The Suns made their new commitments official on Tuesday, locking in center Mark Williams and guards Collin Gillespie and Jordan Goodwin as general manager Brian Gregory framed the moves as a clear sign of where the franchise is headed.
Gregory called it a “great day for our organization” and said the three players were “instrumental in our success last year,” according to Logan Stanley of The Arizona Republic. That continuity push has been a theme for Phoenix this offseason, even with Grayson Allen and Royce O’Neale headed to Charlotte in the trade for Miles Bridges. The Suns took a step forward by winning 45 games in 2025/26, and Gregory said continuity and internal development are “a big key for us.”
Goodwin sounded just as bought in on bringing the group back together. He said, “It’s going to be huge,” and added, “We had the chemistry on the court, off the court.
We were all brothers, no arguments, everybody’s locked in. So it’s gonna be real fun.”
Elsewhere around the Pacific, Bobby Jackson will not be back on the Kings’ bench in 2026/27. Sean Cunningham of KCRA in Sacramento reported that Jackson and the team have parted ways, ending his stint as an assistant coach after he joined Doug Christie’s staff last season to help run the defense.
The Lakers, meanwhile, still have work to do even after a busy stretch last Wednesday. That was when they reached agreements to add Walker Kessler, Quentin Grimes, Sandro Mamukelashvili, and Collin Sexton.
According to a team source quoted by Dave McMenamin of ESPN, the Lakers still have at least one opening on their projected 15-man roster, and that total could grow if more deals are coming. Those back-end spots, the source said, are “critical” for next season’s roster.
And in Los Angeles, the Clippers’ trade agreement with Toronto continues to draw attention because of Kawhi Leonard’s exit and return to the Raptors. Law Murray of The Athletic also looked at what Brandon Ingram and Gradey Dick bring to the Clippers, while noting the roster still has gaps to address. The Clippers added Rui Hachimura on Monday to fill the power forward spot left by John Collins, but Murray raised the possibility that the team could still look for help at center, where Brook Lopez, Isaiah Jackson, and Yanic Konan Niederhauser are currently lined up to handle the position.
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Suns Just Made The Kind Of Move Fans Have Been Begging For
The Suns spent the early part of the summer making sure two of their most useful pieces were not going anywhere, re-signing Collin Gillespie and Mark Williams on multi-year deals that lock in backcourt steadiness and frontcourt size. Gillespies rise was one of the quieter success stories on the roster, a breakout season that gave Phoenix a reliable shooting presence and a new franchise benchmark from beyond the arc, while Williams gave the team the kind of interior production it has long needed when he was on the floor.
For a front office that has been under pressure to get value and continuity right, both contracts look like the sort of business fans have been asking for. Analyst Steph Noh viewed each deal as favorable relative to the impact the Suns can reasonably expect, which matters for a team trying to build around players who can actually fit together. The bigger question now is how much more of the roster Phoenix can stabilize after checking off two important boxes. [Read more 🡒]
Two Young Suns Suddenly Face A Brutal Fight To Stick
With the Suns roster now set for the season, the attention has shifted from building the team to sorting out who actually fits in the nightly rotation. Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro are both expected to get a longer look, but the path to steady minutes is anything but clear, especially with the front office having added more bodies who can crowd the same spots on the floor.
Ighodaro has the cleaner case right now because of his versatility and the way he can fill different roles, while Dunn is facing a tougher climb as the competition tightens around him. If either player gets squeezed out of the rotation, the pressure only grows from there, because the Suns are already in a position where every developmental decision has to be weighed against immediate help and the possibility of moving pieces before the deadline. [Read more 🡒]
Suns May Have Just Reopened A Problem Fans Thought Was Gone
The Suns latest swing has already drawn plenty of second-guessing, and its easy to see why. Phoenix sent Miles Bridges to Charlotte and brought back Grayson Allen, Royce ONeale and an unprotected 2033 first-round pick, a package that gives the roster more shooting, more wing depth and a future asset to point to if the move works out.
Still, the reaction around the deal has been far less settled than the Hornets side of it, where the focus has been on veteran help and draft capital after moving on from players viewed as bad influences. For Phoenix, the bigger question is whether this was a clean basketball upgrade or the kind of transaction that reopens old concerns about whether the Suns are buying into a short-term fit without much certainty about what comes next. [Read more 🡒]