Report: Suns signing Jimmer Fredette to two-year contract
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Report: Suns signing Jimmer Fredette to two-year contract
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Report: Suns signing Jimmer Fredette to two-year contract
Dan Feldman, NBC Sports
1 hour 59 minutes ago
The Suns didn’t meet with Jimmer Fredette just for fun.
Shams Charania of The Athletic:
Shams Charania
@ShamsCharania
Guard Jimmer Fredette has agreed to a two-year deal with the Phoenix Suns, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Team option on second season for Fredette, who is returning to NBA once he receives his clearance from China.
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8:33 AM - Mar 21, 2019
Fredette is a relatively high-profile signing because he scored a lot of points at BYU eight years ago and fills a great-white-hope narrative to some.
He’s also a 30-year-old who hasn’t played in the NBA in three years and faced questions about his athleticism even when younger. Don’t count on much.
Fredette’s season just ended in China, where he was dominating. But his high-usage style doesn’t translate cleanly to the NBA.
Fredette won’t change the course of the Suns’ season. They are and will remain one of the NBA’s worst teams. Though they need a point guard, especially with Tyler Johnson injured, Fredette hasn’t shown the playmaking ability to handle that position regularly.
At best, Fredette entertains late in a lost season and gives himself a chance to earn a role next season. The team option gives Phoenix upside if Fredette pans out at no additional cost if he doesn’t.
At worst, he interferes with the development of younger Suns over their final 10 games. That seems more likely.
bob
MY NOTE: From being a demi-god (42 year old Starbury is at the top of that totem pole) to being a 15th man, end-of-the-bench aspirant in the NBA. Yep, that sounds like the Chinese Basketball League.
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Report: Suns signing Jimmer Fredette to two-year contract
Dan Feldman, NBC Sports
1 hour 59 minutes ago
The Suns didn’t meet with Jimmer Fredette just for fun.
Shams Charania of The Athletic:
Shams Charania
@ShamsCharania
Guard Jimmer Fredette has agreed to a two-year deal with the Phoenix Suns, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Team option on second season for Fredette, who is returning to NBA once he receives his clearance from China.
9,327
8:33 AM - Mar 21, 2019
Fredette is a relatively high-profile signing because he scored a lot of points at BYU eight years ago and fills a great-white-hope narrative to some.
He’s also a 30-year-old who hasn’t played in the NBA in three years and faced questions about his athleticism even when younger. Don’t count on much.
Fredette’s season just ended in China, where he was dominating. But his high-usage style doesn’t translate cleanly to the NBA.
Fredette won’t change the course of the Suns’ season. They are and will remain one of the NBA’s worst teams. Though they need a point guard, especially with Tyler Johnson injured, Fredette hasn’t shown the playmaking ability to handle that position regularly.
At best, Fredette entertains late in a lost season and gives himself a chance to earn a role next season. The team option gives Phoenix upside if Fredette pans out at no additional cost if he doesn’t.
At worst, he interferes with the development of younger Suns over their final 10 games. That seems more likely.
bob
MY NOTE: From being a demi-god (42 year old Starbury is at the top of that totem pole) to being a 15th man, end-of-the-bench aspirant in the NBA. Yep, that sounds like the Chinese Basketball League.
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Re: Report: Suns signing Jimmer Fredette to two-year contract
I do not know if we can assume that Ferdette is only going to be the 15th man on a fairly weak NBA team, but if he does only fill that 15th man role this signing certainly does really show that the CBA is not as good as the Gatorade League even if it does have some bigger names playing for higher salaries.
wideclyde- Posts : 2390
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Re: Report: Suns signing Jimmer Fredette to two-year contract
Jimmer signed for a non-guaranteed second season. That makes him potential trade bait this summer. He can be included in a trade to help match salaries and then be released at no cost to the team that gets him in the trade.
GM-101 action here. I imagine that is all there is to it.
Going off topic here, but if the Chinese league is over for Jimmer, that means that it may be over for others as well. We may have to wait a bit longer for playoff teams to complete their seasons before their players also become available.
Either way, we may soon see who Danny has been holding the 15th roster spot open for. Or not. *shrugs*
GM-101 action here. I imagine that is all there is to it.
Going off topic here, but if the Chinese league is over for Jimmer, that means that it may be over for others as well. We may have to wait a bit longer for playoff teams to complete their seasons before their players also become available.
Either way, we may soon see who Danny has been holding the 15th roster spot open for. Or not. *shrugs*
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