Suns comply with multiyear take care of free agent Highsmith

Free agent Haywood Highsmith has agreed to a multiyear take care of the Phoenix Suns, his agent Jerry Dianis informed ESPN on Saturday.

Highsmith thought-about a number of playoff groups earlier than reaching an settlement with the Suns, sources stated. Highsmith was acquired by the Brooklyn Nets in a commerce with the Miami Warmth final offseason after which was waived at this month’s commerce deadline to develop into a free agent.

Highsmith, 29, hasn’t appeared in a sport but this season as he rehabs from a knee surgical procedure he underwent over the summer time.

Referred to as a gritty, two-way participant when wholesome, he joins a Suns workforce that’s 32-23 on the All-Star break — 1.5 video games out of the 5-seed.