the wing that they missed since losing Ced. Especially considering that Danny Manning had torn his ACL, was done for that yr, and that the Big-3 of Majerle, KJ & Barkley were getting older, Dumas would've been the perfect added-punch moving forward late in the yr.
I worked customer service for an insurance company many years ago and he happened to call and I got the call. Needless to say I had to keep my excitement down when he gave me his name and I knew who he was
The rumored deal was Pippen for Majerle, Wesley Person, and draft picks-not simply Pippen for Majerle. Moreover, Pippen was apparently the one who created the rumor, meaning that there was no truth to it. www.deseretnews.com/article/404164/PIPPEN-TRADE-TALK-TOOK-CENTER-STAGE.html www.upi.com/Archives/1995/02/11/Pippen-subject-of-trade-rumors/5229792478800/ community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19950219&slug=2106001 Once he became healthy, Williams gave the Suns the improvement that they needed at center, especially defensively. The truly costly decision, in my view, was Phoenix's refusal to re-sign Danny Ainge after the 1995 playoffs, thus forcing the thirty-six-year old sharpshooter into retirement. Ainge could still play-in Game Seven of the 1995 Western Conference Semifinals versus the Rockets, he scored 19 points on 8 field goal attempts in 27 minutes off the bench. In the fourth quarter of that game (which started with Houston leading by two points and ended with the Rockets winning by one point, 115-114), the leading scorers ranked as follows: Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston): 16 points Kevin Johnson (Phoenix): 13 points Danny Ainge (Phoenix): 13 points So to shed a player like that in exchange for nothing really represented a detrimental decision and a waste for Phoenix, especially given Ainge's leadership and championship experience. When healthy, the Suns' '95-'96 roster could have looked as follows: Starters: G Kevin Johnson G Wesley Person F Michael Finley (rookie) F Charles Barkley C John Williams Reserves: G Elliot Perry G Danny Ainge G Chris Carr (rookie) F Danny Manning F A.C. Green F Mario Bennett (rookie) F Wayman Tisdale C Joe Kleine That roster could have provided the correct balance of experience and youth, perimeter shooting and athleticism. But instead of Ainge, the Suns inked veteran reserve guard Tony Smith on the eve of the season. Smith was a defensive specialist with little offensive skill, and in February, Phoenix traded him to Miami for rookie Terrence Rencher, who made his way into two games for the Suns and then never played in the NBA again.
You actually believe that?? Everyone knows not to take interviews like that seriously, especially from the Suns head coach, because if the trade doesn't happen, you don't want a broken locker room, you can simply keep denying it as a rumor. Truth is, Scottie was close to being a Sun, even at the All-Star game, Charles Barkley said so. A head coach can't admit that LOL he would break up the team. The only reason the deal never went through, in simple terms, a man said the words "IM BACK", Michael Jordan. That killed the deal, since Michael wanted Scottie back. I honestly think that if the Suns had Scottie that year, no way Houston would of won the championship.
I think seeing Majerle hustle and bust his butt Barkley finally realized he had a legitimate shot to win the championship. He finally had players on his team that gave a damn and he didn't have to do it all.
Man the Phoenix suns making awful trades is a tradition this is one of the worst not sure if it’s worse than trading marion and banks for shaq or joe Johnson for diaw
Diaw turned out to be a good player.In fact, I think he's a bit underrated.Super high IQ & great facilitator.Type of guy who helps you win games.Loved him with the Spurs
Thunder Dan Majerle y'all! Him and Larry Bird, easily the flyest White guys in NBA history y'all!⚡🦅 They inspired me as a baller growing up. And put Thunder Dan with The Bird Man, And you get a 'Thunderbird'... Ya heard me
Phoenix did need a centre badly though. They had been knocked out two years in a row by Hakeem Olajuwon and the Rockets. I agree they meddled too much with the team and it didn't work out. I could see the rational though. Dan Majerle previous season he was coming off the bench at times. And Wesley Person had overtaken him as starting shooting guard, so Majerle was viewed as expendable.
