As expected, the Phoenix Suns withdrew their qualifying offer to Aaron Brooks today, making him an unrestricted free agent.
Brooks hinted at this very possibility last night by tweeting “Unrestricted : )” before taking the tweet down soon after. His qualifying offer was for $2,976,637 and the Suns possessed a cap hold of $5,041,730 for Brooks.
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I was invited on air for a half hour this morning to break down the Phoenix Suns and the Eric Gordon situation with Dr. Jason Calmes of Hornets247 on WGSO in New Orleans.
As you would expect, I gave the Phoenix perspective on the proceedings.
Below you can find a complete rundown of the show as well [...]

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New Orleans guard Eric Gordon spoke for the first time to reporters at USA Basketball camp today, and he made it pretty clear that he wants to be a Phoenix Sun.
The restricted free agent told Jimmy Smith of The Times-Picayune and Hornets247′s Joe Gerrity that he felt that the Hornets haven’t shown him the love.
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At this point Eric Gordon’s future is in the hands of Hornets GM Dell Demps, yet that didn’t stop him from continuing to try to talk his way to Phoenix on Thursday in Las Vegas where he is competing for one of the final spots on the US Olympic team.
As Jason Calmes put it on Hornets247, “Dell holds [...]

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Days before the draft, Suns general manager Lance Blanks said the organization routinely considers “if-then scenarios,” and thus with news of the Suns completing an “if” by agreeing to ink Eric Gordon to a four-year, $58 million max offer sheet it’s time to ponder the “then” of what comes next.
The first implication is that the [...]

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New Orleans free agent Eric Gordon will sign an offer sheet with the Phoenix Suns he announced on Tuesday, according to Paul Coro of The Arizona Republic.
The deal is reportedly a four-year, $58 million max deal that must be matched by the Hornets should they want to keep the 23-year-old restricted free agent.
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