GLENS FALLS, N.Y. — Local legend Jimmer Fredette is back in the NBA, and those he left an indelible impression upon in his hometown couldn’t be happier.
The Phoenix Suns signed Fredette for the rest of the season Friday with a team option for 2019-20.
The 30-year-old won every national college player of the year award his senior season at Brigham Young University in 2011 after leading the country in scoring at 28.9 points per game. He was traded to Sacramento after being selected with the 10th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by Milwaukee and got into two games with the Knicks during the 2015-16 season.