PHOENIX SUNS

Suns sign big man Frank Kaminsky, 2 others to training camp deals

Sep 26, 2024, 4:32 PM | Updated: 8:07 pm

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Frank Kaminsky #8 of the Phoenix Suns during the second half of the NBA game at Footprint Center on November 04, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Suns defeated the Rockets 123-111. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

The Phoenix Suns have signed veteran big man Frank Kaminsky, along with forwards Mamadi Diakite and Moses Wood, to training camp deals, the team announced Thursday.

All three will be competing for a roster spot when camp begins on Oct. 1.

Kaminsky hasn’t played in the NBA since the 2022-23 season, and now is returning to the Suns, where he played from 2019-22.

The 31-year-old averaged 8.2 points on 46.8% shooting and 4.3 rebounds in three seasons with the Suns, playing just nine games in his final season with the team as he dealt with a right knee injury before being waived late in the regular season.

Kaminsky played with the Houston Rockets and Atlanta Hawks in the 2022-23 season, averaging 2.5 points in 36 total games between the two teams. He played in Serbia last season.

Diakite has played in four NBA seasons, appearing in 55 games across five teams after going undrafted in the 2020 NBA Draft. He was a member of the 2021 Milwaukee Bucks team coached by Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer. Diakite averaged 14.4 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 18 NBA G League games with the Westchester Knicks and the Austin Spurs last season.

Wood played for the Atlanta Hawks at NBA 2K25 Summer League 2024 this past July. During his college career, where he played with Washington, the University of Portland, UNLV and Tulane, Wood averaged 10.5 points on 44.1% shooting and 4.8 rebounds in 157 total games.

Phoenix opens the 2024-25 regular season on Oct. 23 at the Los Angeles Clippers.

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