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Back when the Suns signed him in July of 2007, many believed that the best days for Grant Hill were behind him. Hill was 34 years old at the time and had missed 292 games in six seasons in Orlando with the Magic. Those critics of the former Duke Blue Devil during the summer of 2007 have been proven with Hill’s last four seasons in Phoenix. With one of the best training staffs in all of sports, Hill’s career has been rejuvenated since putting on a Suns uniform. In his first season in Phoenix, he missed 12 games, but the forward has missed only three since that point. Along with Steve Nash, you could easily argue that Hill has been the Suns best player the last four seasons. Despite his advanced at age, the now 39-year-old has been Phoenix’s best defender guarding the opposing team’s best player on most nights. Hill has also been a very effective player on the offensive end, averaging his best point total last season in his four years in the Valley. Just like t...
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