[Guide] According to reliable sources, the Suns will sign Barbosa to make up for Bledsoe’s vacancy. He played for the Celtics last season
Barbosa has been recuperating in Brazil since he was reimbursed for the season due to injury, but he has not received any offer from any team after his injury, so he has been playing in the Brazilian league recently.
Suns sign Barbosa
On January 6, , according to Phoenix media reports, Eric Bledsoe, who has performed very well this season, was accidentally injured, which is likely to have a certain impact on this dark horse.
In order to make up for his vacancy, the Sun may sign the former general Leandro Barbosa with a 10-day short-term contract.
According to sources, the Suns will use a 10-day short-term contract to sign the former general Barbosa. During the week of Bledsoe’s absence, they will see if Barbosa can support the team’s offense.
Barbosa played for the Celtics last year. On February 11 last year, Barbosa accidentally injured his knee and was reimbursed for the entire season. After that, he never played in the NBA and has been recuperating in Brazil.
At the beginning of the new season, the injured Barbosa did not receive any offer from any team, so he continued to play in the Brazilian league so that any NBA team could maintain good physical preparation when called up.
When playing in the Brazilian League, he averaged 20.8 points, 3.1 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game.
According to the plan, Barbosa will meet with the Suns executives in Chicago this Tuesday. After that, he will undergo a series of physical examinations. If there is no serious problem, he will sign with the team.
It is worth mentioning that the Lakers also wanted to sign Barbosa this season, but in the end they chose Marshall in the Development League.
Barbosa’s most outstanding time in the NBA was when he played for the Suns. As a substitute, he participated in a glorious period in the history of the Suns.
In the 2006-07 season, Barbosa was elected the best sixth man, when he averaged a career-high 18.1 points per game.
He has averaged no less than 13 points per game for 4 consecutive seasons, and his career three-point shooting percentage has reached 39.1%.