The Suns have signed 25-year old forward Louis Amundson to a 2-year contract. Amundson played in 16 games (0 starts) with the 76ers last season and he averaged 4.0 minutes, 1.1 points and 0.8 rebounds per game. Don’t look for Amundson to get much playing time the next two years with the Suns unless they suffer some injuries. Amundson has now played in 27 games (0 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 5.7 minutes, 1.3 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.

The Phoenix Suns have signed G/F Matt Barnes to a 1-year contract and he should fit right in. The 28-year old Barnes played in 73 games (18 starts) for the Warriors last season and he averaged 19.4 minutes, 6.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. Look for him to play more minutes for the Suns than he did last season and expect his numbers to go up some. Barnes has now played in 286 games (64 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 18.5 minutes, 6.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. This was a good move for the Suns.

The Suns acquired shooting guard Goran Dragic from the Spurs for small forward Malik Hairston and a 2nd round pick in 2009. Dragic is 6′4″, 180 pounds and he’s from Slovenia. Dragic has played in 194 games (53 starts) in the pros overseas and he averaged 8.8 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game. Don’t expect much from Dragic in the near future for the Suns.

The Suns figured that they wanted a big man to back up Shaq this season and Lopez was the best center left on the board. Lopez isn’t much of an offensive player but he’s a good rebounder and defender. He is a big guy at 7′0″, 255 and he likes to throw his body around. Lopez played in 67 games (61 starts) at Stanford and he averaged 8.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 2.3 blocked shots per game. Lopez was picked with an eye on the future.

The Suns have signed 30-year old shooting guard Gordan Giricek to a contract for the remainder of the season. Giricek played in 34 games (0 starts) this season for the 76ers and Jazz and he has averaged 11.4 minutes, 3.9 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. But, he hasn’t shot well this season as he has only made 37.8% of his shots from the floor and 77.8% of his shots from the free throw line. He has now played in 362 games (191 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 23.2 minutes, 9.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. Giricek has hit 43.9% of his shots from the floor, 36.7% of his three pointers and 81.9% of his free throws. He should fit right in on the Suns as he shows no inclination to play defense.