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DevinHarriswillstart · 09-14-2007, 03:53 PM

Suns' big-man search goes on
Paul Coro
The Arizona Republic
Sept. 13, 2007 10:54 PM

The Suns have one remaining roster spot open and will fill it with a big man by the end of the month.

Looking to fill the frontcourt void created when they traded Kurt Thomas and his $8 million contract to Seattle, the Suns held workouts this week with free agents Elton Brown, Vitaly Potapenko and Michael Ruffin.

Phoenix hopes to bring in Brian Skinner next week and has scouted Esteban Batista. Mike Sweetney appears out of the picture.

The Suns have 12 guaranteed contracts but must carry 13 players. Any player they sign will cost double his salary due to the luxury tax.

"That's our weakness," Suns coach Mike D'Antoni said of his team's size. "I don't think people understand that because we have a weakness there, we're able to keep our nucleus and perimeters together. Otherwise, you would not have a Raja Bell or you wouldn't have a Leandro Barbosa. You wouldn't have a Boris Diaw. Something's got to give.

"We are a really good team. It'd be nice to have a big guy who can play, but it costs you $10 million to get one of those. You can't have all the good players in the league. Financially, you can't do it. You pick the guys you like. Do we have a weakness? Yeah. Does San Antonio have a weakness? They have a weakness. They just played better than we did."

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_ar...rch_continues/

Seems like Phoenix is out of the Webber picture.

09-14-2007, 03:53 PM	#13
DevinHarriswillstart Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 23,106	Suns' big-man search goes on Paul Coro The Arizona Republic Sept. 13, 2007 10:54 PM The Suns have one remaining roster spot open and will fill it with a big man by the end of the month. Looking to fill the frontcourt void created when they traded Kurt Thomas and his $8 million contract to Seattle, the Suns held workouts this week with free agents Elton Brown, Vitaly Potapenko and Michael Ruffin. Phoenix hopes to bring in Brian Skinner next week and has scouted Esteban Batista. Mike Sweetney appears out of the picture. The Suns have 12 guaranteed contracts but must carry 13 players. Any player they sign will cost double his salary due to the luxury tax. "That's our weakness," Suns coach Mike D'Antoni said of his team's size. "I don't think people understand that because we have a weakness there, we're able to keep our nucleus and perimeters together. Otherwise, you would not have a Raja Bell or you wouldn't have a Leandro Barbosa. You wouldn't have a Boris Diaw. Something's got to give. "We are a really good team. It'd be nice to have a big guy who can play, but it costs you $10 million to get one of those. You can't have all the good players in the league. Financially, you can't do it. You pick the guys you like. Do we have a weakness? Yeah. Does San Antonio have a weakness? They have a weakness. They just played better than we did." http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_ar...rch_continues/ Seems like Phoenix is out of the Webber picture. __________________ "Cream of the crop gon' rise to the top." -Jaden Hardy Last edited by DevinHarriswillstart; 09-14-2007 at 03:54 PM.