Dillon Brooks Secures $73M Deal With Suns, Sparks Debate

WHO:

NBA.com - Dillon Brooks, nine-year NBA veteran, joined the Suns during the 2025-26 season after spending two years with the Houston Rockets.

Pro Football Network - Dillon Brooks, Phoenix Suns, coach Jordan Ott, agent Mike George of Klutch Sports

WHAT:

NBA.com - Brooks was entering the final season of an $86 million, four-year deal he signed with the Houston Rockets in 2023.

NBA.com - Brooks appeared in 56 games, averaging a career-best 20.2 points per game (ppg).

Pro Football Network - Dillon Brooks secured a three-year, $73 million extension with the Suns.

NY Post - The deal is fully guaranteed and does not include any options.

RealGM Basketball - The contract extension is through the 2029-30 season.

WHERE:

RealGM Basketball - Phoenix Suns

WHEN:

RealGM Basketball - The contract extension was reported on a Wednesday night.

WHY:

NBA.com - The Suns returned to the playoffs as the eighth seed after missing the postseason the year prior but got swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder.

RealGM Basketball - Brooks has become a key part of the Suns' two-way, hard-nosed culture.

HOW:

NBA.com - The Suns have spent much of the offseason locking up the core of last season’s team to long-term deals, including guards Collin Gillespie and Jordan Goodwin, along with center Mark Williams.

Pro Football Network - The deal sparked debate within the NBA world regarding its value.

Dillon Brooks, a nine-year NBA veteran, joined the Suns during the 2025-26 season after two years with the Houston Rockets, where he is entering the final season of an $86 million, four-year deal signed in 2023. Last season, Brooks played in 56 games and achieved a career-best average of 20.2 points per game. The Suns made a return to the playoffs as the eighth seed but were swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder, and they have been focused on securing long-term deals for key players, including guards Collin Gillespie and Jordan Goodwin, as well as center Mark Williams.