Different era i was fan of Dan same for Price and Schrempf there was so many others i can remember Radja and Eddie Jones guys who use to be a stars not the franchise player but star you know that if they got hot even MJ can't stop them .The 90's was the golden era of basketball 89-99 after that boring no offense to the Lakers and other teams who won the title but i was not able to get invested till the Mavericks won in 2011..
Dan was the reason I both got into basketball, and became a Suns fan. Lil 13 year old, mesmerized by this ripped white guy dunking all over people and bombing from half court. Been a Suns fan ever since. Would've rather we rided it out with that core and taken our hits instead of breaking it all up and seeing it dwindle. Was absolutely crushing losing to Hakeem and the Rockets 2 years straight though, so I totally understood why they went and got a center, even if the return was abysmal lol
The 1993 Suns would have won a title if not for that 23 guy. That team was explosive. The closest thing to the Golden State warriors of today. Everyone could shoot the 3 ball.
Funny how the gm Brian colangelo never went upstairs to that meeting! Percudani I am sure was pissed off about the sun's trading marlegh! But the sun's after losing the finals made one bad move after another! Cebbollos went to LA and was a force! West was traded to leave the sun's no center except Tisdale!! In 95 not drafting ostertag was a mistake and if they did sun's prob don't trade marlegh
Had a missionary companion in Guatemala by the name of Andy Toolson who was a brother of Gov.Jan and all he bragged about was Dan Ainge and that he was his brother in law and I saw thunder Dan,dunk on Dan the 👨 man from 4 times and he got slammed
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That 1993 Suns Team was so much fun to watch. I’m still mad they lost to the Bulls that year.
If they could have just won a home game or two they would have took it because they took two out of three in Chicago couple shots here and there we could have got it oh well.
@@iamalive.1255 No oh well! Bring on the time machine!
I'm glad Barkley finally said, "When Dan got traded, it was over."
That's just the truth. They were never serious after that. People think basketball is a superstars game, but people don't realize you can take one guy out of the nucleus and it destroys the entire unit in one fell swoop.
Facts! Thunder Dan was a favorite in Miami as well but we knew his true heart was in Phoenix
TRJ2241987 - That suns team peaked in 93, and was on a serious decline with or without Dan. The trade was just a desperate attempt to stop the negative trajectory of the team
I've always been a Bulls fan, but I really liked watching those Suns teams. I was always a Barkley fan, thought KJ was underrated, and wanted the same game as Majerle. I always wanted to be a shooter who could occasionally dunk.
I felt that way when the Mets let Daniel Murphy get away. He was the heartbeat of that team. The Mets won't never be the same for years.
Dan Majerle almost came back to Phoenix when he was a free agent in 1996. He played one season with the Cleveland Cavaliers as their 6th Man backing up Chris Mills.
years later and this video had me in tears 😭 we loved Dan. What a horrible trade. Loyal Suns fans know he was a valley sports icon. Also RIP Paul Westphal
I lived and died by this guy in NBA Live 95. So many memories
NBA Live! Especially from downtown!
Same bro lol, great days
So true.
I had NBA Live 96 on the Sega G!
Thunder Dan was later cooking for the Miami Heat!
This is what made the trade even more shocking!
Cleveland had that pick up steal!
I still have my Sega Genesis with all the lives
I was piiiiiissssed the FUCK off when they traded Thunder Dan .... He was and still is my #1 favorite NBA Baller
Thunder Dan was absolutely Charles Barkley’s right hand.
Yup. The main reason they dropped from 59 wins in 94-95 to 41 in 95-96.
