Originally published: 1992
Suns 25th Anniversary Book
It was not unexpected news people heard on their radios Tuesday, June 3,1980. The Phoenix Suns had just traded All-Star guard Paul Westphal to Seattle for All-Star guard Dennis Johnson.
That was it. No draft picks, no cash. Not even the infamous player-to-be-named later. Just one guard for another guard. Then again, these two were considered to be among the very best in the NBA.
Westphal, obtained from Boston five years earlier, had quickly become of the top scorers in the league.