9:30pm: Camara signed a four-year contract that features a fully guaranteed first-year salary, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). In past years, the Suns wouldn’t have had the ability to sign Camara for four years, but they used the NBA’s new cap exception for second-round picks to complete the signing.
8:30pm: The Suns have signed second-round pick Toumani Camara, the team’s PR department tweets.
Terms of the contract have yet to be revealed.
The 6’8” forward out of Dayton was selected with the No. 52 pick of the draft. Camara played two seasons with the Flyers after a two-year stint at Georgia. Last season, he averaged 13.9 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.2 steals. In 125 career games, Camara posted averages 11.0 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists.
Phoenix now has 16 players on the roster, counting their free agent agreements, Gerald Bourguet of PHNX Sports tweets. Ish Wainright (non-guaranteed until January), Jordan Goodwin (partially guaranteed) or Isaiah Todd (guaranteed) could eventually be the odd man out.
They have three young players