He was also Alonzo Mourning's right hand
I have a funny personal story about him. Back in Summer of 1993 to be exact, my family and I did a vacation cruise to the Caribbeans. This was when Majerle was at his prime and killing it with Barkley, etc... My sister had the biggest crush on him and out of luck he happened to be on the same cruise with us. When she found out she did everything to spot him. Finally, she saw him on the ship and got a picture taken with him. Keep in mind this was back when disposable cameras were the primary source of picture taken. Well about a week later after she got the camera roll developed it turned out to be a bust! She was clearly visible in the picture but the lighting on Dan was so bad that it cast an entire shadow over him. Let's just say she was bummed!!!
Did dan get some stink finger?
Back then , cameras were so fucked up I literally took 2 or 3 pictures to increase my chances of a good
@@TruthBTold- Yeahhh I can honestly say I do not miss the days of those crappy cameras.
@@PenusDrippings LOL no. I think she was 16 at the time so had he done so, he would of risked getting busted by Chis Hanson LOL!
I 'll never forget that Phoenix Suns team with Dan, Barkley and my personal favourite KJ. No other team moved me that much ever and made me such a huge fan of their game and their style as well as their personalities. And I had no other reason to connect and be a huge Suns fan, since I've always lived in Greece! I love Dan, all the rest of KJ's Suns and especially the legend KJ who for me is better than any pg of his era!!!
KJ is a terrible person tho
@@lucaz3707 I don't know about the off court stuff enough to be sure what really happened, neither did I try to follow it much, so I am talking strictly basketball here. Anyway, if he did hit on a 16yo it's terrible but... it's hard when you are young and rich and famous the amount of temptations you have, I am sure many men now turning their heads off would do much worse in secret. I am not saying it's alright to kiss or take a shower with a 16 year old who could be my sister or whatever happened, but to be honest if I was 20 something and a really hot and physically mature 16 year old (some of them in 16 really look like women and nature has them ready for giving birth in terms of their period, some of them are extremely provocative and hot, so the limit of 18 is a number placed by people for good reason, but what is it 17 and 360 days a crime and after a week all fine? practically its a little relative to the individual when it comes closer to 18) came to me on a moment I was vulnerable and horny and she was smart and hot and more mature looking and speaking than 16, I would maybe fall in the trap to develop feelings or be fond of her, talk to her etc and not be strong and mature enough as I am now to stop it right away and go off her and send her away, as the right thing to do definitely is. So I wont crucify him for that. I dont know details though from his accusation cases, so maybe I would change my mind if I knew more, but not assumptions arbitrary but evidence and facts.
Paris Ts IK but the fact that he did those and other things as mayor and got away with it is despicable
@@lucaz3707 especially the mayor stuff I am completely unaware of (I live outside usa) did he steal money or something, I will have a look on that, ok man
my fave team on nba jam
I'm so proud that Dan was my favorite player as a teenager. He should've definitely stayed in Phoenix and maybe Barkley stayed and retired there.
He played hard here in Cleveland but tht was a bad trade for Phoenix.
Can't believe 'Last Dance' edited out MJs quote at the end of 1993 Finals "FU Majerle!"
You know where I can find that
back then here in europe was this big MJ-Bulls-NBA hype. as kids we were watching the playoffs. i remember most of my friends were rooting for the Bulls, one was for Ewing and the Knicks, one for David Robinson, one for Hakeem. i was for the Suns, and the guy i liked most was Dan Majerle, i didnt know why, didn't understand english or know anything about him, just watched some games. Now 25 years older, watching this by chance, seeing what kind of person and teammate he was, i like the fact that as a 13 year old he was the player i chose to like
Coincidentally, he was the only White one. Were you aspiring to be like White, and not Mike, lol?
Well said
I'll always love Dan's game! Just a straight up professional!
Dan had those "ups" he would put you on a poster *real quick* !!
Awesome. Majerle and Jeff Hornecek were the trades that hurt the most.
At least the Hornacek trade brought Chuck
I was and am a die hard Pistons fan since 88, being from Michigan that's a given. But from 1993 to 1995 all my shirts and jackets were Phoenix Suns and it was because of this guy right here. Loved Majerle to death. I would have given anything to have his game. I am so glad I got to see the man play and even got to see him play one time against the Pistons in person. He was grit an determination personified. The day he got traded to Cleveland didn't change me as a fan but even as somebody not from Phoenix it broke my heart when I found out where he was headed.
