With no surprise trade thus far into the off-season, the Phoenix Suns now look towards free agency to bring some talent to the roster.
Elton Brand recently signed with the Sixers for a tremendous amount of money—$82 million for the next five years to be exact.
Corey Maggette surprisingly signed with the Golden State Warriors.
Mickael Pietrus signed with the Orlando Magic.
James Jones signed with the Miami Heat.
Chris Duhon signed with the New York Knicks
Not like any of these players were being heavily pursued by the Suns anyway, but who else is left on the market? Knowing the Suns management, they are on a tight budget, so who ever is left they better come cheap.
Here's a list of players that are still on the market:
James Posey- Probably the best free agent on the market right now. Why? This guy will do whatever it takes to win. He won two championships with two different teams (Miami Heat and Boston Celtics).
Posey is a three-point threat, a great defender, and a solid rebounder at the SF position. More than likely, he'd start in Phoenix, with Grant Hill coming off the bench. The Suns need another shooter and Posey would bring that, and more.
The Suns would have a slim chance at landing him however, considering he wants a five year deal at age 31. As ridiculous as that may sound, I know one team will make him the deal he is looking for, and that team will NOT be Phoenix.
Brent Barry-The Suns were in heavy contention to acquiring Barry when he was waived by the Sonics after being traded for Kurt Thomas last February by the Spurs. However, he resigned with the Spurs later in the season and is now looking for another team.
Barry would add another veteran to the already "ancient" team that is the Phoenix Suns. He could bring leadership, and a deadly shooter from beyond the arc.
However, Barry is most likely going to stay in Texas. Indications point towards the Rockets, where they can offer him their biannual exception worth $1.9 million. The Suns used their exception on Grant Hill last off-season so they'd only be able to offer him $1.2 million veteran's minimum salary.
Michael Finley-Another aging veteran who has a nice three point shot. He was a Phoenix Suns killer in game one of the first round of the playoffs (hitting a game tying three pointer in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter).
Finley no doubt has a little bit left in the tank, but is he willing to give Phoenix a chance? It's a shot in the dark, but he's worth calling.
Shaun Livingston-This kid had a lot of potential going for him being a 6'7 point guard, but with his devastating injury his value isn't very high. That being said, he'd be cheap (what the Suns are looking for) and could be a steal of the market.
But, the Suns are looking for a veteran point guard, that can take a load off of Nash, which leads me to my next candidate.
Tyronn Lue-Lue has averaged 8.9 points and 3.3 assist per game in his career. He was pursued by the Suns after he was waived by the Kings in March, but Lue chose Dallas over Phoenix. Lue stated that he chose Dallas because he was afraid that Suns former coach Mike D'Antoni would only use seven players in his rotation.
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Brandon Schleigh 12 months ago
Your thoughts of who the Suns should sign?
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Olaf Svensson 12 months ago
i definetly like to see posey in suns. he is great player who can make them much stronger. but my opinion is that ricky davis is not such a bad solution. marks must go!!! keeping skiner is better solution.
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Brandon Schleigh 12 months ago
Yeah Posey would be a very nice fit but sources are saying he is going elsewhere. I don't think the Suns were pursuing Posey too hard if at all.
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martin gallegos 11 months ago
My predictions are that the Phoenix Suns will signed Jason Williams and Bonzi Wells because these are great athletes who can score and are three-point scoring threats. However, the suns needs to realize that they need to release Skinner because he does'nt help the team defensively and offensively in each game he played last year.
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