The Suns still haven't cut any of the four players still trying to make the roster. Those are the three bigs Jones, Diogu, Zeller and rookie PG Garrett. Coro is speculating that the Suns might keep Zeller and Garrett while cutting Diogu and Jones.
Garrett would be the Suns 4th PG and would likely spend most of the season in the development league. If the Suns keep him, it makes you wonder just how confident are they in Marshall, their first round selection this summer.
Zeller is a very poor man's Frye, but he has shot the ball poorly and doesn't rebound. Imo, both Diogu and Jones have outplayed him in the preseason and would offer more of an inside presence than Zeller. But, while all these players would only command a non-guaranteed veteran minimum contract, Zeller is a rookie and thus a little bit cheaper than either Diogu or Jones. In fact, the Suns can keep both Zeller and Garrett for just slightly more than what it would cost to keep either Diogu or Jones alone. Now the difference between keeping Zeller vs. Diogu or Jones is just around $400K, most of which is non-guaranteed, but apparently even such small amounts of money (in NBA terms) may factor into the Suns decision making in this case.
http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/PaulCoro/173215
Garrett would be the Suns 4th PG and would likely spend most of the season in the development league. If the Suns keep him, it makes you wonder just how confident are they in Marshall, their first round selection this summer.
Zeller is a very poor man's Frye, but he has shot the ball poorly and doesn't rebound. Imo, both Diogu and Jones have outplayed him in the preseason and would offer more of an inside presence than Zeller. But, while all these players would only command a non-guaranteed veteran minimum contract, Zeller is a rookie and thus a little bit cheaper than either Diogu or Jones. In fact, the Suns can keep both Zeller and Garrett for just slightly more than what it would cost to keep either Diogu or Jones alone. Now the difference between keeping Zeller vs. Diogu or Jones is just around $400K, most of which is non-guaranteed, but apparently even such small amounts of money (in NBA terms) may factor into the Suns decision making in this case.
http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/PaulCoro/173215
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