Deandre Ayton agrees to $133M maximum offer sheet with Pacers / News - Basketnews.com

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Restricted free agent Deandre Ayton has agreed to a four-year, $133M maximum offer sheet with the Indiana Pacers, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

Deandre Ayton

Team:Phoenix SunsPosition:C, PFAge:23Height:211 cmWeight:113 kgBirth place:Nassau, BahamasProfileNewsStatistics

The Phoenix Suns have 48 hours to match the largest offer sheet in NBA history and keep Ayton -- or let him go to the Pacers for nothing in return, via the report.

Sign-and-trade deals are no longer allowed once Ayton signs the offer sheet with Indiana. If the Suns do match the offer sheet, they can't trade Ayton anywhere until at least Jan. 15 -- and can't trade him to Indiana for a year, Wojnarowski reports.

The first pick in the 2018 draft out of Arizona, Ayton averaged 17.2 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 1.4 assists over 58 games last season.

He was a key contributor during the Suns' pursuit of the league championship in 2020-21, which fell short in a 4-2 series loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Finals.

Then, in the postseason, Ayton registered 15.8 points in 22 games (all starts) on 65.8 percent shooting to go with 11.8 rebounds.

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