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Restricted free agent Mark Williams intends to sign a three-year, $38 million contract to return to the Phoenix Suns, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
The deal is reportedly fully guaranteed for the Suns’ 24-year-old center. Williams averaged 11.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 0.9 blocks per game on 64.4% shooting from the field in 60 contests last season.
In his first season with Phoenix, Mark Williams sat out 10 games because of a stress reaction in his left foot but still played a career-high 60 games. Although he missed the entire first-round series against the Thunder, there is reason for some optimism when looking at his season as a whole. That risk seems to be priced into the contract, as it should be.
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One would expect them to be more cautious with him in back-to-backs to prep him for the postseason and with the big picture in mind.
Shams added: “The Suns lock in the last of their own priority free agents, finishing negotiations with Williams’ Excel Sports Management agents Jeff Schwartz and Jordan Gertler on Thursday night. First, young guards Collin Gillespie and Jordan Goodwin over the weekend, now Williams.”
ESPN’s Bobby Marks projected Mark Williams at three years and $42 million, so this is right about where the expected market was for the big man. We are awaiting the exact financial details, but will continue to monitor and add more information as they become available.
Via Yossi Gozlan of the Third Apron on X: “Standard raises would start Mark Williams at $11.7 million. This would leave the Suns $4.3 million under the second apron hard cap with a full roster. They’ll go into the season above the first apron and $16.4 million above the luxury tax line.”
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Gambo adds that the Suns wanted a two-year deal, but they settled on three due to the lower annual average.
He is the third player Phoenix has retained ahead of the free agency opening, joining Collin Gillespie and Jordan Goodwin. All on what appear to be team-friendly deals before hitting the *official* open market.
Williams returns to a Phoenix center rotation with Oso Ighodaro and Khaman Maluach, giving the…
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