I was born in detroit I watched him play against the pistons with 2 different teams. Gary Payton and thunder Dan are the best 2 players I ever got to see play against us.
I'll always look up to Thunder Dan when it comes to game approach and toughness..
As a fan of the Lakers at the time I remember my friends and I heard about this and said "wow, the Suns are giving up on the season already!" We knew as rivals that their team was going to have a huge dropoff without Majerle - it didn't even matter who they got in return. I can't believe the front office actually thought it would improve their team.
Truly a legend
My dad went to Majerle's in Phoenix and they have a no autograph policy. He went up to Dan Majerle and he said l, "Sorry but I know there's no autographs but my son is stationed in the military over in Germany." So he signed a drink coaster for me and my dad sent it to me. I just thought that was a really nice thing for him to do.
I Loved Dan Majerle......Legend...... When we lost him it was over.....
Before Curry hitting those long range 3 pointers there was Thunder Dan! I miss the 1990s NBA!
How do you know dan is awsome? He is a fave still in Phoenix and in miami. Miami still loves us some thunder dan.
Especially with Miami we loved him here
@@Topnotchryde88 yea i said that already
charismatic9904 damn bro get that bug out your ass I was just agreeing with you man.
@@Topnotchryde88 no I will not. That bug has been there for years. Always on time with rent and never causes any issues.
Traded Majerle for Hot Rod....and Marion for Shaq. Smh
Hot Rod Williams? Are you freakin serious? That guy was the highest paid scrub in the league in the 90’s. Edit: He passed in 2015. RIP
Lol, I was actually about to comment that same comparison. Very similar. Almost like a panic sell. Marion should’ve never been traded.
IMO, had mgmt kept Majerle and resigned Ainge, the 1995-96 Suns would have won 50+ games again. Instead of 41-41.
I believe if Cotton coached the team in 93', they win it all too
Also, it definitely isn't coincidence that their 7 straight 50+ win seasons all were during Dan's years
Yup. That's easily the primary reason they declined so quickly. KJ, Manning, etc. took turns on the injury list, but that had happened the previous 2 years and still won 56 and 59 respectively. Dan was the glue that held it all together.
back then I had to ask my uncle who was traveling to the US to buy me the #9 suns jersey as it was nowhere about to find it here in Italy. no internet, only few catalogues and none had it in store.
still have it and still keeping it as a precious thing. those suns meant, and means, so much to me.
Majerle was a real, true professional. Good, solid ball player
Majerle. Chambers. Ainge
Barkley are Suns legends
Don't forget KJ!
@@brandonkeisler86 Beat me to the punch! Definitely Kevin Johnson!
Rex Chapman and Cedric Ceballos.
@@sergs1963 Them too!
KJ!!!!
One of my fav 3pt shooter.. I remember playing with my friend nba live and ive got the suns and he got the sonics i think tht was 96 and it was a showdown between dan and shrimp and i lost with only 1 pt... Hahaha.. the heat was a contender when dan was there but still rooting for them zo tim dan jamall pj but jordan was pain in the ass...
The Day the Music died 😭
First Great Deep 3 shooter in the league. Way before Steph would chunk em 5 feet behind the line. Dan was knocking em down. Which is great since he also made his name driving hard and dunking.
Kept reading the comments to find someone who remembered lol. He was a hustle and drive guy off the bench, then around 92, just came out bombing and hitting and never stopped.
I went to Central Michigan and played Football during Dan's years there. We loved the guy. He brought so much excitement to Rose Arena. Back then the dynamic duo was Dan "Thunder" Marjerle and Ervin "Lightening" Levy. It was the thunder and lightening show. They would both rain bombs from far beyond where anyone else would consider shooting from. After the first basket of each game, the tradition was to bring several rolls of toilet paper with you, and launch a stream on to the court. They had to shut down the game for 5-7 minutes every homegame to clean it up....those were the days!!!
