Former No. 1 overall pick Anthony Bennett reportedly signs with Suns
The Phoenix Suns have reportedly signed power forward Anthony Bennett to a non-guaranteed deal Friday, according to Yahoo Sport's Shams Charania.
New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) fouls Minnesota Timberwolves forward Anthony Bennett (24) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Sunday, March 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Scott Threlkeld)
(AP Photo/Scott Threlkeld)
The Phoenix Suns have reportedly signed power forward Anthony Bennett to a non-guaranteed deal Friday, according to Yahoo! Sports’ Shams Charania.
Former No. 1 overall pick Anthony Bennett has signed a non-guaranteed deal with the Phoenix Suns, league sources tell The Vertical.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 22, 2017
The 24-year-old from Canada came into the league in the 2013 NBA Draft when he was taken first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
In his rookie season, Bennett played in 52 games and averaged 4.2 points and 3.0 rebounds.
Following his rookie campaign, Bennett was part of the trade that sent former Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Kevin Love to Cleveland. He wasn’t in Minnesota long, joining the Toronto Raptors in 2015 and then heading to Brooklyn to play for the Nets. He finished out last season playing overseas in Turkey.
In his career, Bennett has played 151 games, averaging 4.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 0.2 blocks.
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Can anyone say that the Sarver and Suns didn't put themselves in the Championship Game with this one?
Looking around, seeing all the raised hands... Oh, I see, guess this is just another ^*%$^*^ signing by Sarver of someone no one else wants.
Can we get a movement started soon to dump Robert Sarver???? PLEASE!!
My first thought was this is going to be Beasley all over again, but that's not really fair, we gave Beasley 18 million based on his draft position despite his lack of nba success, it sounds like we're giving Bennett a contract more worthy of his nba performance, or lack there of, so in the likely event he hasn't turned a corner and his issues aren't just that he hasn't found the right fit, nothing meaningful was lost.
So signing doesn't excite me, but after thinking it over, it doesn't really bother me either.
Is elite talent available? Who's the elite talent the Lakers are paying for? Which elite talent would want to come to Phoenix?