Jared Harper won’t finish his first NBA season with the Phoenix Suns organization.

Suns general manager James Jones confirmed the team has waived the rookie point guard out of Auburn.

“The G League season is over,” said Jones on Friday as the NBA announced Wednesday the suspension of the 2019-20 G League season in reaction to the coronavirus pandemic and Utah Jazz all-star Rudy Gobert testing positive for the virus.

“Jared’s on a one-year deal. For him to explore opportunities was something that we considered and at the end of the day, we just thought we could help him.”

Undrafted and on a two-way deal, Harper averaged 20.8 points and 5.7 assists in 33 games for Phoenix’s G League team, Northern Arizona Suns. The 5-10, 175-pound point guard only played in three games for Phoenix, scoring two points on 1-of-4 shooting.

Harper will have time to join another team, but with the league under suspension for “at least 30 days” according to NBA commissioner Adam Silver, there is uncertainty on whether there will be a summer league in July, especially if the NBA plays the remainder of the regular season if it resumes play.

The Suns (26-39) didn’t find quality consistent play at the backup point guard position, but they have made a bigger commitment to second-year player Elie Okobo and rookies Ty Jerome and Jalen Lecque.

Second-year player Jevon Carter has been playing shooting guard as he’s shooting 39.3% from 3.

Harper starred at Auburn as a point guard in leading the Tigers to the 2019 Final Four, but only played a total of eight minutes with the Suns. Harper’s last game in Phoenix was Feb. 3 at Brooklyn where he played four minutes and scored his first career points.

Have opinion about current state of the Suns? Reach Suns Insider Duane Rankin at dmrankin@gannett.com or contact him at 480-787-1240. Follow him on Twitter at @DuaneRankin.

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