Bayless gets Summer League MVP and Boki heads overseas

21st July 2008, 08:34 am

Matt Barnes will take a physical Monday and sign a one year deal with the Phoenix Suns worth $1.2 million. Barnes has played for five different teams in the last five years, but could be a good fit with the Suns bench. Barnes played for the Golden State Warriors last season putting up 6.7 points and 4.4 rebounds in 19.3 minutes of action.

Jerryd Bayless was named Las Vegas Summer League MVP on Sunday. Now he will step up and play on the US Select team and get a dose of what it is like to play against the best of the NBA, as the Select team helps the US National team get ready for the Beijing games. His fantasy value is unclear at this point since Steve Blake is still in the mix. Blake remains the starter in Portland and Sergio Rodriguez and Rudy Fernandez will also be fighting for minutes. Bayless’ fantasy value probably won’t clear up until training camp.

Boki Nachbar, an unrestricted free agent, is reportedly about to sign an offer with Dynamo Moscow. I think Nachbar has known this would be his destination for some time. He will definitely be able to score a bigger payday overseas than in the NBA.