Phil Pressey is a Massive Long Shot on the Suns

Phil Pressey is facing one of the longest shots to make an NBA roster you could imagine.

He is a 26 year old point guard, released from the Philadelphia 76’ers earlier this season, and now signed to a 10 day contract with the Phoenix Suns.

Realistically, he is auditioning for another franchise. Once Brandon Knight gets healthy, the Suns will almost certainly let Pressey’s contract expire.

The 76’ers had the exact opposite problem of the Suns. The Sixers had too many big men, and not nearly enough guard play. Since they traded for Ish Smith (after letting Pressey go), the Sixers have a net rating of -6.4. It is still not good, but they are just .7 points behind the Orlando Magic over that time…