” Trust me. You will love the mystery player. Believe me. » This is what launched Joe Cronin, GM of the Blazers, to Josh Bartelstein, president of the Suns. At the time, the Blazers were negotiating the departure of Damian Lillard to the Bucks, and they needed the Suns to complete the trade with a “mystery player”. It will be Grayson Allenand Phoenix never regretted getting him back since the former Bucks guard became the best 3-point shooter in the NBA.
Proof that they are satisfied with it, they have decided to extend it for 70 million dollars over four years. A great mark of confidence as the Suns snatched 6th place in the Western Conference on the last day, and Allen quite simply signed his best career season in points, assists, rebounds, and of course 3 -points.
Recruitment supervised over several seasons
After recovering Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal, owner Mat Ishbia is ready to do anything to win the title, and this contract plunges the Suns into dark red with a payroll of $206 million for the 2025/25 season, and a luxury tax estimated at $104 million. It's a record !
According to ESPN, the Suns fall under several limits for future trades or free agency. Their ability to recruit will be complicated for several seasons.
– Luxury tax : in the NBA, the salary cap is not strict, and the NBA authorizes the richest franchises to exceed the threshold set with a margin of tolerance of around 20%. In this case, next year, franchises could normally have spent up to $141 million. Then, for each dollar spent above this ceiling, franchises must pay the “luxury tax” to the NBA. A kind of tax that can be very expensive. Since 2024, the NBA has further sanctioned overspending franchises with supervised recruitment.
| Grayson Allen | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2018-19 | UTH | 38 | 11 | 37.6 | 32.3 | 75.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 5.6 |
| 2019-20 | SAME | 38 | 19 | 46.6 | 40.4 | 86.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 8.7 |
| 2020-21 | SAME | 50 | 25 | 41.8 | 39.1 | 86.8 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 10.6 |
| 2021-22 | MIL | 66 | 27 | 44.8 | 40.9 | 86.5 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 11.1 |
| 2022-23 | MIL | 72 | 27 | 44.0 | 39.9 | 90.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 10.4 |
| 2023-24 | PHX | 74 | 34 | 49.5 | 45.7 | 87.7 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 13.4 |
| Total | 338 | 26 | 45.0 | 41.1 | 86.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 10.5 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
