Paul Coro

Phoenix Suns player P.J. Tucker was arrested on suspicion of "super extreme DUI" in May by Scottsdale police.

Tucker's blood alcohol content registered at .201 on a preliminary breath test in the field on May 10, according to Scottsdale police. A driver is considered legally drunk for a DUI charge in Arizona at .08 blood-alcohol content. A blood test administered after Tucker was taken to jail and later analyzed by the Arizona Department of Public Safety showed his blood alcohol-content to be .222, according to the police report. A super extreme DUI is .20 or more.

A Scottsdale police officer reported spotting Tucker, 29, driving his 2011 Mercedes-Benz slowly through a stop sign at North Buckboard Trail and East Camelback Road, near a popular downtown Scottsdale nightlife area.

According to the report, the vehicle was driving northbound when it ran the stop sign at about 12:30 a.m., turned wide into the right lane on westbound Camelback and turned wide again while straddling two lanes on northbound Scottsdale Road before the officer pulled the vehicle over.

Tucker had "thick and slurred" speech and "watery and bloodshot" eyes, according to the report, and the officer detected a "powerful" alcohol odor as he interviewed Tucker. Tucker told the officer that he was coming from the W Scottsdale Hotel, where he had one beer. During a walk-and-turn test, Tucker stumbled to the side and caught himself on a construction fence, the report stated.

Tucker was cited for a stop-sign violation and DUI charges, the most severe of which was a super-extreme DUI which carries a minimum 45-day jail sentence if the suspect is convicted.

Last week, Tucker signed a three-year, $16.5 million contract ($12.7 million guaranteed) with the Suns. The Suns were aware of the charges before signing Tucker to his deal. He was a restricted free agent before agreeing to the deal with Phoenix, where he emerged on NBA minimum salaries over the past two seasons after working his way back to the NBA through success in European leagues. He became a regular starter for the Suns last season and was an on- and off-court leader. He averaged 9.4 points and 6.5 rebounds last season while serving as the team's top defender, an improved 3-point shooter and a repeat winner of the Dan Majerle Hustle Award.

The Suns declined comment until the case is resolved in court.

Last season, the NBA suspended then-Brooklyn coach Jason Kidd and Dallas player Devin Ebanks for the first two games of the regular season because of their offseason DUI convictions.