Dillon Brooks is setting up shop in the valley
The Canadian NBA star signed a three-year, $73-million contract extension with the Phoenix Suns, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Wednesday
The contract keeps Brooks with the Suns through the 2029-30 season
Brooks, of Mississauga, Ont., joined the Suns last year in a trade with the Houston Rockets that sent Kevin Durant the other way
He excelled in his first season in Phoenix, leading the team to a surprising playoff berth
Over 56 games, Brooks scored a career-high 20.2 points per contest while dishing 1.8 assists, hauling in 3.6 rebounds and shooting 34.4 per cent from beyond the arc
Beyond the counting stats, the Canadian also provided his typical menacing defence, helping transform the Suns alongside first-year coach Jordan Ott
Now, he’s set to be in Phoenix for the foreseeable future after previous stays in Memphis (six seasons) and Houston (two seasons). Brooks was selected by the Rockets in the second round of the 2017 draft, 45th overall, before an immediate trade to the Grizzlies
He was Team Canada’s co-captain alongside Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at its most recent World Cup qualifier in July
Brooks is entering the final season of an $86 million, four-year deal he signed with the Houston Rockets in 2023
The Suns have spent much of the off-season locking up the core of last season’s team to long-term deals, including guards Collin Gillespie and Jordan Goodwin, along with centre Mark Williams. Phoenix also traded for forward Miles Bridges, sending Grayson Allen and Royce O’Neale to Charlotte
–with files from The Associated Press