Thunder Dan gave quite a few guards trouble in the mid 90s. Consummate performer. 👍
one of my favorites all time suns......i mourned when he was traded
and the guy we traded him for got injured in a car accident on the way to phx, what an omen
Thunder dan a suns legend and Billy ho always reminded me of Dan
One of my favorite players in the 90s i rooted for him every time....i didn't know why though just a cool guy
Suns scout Dick Percudani said to the sun's draft Greg ostertag in 95 but the sun's brass choose Mario Bennet because ostertag supposingly did something in college to a girl and that girl's father knew colangelo and told colangelo that his daughter had a bad experience with ostertag!! Well ostertag had a successful career in Utah!! The sun's would of not had to trade marlegh if they drafted ostertag!! Barkley could of had one more chance that year with ostertag! Finley was there 19th pick! The sun's brass just made one dumb move after another after losing to bulls in 93! Maybe they should of given the gm job to Percudani! Brian colangelo wasn't ready and to young!
Pharoewise Thegemini Lol. Ostertag was horrible. Better than that Mario guy, but still a scrub. You set ur post up as if the suns passed on the Greek freak or kawhi or something
I’ve seen you comment a few times on these pages with somewhat insider knowledge. Pretty cool.
Yes, many great athletes think they're above the law, and do those bad things. I don't condone what Greg likely did.
I thought Finley was the #21 pick in 1995? One of the all time great steal picks.The Suns had some pretty good scouts back in the day.Hornacek, Ceballos, Dumas in the 2nd rd.Getting Steve Nash at #15.
definitely an all time favorite of mine! Written in as an all star starter!
These are entertaining. Mavs fan.. our teams history's are intertwined.
He was like Pippen equivalent of the Suns.
He rebound, defend, shoot .. everything you want him to do. Unselfish.
His shooting stroke was a sight to behold is book.perfect.
He is the teammate you want to have around.
Safe to say he's probably still Phoenix favorite sun
Thanks for everything ......... Thunder Dan.............
One of the best 3pt shooter dan majerle one of my favorite player
Majerle one of my all time favourite players. Luckily I got to see him & the Sun play the Jazz back in the day.
Every team needs a Dan Majerle
Thunder Dan I’m Miami Heat ... when he was with the Heat he’s a reliable 3 point shooter & played hard defense but unfortunately when rain into the Chicago Bulls
Majerle was shooting near half court before Steph made it famous... #Truth
I love when Tom chambers is describing Dan and it shows Dan goofing around playing tennis. If you look at his guns and the way he swings his racket, you know you wouldn't want to fight him, he could throw one hell of a sucker punch
Thunder Dan is and was my only fav players only back in the 90's, strenght, agilty, overall understanding of the game. That dude was hard to compete in those days, that's for sure.
I remember a NBA on NBC game between Phoenix and Orlando and they played an interview with Charles about having a dominant center and how only a few teams had guys like Shaq, Hakeem, and Ewing. The trading of a core guy like Majerle for a, let's be honest, non difference maker in Hot Rod (RIP) didn't make sense then and doesn't now in hindsight.
Dan can box. You can tell from that very short clip. Dude was a stud no doubt.
This Guy hard one of the nicest strokes in the Game.
Dan played the right way. A true pro. Fabulous player.
When you have your own signature name you know you Raw
1993 suns team was amazing they should of kept that squad
One of the best nicknames in the NBA.
That jacket kJ had was fire
Loved watching the Suns when Dan played.
Oh yeah loved him!
Traded their most important player. The player that could do EVERYTHING.
He changed a lot since the last time I saw him
I remember Scottie Pippen's name came up in that trade deal.
