With the 2019 NBA Draft and NBA Finals in the rearview mirror, front offices now turn their attention to free agency and the offseason, which will likely see an influx of player movement including trades, signings and other machinations. Enter Jimmer Fredette and the Golden State Warriors.
In the early part of the post-draft process, multiple players are being named to NBA Summer League teams as well as being signed using Exhibit 10 contracts. Many notable undrafted free agents have already been scooped up, including Naz Reid of LSU and Luguentz Dort of Arizona State.
One player whose college career ended nearly a decade ago – yet made a triumphant return to the NBA this past season – was Jimmer Fredette, who gained action in six games with the Phoenix Suns last season.
Per a recent report from Shams Charania of The Athletic, Fredette will not be retained by the Suns, but that means he will get an opportunity to sign with the dynastic (yet in flux) Golden State Warriors – at least for Summer League:
The Phoenix Suns will decline guard Jimmer Fredette’s team option for the 2019-20 season, clearing way for him to play for the Golden State Warriors in NBA Summer League, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 24, 2019
Prior to last season, Jimmer Fredette last played in the NBA in the 2015-16 season before taking his talents to China, where he was a sensation on the Shanghai Sharks as the Lonely Master. He famously dropped 73 points in a Chinese Basketball Association game in February of 2017.
If Fredette can regain the tremendous scoring ability he displayed during his four-year college career at BYU (28.9 points per game, 39.6 percent from deep in his senior season), the Warriors could surely use his perimeter creation in the regular season without the services of Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson.
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