Suns News: The Offseason (2015)

[carey]

Great read:

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/a-tal ... ontention/

Carey wants a word with you

Lol. This board I'm on for the Saints has a few thousand active users & they will crush you for posting something without using the search function first.

[Ring_Wanted]

Not a fan of the hassle. I'm more of a forum darwinist. Threads die quickly if not fit enough.

You kill spam, though.

[Cap]

"Carey posted it" is the phx-suns.net version of "Simpsons did it."

[Furlanfufi]

Carey posted and I didn't see it? Damn, my bad

[Indy]

"Carey posted it" is the phx-suns.net version of "Simpsons did it."

I think we should just have Mori create a script that adds "Carey probably already posted this" before every link on the site.

[Superbone]

"Carey posted it" is the phx-suns.net version of "Simpsons did it."

The TV show or the murderer?

[Cap]

"Carey posted it" is the phx-suns.net version of "Simpsons did it."

The TV show or the murderer?

Yikes! I'm talking about the TV show.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpsons_Did_It

[Mori Chu]

Carey'd. It just goes to show what a great job the guy does at posting so many great links. Carey da real MVP.

[Sunsfan4life]

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-bas ... azers-flop

Cbs off-season Grades. both guys gave Suns an A-.

Not hating on The suns off-season moves but hard to take serious when the one guy says "Eric Bledsoe and Brandin Knight work very well together" when they played together for only a handful of games and the suns record wasn't very good during it.

[Indy]

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-bas ... azers-flop

Cbs off-season Grades. both guys gave Suns an A-.

Not hating on The suns off-season moves but hard to take serious when the one guy says "Eric Bledsoe and Brandin Knight work very well together" when they played together for only a handful of games and the suns record wasn't very good during it.

I think a lot of people just report what they have heard reported, not reality.

[Indy]

Suns Sign Teletovic, Weems, Price

The Phoenix Suns have signed forward Mirza Teletovic (pronounced MEER-za Tel-LET-O-Vich), guard/forward Sonny Weems and guard Ronnie Price.

"We have followed Mirza Teletovic's career for a long time and we are excited to have him wear a Suns uniform," said General Manager Ryan McDonough. "Mirza is one of the best shooting big men in the world and we think his skill set will be a great fit for our style of play."

"Sonny Weems has been one of the best players outside of the NBA over the past few years," added McDonough. "We've seen him dominate high-level competition at both ends of the floor and we think his versatility and experience help solidify our wing rotation."

"The Suns are pleased to welcome Ronnie Price and his family back to Phoenix," said President of Basketball Operations Lon Babby. "As we know, Ronnie is the consummate professional and a great teammate."

The 6-9, 242-pound Teletovic is a three-year NBA veteran who owns career averages of 7.0 points and 3.4 rebounds in 165 career games. Teletovic has played all three NBA seasons with the Brooklyn Nets and had his best statistical campaign in 2014-15 when he averaged a career-high 8.5 points, a career-best 4.9 rebounds and a career-high 1.2 assists in 40 games before being diagnosed with bilateral pulmonary embolous (multiple blood clots in the lungs) on Jan. 23. He was cleared to resume all basketball-related activities on April 17.

The native of Bosnia is a career 40.1 percent shooter from the floor, including 36.2 percent from three-point range, whose 7.0-point career average has come on 6.3 field goal attempts per game.

Prior to joining the Nets on July 16, 2012, Teletovic played six of his 10 professional seasons overseas with Caja Laboral Baskonia (2006-12) of the Spanish ACB League. With Caja Laboral Baskonia, he won the 2007-08 and 2009-10 Spanish National Championship and averaged 12.4 points (45.1 FG%, 40.5 3FG%), 4.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.0 blocks in 120 Euroleague games.

Weems, a native of West Memphis, Ark., has been a standout the past three seasons with CSKA Moscow of the Euroleague and Russia's top national league, the VTB United League. An All-Euroleague First Team selection in 2013-14, Weems averaged 13.0 points (44.6 FG%, 36.9 3FG%, 78.7 FT%), 3.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 0.9 steals and 28.1 minutes in 83 Euroleague games over his three seasons with CSKA. Weems also played 83 VTB United League games with CSKA, averaging 11.2 points (45.7 FG%, 41.4 3FG%, 71.1 FT%), 2.9 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 0.8 steals in 24.8 minutes.

The athletic 6-6, 205-pound wing is a three-year NBA veteran who last played with the Toronto Raptors during the 2010-11 season when he averaged a career-high 9.2 points on 44.4 percent shooting in 59 games (28 starts). The 29-year-old also played with the Raptors in 2009-10 after spending his rookie season with the Denver Nuggets in 2008-09. For his NBA career, Weems has averaged 7.7 points on 47.4 percent shooting, 2.5 rebounds and 20.3 minutes in 140 games (47 starts).

A second-round selection (39th overall) by the Chicago Bulls in the 2008 NBA Draft, Weems earned All-SEC First Team honors as a senior at the University of Arkansas in 2007-08 after averaging a team-best 15.0 points for the Razorbacks.

