Suns Re-Sign Collin Gillespie to $48 Million Contract Following Career Year

Suns lock in Gillespie on 4-Year

Gillespie signs $48M Suns deal after going from 5.9 PPG in 33 games to a key rotation guard. He finished with 20+ points in 10 starts and a career-high 30 points vs the Trail Blazers.

Collin Gillespie signs 4-year, $48M deal with Suns after breakout season...

The Phoenix Suns brought Collin Gillespie back on a 4-year, $48 million deal. Teams could start talking to their own free agents last weekend, and the Suns moved quickly to keep him.

Gillespie, 26, just had his best NBA season yet. He averaged 12.7 points, 4.6 assists, and 4.1 rebounds in 28.5 minutes per night.

Gillespie struggled to get minutes in Denver from 2023-2024, but things changed after he joined Phoenix the next season. Even then it took time - he averaged just 5.9 points in 33 games, starting only nine.

Free agent guard Collin Gillespie intends to sign a four-year, $48 million deal to return to the Phoenix Suns, sources tell ESPN. Gillespie spent three straight seasons on two-way contracts after going undrafted out of Villanova in 2022 and now earns a lucrative long-term deal. pic.twitter.com/HIBFG0dDMU

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Fast forward to now and he’s a legit NBA guard and a key part of the Suns’ backcourt for next year. In 80 games last season he started 58 times and dropped 20+ points in 10 of those starts. His peak was Feb 3 against Portland: a career-best 30 points plus 10 assists.