Phoenix Suns Limited Free Agent Center Deandre Ayton His agents, Bill Duffy and Nimana Makian, who have signed up to $ 133 million in four-year contract offer sheets with Indiana Pacers, told ESPN Thursday.
Sands matches the largest offer sheet in NBA history and has two days to maintain Eighton. Or let the Pacers go for free.
Ayton’s offer sheets exceed $ 107 million in signed four-year transactions. Otto Porter Jr... Brooklyn Nets in 2017-Washington Wizards finally matched deal.
Once Aitton signs the offer sheet with Indiana, sign-and-trade transactions will no longer be permitted.
So far, Sands hasn’t shown interest in sign-and-trade negotiations with the Pacers, but expectation to match the record $ 133 million offer sheet after Phoenix was signed by Eighton. remain.
If Sands matches the offer sheet, you can’t trade Eighton anywhere until at least January 15th-and you can’t trade him to Indiana for a year. Eighton also has the right to veto a one-year transaction.
Namakian from Innovate Sports and Duffy from BDA Sports and WME have insisted on Sands that they can find Ayton’s largest deal offer on the market and are currently offering it on their offer sheets. Sands never made Eighton the biggest offer, suggesting he didn’t rate him as the biggest player. If they do not match the sheet, Sands will lose the 2018 No. 1 pick without compensation.
The largest offer sheet signed by a team that did not match is Harrison Barnes Dallas Mavericks signed for four years and signed $ 94.4 million in 2016. This is the same summer signed by the former Burns team, the Golden State Warriors. Kevin Durant As a free agent.
Eighton has been enthusiastic about the possibility of pairing with talented young security guards. Tyrese Haliburton And when it came to the centerpiece of the Pacers’ reconstruction, sources told ESPN.
Indiana has been traded Malcolm Brogdon Early in this off-season Domantas Sabonis Last season, a transition to a new era centered around the rising star Halliburton and the exciting young backcoats of newcomers Benedict MaturinThe sixth pick of the NBA Draft last month.
The Pacers need to clear the $ 4.7 million cap space in order for Eighton to sign the largest offer sheet.To do that, Indiana has abandoned the guards Duane Washington Abandon the three players arriving in Boston, stretch and exchange for Brogdon. Malik Fitz, Juwan Morgan When Nik StauskasSources told ESPN.
Eighton, who will turn 24 next week, was drafted on the first pick of the 2018 draft from Arizona. It’s also part of a star-studded draft class. Luka Doncic (Third), Jaren Jackson Jr... (the 4th), Trae Young (Fifth) and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (11th).
After forming the first All-Rookie team in 2019, Eighton evolved into a quality starting center with an average of 16.3 points and 10.5 rebounds, helping Phoenix defend during the 2021 NBA Finals. -The championship round since Charles Barkley led the Sands in 1993 when the franchise first reached the league.
He averaged 17.2 points and 10.2 rebounds this past season, shooting 63.4% from the field and 74.6% from the foul line.
After an outstanding regular season, the league’s record was over, and the Phoenix postseason lost to Mavericks in Round 7 of the Western Conference semifinals. Game Eighton watched most of the second half from the bench.
When asked why it happened after the match, Sands coach Monty Williams said, “It’s internal.” Meanwhile, Eighton refused to speak to reporters after the match.
ESPN’s Tim Bontemps and Bobby Marks contributed to this report.
