Report: Suns Waive Former Warriors Guard

The Leandro Barbosa era in Phoenix is reportedly over.

The Suns are waiving Barbosa, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

In the summer of 2016, Barbosa signed a two-year deal worth $8 million.

But the second year contained only $500,000 guaranteed, which means the Suns will save $3.5 million.

In 2014-15, Barbosa appeared in 66 games with the Warriors, and averaged 7.1 points in about 15 minutes per contest.

He scored 13 points against the Cavs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

In 2015-16, he averaged 6.4 points in about 16 minutes per game off the bench for Golden State, and shot over 46 percent from the field.

In the 2016 NBA Finals, the 2006-07 Sixth Man of the Year registered 11 points in Game 1, 10 points in Game 2, 8 points in Game 3 and 14 points in Game 6.

Barbosa, who will turn 35 years old in late November, averaged 6.3 points over 67 games for the Suns this past season.

He shot just under 44 percent from the field and 36 percent from distance.

Against the Warriors on Nov. 13, he registered 11 points and four assists.

Assuming Kevin Durant returns to Golden State, the Warriors roster stands at 11 players.

That means they have four spots to fill, and if Ian Clark signs elsewhere, could there be a Barbosa-Warriors reunion?

Stay tuned...

Drew Shiller is the co-host of Warriors Outsiders and a Web Producer at NBC Sports Bay Area. Follow him on Twitter @DrewShiller

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