The Suns have signed undrafted rookie Tariq Owens to a one-year contract, per RealGM’s NBA transactions log.
Owens, a 6’10” forward, played college ball at Tennessee and St. John’s before joining Texas Tech for the 2018/19 season. He helped lead the team to the national title game by averaging 8.7 PPG, 5.8 RPG, and 2.4 BPG in 38 games (25.4 MPG).
The Suns carried Owens on their roster this month for Summer League play, though he didn’t see any action.
The undrafted free agent likely signed an Exhibit 10 contract, so he looks like a candidate to end up with the Northern Arizona Suns, Phoenix’s G League affiliate.
Phoenix… titletown.
The next Theo Ratliff! Steal of the undrafted!
“The Suns carried Owens on their roster this month for Summer League play, though he didn’t see any action.”
WHY would a team do that?? It’s not like wins and losses mean anything in summer league…
Probably the same reason they didn’t play any of this year’s draft picks in the summer league. They knew what they had, and they wanted to check out some other possible talent.