Overview
- Dillon Brooks will enter the final year of his contract for 2026‑27 and is eligible for an extension of up to four years and $125.4 million, according to salary‑cap reporting.
- Brooks posted a career‑high scoring season, averaging about 20.2 points per game, and became a go‑to perimeter scorer for the Suns.
- He helped drive Phoenix’s defensive turnaround, with the team improving from one of the league’s worst defenses to a top‑10 defensive rating during his first season in the Valley.
- Brooks missed roughly 18 games with a broken left hand/wrist, a durability factor teams are weighing as extension talks are reported to be underway.
- Owner Mat Ishbia has publicly praised Brooks and insiders including Bobby Marks and Marc Stein say an extension is likely but probably below the absolute maximum, a choice that will materially affect Phoenix’s cap flexibility and luxury‑tax exposure and could shape roster moves next season.