Free agent Haywood Highsmith has agreed to a multiyear cope with the Phoenix Suns, his agent Jerry Dianis instructed ESPN on Saturday.
Highsmith thought-about a number of playoff groups earlier than reaching an settlement with the Suns, sources stated. Highsmith was acquired by the Brooklyn Nets in a commerce with the Miami Warmth final offseason after which was waived at this month’s commerce deadline to grow to be a free agent.
Highsmith, 29, hasn’t appeared in a sport but this season as he rehabs from a knee surgical procedure he underwent over the summer season.
Often called a gritty, two-way participant when wholesome, he joins a Suns crew that’s 32-23 on the All-Star break — 1.5 video games out of the 5-seed.