How Phoenix Suns Milestones is played

Every card in this deck carries a hidden value on the same scale — release years and dates — and the run is one long sorting problem. The first card is dealt face up. Each card after it goes into the gap where you think it belongs, and the value only shows once it lands. Get it wrong three times and the run ends with whatever you had placed.

This deck can also be shuffled together with any other deck measured in release years and dates — tick several on the deck tree to build one longer timeline out of them.

What's in the deck

23 of the 23 cards you could be dealt. The values stay hidden until you place them.

Founded as an expansion team Arizona's first NBA franchise joined the league
A fateful coin flip and Connie Hawkins Lost a coin toss for the top pick but landed the electrifying forward
Drafted Alvan Adams Fourth overall pick anchored a surprise contender
Reached the first NBA Finals A triple-overtime Game 5 marked a Finals loss to Boston
Drafted Walter Davis Fifth overall pick who would soon win Rookie of the Year
Landed Kevin Johnson and Tom Chambers A midseason trade and the first unrestricted free-agent signing
Barkley arrives as a new arena opens Acquired the star forward from Philadelphia the year a new downtown home debuted
Barkley named MVP and reached the Finals Led a 62-win team to the Finals against Chicago
Drafted Jason Kidd Took the California guard second overall
Drafted Steve Nash Selected the Santa Clara guard fifteenth overall
Drafted Amar'e Stoudemire Prep star taken ninth overall became Rookie of the Year
Hired Mike D'Antoni The coach who would define the fast-paced era took over
Signed Steve Nash Brought the point guard back in free agency
Steve Nash won MVP 'Seven Seconds or Less' offense earned him the award
Nash repeated as MVP Won back-to-back league MVP honors
Reached the Western Conference Finals Nash and Stoudemire's run ended against the Lakers
Drafted Devin Booker Took the Kentucky guard thirteenth overall
Devin Booker scored 70 points Young guard hit the rare mark in Boston
Drafted Deandre Ayton Took the Arizona center first overall
Traded for Chris Paul Veteran point guard arrived to lead a young core
Reached the NBA Finals A rebound-year rise ended in a loss to Milwaukee
A league-best season at a renamed arena 64 wins topped the NBA as the downtown home took a new name
Traded for Kevin Durant A blockbuster deadline deal brought the scoring champion