37-year old small forward Grant Hill has exercised his player option for the 2010-11 season with the Suns. Hill played in 81 games (all starts) for the Suns last season and he averaged 30.0 minutes, 11.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. He shot 43.8% from three point range which is off the charts good. Hill has now played in 233 games (216 starts) in his three years with the Suns and he has averaged 30.5 minutes, 12.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. It’s good for the Suns to have Hill around again in 2010-11 as he’s still a very solid all-around basketball player.

The Suns have signed 26-year old PF/C Dwayne Jones. Jones played in 6 games (0 starts) for the Bobcats last season and he averaged 8.7 minutes, 2.0 points and 2.0 rebounds per game. He has now played in 80 games (0 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 7.9 minutes, 1.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. Jones will provide some depth along the front line for the Suns the rest of the season.

The Suns have traded 25-year old small forward Alando Tucker, a future conditional 2nd round pick and cash to the Timberwolves for 31-year old Jason Hart. Tucker played in 11 games (0 starts) for the Suns this season and he averaged 6.5 minutes, 3.9 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. He played in 47 games (1 start) in his three years with the Suns and he averaged 8.5 minutes, 4.3 points, 1.0 rebound and 0.3 assists per game. Hart only played in 1 game (0 starts) for the T-Wolves this season and he played 5 minutes without scoring while stealing the ball one time and dishing out 1 assist. Hart has played in 337 games (56 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 15.6 minutes, 4.8 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. The Suns then cut Hart so they really wanted to rid themselves of Tucker.

The Suns have claimed 30-year old center Jarron Collins off waivers from the Portland Trailblazers. Collins played in 26 games (3 starts) for the Jazz last season and he averaged 7.7 minutes, 1.5 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. He has now played in 480 games (206 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 16.9 minutes, 4.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. This was a good move for the Suns who desperately needed a back up center with Robin Lopez injured. Look for Collins to provide defense and rebounding behind Channing Frye until Lopez is ready to return.

31-year old guard Dan Dickau will be in training camp trying to make the Suns’ roster. He last played in the NBA during the 2007-08 season with the Clippers. He has played in 300 games (57 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 15.4 minutes, 5.8 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. He might have a decent shot of making the Suns who don’t have a lot of depth.