Suns release Nassir Little, EJ Liddell
Shams Charania: The Phoenix Suns are waiving forwards Nassir Little and EJ Liddell, per sources. By releasing both, the Suns open up a roster spot and create flexibility for signings and trades during the season. Suns will stretch the three years and $22 million remaining on Little’s deal. pic.x.com/utsuima2yx
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania
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For clarity, the Suns waive-and-stretched Nassir Little now because if they did so before Aug. 31, they’d owe him $3.1M over the next 7 years. If they had waited until Sept. 1 or later, they would’ve owed his full $6.75M salary for 2024-25, then $3M per year over the next 5 years – 7:35 PM
For clarity, the Suns waive-and-stretched Nassir Little now because if they did so before Aug. 31, they’d owe him $3.1M over the next 7 years. If they had waited until Sept. 1 or later, they would’ve owed his full $6.75M salary for 2024-25, then $3M per year over the next 5 years – 7:35 PM
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Suns waive Nassir Little and EJ Liddell to create open roster spot ahead of season, per report cbssports.com/nba/news/suns-… – 7:31 PM
Suns waive Nassir Little and EJ Liddell to create open roster spot ahead of season, per report cbssports.com/nba/news/suns-… – 7:31 PM
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Phoenix Suns waive Nassir Little, E.J. Liddell, opening roster spot (w/video) #Suns azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 6:52 PM
Phoenix Suns waive Nassir Little, E.J. Liddell, opening roster spot (w/video) #Suns azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 6:52 PM
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We’re going live on @PHNX_Suns to talk about the Nassir Little news and what the Suns role players need to do around the Big 3 to be successful! Get in here:
youtube.com/watch?v=HoQcDg… – 6:00 PM
We’re going live on @PHNX_Suns to talk about the Nassir Little news and what the Suns role players need to do around the Big 3 to be successful! Get in here:
youtube.com/watch?v=HoQcDg… – 6:00 PM
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There are going to be people who are so confused when they see a Nassir Little dead cap hit on the Suns’ 2030 cap sheet – 5:37 PM
There are going to be people who are so confused when they see a Nassir Little dead cap hit on the Suns’ 2030 cap sheet – 5:37 PM
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Big fan of Nassir Little on a personal level. One of my favorite guys I’ve covered. Hope he lands somewhere. – 5:35 PM
Big fan of Nassir Little on a personal level. One of my favorite guys I’ve covered. Hope he lands somewhere. – 5:35 PM
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The Suns have waived Nassir Little, per @ShamsCharania.
Phoenix will waive-and-stretch Little’s contract, which had three years remaining. pic.x.com/5bxh6v28ka – 5:33 PM
The Suns have waived Nassir Little, per @ShamsCharania.
Phoenix will waive-and-stretch Little’s contract, which had three years remaining. pic.x.com/5bxh6v28ka – 5:33 PM
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The Phoenix Suns are waiving forwards Nassir Little and EJ Liddell, per sources. By releasing both, the Suns open up a roster spot and create flexibility for signings and trades during the season. Suns will stretch the three years and $22 million remaining on Little’s deal. pic.x.com/utsuima2yx – 5:31 PM
The Phoenix Suns are waiving forwards Nassir Little and EJ Liddell, per sources. By releasing both, the Suns open up a roster spot and create flexibility for signings and trades during the season. Suns will stretch the three years and $22 million remaining on Little’s deal. pic.x.com/utsuima2yx – 5:31 PM
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More on this storyline
Shams Charania: Phoenix officials are high on rookies Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro and the releases open increased opportunities for both to contribute next season – along with roster movement potential moving forward. Little now will enter free agency. -via Twitter @ShamsCharania / August 21, 2024
By comparison, the Suns are in a much different place. Bradley Beal is owed $160 million over the next three years and has a no-trade clause. The Suns’ players on midrange salaries, Jusuf Nurkic, Grayson Allen, Royce O’Neale and Nassir Little, all have limited trade value, league sources told ESPN. -via ESPN / July 26, 2024
Duane Rankin: OFFICIAL: Phoenix Suns trade David Roddy to Atlanta Hawks for E.J. Liddell. #Suns pic.twitter.com/9obaR7ANWX -via Twitter @DuaneRankin / July 29, 2024
Evan Sidery: The Suns are likely to release E.J. Liddell in order to free up a roster spot to pursue a point guard in free agency, per @Gambo987 (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…). Phoenix plans to add another free agent on the veteran’s minimum after trading David Roddy for Liddell. pic.twitter.com/vqxv54okOD -via Twitter @esidery / July 27, 2024
Adrian Wojnarowski: The Phoenix Suns are trading forward David Roddy to the Atlanta Hawks for forward EJ Liddell, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/KqPJve6J2n -via Twitter @wojespn / July 26, 2024