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Suns Nightly Desk · transactions · Friday, September 25

John Camden Leaves the Phoenix Suns Roster

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John Camden
F · 24 · rookie
The move
Leaves the Suns
official roster · Sep 25, 2026
2026-27 cap hit
Not on file yet
public salary data lags a signing by a day
Suns payroll
$216.2M
above the first apron · cap $165.0M · tax $200.4M
Roster
19 players
standard limit 15 + 3 two-way
By the Suns Nightly Desk · 3 h ago

Forward John Camden, a 24-year-old rookie, is no longer on the Phoenix Suns roster as of Friday, Sep 25. No report preceded the move, and his new contract is not on file yet.

The move

John Camden, a 24-year-old rookie forward, is no longer listed on the Phoenix Suns roster as of Friday, Sep 25, based on the club's official roster. He had appeared on the Suns roster before the move, and now he is off it. No report preceded the move, and none is logged in the injury report at this time. No destination club is named, and Phoenix has not given a reason for the roster change.

The money

Camden's contract is not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day, so his cap hit and contract length are not available. The Suns carry a payroll of $216.2 million across 18 contracts for 2026-27, over the first apron. The salary cap sits at $165.0 million, the tax line at $200.4 million, the first apron at $209.0 million, and the second apron at $221.7 million. Where Camden's number fits into that picture is not yet known.

The fit

Camden has no NBA line from last season. Phoenix's rotation last season was led by Devin Booker at 33.5 minutes and 26.1 points, Dillon Brooks at 30.4 minutes and 20.2 points, Grayson Allen at 28.8 minutes and 16.5 points, Collin Gillespie at 28.5 minutes and 12.7 points, Royce O'Neale at 28.4 minutes and 9.8 points, Jalen Green at 25.9 minutes and 17.8 points, Mark Williams at 23.6 minutes and 11.7 points, and Jordan Goodwin at 22.5 minutes and 8.7 points. The Suns roster stands at 19 players, 15 on standard deals and 3 on two-way contracts.

Did the Suns trade or waive John Camden?

That is not specified. The official roster shows he is no longer on it as of Friday, Sep 25, but no transaction type is confirmed.

What is Camden's new contract worth?

His contract is not on file yet. Public salary data can lag a signing by a day.

How does this affect the Suns' payroll?

The Suns are already over the first apron, carrying $216.2 million across 18 contracts for 2026-27 against a $165.0 million cap, a $200.4 million tax line, a $209.0 million first apron, and a $221.7 million second apron.

By the Suns Nightly Desk, from the data on this page, rewritten when the data changes. How the desks work.
No contract on file yet: public salary data usually catches up within a day.

Suns rotation

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Devin Booker33.5 min · 26.1 pts
Miles Bridges31.0 min · 17.1 pts
Dillon Brooks30.4 min · 20.2 pts
Collin Gillespie28.5 min · 12.7 pts
Jalen Green25.9 min · 17.8 pts
Mark Williams23.6 min · 11.7 pts

Moves are detected from the official rosters, so the mechanism (trade, signing, waiver claim, two-way conversion) comes from the linked report when there is one. Salary figures are cap hits from public salary data.