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FUN FACT: Devin Booker is up for an extension in 20.5 months from now. That's why it's so dangerous to not extend Ayton right now. Imagine Booker makes All-NBA this season. Then next summer, Robert Sarver will think, "Well I have to give Booker a supermax extension next summer, so I can't affor...

I keep telling you all. Sarver won't even let Jones offer him a base max of $172.5M. He doesn't consider him to be a max player.

Utterly outrageous. I hope Bobby Marks still gives them an offseason grade of F. Because this is an absolute failure.

It saves money to pay Bridges now; it saves money to pay Ayton later. It could actually cost more if he qualifies for, and demands, the supermax. And as for saving money if we wait: another team might not be able to/be willing to risk giving him an offer sheet knowing we'll match, so we can't count...

Completely agreed, I don’t care if the media or his agent is pushing for a Max contract out of a great playoffs run, you do your NBA math, and set your number. If you are a GM and don’t have the nerve to resist that pressure and cave into giving a big contract every time, specially with your RFA, y...

We haven’t exercised our team options on Cam Johnson or Jalen Smith yet either, should we be worried? It's laughable that this is even being brought up to try and make a point that people are overreacting. I think far too many people on here undervalue Ayton and that's a shame. Agreed. What's even ...

https://twitter.com/ScoopB/status/1448472863023960068?s=20 So say we all. And to be totally honest, if Ayton was like that, the deal would be done already and he'd be getting the full max. Probably would have happened the first day it could have. You mean like after Shaq encouraged him after game 2...

It's a joke, lighten up.

Sarver: "Ok Deandre, here is what the centers from the 2018 draft are getting. We would love to have you around for another 4 years, and we're willing to pay you $50 million. Deal?"

It sure was easy for a bunch of other teams with players from the 2018 draft class.

I don't think Mikal was mumbling. I was able to transcribe basically every word. Here is what he said: "Like I said, we’re human beings, and when stuff like this comes up, it’s, it’s kind of, you can’t just push it to the side. But like I said, I told coach Mont this today and like them guys, C...

CP3 is not earning the max, and his contract is not guaranteed after next season.

The reason I keep bringing up Joe is simply to point out to everyone how the same thing could easily happen again, with one or two of these players, if it’s not commencing already.

Completely agreed, I don’t care if the media or his agent is pushing for a Max contract out of a great playoffs run, you do your NBA math, and set your number. If you are a GM and don’t have the nerve to resist that pressure and cave into giving a big contract every time, specially with your RFA, y...

Ayton probably won't accept anything less than 5 years fully guaranteed, but I think it's a moot point anyway. I highly doubt the Suns will even offer him a deal like that. Reportedly, they do not consider him to be a max player, so they won't even offer him the base max.

Do they have to say it on every clip for you to keep your cool? Dude, chill out, is just negotiations. Yeah, it's "just negotations" like it was "just negotiations" with Joe Johnson, too. He literally said he needs the coaches, staff, and teammates to help him not think about Jo...

That's the second clip I've heard this week where players are no longer mentioning James Jones as someone they love. That's pretty scary that he says Monty and the others around him help him to not think about James Jones and Robert Sarver. Yikes, this team is headed towards disaster (again) fast.

Burns and Gambo just played audio of Mikal Bridges at practice today. Sounds like he's getting frustrated also.

What an idiotic organization.

In the last 2 games of each series (8 total games), Ayton averaged 12 ppg and 9.5 rpg. In the other playoff games, he averaged 18 and 13.