Can The Phoenix Suns Afford To Give Grayson Allen A Contract Extension?

Can The Phoenix Suns Afford To Give Grayson Allen A Contract Extension?

He said multiple times this season I like it here I want to stay here um it’s you know but he can’t play his full hand cuz you got to show me the Money all right gentlemen Keith Smith NBA on Twitter shared that Grayson Allen is now eligible to sign a veteran extension worth up to $75 million over 4 years Allan had a six-month extension restriction following his trade from the Bucks to the Suns but that is now lifted

What do you guys think the Suns should do here so because he could Garner more in the offseason yes so this this four year 75 million is only for if he agrees to an inseason extension between now and the end of the calendar year which I

Think is June 30th or whatever it is um I think if you’re the Suns you need to be pushing hard for an extension now and trying to get this taken care of before unrestricted free agency um at that point because the Suns have his bird rights they will be able to offer him

More than other teams which is good um but if you can get him at fouryear 75 mil I think that’s a fair deal for both sides like that’s about just under $19 million annually which is a great Payday for Grayson um it is going to come with a substantial amount of luxury tax

Payments um Bobby marks was saying if he agreed to like a 16 million salary that would be about 65 to 70 million in luxury tax penalties for next year so if you’re looking at 19 that’s probably closer to 75 80 million in luxury tax but everything that Matt ispia has said

Has been we want to keep him we want to keep Royce O’Neal we don’t care about the luxury tax we are here to win um success or Money Follows success not the other way around so if he’s been talking this big game and volunteering this

Information like he has to it up now and I think Grayson is in the middle of a career year that warrants that type of money because he’s leading the league in three-o percentage by two full percentage points he is second in effective field goal percentage behind a

Center uh who’s shooting like 71% from the floor and he is one of three players qualified players in NBA history to shoot 47% on threes at that volume joining Joe Harris and Kyle corver like what he’s doing this season is remarkable he’s a great fit and I think

For grace and the suns are a great fit for him too because he’s not going to get that type of spacing or those wide open looks playing along guys that aren’t this big three so I think if you’re the Suns you try to emphasize you’ve been good for us we’ve been great

For you we want you here let’s just get this out of the way now if we can clarify something for two things as a matter of fact uh you don’t have to offer him the full 475 right now it’s up to so you can offer I mean not that my

Guess is he’d want the full if he’s going to sign it but also you mentioned you don’t want to get to restricted free agency but you own the bird rights which unrestricted yeah unrestricted yeah which means since it’s not restricted you can’t match an offer unless he comes

To you and says hey this team offered me this are you willing to to go there or both but I think he I don’t think he would take an offer without doing that I think he wants he said multiple times this season I like it here I want to

Stay here um it’s you know but he can’t play his full hand cuz you got to show me the money also do do you guys know when that exact deadline would 30th the in season one I think it’s June 30th Jun 30th 24 hours before free agency open

Yeah so I go to him right now and I offer it yeah I just say four years 75 million it’s there uh you can think about it it’s there through you know right when the when the new year starts new league year starts uh but we want

You and and we value you that much and put the ball in his court and let him decide it on his time but I I don’t hesitate I’m it wouldn’t surprise me if they’ve already made made that offer to him and his agent yeah this is interesting because Grayson’s been like

You said Grayson’s been really good for the Suns and the Suns have been good for Grayson the problem that I think I don’t I don’t think everybody worried about Matt isia putting his money where his mouth is don’t worry about that that dude’s going to pay whatever ever cost

Luxury taxwise I would not be shocked if they’ve already expressed in in a desire to do the 475 I think the bigger problem is is that I think Grayson Allen has made himself the one of the hottest Commodities in free agency this year and I think that they the Suns would do back

Flips if they can get them for 475 I just feel like Grayson as a businessman has to this is the the conundrum this is the the decision on Grayson’s plate do I take four years in 75 and and guarantee myself some security against injury or

Do I bet on myself having a good playoff staying healthy and potentially gain an extra 10 to 15 million on the market but doesn’t fit and situation matter too because look I’ll I’ll open the Komodo a little bit and and share personally I made significantly more money in my

Previous life than before I came here I came here because I wanted to be a part of this I wanted to do something I loved and I wanted to work with people that I was comfortable with now I’m not Grayson Allen but it also giving up that money

Hits a little harder in the real world so is the difference between 75 over four and say 85 over four uh you know that much to to a guy even even go up to 90 I get it but at some point does the fit and and the ability to be

Comfortable in in what you’re doing play play a ro and the weather too I think tired of playing I think it depends on what Grayson is prioritizing and we won’t know that possibly ever until the deal is agreed upon um because there is a possibility like he’s in the middle of

A career year he really likes being here he understands that he’s valuable to the Suns and vice versa and he agrees to a deal now or like Flex is saying he has confidence in himself playing really well in the playoffs and whether it’s here or from another team he gets an

Extra 15 to 20 depends depending on how he plays we we just don’t know what he’s prioritizing but for the Suns like yes you have to you should be offering this now if you haven’t already um just to a make him feel valued and B because you

Look ahead we’ talked about this before but as a team in that second luxury tax apron you are not replacing what he brings to the table on the open market because all you’re going to have are vet minimums so if you let him go if you let

Royce O’Neal go that’s malpractice as an owner like that that’s you are basically saying to roster well we know you guys no matter what happens in the playoffs this year we don’t like we’re not willing to pay to build on this season a season where guys have been in and out

Of the lineup and you haven’t had continuity we’re not going to keep that together we’re going to take the cheaper way out we’re going to try and replace 50 to 75% of what these guys do for vet minimums and you’re we saw how their vet minimums flamed out this year you cannot

Do that so you have to play Grayson whether it’s before the season ends or after it ends this and that is why listen I think Grayson’s going to be a phoenix on next year I think Matt’s gonna cut the chat yeah but I think that what you just said is exactly why he

Doesn’t do the extension because at the end of the day he has the Phoenix Sons in his the palm of his hands he can say even if the number were 80 even if Grayson is like you know what I’m not trying to go crazy I’m not trying to go listen I want 80

They can’t offer him they can’t so I mean if I’m Grayson Allen and I’m his agent I’m like dude there’s no way you sign that extension right now you wait until July 1 and then you see what other people have and then you come back

To the Suns and you keep it 100 I want 80 I want 85 and you know that the sons are in a situation where they really can’t say no if they say no there is no way to replace Grayson now well how about I say 75 and 5% ownership in WM when

It’s not five you Mil just give me the take a v man and 5% you sign you signed a five year fivey year10 million extension I’m giving you 5% of you WF we all cool

On the latest PHNX Suns podcast, the crew discusses Grayson Allen being eligible for an in-season contract extension of up to four years and $75 million ahead of free agency, and whether he and the Phoenix Suns should agree to a deal now.

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