In 2026–27, Phoenix Suns guard Dillon Brooks will be in the last year of his $86 million, four-year deal, which followed his best season in his career. Despite the Suns’ 4-0 sweep over the Oklahoma City Thunder, the reigning champions, in their first-round series, Phoenix made an impressive move in a new era by breaking up its super team core of All-Stars Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and Bradley Beal.
According to The Athletic’s Doug Halle, the Suns will now need to determine whether to commit to Brooks for the long run because he is currently eligible for an extension.
Following a career year, Dillon Brooks will be eligible for an extension the day after the NBA Finals, but there are factors that Phoenix needs to take into account before deciding on a new agreement, according to Haller. “On the one hand, Brooks was a clear culture-changer in his first season as a Sun, making a significant contribution to the turnaround Phoenix made after trading Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal and hiring first-year coach Jordan Ott.
However, the desert also recognizes that Brooks’ 20. 2 points per game were somewhat lacking in efficiency and at least partially driven by the lengthy absences of fellow Phoenix newcomer Jalen Green due to injury.
Over the summer, contract talks will still take into account Brooks’ significance to the Suns’ defensive identity and culture.
A four-year deal in the $125 million area is the most that Brooks can ask for, but it’s anticipated that the new contract won’t reach that maximum.
The outcome of the negotiation table between Brooks and the Suns will be interesting to watch.
After the Suns were eliminated in the first round, Dillon Brooks responded with defiance.
Dillon Brooks, a Suns guard, claims that his club overcame the odds this year by making it to the playoffs in a tough Western Conference, even though many thought they wouldn’t even make it to the Play-In. Nevertheless, Brooks, who took on a key role alongside All-Star Devin Booker and Jalen Green, thinks the Suns disproved their detractors.
We were counted out,” Brooks said. “We were meant to be a laughingstock, a losing side. ” And we disproved many folks.
In 2025–26, Brooks had a career-high average of 20. 2 points per game.
