The Phoenix Suns are already into training camp, and while the roster got a few important long-term pieces locked in this offseason, there are still extension decisions looming.
The biggest name in that group is Miles Bridges, the player Phoenix brought in this summer for a hefty price: the Suns sent out their most valuable draft asset, a 2033 unprotected first-round pick, to get him. That alone makes an extension feel like the likeliest next step, even if the team is expected to spend time evaluating how he meshes with the rest of the group before putting pen to paper.
Phoenix did get one major deal completed in August, when Dillon Brooks agreed to a three-year, $73 million extension that runs through the 2029-30 season. But Bridges remains the headliner among the Suns’ current extension candidates.
He is eligible for a larger deal beginning in mid-January, when he can qualify for four years and $143.2 million. Until then, the Suns can keep their options open. The club is not expected to simply pay whatever it takes, either; the goal would be a fair number, potentially around or slightly above the three-year, $75 million deal he is on now.
Jalen Green is another name to watch, and his situation carries a different kind of timing. He became extension-eligible on Oct. 1, just as the Suns are heading into what could be a defining season for him after he missed 50 games because of injury in his first year with the team.
Green also has a $36 million player option for the 2027-28 season, so any extension would likely be structured to begin after next season if Phoenix decides he has earned it. The Suns are expected to be patient here, too, and the decision may come only after they get a fuller read on how he performs. The ideal outcome for Phoenix would be to keep him below his current contract level, though the team could also move on if he does not show he fits with Booker.
Then there is Oso Ighodaro, whose case may be the most flexible of the three. After the Suns picked up the team options for the 2027-28 season on Ryan Dunn and Khaman Maluach, they still have to make a call on Ighodaro’s $2.48 million club option for next season.
Phoenix could decline that option and work out a new deal instead. The organization clearly values what he brings, both on the floor and in terms of how he fits the identity the Suns want to build. Of the three extension situations, Ighodaro’s could even come first if the Suns can get him on a team-friendly number like they did with several players this offseason.
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