One year ago today, the Phoenix Suns signed yet another in a long line of backup point guards — this one from the scrap heap of NBA flameouts — on the off-chance that he could help them in the Orlando Bubble a few minutes a game behind starter Ricky Rubio.
Yes, that was only one year ago. Seems more like a decade.
Head coach Monty Williams was trying to cobble together a rotation and knew he would be missing a few players in Orlando. He didn’t even have enough players to go five-on-five once team practice time would be cleared in a few days!