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Dragic expected to sign 4-year deal
If the Suns' belief in Goran Dragic as a Steve Nash successor proves as reliable as their hunch that they could sign him this year, then the four-year search for a reliable Nash backup has found its man. The mystery of the 22-year-old Slovenian's potential can begin to unravel now that the puzzle of bringing him to Phoenix was solved. Dragic reached a buyout agreement with his Spanish club, ...
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Diamond ... or Rough? Suns Unearth Something in Dragic
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... And now, according to Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic, Goran Dragic will be in a Suns uniform this season, after lengthy negotiations to free him of his European contract. ...

Steve Nash’s Successor Joins the Suns
Dime Magazine (www.dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, Basketball Videos, Sneakers — ... Porter , a true point guard. Both are All-Star players. He couldn’t ask for more. It’s like when Steve came in behind Jason Kidd and Kevin Johnson .” “He’s unusual,” Suns Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin said in late June. “He’s left-handed and very athletic. He attacks the rim with a sort of abandon and is polished with a good feel of the game. He can be erratic as a shooter but is mechanically sound and we feel we can work with him on the rest.” Source: AZ Central

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