Suns shot themselves in the foot in 95', letting Richard Dumas go again. He would've been the perfect fill-in for having lost Cedric Ceballos after the previous yr. He was giving the Suns back that athleticism from the wing that they missed since losing Ced. Especially considering that Danny Manning had torn his ACL, was done for that yr, and that the Big-3 of Majerle, KJ & Barkley were getting older, Dumas would've been the perfect added-punch moving forward late in the yr.
Richard Dumas couldn't pass a U.A. It's not like hopes were not pinned on him.
Dan and we got him. I wasn't surprised he left us afterward
I worked customer service for an insurance company many years ago and he happened to call and I got the call. Needless to say I had to keep my excitement down when he gave me his name and I knew who he was
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They ended up trading him for Hot Rod Williams when they could have traded him a year before for Scottie Pippen.
The rumored deal was Pippen for Majerle, Wesley Person, and draft picks-not simply Pippen for Majerle. Moreover, Pippen was apparently the one who created the rumor, meaning that there was no truth to it.
www.deseretnews.com/article/404164/PIPPEN-TRADE-TALK-TOOK-CENTER-STAGE.html
www.upi.com/Archives/1995/02/11/Pippen-subject-of-trade-rumors/5229792478800/
community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19950219&slug=2106001
Once he became healthy, Williams gave the Suns the improvement that they needed at center, especially defensively. The truly costly decision, in my view, was Phoenix's refusal to re-sign Danny Ainge after the 1995 playoffs, thus forcing the thirty-six-year old sharpshooter into retirement. Ainge could still play-in Game Seven of the 1995 Western Conference Semifinals versus the Rockets, he scored 19 points on 8 field goal attempts in 27 minutes off the bench. In the fourth quarter of that game (which started with Houston leading by two points and ended with the Rockets winning by one point, 115-114), the leading scorers ranked as follows:
Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston): 16 points
Kevin Johnson (Phoenix): 13 points
Danny Ainge (Phoenix): 13 points
So to shed a player like that in exchange for nothing really represented a detrimental decision and a waste for Phoenix, especially given Ainge's leadership and championship experience. When healthy, the Suns' '95-'96 roster could have looked as follows:
Starters:
G Kevin Johnson
G Wesley Person
F Michael Finley (rookie)
F Charles Barkley
C John Williams
Reserves:
G Elliot Perry
G Danny Ainge
G Chris Carr (rookie)
F Danny Manning
F A.C. Green
F Mario Bennett (rookie)
F Wayman Tisdale
C Joe Kleine
That roster could have provided the correct balance of experience and youth, perimeter shooting and athleticism. But instead of Ainge, the Suns inked veteran reserve guard Tony Smith on the eve of the season. Smith was a defensive specialist with little offensive skill, and in February, Phoenix traded him to Miami for rookie Terrence Rencher, who made his way into two games for the Suns and then never played in the NBA again.
4real ...We could've been Pimpin with Pippen ???
You a Sun's fan ???
You actually believe that?? Everyone knows not to take interviews like that seriously, especially from the Suns head coach, because if the trade doesn't happen, you don't want a broken locker room, you can simply keep denying it as a rumor. Truth is, Scottie was close to being a Sun, even at the All-Star game, Charles Barkley said so. A head coach can't admit that LOL he would break up the team. The only reason the deal never went through, in simple terms, a man said the words "IM BACK", Michael Jordan. That killed the deal, since Michael wanted Scottie back. I honestly think that if the Suns had Scottie that year, no way Houston would of won the championship.
Sun's could of drafted Greg ostertag that year! Sun's scout wanted ostertag! Colangelo meaning Brian choose Bennett!
I think seeing Majerle hustle and bust his butt Barkley finally realized he had a legitimate shot to win the championship. He finally had players on his team that gave a damn and he didn't have to do it all.
Rip wayneman Tisdale & hot rod Williams
When I was little I used to pronounce it 'MAH-JERILL' 😂💀
THUNDER DAN MAJERLE HANDS DOWN MAN DOWN MAMBA THERE GO THAT MAN
That Hot Rod trade. Ugh. Suns gave up another player PLUS a first round pick with Majerle for Hot Rod too.
