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Home is where the heart is for Channing Frye

Mike Schmitz — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 06:46:05 +0000

Even though he opted out of the final year of his contract to test the 2010 free agent market, it didn’t take long for recently re-signed Phoenix Suns big man Channing Frye to realize where he...

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Free agency 2010 Day 2: All about Amare now

Tyler Lockman — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 23:23:48 +0000

With Channing Frye committed to staying in Phoenix, the free-agent focus on Planet Orange is now solely on Amare Stoudemire. The future looks grim as far as STAT wearing purple and orange, but...

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Suns Replace Amar’e With Hakim Warrick

Fanhouse NBA Blog - suns — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:14:59 +0000

by Tom Ziller

Filed under: Bulls, Suns, NBA Rumors, NBA Transactions, NBA Free Agents

Phoenix couldn't find middle ground with eight-year Sun Amar'e Stoudemire despite months and months of negotiation. Consider today's news that Phoenix has reached a three-year, $12 million agreement with Hakim Warrick a full acknowledgment that Stoudemire's Suns career is over. John Gambadoro of Phoenix's 620 AM reported the contract figures after Yahoo!'s Marc Spears initially reported the deal. The contract will apparently have a fourth-year team option at $6 million.

Warrick, who spent four middling seasons with the Grizzlies before splitting last year between the Bucks and Bulls, joins a Phoenix frontcourt starring second-year center Robin Lopez and newly re-signed forward-center Channing Frye, who reportedly agreed to a five-year contract worth $30 million on Thursday.

Warrick will make much, much less than what Amar'e would have commanded. But Warrick also offers much, much less on the court. Whereas Amar'e scored in bunches at elite efficiency, Warrick scores decently on just above-average efficiency. Whereas Amar'e was a middling rebounder for a power forward, Warrick is a completely awful rebounder for a power forward. Whereas Amar'e was often a liability on defense, Warrick is typically just as bad.

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Report: Suns Keep Channing Frye

Fanhouse NBA Blog - suns — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:14:34 +0000

by Matt Moore

Filed under: Suns, NBA Free Agents

You hope if you have a year like the Suns did, coming out of nowhere to make the Western Conference finals, that you have an opportunity to make another run with the same core. It's so difficult in the modern salary-cap era. And it's unlikely to happen for the Suns since Amar'e Stoudemire wants that fifth year in his contract so bad he can taste the Mojitos on South Beach.

But they'll at least be getting part of that bench mob band back together.

KTAR in Phoenix is reporting that the Suns have reached an agreement with Channing Frye for the seven-foot marksman to return to the Suns under a 5-year, $30 million deal (5 years, $30 million is the new black of the NBA).

Frye was an instrumental part of the Suns' run this season, shooting 44 percent from the arc and being part of a bench unit that helped the Suns overwhelm the Spurs in the second round. It was a bizarre development for the athletic blogger that hadn't really ever shown that kind of range before. Frye was a fan favorite in Phoenix, and the regenerative healing powers of their training staff helped him stay healthy.

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Channing Frye re-signed at the right price in this market

Michael Schwartz — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:28:24 +0000

NBA contracts are not signed in a vacuum. If you would ask me if Channing Frye is worth a five-year, $30 million deal in a vacuum, I would say that it’s a bit too pricey. But if you were to ask...

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Suns retain Channing Frye, but did they overpay?

Tyler Lockman — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:10:24 +0000

After a day of back-and-forth rumors and reports, Channing Frye will remain a Phoenix Sun — for another five seasons. The Suns anted up for the long-term deal that will pay Frye $30 million,...

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Free agency 2010 Day 1: Phoenix Suns news and rumors

Tyler Lockman — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:15:14 +0000

The 2010 free agency period got off to a fast start at 12:01 a.m. ET and the news and rumors haven’t stopped swirling since. For the Phoenix Suns, the big story is Amare Stoudemire. But less...

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Channing Frye accepts five-year deal for $30 million with the Phoenix Suns

Mike Schmitz — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 02:59:47 +0000

Hours after turning down a five-year, $25 million deal from the Phoenix Suns, Paul Coro reported that Channing Frye has accepted a five-year, $30 million offer to stay in Phoenix. Frye was waiting to...

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Amare Stoudemire rumors roundtable: Part 2

Michael Schwartz — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:21:50 +0000

Michael Schwartz, Mike Schmitz and Tyler Lockman are back at you for Part 2 of our Amare Stoudemire rumors roundtable. After discussing Amare’s value and his replacement options in Part 1, we...

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Channing Frye’s Wildcats drop softball titles

Michael Schwartz — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:53:31 +0000

The Phoenix Suns had just blown out the now Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics in late December when former Wildcat Channing Frye was asked about the Arizona football team’s...

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