Thursday will open the market for free agents and among the files to follow there will be that of Deandre Ayton. The interior is restricted free agent and its agent has clearly announced that it wants the maximum. The concern is that the Suns would not be inclined to give it to him and it is rumored that they would be regarding to attempt a sign & trade so as not to let him go without compensation.
A lot of franchises would be interested, of which 2 would be very hot according to The Athletic, the Detroit Pistons and the Atlanta Hawks. The Pistons, who got rid of the contract of Straw Grant, would be ready to offer him the maximum and are able to do so without worry. As for the Hawks, they do not have the cap space to offer him the maximum directly, but might do so via a sign & trade, probably by offering John Collins. However, if we believe The Athleticthe Hawks would not be ready to offer him the maximum.
The Suns can offer him $176.9 million over 5 years according to the projections of the salary cap and other teams $131.2 million over 4 years.
This season Ayton has shot 17.3 points, 10 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.7 once morest, but once morest the highly anticipated Mavericks, especially to punish the Texans’ small ball, he did not have the expected impact, and he looked much of Game 7 on the bench.
