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ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski says the Phoenix Suns aren't willing to pay the price to keep center Deandre Ayton.
www.si.comAyton will be a restricted free agent this offseason
www.cbssports.comAyton wanted the max, but the Suns were reportedly hesitant to give it to him
www.cbssports.comAyton, a key part of the Suns' run to the 2021 NBA Finals, held firm on wanting a full, five-year, max contract -- which would've been worth a guaranteed $172.5 million plus possible escalators -- but talks never progressed to the Suns making a formal offer on a max deal ahead of Monday's 6 p.m. ET deadline, sources told ESPN. In recent weeks, Phoenix raised the concept of a shorter maximum contract deal -- perhaps over three or four years instead of the full five years -- but never formally...
abcnews.go.comHaving established himself as one of the best centers in the NBA, Deandre Ayton has signed a four-year, $133 million maximum offer sheet with the Indiana Pacers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
bleacherreport.comDeandre Ayton wants a max deal. The Phoenix Suns don't want to give him one. Could there be trouble in Arizona?
www.foxsports.comAyton, a key part of the Suns' run to the 2021 NBA Finals, held firm on wanting a full, five-year, max contract -- which would've been worth a guaranteed $172.5 million plus possible escalators -- but talks never progressed to the Suns making a formal offer on a max deal ahead of Monday's 6 p.m. ET deadline, sources told ESPN. In recent weeks, Phoenix raised the concept of a shorter maximum contract deal -- perhaps over three or four years instead of the full five years -- but never formally...
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