Not major, but news anyway...

[Chaplin]

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=9091

Suns likely to have 18 in training camp
By Mike Tulumello, Tribune
The Suns probably will add five free agents, which would give them 18 players at their training camp that starts in late September, team president Bryan Colangelo said Wednesday.

The Suns already have 13 players with guaranteed contracts — only 12 can make the active roster — so any free agents added to the team will be long shots to make the club.

The Suns will start camp with 12 players; seven young veterans plus the presumed five free agents. Then, when the team's six players with four or more years of experience come on board, they will have their full camp roster of 18 players on hand.

Here is the schedule for training camp:

- Sept. 29: Young players and free agents report to camp.

- Sept. 30: Twice-daily practices begin for young players and free agents.

- Oct. 2: Media day; veterans report.

- Oct. 3: Full camp starts.

The Suns may hold some sort of public event on Oct. 5. The exhibition season starts on Oct. 7.

The Suns won't be making the trek to Flagstaff for camp. Because of the NBA's new two-tiered setup for training camps — players with four or more years don't have to report until three days after young players start camp — club officials decided it would be simpler to stage training camp at home.

STOUDEMIRE HOPEFUL

Amare Stoudemire, who continues to recover from offseason foot surgery, is expected to be available at some point for the club's pre-training camp informal workouts, the Suns said.

Those workouts could start as early as Tuesday, though it's not clear how many players will be on hand.

Stoudemire has been in town for the past couple of weeks, working out on the floor with coaches and completing his rehabilitation exercises, Colangelo said.

"Whether he'll be 100 percent ready to play full-court basketball on Tuesday isn't clear," Colangelo said. "The target date is somewhere in the middle of September."

In addition to his foot surgery, Stoudemire underwent laser eye surgery in the offseason to improve his vision. At about midseason, "It became known he had vision problems" particularly in one of his eyes, Colangelo said.

"Half the battle in shooting is the ability to see the basket," Colangelo said. "He's excited about what this means to his game."

 

[elindholm]

The Suns will start camp with 12 players; seven young veterans plus the presumed five free agents.

I take it "young veteran" means "young player under contract," which of course is not the same thing. So are these seven Tsakalidis, Voskuhl, Johnson, Stoudemire, Jacobsen, Cabarkapa, and Barbosa?

And how hard would it have been for Mr. Tulumello to clarify this himself?

 

[Chaplin]

Originally posted by elindholm
The Suns will start camp with 12 players; seven young veterans plus the presumed five free agents.

I take it "young veteran" means "young player under contract," which of course is not the same thing. So are these seven Tsakalidis, Voskuhl, Johnson, Stoudemire, Jacobsen, Cabarkapa, and Barbosa?

And how hard would it have been for Mr. Tulumello to clarify this himself?

The next sentence mentions the 6 players with 4 or more years experience--Googs, Bo, Shawn, Marbury, Penny and Scott Williams. So your list must be correct, just by process of elimination.