▁only ▁player ▁from ▁the ▁expansion ▁draft ▁that ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁Buck s ▁team ▁that ▁won ▁the ▁NBA ▁championship ▁in ▁. ▁Emb ry ▁was ▁later ▁induct ed ▁to ▁the ▁Basketball ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁as ▁a ▁contrib utor . ▁ ▁The ▁Phoenix ▁S uns ▁were ▁formed ▁and ▁owned ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁invest ors ▁head ed ▁by ▁Richard ▁Blo ch . ▁Form er ▁Chicago ▁Bull s ▁head ▁coach ▁and ▁ ▁Co ach ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Johnny ▁K err ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁franch ise ' s ▁first ▁head ▁coach . ▁The ▁S uns ' ▁se lections ▁included ▁former ▁territorial ▁pick s ▁G ail ▁Good rich ▁and ▁George ▁Wilson . ▁E ight ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁expansion ▁draft ▁joined ▁the ▁S uns ▁for ▁their ▁inaug ural ▁season , ▁but ▁only ▁five ▁played ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁season ▁for ▁the ▁team . ▁John ▁W etz el ▁was ▁the ▁nin th ▁player ▁from ▁the ▁expansion ▁draft ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁S uns . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁appearance ▁in ▁ ▁after ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁military ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁Good rich ▁and ▁Dick ▁Van ▁Ar sd ale ▁were ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁All - Star ▁Game , ▁becoming ▁the ▁franch ise ' s ▁first ▁All - St ars . ▁Van ▁Ar sd ale ▁played ▁nine ▁seasons ▁with ▁the ▁S uns ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁S uns ' ▁franch ise ▁leader ▁in ▁games ▁played ▁when ▁he ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁a ▁record ▁which ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁broken ▁by ▁Al van ▁Adams ▁and ▁Walter ▁Davis