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.

The Suns have bought out Sasha Pavlovic’s contract for the upcoming NBA season saving the team around $500,000 bucks. This means that the Suns netted a 2nd round pick in next year’s NBA Draft for Shaquille O’Neal. Nice job Steve Kerr (Suns’ GM)!

The Suns are all about cutting payroll right now. That’s what led to the trade of Shaquille O’Neal and the departure of Matt Barnes as a free agent. The Suns also quickly bought out Ben Wallace’s contract after he came over from the Cavs in the Shaq trade. The Suns did re-sign Grant Hill and Louis Amundson which were both good moves for the team. SG/SF Sasha Pavlovic came over from Cleveland in the Shaq trade and he could surprise some people as he’s never got enough playing time to truly show what he can do and the Suns might give him that court time. Channing Frye was signed as a free agent and he could help the bench some. The Suns drafted power forward Earl Clark in the first round and he should get significant playing time this season if he proves he can handle it. Forward Taylor Griffin (Blake’s brother) was the other Suns’ selection in the NBA Draft and he will be lucky to even make the team.

OFF-SEASON GRADE FOR THE FRONT OFFICE SO FAR: D-

The Suns have re-signed 36-year old small forward Grant Hill to a 2-year deal. Hill played in 82 games (68 starts) for the Suns last season and he averaged 29.8 minutes, 12.0 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game. The Suns were smart to bring back Hill who really showed something by playing in all 82 games after a lot of years of injuries. Hill has now played in 787 games (765 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 35.7 minutes, 18.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game. Look for Hill to contribute on both ends of the court again this season for the Suns.

The Suns have re-signed 26-year old small forward Louis Amundson to a 1-year deal. Amundson played in 76 games (0 starts) for the Suns last season and he averaged 13.7 minutes, 4.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. Amundson gave the Suns good production off the bench and it was a reward for finally giving him the minutes to show what he could do. He has now played in 103 games (0 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 11.6 minutes, 3.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. This was a good move as the price was right to bring Amundson back.