Overview
- Multiple outlets reported the Suns added 30-year-old center Duop Reath as frontcourt depth after Mark Williams underwent shoulder labrum surgery that will keep him out for months.
- Reports differ on the deal’s terms with some outlets calling it a one-year veteran minimum contract and others describing Reath as a non-guaranteed training-camp invite, leaving his roster guarantee unresolved.
- Reath has prior NBA experience with the Portland Trail Blazers, is known as a floor-spacing stretch five who shoots well from three, and averaged roughly 6.2 points in limited minutes across 146 career games.
- He has not played since January after suffering a right-foot stress fracture and undergoing surgery, so his immediate availability will hinge on his health and evaluations at training camp.
- With younger bigs Oso Ighodaro and 2025 lottery pick Khaman Maluach projected to carry larger roles, Phoenix views Reath mainly as short-term insurance and his roster fate will be decided during camp and the preseason.