Wisconsin basketball legend Frank Kaminsky signed a training camp contract with the Phoenix Suns this week, according to his representation at Priority Sports.
Kaminsky is back in the NBA, at least for the time being, after playing the 2023-24 season with Partizan Belgrade in Serbia. He played 57 games during the team’s EuroLeague season, averaging 8.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists.
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The former Badger is back with the Suns after playing three seasons in Phoenix from 2019-22. He played a consistent reserve role on the Suns team that lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2021 NBA Finals.
This season would be Kaminsky’s 11th in the NBA, that is if he can make the Suns’ regular-season roster.
His current career-long per-game averages include 8.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists on 43% shooting and 35% from three. His best seasons came with the Charlotte Hornets in 2016-17 and 2017-18, as each year he eclipsed 23 minutes and 11 points per game.
Frank The Tank is back in Phoenix.
Congrats to @FSKPart3 on signing with the @Suns! ☀️ pic.twitter.com/JBZpd8Lchn
— Priority Sports (@PrioritySports) September 26, 2024
Kaminsky’s college career needs no explanation. The 2015 National College Player of the Year and consensus first-team All-American was the driving force behind back-to-back trips to the Final Four and the program getting on the doorstep of winning a national title. His No. 44 is retired in the Kohl Center rafters.
The Badger great joins Johnny Davis (Washington Wizards) and Micah Potter (Utah Jazz) as the only former Badgers currently in the NBA. All three are looking to carve out significant roles entering the upcoming season.
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