Overview
- League reports Thursday indicate Phoenix plans to pursue a long-term deal for Dillon Brooks that falls short of the four-year, $125 million ceiling.
- Brooks becomes eligible to sign an extension the day after the NBA Finals, which sets the earliest window for talks to start in earnest.
- He has one season left at roughly $21 million for 2026–27, and any new contract would begin in his age-32 season.
- Team evaluators are balancing his strong defense and locker-room influence against spotty shooting efficiency and a scoring jump tied to Jalen Green’s injury absences.
- The Suns project about $22.8 million below the NBA’s first apron, a luxury-tax line that restricts some team-building tools, giving them measured room to structure an offer.