The 2026–27 Phoenix Suns season will be the 59th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as their 34th season at the Mortgage Matchup Center. It is also their fourth full season under the ownership group led by Mat Ishbia and Justin Ishbia after the brothers purchased the team on February 8, 2023. Entering the season, the Suns will look to not only enter the NBA playoffs for the sixth time in seven straight seasons, but also win their first playoff game since 2023 as well. The Suns will also host the 2027 NBA All-Star Game at the Mortgage Matchup Center, with this being the fourth NBA All-Star Game hosted in Phoenix, Arizona.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position(s) Nationality College / Club 2 47 Tyler Nickel Small Forward United States Vanderbilt The Suns initially entered the draft holding only one second-round selection. They originally held the rights to multiple other draft picks this time around, but those selections were traded away thanks to multiple trades throughout previous seasons, most notably through an infamous trade involving Bradley Beal (though that first round pick for the year ultimately went to the Memphis Grizzlies instead through a complex series of trades), with the placement of the second round pick they did acquire in this year's draft coming through a multi-team trade process that involved the Philadelphia 76ers being the team that Phoenix would get their second round selection from instead of their own second round pick that actually had the same record that Philadelphia did this previous season, but ironically being one spot lower than the pick that had originally belonged to the Suns ultimately gotten them in the end.

By the end of the first night of the draft, the Suns would get involved with a surprise four-team trade with the Dallas Mavericks, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the defending champion New York Knicks, with the Suns trading away three second-round picks (including the 47th pick of the draft, which became Tyler Nickel from Vanderbilt University and the since-available 2033 second-round pick) and cash considerations to the Knicks while acquiring the 30th pick of the draft (the last pick of the first round) from Dallas, with the Mavericks acquiring the 25th pick from the Knicks in the process and the Lakers moving up a spot for the 24th pick in the draft. As such, the first-round pick the Suns acquired to end the first night of the 2026 NBA draft would be the selection of Gilbert, Arizona native forward Koa Peat from the University of Arizona. As someone that had previously been considered a lottery selection early on during his freshman season at the University of Arizona,https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2026/06/suns-to-acquire-no-30-pick-koa-peat-from-mavs.html Peat became a key figure in helping Arizona reach the Final Four of the 2026 NCAA Tournament, with his averages of 14.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2.6 assists resulting in him being a member of both the All-Big 12 Third Team and the Big 12's All-Freshmen Team this season.

Free agency and trades This season would mark the second of five straight seasons where the effects of waiving Bradley Beal's original contract from the previous season (which was set to expire this season) would come into play, as well as the third straight season where the effects of waiving Nassir Little's mid-sized contract from 2024 (which will mark seven total seasons later on) and E. J. Liddell's smaller contract from 2024 would come into play. Entering free agency, the Suns will see Mark Williams enter restricted free agency alongside two-way contract signings Isaiah Livers and former rookie Koby Brea, while the likes of guards Collin Gillespie, Jordan Goodwin, and Amir Coffey would enter unrestricted free agency (once again for Phoenix in the case of Goodwin), with Jamaree Bouyea deciding to stay with the Suns (albeit with his contract still not being fully guaranteed just yethttps://x.com/MikeAScotto/status/2071690353179042123) on June 29, 2026 as well. Before free agency officially began, the Suns would have set agreements with Collin Gillespie, Jordan Goodwin, and Mark Williams on long-term deals. Not only that, but they would also have a trade with the Charlotte Hornets get agreed upon where they would trade guards Grayson Allen and Royce O'Neale alongside their (unprotected) 2033 first round pick to the Hornets in exchange for controversial forward Miles Bridges, a 2027 second-round pick from either the Boston Celtics or Orlando Magic, and a 2029 first-round pick from either the Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves or Utah Jazz (with the trade later being made official on July 13, 2026).

By the start of free agency on June 30, the Suns would have Luke Kennard, a shooting guard from the Los Angeles Lakers, agree to a two-year contract with Phoenix, which was made official on July 14. Following that, the Suns would have Pat Spencer, a former lacrosse college star turned shooting guard from the Golden State Warriors, sign a two-way contract with Phoenix on July 3 to have him go between the Phoenix Suns and Valley Suns affiliate team from the NBA G League whenever necessary. Not only that, but fellow two-way contract Koby Brea would sign his own two-way contract to return with the Suns on July 6, while all three of Collin Gillespie, Jordan Goodwin, and Mark Williams would officially sign their new deal to return with the team a day later on July 7. Meanwhile, Amir Coffey would sign a new deal with the Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. in Israel on July 9. Currently, the only remaining free agent from the team, former two-way contract Isaiah Livers, has yet to find a new team of his own to join as of July 15, with the rest of the team's official roster size essentially being filled out already outside of their training camp/preseason period, although the Suns would waive Haywood Highsmith's partially guaranteed contract on August 12 before giving him a new contract to return to the team only three days later. Not only that, but following a shoulder injury to Mark Williams on September 11 that would leave him out for several months, the Suns would sign former Portland Trail Blazers center Duop Reath to a one-year veteran's minimum deal on September 16 to help out the center position a bit while Williams heals up for this season.

