The Phoenix Suns re-signed one of their most popular players, added two solid backup guards and unloaded a large portion of a very big contract. Not a bad start to the first day of post-lockout free agency. Phoenix signed swingman Grant Hill to a one-year, $6.5 million contract on Friday and followed that by signing one-year deals with Sebastian Telfair and Shannon Brown. The Suns also waived forward Vince Carter, meaning the team will only have to fork over $4 million of the $18 million he was due for the 2011-12 season. Re-signing Hill was Phoenix's top priority in the offseason, in part because he's still productive and one of the NBA's best defensive players at 39, but also for his leadership abilities and close friendship with point guard Steve Nash, who's in the last year of his contract. Read more: http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7...r-sign-guards-sebastian-telfair-shannon-brown
