Deandre Ayton has signed a $ 133 million offer sheet over four years with the Indiana Pacers, the maximum possible for his contractual situation. Now the Phoenix Suns have 48 hours to match the offer and hold the Bahamian center or let it go to zero
It was one of the most anticipated dominoes and has now fallen: Deandre Ayton has accepted a $ 133 million four-year offer sheet from the Indiana Pacers, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Now the ball is in the hands of the Phoenix Suns, who, according to the restricted free agency rules, have 48 hours to match the offer and keep the first overall pick of the 2018 Draft, or they can give up and have him go to Indiana. According to the player’s agents, the Suns never made an offer for Ayton, waiting for the market to set his price: now the offer at maximum salary has arrived and, considering how last season ended , it is unclear whether Phoenix intends to break even or not. What is certain is that by signing this offer sheet Ayton can no longer be included in a sign and trade to get to Kevin Durant, and that even if they draw the Suns they would not be able to exchange it before next January 15th, and for a year. they couldn’t sell it to Indiana. The $ 133 million bid is the highest ever in the league’s history, surpassing the $ 107 million one for Otto Porter from the Brooklyn Nets which was then matched by the Washington Wizards. The highest that didn’t match was the $ 94.4 million Dallas Mavericks for Harrison Barnes in the summer of 2016, the year the Golden State Warriors signed Kevin Durant.
After two weeks of free agency, with most of the players expiring having signed an agreement, the NBA teams have no other way to go than that of the trade: Bleacher Report has hypothesized one for each team, imagining what it could happen in the next few weeks – starting with the Lakers, chasing a jolt to revolutionize the roster
Atlanta wants to sell Collins, would keep an opportunity to strengthen the roster in the future with the upcoming choice and would add two players who can suit the rotation. All aware of the fact that the Hornets can serve men under the basket like Collins: a trade that could be concluded for real
source: Sky Sport