Roster

Standings Division

Conference

Game log Preseason

| 1 | October 5 | @ Detroit

| Little Caesars Arena | –

| 2 | October 7 | @ Chicago

| United Center | –

| 3 | October 10 | San Antonio

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 4 | October 14 | @ San Antonio

| Frost Bank Center | –

| 5 | October 16 | Utah

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

Regular season

| 1 | October 21 | @ Portland

| Moda Center | –

| 2 | October 24 | Golden State

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 3 | October 26 | @ Oklahoma City

| Paycom Center | –

| 4 | October 30 | Denver

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 5 | November 2 | @ Golden State

| Chase Center | –

| 6 | November 4 | Portland

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 7 | November 5 | Orlando

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 8 | November 7 | Houston

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 9 | November 9 | San Antonio

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 10 | November 10 | L.A. Clippers

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 11 | November 12 | Charlotte

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 12 | November 15 | L.A. Lakers

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 13 | November 16 | @ Denver

| Ball Arena | –

| 14 | November 18 | @ Sacramento

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 15 | November 20 | @ Utah

| Delta Center | –

| 16 | November 23 | @ New Orleans

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 17 | November 25 | @ Houston

| Toyota Center | –

| 18 | November 27 | Dallas

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 19 | November 29 | @ Utah

| Delta Center | –

| 20 | December 1 | L.A. Clippers

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 21 | December 2 | Sacramento

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 22 | TBD | TBD

| TBD | –

| 23 | TBD | TBD

| TBD | –

| 24 | December 12 | Minnesota

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 25 | December 14 | Atlanta

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 26 | December 16 | @ Detroit

| Little Caesars Arena | –

| 27 | December 18 | @ Milwaukee

| Fiserv Forum | –

| 28 | December 20 | @ Memphis

| FedExForum | –

| 29 | December 21 | @ Minnesota

| Target Center | –

| 30 | December 23 | Indiana

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 31 | December 26 | @ Dallas

| American Airlines Center | –

| 32 | December 28 | Golden State

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 33 | December 30 | Philadelphia

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 34 | December 31 | New York

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 35 | January 2 | Sacramento

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 36 | January 4 | Boston

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 37 | January 5 | @ Denver

| Ball Arena | –

| 38 | January 8 | @ Dallas

| American Airlines Center | –

| 39 | January 10 | Chicago

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 40 | January 13 | @ Toronto

| Scotiabank Arena | –

| 41 | January 15 | @ Indiana

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 42 | January 18 | @ L.A. Clippers

| Intuit Dome | –

| 43 | January 20 | Memphis

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 44 | January 22 | Utah

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 45 | January 24 | Utah

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 46 | January 26 | @ New York

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 47 | January 27 | @ Brooklyn

| Barclays Center | –

| 48 | January 29 | @ Boston

| TD Garden | –

| 49 | January 31 | @ Minnesota

| Target Center | –

| 50 | February 3 | Cleveland

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 51 | February 5 | Houston

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 52 | February 6 | @ Sacramento

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 53 | February 8 | L.A. Lakers

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 54 | February 10 | Detroit

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 55 | February 12 | @ Atlanta

| State Farm Arena | –

| 56 | February 14 | @ Cleveland

| Rocket Arena | –

| 57 | February 15 | @ Washington

| Capital One Arena | –

| 58 | February 17 | @ Philadelphia

| Xfinity Mobile Arena | – |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game

| 59 | February 25 | @ New Orleans

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 60 | February 27 | New Orleans

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 61 | March 1 | Washington

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 62 | March 3 | Brooklyn

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 63 | March 5 | Minnesota

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 64 | March 8 | @ Miami

| Kaseya Center | –

| 65 | March 9 | @ Orlando

| Kia Center | –

| 66 | March 11 | @ Chicago

| United Center | –

| 67 | March 13 | @ Charlotte

| Spectrum Center | –

| 68 | March 15 | @ Memphis

| FedExForum | –

| 69 | March 17 | @ L.A. Lakers

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 70 | March 19 | Miami

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 71 | March 21 | Portland

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 72 | March 23 | Oklahoma City

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 73 | March 24 | Oklahoma City

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 74 | March 26 | Milwaukee

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 75 | March 28 | Toronto

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 76 | March 29 | @ San Antonio

| Frost Bank Center | –

| 77 | March 31 | @ San Antonio

| Frost Bank Center | –

| 78 | April 2 | Denver

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 79 | April 4 | @ L.A. Clippers

| Intuit Dome | –

| 80 | April 6 | @ Golden State

| Chase Center | –

| 81 | April 9 | Memphis

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 82 | April 11 | @ L.A. Lakers

| Crypto.com Arena | –

NBA Cup

West Group A

On July 1, 2026, the NBA announced the group listings for all 30 NBA teams in the league for the 2026 NBA Cup this season. For the Suns, they would not only return to Group A once again, but they would once again compete against the Utah Jazz, as well as compete against all three of the Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, and the Houston Rockets in this event this time around.

Awards, honors, and records