Former Phoenix Suns wing Darius Bazley signs deal with Brooklyn Nets

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty ImagesWe knew it was coming. It was just a matter of time. Darius Bazley, who the Phoenix Suns acquired in a midseason deal for Dario Saric, did not receive a qualifying offer from the team during free agency. That offer would have to be for $6.2 million, money the organization was not willing to invest into the 23-year old wing.

Therefore, he became a free agent.

It was a short partnership between Bazley and the Suns. Young and athletic, capable of highlight dunks and defensive stops, Baze simply didn’t meet the needs of the organization. His acquisition was more of a Dario Saric salary dump than it was an attempt to bring in someone who could contribute to a team…