Man the Phoenix suns making awful trades is a tradition this is one of the worst not sure if it’s worse than trading marion and banks for shaq or joe Johnson for diaw
Diaw turned out to be a good player.In fact, I think he's a bit underrated.Super high IQ & great facilitator.Type of guy who helps you win games.Loved him with the Spurs
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Thunder Dan Majerle y'all! Him and Larry Bird, easily the flyest White guys in NBA history y'all!⚡🦅 They inspired me as a baller growing up. And put Thunder Dan with The Bird Man, And you get a 'Thunderbird'... Ya heard me
The Suns and Cavs seem to have a good trade history.
Phoenix did need a centre badly though. They had been knocked out two years in a row by Hakeem Olajuwon and the Rockets. I agree they meddled too much with the team and it didn't work out. I could see the rational though. Dan Majerle previous season he was coming off the bench at times. And Wesley Person had overtaken him as starting shooting guard, so Majerle was viewed as expendable.
Different era i was fan of Dan same for Price and Schrempf there was so many others i can remember Radja and Eddie Jones guys who use to be a stars not the franchise player but star you know that if they got hot even MJ can't stop them .The 90's was the golden era of basketball 89-99 after that boring no offense to the Lakers and other teams who won the title but i was not able to get invested till the Mavericks won in 2011..
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Dan was the reason I both got into basketball, and became a Suns fan. Lil 13 year old, mesmerized by this ripped white guy dunking all over people and bombing from half court. Been a Suns fan ever since. Would've rather we rided it out with that core and taken our hits instead of breaking it all up and seeing it dwindle. Was absolutely crushing losing to Hakeem and the Rockets 2 years straight though, so I totally understood why they went and got a center, even if the return was abysmal lol
The 1993 Suns would have won a title if not for that 23 guy. That team was explosive. The closest thing to the Golden State warriors of today. Everyone could shoot the 3 ball.
Funny how the gm Brian colangelo never went upstairs to that meeting! Percudani I am sure was pissed off about the sun's trading marlegh! But the sun's after losing the finals made one bad move after another! Cebbollos went to LA and was a force! West was traded to leave the sun's no center except Tisdale!! In 95 not drafting ostertag was a mistake and if they did sun's prob don't trade marlegh
I remember in Tecmo Super NBA Basketball Dan and Rex Chapman were the only white guys in that game that could do the cool dunks.
Dan being guarded by Wang Zhizhi of Dallas Mavericks back in 2001-02 NBA Regular Season.
Thunder Dan miss my Phoenix Suns Crew
THUNDER DAN!
Had a missionary companion in Guatemala by the name of Andy Toolson who was a brother of Gov.Jan and all he bragged about was Dan Ainge and that he was his brother in law and I saw thunder Dan,dunk on Dan the 👨 man from 4 times and he got slammed
I love Dan when he was on the heat
Man I wished he had went for a Layup game 6 vs bulls instead of going for that corner 3...
Paul Westphal looks like Bill Murray
What a harsh reality of being a professional athlete.
As a Wizards fan,
The Suns should rise with former Wizards' Kelly Oubre.
Should build good chemistry with Devin Booker in Phoenix.
Hmmm wonder why Phoenix thought they needed a center? Perhaps because they couldn’t get past Hakeem 🤔
Exactly that.
Thunder Dan Majerle!
Great to see how Phoenix closed out his career.
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They got Hot Hot Williams. They were supposed to get Mutumbo who was asking for billions
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Seeing Dan bury Seattle shooting those parking lot threes. IN SEATTLE!!! And they were LASERS! Damn near all wrist.
- Scottie Pippen.
- Charles Barkley.
- Dennis Rodman.
PS: how come the 3rd comes without the 4th. Well...the fourth is for sure "The" David Robinson Or Reggie Miller