The Phoenix Suns have officially signed second-round pick Toumani Camara to a standard contract, according to Spotrac’s Keith Smith.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The Phoenix Suns have signed second-round pick Toumani Camara to a standard contract, a league source tells @spotrac.
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) July 3, 2023
The deal is for four years, $7.64 million and is fully guaranteed for the 2023-24 season per Spotrac and Hoops Hype’s Michael Scotto.
The Phoenix Suns have signed No. 52 overall pick Toumani Camara to a four-year deal, which is fully guaranteed for the 2023-24 season, league sources told @hoopshype.
— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) July 4, 2023
The Suns selected the 6-foot-8, 23-year-old Dayton product with the 52nd overall pick in this year’s draft.
In his four collegiate seasons, first at Georgia then at Dayton, Camara averaged 11 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 1.4 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.8 BPG on 51/31/63 splits. He was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference first team his senior year, as well as to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference defensive team.
Toumani Camara is the Suns’ pick at #52, and they got a guy that fills a hole on the team; lockdown defense & solid rebounding.
A 6’8” F with a 7” wingspan, that’s where the potential is for the Suns.pic.twitter.com/rAq0HXpE2O
— Suns Are Better (@SunsAreBetter) June 23, 2023
The Suns now have 16 standard contracts on their roster. While they are only allowed 15 in the regular season, they can carry more into camp and then make a decision from there. As of now, the big names to watch for that last spot would be Isaiah Todd (fully guaranteed contract), Camara, Ish Wainright (non-guaranteed until January) and Jordan Goodwin (partially guaranteed).
The team also currently has all three of its two-way spots left (Saben Lee is a restricted free agent right now). With that being said, it’s worth noting that a player on a standard contract can’t be converted to a two-way deal. They would have to be waived and then re-signed.
Camara was recently named to the Suns Summer League roster, as were Todd and Goodwin.
See our previous articles on Camara here:
Suns select Dayton’s Toumani Camara with the No. 52 overall pick
Does Suns NBA Draft pick Toumani Camara Have Pressure on Him Right Away?
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Brendan Mau is a college sports insider and general assignment reporter for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on Twitter via @Brendan_Mau
