Deandre Ayton is optimistic he will sign a contract extension with the Phoenix Suns.
Ayton is eligible for the five-year, $172 million rookie max extension.
"Honestly, I'm expecting something to get done so that we as a team can finish what we started, which is bring a championship to Phoenix," Ayton said Monday to The Republic during Suns media day. "Period. Literally. That's all it is."
Ayton emerged as one of the NBA's best young centers during the 20-21 season.
Devin Booker will miss the start of training camp this week due to Health and Safety Protocols. The Suns, as with the rest of the NBA, are opening their training camp this week.
Booker is an integral part of the Phoenix team that is looking to get back to the NBA Finals. At this point, it's unknown the reason for Booker's absence, or how long it will last.
Chasson Randle has agree to a camp deal with the Phoenix Suns.
Randle played on a TWo-Way contract with the Orlando Magic last season.
Randle int undrafted out of Stanford in 2015.
Host Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux), Ben Golliver of the Washington Post (@BenGolliver) and Matt Moore of The Action Network (@HPBasketball) go in-depth on the NBA’s Pacific Division.
They discuss how the Warriors, Lakers, Clippers, Suns and Kings fared in the off-season, including which teams improved and what moves stood out. The three also predict the season to come, including projected finish, breakout players and rookies they are most excited to see.
Host Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux) and Arturo Galletti (@AmericanNumbers) break down the over/under win totals for the Western Conference heading into the 21-22 season.
They discuss the win total, division, conference and title odds as well as any pertinent individual award lines for the Thunder (3:18), Rockets (14:00), Spurs (20:42), Timberwolves (24:19), Kings (29:55), Pelicans (37:16), Grizzlies (46:42), Trail Blazers (51:45), Clippers (59:06), Nuggets (1:05:03), Warriors (1:12:12), Mavericks (1:21:22), Suns (1:31:11), Lakers (1:37:44) and Jazz (1:48:59).
Chris Paul somewhat quickly signed a four-year, $120 million deal with the Phoenix Suns that only has $75 million in guaranteed money during his free agency. After reaching The Finals in his first season with the Suns, he described the decision to re-sign as an easy one.
“It was an easy decision,” Paul said. “Not only did I love the basketball aspect, I’m close to family (in Los Angeles) and Phoenix is a family, too. I’m excited to be back there.”
The Suns were one of the healthiest in the Western Conference as the Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers each had notable injuries for their matchups.
“The thing I’m looking forward to now is our approach to the every day,” he said. “You don’t start the season and get to automatically end up at the Finals again. It’s another building process, and I’m excited about going through this experience with these guys because I went as far (in the playoffs) as I’ve ever been. We’ll be on this journey of something new together."
The Phoenix Suns have signed Chandler Hutchison.
Hutchison (6-6, 210 pounds) has appeared in 97 career games (25 starts) with Chicago and Washington through his first three NBA seasons, also appearing in two playoff games with the Wizards this past season. The 25-year-old holds career regular season averages of 5.7 points on 44.1% shooting and 3.8 rebounds in 18.2 minutes.
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