Suns sign Damion Lee as Phoenix makes first free agency move

Besides seeing former members of the team sign in various franchises Phoenix Suns The first two days of the free agent were relatively quiet. JaVale McGee? In Dallas. Aaron Holiday? ATL.

The silence was broken.

Phoenix officially made its first move with the free agent 2022. The team is at the center of the debate about Kevin Durant’s landing site, but James Jones still has one obvious need for this team: fill out the bench, add depth and improve during the regular season. A roster that played brilliantly. Not so many in the playoffs.

According to ESPN’s Adrian Voinaroski, Sands has opted to sign a one-year contract with Damion Lee.

Lee, who is married to Steph and Seth Curry’s sister, Golden State Warriors His contribution to the championship was minimal, but the team that just won the title. He has a 35.7% carrier across the arc and, with a 6’5 inch frame, brings some size to Sands’ second unit.

29-year-old Lee began his college career at Drexel and suffered ACL damage during the junior season after playing well at the Dragons. He broke his right hand when he recovered from his trials and turned his junior season into a red shirt. He was transferred to Louisville and finished his college career under Rick Pitino.

He wasn’t drafted in 2016 NBA draft Bounced before winning a 10-day contract with Atlanta Hawks.. The opportunity will be extended for the rest of the 2017-18 season.

Following a 10-day contract offer from the Golden State, Lee spent the next season between the Warriors’ NBA affiliates and the G League team, paving the way for the NBA. The chance Lee needed was brought about by the injury as Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry got out of the lineup and gained a lot of play time in 2019-20.

In 2019-20, Lee started 36 out of 49 games during the COVID shortening season, averaging 12.7 points. He has spent an average of 19.5 minutes in 120 Warriors games over the last two seasons.

Damion Lee has proven to be a solid bench player who can occasionally launch instant attacks.He lost 22 points against last season Miami heat March of this year.

He has a scorer mindset and seems to be taking on the role that Laundry Chamet is currently playing. As with most bench players, he can be inconsistent, but he can score in a variety of different ways. He excels at shooting from his left corner, making 41.5% of attempts from that location on the floor.

Undoubtedly, Lee likes to shoot three balls. 49% of his shots were from Deep last season. Part of that is due to being in a system like the Golden State, which is where he feels comfortable.

This addition adds speculation as to whether Landry is shopping for a deal that could take Kevin Durant to the valley.

Welcome to Damion Lee. Seeing you always wear number one, it will be interesting to see which number you choose.