The Phoenix Suns today signed unrestricted free-agent forward Brian Skinner to a one-year deal.    

"Brian is a player who can help us,? said Suns President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Steve Kerr. ?He is an athletic shotblocker who runs the floor and fits our style very well.?

In Skinner, Phoenix adds a 6-9, 265-pound forward who last season averaged 4.7 points and 5.7 rebounds in 22.7 minutes in 67 games (44 starts) for the Milwaukee Bucks.  A nine-year NBA veteran, Skinner joins his seventh team after stints with Bucks, L.A. Clippers, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Sacramento and Portland.  In 2005 while with the Sixers, Skinner was a part of the blockbuster trade that sent All-Star Chris Webber to Philadelphia from Sacramento.