For anyone who follows the Phoenix Suns, it appeared that headed into this offseason, the number one goal for this team was to acquire a backup point guard. Someone capable of spelling the aging Steve Nash for 12 to 15 minutes per game. There's even been talk of having said backup point guard start up to 12 games this...
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