The Suns and Oso Ighodaro are discussing a possible contract extension, and the third-year center confirmed the talks are real.
“ Yeah, we’re talking about it,” Ighodaro said Friday, according to Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic. “ We’ll see what happens in the next couple days.”
Asked whether he wants to stay in Phoenix, the Arizona native made his stance clear. “ For sure,” he said.
Ighodaro came into the league as the 40th pick in the 2024 draft and signed a four-year minimum-salary deal with the Suns. He is set to make $2.3MM this season, and Phoenix also has a $2.5MM option for 2027/28.
The timing matters here. Ighodaro is technically eligible for an extension all the way through June 30, 2027, but Monday is the cutoff if the new deal is going to include his fourth-year option. For that to happen in-season, the Suns would need to decline that option as part of the agreement.
On the floor, Ighodaro carved out a real role last season. After splitting time between power forward and center as a rookie in 2024/25, he became the Suns’ main backup at the five, playing in all 82 regular-season games.
He averaged 6.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.7 blocks in 22.0 minutes per game while shooting 65.3% from the field. The one glaring issue: he hit only 45.3% of his free throws.
Rankin also reported that Ighodaro has been battling Khaman Maluach for a starting spot after Mark Williams had surgery last month to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. That injury is expected to keep Williams out for most of the season.
If a deal gets done, Rankin says it will “likely” be a three-year extension.
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