Terrence Ross plans to join the Suns after his buyout with the Magic is complete, tweets ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Ross must clear waivers before he can sign with Phoenix.
Earlier in the day, Wojnarowski reported that the Mavericks were the frontrunners to add Ross, but he says that changed when new Suns owner Mat Ishbia and coach Monty Williams got involved. They were able to sell Ross on the idea of coming to Phoenix to join Kevin Durant in pursuit of a title.
The Suns have two open roster spots, so they can sign Ross without a corresponding move.
Dallas’ offer is limited to a pro-rated minimum contract, which is worth about $900K, points out Yossi Gozlan of HoopsHype (Twitter link), while Phoenix has $5.2MM of its mid-level exception left and could offer more than the minimum (though it’s unclear whether they will).
Ross will help replace some of the wing depth the Suns had to send to Brooklyn in the Durant trade. He’s a career 36.2% shooter from three-point range and is connecting at 38.1% from long distance this season. He was averaging 8.0 PPG in 42 games for Orlando.
Wants a ring
Why did he go there?
Orlando? He’s been there a few years. I think the thinking was he would be traded or he’d ask for a buyout because he didn’t want to stay on a rebuilding team all the way to the end of his contract.
Terrence Ross is a great pickup for the Phoenix Suns. I’m glad he’s able to go to a playoff team.
Whose rotation spot is his taking? Torrey Craig?
Lol. They were able to sell him on the pursuit if a ring….they have 5.2mm mid-level exception left and Dallas can offer 700k. Yeah, definitely the ring that would sway one.
my precious.
Very solid move from the suns.
2 open roster spots on a team trying its best to win a championship, go steal Terrance Ross from the competition. Not only does it make them a better side but it stops the opposition getting better. Payne Ross Okogie Warren and Landale that’s a solid second unit
After getting Bazely, they still needed another option on the wing/4. Ross gives them wing shooting, but I dont know if he was the fit. They have Damion Lee in a similar role at the 2/3. I think there were better fits for him, and for them
Smart move on his part
Win-win for both. Really solid signing.