Overview
- The Suns and Dillon Brooks agreed Wednesday to a three-year, $73 million extension, multiple outlets reporting ESPN’s Shams Charania as the primary source.
- Local reporting says the contract is fully guaranteed with no player or team options and carries an initial salary of about $22 million in year one, though those specifics are reported and not independently confirmed.
- The extension keeps Brooks under contract through the 2029-30 season and, because it was signed before the Aug. 11 deadline, makes him eligible to be traded at the Feb. 11 trade deadline.
- Brooks delivered a career-high 20.2 points per game in his first season in Phoenix but missed time after fracturing his left hand on Feb. 21, a factor in the Suns’ late-season slide and first-round playoff sweep.
- The Suns framed the signing as part of a continuity push under coach Jordan Ott that includes re-signing key role players and adding Miles Bridges, while analysts note the deal is roughly 13% of the cap and could limit apron-era flexibility even as it preserves Brooks’ trade value.