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Suns will re-sign center Marks to a one-year deal
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The Suns will re-sign center Sean Marks to a one-year deal which will be officially announced Wednesday.
Marks, who confirmed the deal, will be paid the veteran’s minimum of $1,033,930 this season. Only $770,610 of that total will count against the salary cap – or more importantly to Phoenix, the luxury tax threshold. The remaining, $263,320 will be paid by a league fund designed to augment veteran minimum contracts.
With rookie Alando Tucker signed and Grant Hill’s free agent signing also made official Wednesday, the Suns have 12 players under contract for next season. Teams are allowed to carry 15 players but the Suns have historically carried no more than 13 or 14 and salary concerns will ensure that this season.
Second-round draft pick D.J. Strawberry and two of his Vegas Summer League teammates, free agent big men Pape Sow and Otis George, are in the mix.
Marks, who will be 32 on Aug. 23, played in only three regular season games last season (six points and three rebounds in 17 minutes.) He expressed disappointment in his playing time and opportunities but said the fun he had with his teammates and the chance to play for a winner was a much stronger feeling.
“You weigh the options you have and this was the best one for me and my family. We had such a great time with Phoenix last year,” he said. “I think we had a great team last year and it looks like we’ll be even better with some of the changes we’ve made. With (new GM) Steve Kerr running things and guys like Grant Hill coming aboard, we’re very strong.
“Whether my name is called or I wind up making the team better as a practice player, I’ll do everything I can in a supporting role.”
Marks has played eight seasons in the NBA, appearing in 108 total games. His best season was 2005-06, when he averaged 3.2 points and 1.7 rebounds in 25 games for San Antonio.
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