Suns invite 3 players to camp

[LV-Suns]

Suns invite 3 players to camp

by Paul Coro - Sept. 12, 2008 08:49 PM
The Arizona Republic


The Suns will bring former Miami Heat guard Robert Hite, former Jackson State scoring star Trey Johnson and Suns summer-league participant Jiri Hubalek to their Sept. 30-Oct. 4 training camp in Tucson.


Hite, who is 6 feet 2 and played for the University of Miami, logged 12 appearances with the Heat in 2006-07 and shot 31.7 percent. He signed with New Jersey a year ago but was waived in October. Hite, 24, played last season in Turkey.


Johnson, 24, averaged 27.1 points for 2007 NCAA Tournament qualifier Jackson State. The 6-5 swingman was on Milwaukee's and Miami's summer teams the past two years and played professionally in Serbia.



Hubalek, 25, is a 6-11 rookie who went undrafted after averaging 12.4 points and 7.3 rebounds at Iowa State. The Czech is a good shooter who adapted well to a more physical game this summer.


With 13 Suns players under contract, the three camp invitees will have a tough time making the team. Rookie Sean Singletary is the only roster member with a partially guaranteed deal, which becomes a full guarantee if he makes the opening-night roster.

• Suns star Amaré Stoudemire recently hired Charles Grantham to be his agent, Grantham said.

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[elindholm]

LOL, Stoudemire has changed agents again? This is like his eighth one, right?

 

[Chaplin]

LOL, Stoudemire has changed agents again? This is like his eighth one, right?

It's semantics, but I don't think he's actually had an agent for quite some time (at least since before the microfracture). I know he's had a management team with a revolving door, but as for an actual agent, I don't think he's had that many. Maybe 2 or 3.

 

[Irish]

LOL, Stoudemire has changed agents again? This is like his eighth one, right?

Wow, that is just awful....

BTW, I think there is a snowballs chance of any of these guys making the team baring injury.

 

[Andrew]

I remember Hite, he was suspected in a DUI and was let go by the Heat because of it.

 

[French Fries]

I remember Hite, he was suspected in a DUI and was let go by the Heat because of it.

o yeah, that's hite. that's also a good example of double standard. him getting kicked out while posey was cleared when the same thing happened later that year (not that i got a problem with it, but still...)

 

[Andrew]

Posey was a solid contributor lol.

 

[Irish]

I thought it was a rule - DUI charged don't count if you are good three point shooter.

 

[Griffin]

So I guess Allan Houston's come back attempt is over, at least with the Suns.

 

[Irish]

So I guess Allan Houston's come back attempt is over, at least with the Suns.

Looks like he may get a camp invite by the Knicks.