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Ranking The Phoenix Suns’ Top 10 Free Agency Targets

By Gerald Bourguet

Nov 15, 2014; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0) and Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap (4) reach for a loose ball in the second quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 15, 2014; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0) and Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap (4) reach for a loose ball in the second quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 11, 2015; Charlotte, NC, USA; Charlotte Hornets center Bismack Biyombo (8) goes up for a dunk during the second half against the Sacramento Kings at Time Warner Cable Arena. The Kings defeated the Hornets 113-106. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports /

6. Bismack Biyombo

If the Suns strike out on their top free agency targets (or even if they don’t), they should definitely give unrestricted free agent Bismack Biyombo a look. Aside from having a phonetically awesome name, Biyombo was not utilized properly by the Charlotte Hornets last year. Now that they decided not to extend him a qualifying offer and made him a free agent, he’s up for grabs.

Biyombo averaged only 4.8 points and 6.4 rebounds in 19.4 minutes per game last year, but he also chipped in 1.5 blocks per game in those extremely limited minutes. At 6’9″, he’s a bit undersized to play the center position, but he’s only 22 years old and has great length and defensive anticipation that helps make him such an effective shot blocker.

The Suns won’t be the only team pursuing him, but the prospect of putting this young rim protector in the rotation behind Alex Len is a tantalizing one. It’s hard to get a sense of what his market might be, but Phoenix would almost certainly have the space to make him a fair offer.

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