6:02pm: The Suns have officially waived Kaminsky, Duane Rankin of the Arizona Republic tweets.
4:28pm: As the playoffs approach, the Suns are waiving veteran forward Frank Kaminsky, Shams Charania of The Athletic tweets.
Kaminsky hasn’t played since November 15. He suffered a stress reaction in his right knee, which later required surgery.
The defending Western Conference champions, who own the league’s best record, can now add a free agent or promote one of their two-way players to the 15-man roster, making Kaminsky’s replacement eligible for the postseason.
Kaminsky was headed to unrestricted free agency this summer even before he was let go. He re-signed with the Suns on a minimum contract last offseason.
Kaminsky appeared in 96 regular-season games with Phoenix in a three-season span after spending four years with Charlotte.
A move to make room for a new ish:
Ish Wainwright?
Kaminski cannot help in playoffs this year. Wainwright does a little.
BUCKS PICK HIM UP!! We have a need for a big man and a spot after waiving Bembry. Plus the Wisconsinites would love to see Frank the Tank return home to the Badger state!
He’s hurt and can’t play in the postseason
According to the last update on his surgery, he was due to be reevaluated at the beginning of March. I haven’t seen a report that definitively rules him out for the rest of the season, or a report say he’s ineligible for postseason play. Sure, he’ll need quite a bit of time to warm back up and get reacclimated to the game, but there’s still a chance he can contribute for a playoff-bound team.
No he can’t play in the playoffs. Players waived after March 1 are ineligible for the players
Well that’s a pretty unfortunate move by the Suns. Kaminsky had a shot to play in the postseason before that…
I’m guessing they wouldn’t have done it if they actually thought he was going to have a chance to play in the post season. He’ll probably resign with phx for the minimum this off-season
Frank is a great asset. Shame he got hurt. When he is better he is still a great nba pro with lots of years left.
Frank is a great asset. Shame he got hurt. When he is better he is still a great nba pro with lots of years left.
You can say that again!!