The Suns are signing free agent forward Haywood Highsmith to a multiyear contract, agent Jerry Dianis tells Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).
According to Charania, “multiple playoff teams” were pursuing Highsmith before he decided to join Phoenix. The Lakers and Sixers were linked to Highsmith over the past week.
A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Highsmith has yet to play a game this season after he underwent surgery to address a torn meniscus in his right knee in August and experienced a setback in his rehab in October. However, Dianis recently told Michael Scotto of HoopsHype his client is healthy and was targeting February 11 for his 2025/26 debut prior to being waived by the Nets.
A 6’5″ combo forward, Highsmith averaged 6.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.9 steals while shooting 38.8% from three-point range in 22.7 minutes per game across 140 appearances from 2023/24 and 2024/25. He spent four season with Miami, which traded him to Brooklyn in the offseason.
John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 confirms the news and says the second year of Highsmith’s contract is partially guaranteed (Twitter link).
More to come…
