Suns guard Joe Johnson was expected to be one of the most coveted free agents this summer, but thus far his door has been far from beat down.  The reason?  His restricted free agent status.

The Suns have made it known they likely will match any offer for Johnson. So a team that signs Johnson to an offer sheet will have its money tied up during the July free agent bargaining period with poor prospects for having anything to show for their offer.

"If the roles were reversed, I wouldn?t do it," Suns chairman Jerry Colangelo said Saturday. "If you tie yourselves up for a month, you?ll lose out."

Overall, "Nothing has changed in regard to our commitment to re -sign Joe Johnson.

As a result teams appear to be concentrating on other top-flight shooting guards such as Ray Allen and Michael Redd, who are unrestricted.  Johnson?s representatives want to play the field in determining how many offers they can generate.

"We?ve said we?re committed to re-signing him. And that?s the way it is."