After Grayson Allen reportedly agreed to a four-year, $70 million contract extension with the Phoenix Suns this morning, some of his teammates were quick to congratulate him.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Yesssuhh! Congrats @GraysonJAllen 🙏🏾 https://t.co/DwUJfIhQmE
— Royce O'Neale (@BucketsONeale00) April 15, 2024
@GraysonJAllen 💰💰💰💰💰
— Jusuf Nurkić 🇧🇦 (@bosnianbeast27) April 15, 2024
Hell yeah GA!!!! Well deserved 🏁 https://t.co/YWaUVHMdAH
— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) April 15, 2024
The Suns acquired Allen from the Milwaukee Bucks on Sept. 27 in the Deandre Ayton/Damian Lillard trade. Allen finished the regular season averaging 13.5 points on 50/46/88 splits, 3.9 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocks in 33.5 minutes per game across 75 contests (74 starts), which means he tied or set a career high in literally every major statistical category. He also led the NBA in 3-point shooting percentage at 46.1%.
Allen will be reportedly making $15.6 million in the first season of his reported extension next year, according to ESPN. The Suns had Allen’s bird rights and a deadline for the extension that lasted until June 30, the final day before free agency. They could have given the 28-year-old an extension up to four years, $75 million. Now, they lock him up for likely less than he was looking at in the open market.
The Suns choose to make this move one day after they clinched the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference with a 125-106 over the Minnesota Timberwolves in their season finale yesterday. Allen had 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting in this contest. Phoenix will play Minnesota in the first round of the playoffs with Game 1 scheduled for Saturday.
The Suns now have their starting 5 locked up for at least another season, and while it may come with some expensive stipulations, owner Mat Ishbia has proven his willingness to keep the team together and competitive for future seasons.
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Brendan Mau is a senior writer covering the Phoenix Suns and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau
