Suns training camp roster finalized at 16
September 6th, 2008, 5:18 pm · Post a Comment · posted by jerrybrown
The Suns will bring 16 players to Tucson for training camp.
In addition to the 13 players under contract (Louis Amundson, Matt Barnes, Leandro Barbosa, Raja Bell, Boris Diaw, Goran Dragic, Grant Hill, Robin Lopez, Shaquille O’Neal. Steve Nash, Sean Singletary, Amare Stoudemire and Alando Tucker), Phoenix will invite three nonroster players, all extreme long shots to make the club. They are:
* Robert Hite, a 6-foot-2 combo guard from the University of Miami who played 12 games with the Miami Heat in 2006-07. He started last season for New Jersey but didn’t see any time and wound up playing in Europe.
* Jiri Hubalek, a 6-11 forward/center from Iowa State who averaged six points and two rebounds while playing four games with the Suns in the Vegas Summer League. Hubalek, a 25-year-old native of the Czech Republic, averaged 12.4 points and 7.3 rebounds at Iowa State last season but went undrafted.
* Trey Johnson, a 6-5 shooting guard from Jackson State who played five preseason games for New Orleans last season before being released. Johnson was a big-time scorer in college, averaging 27.1 points in his final season with the Tigers but hasn’t shown 3-point range from the NBA distance.
