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The Phoenix Suns made a qualifying offer to Aaron Brooks. However, it seems that the Sacramento Kings are also interested in his services and may be making a pitch to him to convince him to join the team, according to New York Daily News.
The Kings are in need a of a point guard now that Beno Udrih has been traded and they see Brooks as a player capable of being able to fill that void.
Don’t be surprised if other teams come out and make offers to Brooks too. It would make sense for the Los Angeles Lakers to make him an offer as they are currently in need of a quicker, younger point guard to replace Derek Fisher in the starting line-up who can also shoot the three. Brooks ticks all the boxes there and could probably be had for all or part of the MLE (as long as the MLE still exists after the new CBA) - the lure of being a starter for the Lakers would also have to be interesting for Brooks.
He had a fairly quiet season last year after being traded from the Houston Rockets to the Phoenix Suns. He spent most of the year on the bench too. The year before however he had career numbers of 19.6 ppg and 5.6 apg as a starter.
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The Phoenix Suns have waived Mickael Pietrus, according to ESPN. Pietrus was traded to the Toronto Raptors earlier in the year for a conditional second-round pick but he failed his physical due to a troublesome knee and so the trade was rescinded.
According to Mark Stein, Pietrus and his agent reached a buyout agreement with the Suns meaning he will become an unrestricted free agent and will be able to sign with a contender/team of his choice after clearing waivers.
His best season came in 2006 at Golden State when he scored 11.1 points per game and grabbed 4.5 rebounds whilst shooting .488 from three-point range.
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