Overview
- Earlier this month the Phoenix Suns signed Dillon Brooks to a three-year, fully guaranteed $73 million extension using his Bird rights, keeping him on the roster through the 2029–30 season.
- The Larry Bird exception lets Phoenix re-sign Brooks above the salary cap without clearing space, which the team executed despite being well over the league cap.
- Miles Bridges, acquired this offseason from Charlotte, has not signed an extension and is reported to be delaying talks to evaluate his role before seeking a larger post–mid‑January veteran extension.
- Under the CBA there are two extension windows for Bridges: a within-six-month offer limited to about 120% of his prior salary that would top near $86.3 million over three years, or a post–mid‑January standard veteran extension that could reach roughly $143.2 million over four years.
- A max-style Bridges deal combined with existing commitments to Devin Booker and Jalen Green would create sizable cap pressure for Phoenix, and Bridges' 2022 legal history continues to shape media and fan reaction as the team weighs on-court fit and public response.