5 free agents the Suns could consider for their final roster spot

The Phoenix Suns, after releasing Nassir Little earlier this week, have opened a roster spot. An open roster spot, you say? That’s right. Little’s three-year, $22 million contract — which proved to be too hard to sell anyone on — is now gone. It’s a smart financial move for the Suns, both short-term and long-term.

And yes, it opens a spot up on the roster.

How the Suns will navigate that open roster spot remains to be seen. This team has no shortage of players. 17, to be exact. One of the pros of having three two-way contract spots available is, if you fill them as James Jones has, you have options.

One of those options is to leave the roster spot open. This approach offers long-term…