Report: Suns sign Zoran Dragic for two years

Zoran Dragic is reportedly going to Phoenix to join his brother. (USATSI)

The Phoenix Suns have agreed to sign guard Zoran Dragic, Goran's brother, to a two-year, $3.5 million deal, per ESPN's Marc Stein, who also reported that it's fully guaranteed and has no options. Can Pellister of trendbasket.net first reported that Dragic's agent had informed Unicaja Malaga that he was leaving. Rafael Molina Guerra of La Opinion de Malaga reported that he'll be bought out for $1 million, via ProBasketballTalk.

Phoenix now has two pairs of brothers plus a Plumlee on its roster. This is also a fun time to remind you that, in recent years, the Suns have employed Taylor Griffin, Luke Zeller, Robin Lopez and Jarron Collins.

Dragic, as we've noted before, is not nearly the same caliber of player as his brother. He averaged 10.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game last season in Spain. He'll likely find it hard to break into the rotation since Phoenix has about a billion guards on the team.

(OK, maybe not a billion, but there are two Dragics, plus the newly re-signed Eric Bledsoe, offseason acquisition Isaiah Thomas, first-round pick Tyler Ennis and sophomore Archie Goodwin.)

Goran Dragic, by the way, is an unrestricted free agent next summer.

Topics: Archie Goodwin, Eric Bledsoe, Goran Dragic, Isaiah Thomas, Robin Lopez, 2014 NBA Free Agency, Phoenix Suns, NBA

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Sixers Michael Carter-Williams not cleared for contact as training camp opens

Just after his Rookie of the Year effort ended, Sixers point guard Michael Cater-Williams had shoulder surgery to fix the labrum in his right shoulder. He didn’t miss games at the end of last season, but he was playing through some pain.

That was in May (days after he win the award). Training camps are set to open next week at the end of September and Carter-Williams has still not been cleared for contact, and will not be for the start of camp.

That according to coach Brett Brown, reports Bob Cooney of the Philadelphia Daily News.

MCW won't be ready to start preseason games. Wroten will have ball in his hands in preseason, says Brown.

— Bob Cooney (@BobCooney76) September 25, 2014

MCW won't be ready to start preseason games. Wroten will have ball in his hands in preseason, says Brown.

— Bob Cooney (@BobCooney76) September 25, 2014

Oh, and for everyone on off-season muscle watch…

Brown says MCW has gained about 12 pounds of muscle.

— Bob Cooney (@BobCooney76) September 25, 2014

If watching Nerlens Noel sit out all of last year (and Joel Embid will get the same this season) has taught us one thing it’s that the Sixers will be incredibly patient with Carter-Williams. They really do not care if they lose a bunch of games in the process, in fact that’s the plan (and why the league owners are looking to tweak the lottery starting this season, but that’s another story).

That said, Carter-Williams will be ready to go if not by opening day then not long into the season.

And seeing MCW and Noel together is one of the things I am most looking forward to this season.