4:11pm: The move is official, according to a team press release.
4:06pm: The Suns will place newly-acquired Wayne Ellington on waivers today, John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 Phoenix tweets.
Ellington and guard Tyler Johnson were dealt to Phoenix for forward Ryan Anderson but the Suns had no intention of retaining the veteran shooting guard. Ellington was caught in a logjam of wings with the Heat, bouncing in-and-out of the rotation. He’ll now be free to seek a team that can offer him more playing time.
Ellington had the ability to veto a trade, so he wouldn’t have agreed to it unless he would end up in a more favorable situation. The Pistons, who just traded starting shooting guard Reggie Bullock to the Lakers, are expected to pursue Ellington. The Thunder have also been mentioned as a potential suitor.
Ellington has an expiring $6.27MM contract. The 31-year-old guard, who appeared in 25 games with Miami this season, is a career 38% 3-point shooter.
Raptors makes sense.
Any contender makes sense. You can never have to many shooters.
There going to be a lot of people who want him. So be interesting to see who get him
Raptors make sense and with all those open spots the is playing time there.
I’d like to see the man wotht he GOLDEN ARM go to OKC. Would be a perfect fit, in my opinion
*Man with the GOLDEN ARM. Man I’ve been messing up a lot today with the touchscreen lol.
But ya he was awesome here, and I look forward to seeing him flourish with what he did to get himself to where he is.
Pistons have a starting spot waiting for him!
Sixers please
BUCKS