After Grayson Allen, extended in April for $70 million over four years, probably Drew Eubanks, who wants to stay in Arizona, now Royce O'Neale ? The Suns must look into the winger's file, free this summer, and according to information from Brian Windhorst, it is done or almost.
It remains to find common ground because the Phoenix franchise is weighed down by its finances. Next season's payroll, therefore without Royce O'Neale, will already weigh 206 million dollars! With in particular 104 million more to be released as part of the “luxury tax”…
So how can we extend the player, who is valuable with his outside shooting and his defense? If we are to believe our colleague John Gambadoro, always very well informed when it comes to the Suns, betting on the duration of the contract.
“The Suns want to keep him and think they can do it. But we have to offer him a three or four year contract because other teams will give him two years with more money. He also wants to stay and they will give him three or four seasons”, he announces Thus.
According to The Arizona Republic, a new contract between $30 and $35 million over several seasons would be the right price to offer for the franchise to keep its player. To compare, the former Utah and Brooklyn player (8.4 points and 5.2 rebounds on average) earned $9.5 million this season.
| Royce O'Neale | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2017-18 | UTH | 69 | 17 | 42.3 | 35.6 | 80.3 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 5.0 |
| 2018-19 | UTH | 82 | 20 | 47.5 | 38.6 | 76.2 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 5.2 |
| 2019-20 | UTH | 71 | 29 | 43.3 | 37.7 | 76.4 | 0.4 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 6.3 |
| 2020-21 | UTH | 71 | 32 | 44.4 | 38.5 | 84.8 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 2021-22 | UTH | 77 | 31 | 45.7 | 38.9 | 80.4 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 7.4 |
| 2022-23 | BRK | 76 | 32 | 38.6 | 38.9 | 72.5 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 8.8 |
| 2023-24 * | All Teams | 79 | 25 | 39.7 | 37.0 | 68.6 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 7.7 |
| 2023-24 * | BRK | 49 | 25 | 38.8 | 36.6 | 68.2 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 7.4 |
| 2023-24 * | PHX | 30 | 25 | 41.1 | 37.6 | 69.2 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 8.1 |
| Total | 525 | 26 | 42.6 | 38.1 | 77.3 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 6.8 | |
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.
