JUST IN: The Phoenix Suns have matched a four year deal offered by Indiana to Deandre Ayton, keeping him with Phoenix, per ESPN. abc15
PHOENIX — UPDATE: ESPN sources confirm the Phoenix Suns have matched the Indiana Pacers' offer sheet. Deandre Ayton will continue to play in Phoenix and can't be traded without his consent for the next year.
If the Suns match the offer sheet, Ayton would not be eligible for a trade until Jan. 15 and he couldn't be dealt to the Pacers for a year. It also could impact Phoenix’s hopes of acquiring Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets.RFA center Deandre Ayton has agreed to a four-year, $133M maximum offer sheet with the Indiana Pacers, his agents Nima Namakian and Bill Duffy tell ESPN. The Phoenix Suns have 48 hours to match the largest offer sheet in NBA history.
The recent reports centered around the Pacers negotiating a sign-and-trade deal with Phoenix that could increase Ayton’s annual salary while eliminating the possibility of the Suns matching the offer. Now, Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard could have two legitimate starting centers — Ayton and two-time league blocks champ Myles Turner.
Much of the criticism about Ayton has been about his maturity. He was suspended 25 games without pay by the NBA in 2019 for violating the league’s Anti-Drug Program by testing positive for a diuretic. He was also benched for part of Game 7 of the team’s second-round loss to Dallas this year after appearing to exchange words with coach Monty Williams.
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