Suns Sign Spurs' Keita Bates-Diop: Details

The San Antonio Spurs have lost Keita Bates-Diop to the Phoenix Suns in free agency.

Jeremy Brener | Jun 30, 2023

Suns Sign Spurs' Keita Bates-Diop: Details /

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The San Antonio Spurs are saying goodbye to one of their one of their players at the beginning of free agency.

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Phoenix Suns are signing Spurs forward Keita Bates-Diop.

"Free agent F Keita Bates-Diop has agreed to a two-year, $5M deal with the Phoenix Suns, co-head of @CAA_Basketball Austin Brown tells ESPN," Wojnarowski tweeted. "Deal includes a player option. Bates-Diop will have a chance to earn a starting forward spot."

Bates-Diop, 27, averaged 9.7 points, 3.7 rebounds on 50 percent shooting, which all mark either the highest or the second-highest numbers of his career.

Radio talk show host John Gambadoro mentioned earlier this week that Bates-Diop could be a free agent option for the Phoenix Suns.

The Suns are eyeing players who could be on veteran minimum deals, especially after trading for Bradley Beal earlier this month. Over $162 million is being spent on Beal, Deandre Ayton, Devin Booker and Kevin Durant, meaning Bates-Diop is going to play and could be a bargain for the Suns.

Bates-Diop joins Josh Okogie, Damion Lee and Drew Eubanks as the early free agent haul for the Suns.

Now, the Spurs will look to replace him in the coming days as free agency begins.

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Published Jun 30, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.