With today’s announcement that small forward Grant Hill is returning to the Suns, 6-11 forward/center Channing Frye has agreed to join the Suns, and Ben Wallace and Sasha Pavlovic will be bought out, it appears that the 2009/10 roster is set.
I cannot imagine the Suns paying any more than necessary in order to fill the roster to the NBA minimum 13 players. So 2nd round pick Taylor Griffin is all but assured a spot on the team unless he completely tanks it over the summer. The rookie minimum is $457,588 and it’s unlikely the Suns could find another player they like and with potential for the same amount.
Here are your 2009/10 Suns:
Amare Stoudemire, PF-C
Jason Richardson, SG-SF
Steve Nash, PG
Leandrinho Barbosa, PG-SG
Grant Hill, SF
Channing Frye, PF-C
Goran Dragic, PG
Robin Lopez, C
Earl Clark, SG-SF
Jared Dudley, SF-PF
Alando Tucker, SG-SF
Louis Amundson, SF-PF
Taylor Griffin, SF