ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski announced late last night that the Phoenix Suns will waive Austin Rivers shortly after acquiring him a trade also involving Kelly Oubre Jr. and Trevor Ariza. Normally, a below average player becoming available isn’t cause for much discussion, but in case you missed news, the New Orleans Pelicans have been in a bit of a quandary since losing Elfrid Payton to injury.
While not a true floor general, Rivers might be an option for a team with playoff hopes relying on a two-way contract player and Tim Frazier for the majority of minutes at point guard, after discovering Jrue Holiday needs help in the backcourt and Ian Clark and Frank Jackson failed to immediately seize the role when given the chance.