The 6-2, 190-pound Price is a 10-year NBA veteran who owns career averages of 3.6 points, 1.7 assists and 1.2 rebounds in 468 games. The 32-year-old guard previously signed with the Suns on Dec. 13, 2011 and averaged 3.6 points, 1.9 assists and 1.6 rebounds in 36 games. In total, he has played for six NBA teams, the Sacramento Kings (2005-07), Utah Jazz (2007-11), Suns (2011-12), Portland Trail Blazers (2012-13), Orlando Magic (2013-14) and most recently with the Los Angeles Lakers (2014-15). Price's best statistical season came in 2014-15 with the Lakers when he averaged a career-high 5.1 points, career-best 3.8 assists and a career-high tying 1.6 rebounds in 43 games.

Undrafted out of college, Price was a four-year performer at Utah Valley State College (now Utah Valley University) and the first player to enter the NBA directly from that school, the second in the league overall (Travis Hansen, 2003-04).

The Suns have waived guard Jerel McNeal. McNeal played in six games with the Suns in 2014-15, totaling nine points in 36 minutes after initially signing with the team on April 1.

[Cap]

"We have followed Mirza Teletovic's career for a long time and we are excited to have him wear a Suns uniform," said General Manager Ryan McDonough. "Mirza is one of the best shooting big men in the world and we think his skill set will be a great fit for our style of play."

"Sonny Weems has been one of the best players outside of the NBA over the past few years," added McDonough. "We've seen him dominate high-level competition at both ends of the floor and we think his versatility and experience help solidify our wing rotation."

"The Suns are pleased to welcome Ronnie Price and his family back to Phoenix," said President of Basketball Operations Lon Babby. "As we know, Ronnie is the consummate professional and a great teammate."

The "great personality" card. Ouch. Sorry, Ronnie.

[LazarusLong]

"The Suns are pleased to welcome Ronnie Price and his family back to Phoenix," said President of Basketball Operations Lon Babby. "As we know, Ronnie is the consummate professional and a great teammate."

BabbySpeak. Ugh.

Yes, Ronnie will always win Mr. Congeniality on his team.
And he's a credit to his home room, too ...

[Superbone]

The "great personality" card. Ouch. Sorry, Ronnie.

At least he's not fat.

[Mori Chu]

I think it's code for, he won't be mad about the fact that he isn't going to play much, and he'll be a good citizen and a good practice vet. That's about all they want.

You can argue that they should want more than that, but this year the FO is clearly reacting to last year's bad mix of guys who were selected almost entirely on talent and then meshed together so poorly. A few character guys might be a welcome change.

[The Bobster]

I think it's code for, he won't be mad about the fact that he isn't going to play much, and he'll be a good citizen and a good practice vet. That's about all they want.

You can argue that they should want more than that, but this year the FO is clearly reacting to last year's bad mix of guys who were selected almost entirely on talent and then meshed together so poorly. A few character guys might be a welcome change.

Well, if those character guys could play a little they would be.

[Sunsfan4life]

He's there to show a guy like Goodwin how to be a consummate pro and stay patient. Let's be honest, if Ronnie Price is playing meaningful minutes for us, we're probabaly in a world of hurt.

But having an end of the bench guy who scraped like crazy to even get into the league and wasn't given anything hopefully will rub off nicely on a 20yr old who was a 1st rd pick and been top dog his life up until the NBA.

[Danimal]

Hi guys

did anyone have a timeline and when various things begin this offseason such as training camps, pre season etc? Sorry if this was already posted

[carey]

Hi guys

did anyone have a timeline and when various things begin this offseason such as training camps, pre season etc? Sorry if this was already posted

Not sure, the schedule doesn't come out until sometime in August. TC usually starts first week of October. First non pre-season game is usually Oct. 30th, 31st or Nov. 1st.

[The Bobster]

Not much on NBA Media Central yet -

2015
June 25 -- 2015 NBA Draft
July 4-20 -- NBA Summer League
Aug. 1 -- NBA Africa Game 2015 at Ellis Park Arena in Johannesburg, South Africa
Oct. 6 -- NBA Global Games 2015: Boston Celtics vs. Olimpia Milano in Milan, Italy (Mediolanum Forum) [Preseason]
Oct. 8 -- NBA Global Games 2015: Boston Celtics vs. Real Madrid in Madrid, Spain (Barclaycard Center) [Preseason]
Oct. 11 -- NBA Global Games 2015: L.A. Clippers vs. Charlotte Hornets in Shenzhen, China (Shenzhen Universiade Center) [Preseason]
Oct. 14 -- NBA Global Games 2015: L.A. Clippers vs. Charlotte Hornets in Shangai, China (Mercedes-Benz Arena) [Preseason]
Oct. 17 -- NBA Global Games 2015: Orlando Magic vs. Flamengo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (HSBC Arena) [Preseason]
Dec. 3 -- NBA Global Games 2015: Boston Celtics vs. Sacramento Kings in Mexico City, Mexico (Mexico City Arena) [Regular Season]