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Suns agree to three-year, $29 million extension with Oso Ighodaro
The Phoenix Suns agreed to a three-year, $29 million extension with center Oso Ighodaro.
The deal starts in the 2028-29 season and runs through 2030-31.
Ighodaro, 24, joined Phoenix after being selected 40th in the 2024 draft, having played college basketball at Marquette.
He became a regular part of the Suns’ rotation last season, averaging 6.5 points and 5.1 rebounds in 22 minutes per game.
Mark Williams’ shoulder surgery will keep him out for months, leaving Phoenix to rely more on Ighodaro and second-year center Khaman Maluach.
The extension gives the Suns a longer-term commitment to Ighodaro as they manage Williams’ absence.
The Phoenix Suns have agreed to a three-year, $29 million contract extension with center Oso Ighodaro.
The deal is set to begin in the 2028-29 season and run through 2030-31.
The Suns are picking up Ighodaro’s team option for the following season.
Ighodaro averaged 6.5 points and 5.1 rebounds in 22 minutes per game last season.
With Mark Williams expected to miss multiple months after shoulder surgery, Ighodaro and Khaman Maluach are expected to play major roles.
- Who
- The Phoenix Suns and center Oso Ighodaro.
- What
- They agreed to a three-year, $29 million contract extension.
- When
- The agreement was reported on Oct. 18, 2026.
- Where
- Phoenix, Arizona. The deal is with the Phoenix Suns.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Phoenix acquired Ighodaro from the Portland Trail Blazers after he was selected with the 40th pick.
Ighodaro averaged 6.5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game and started 24 games.
The Suns and Ighodaro agreed to a three-year, $29 million extension.
The extension is set to begin.
The extension is set to end.
- Extension value
- Three years, $29 million
- Extension period
- 2028-29 through 2030-31
- Age
- 24
- Last-season scoring average
- 6.5 points per game
- Last-season rebounds average
- 5.1 rebounds per game
- Draft selection
- No. 40 pick in 2024
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Phoenix Suns center Oso Ighodaro has agreed to a three-year, $29 million contract extension through the 2030-31 season, his agent Erika Ruiz of Primera Sports tells ESPN.
Suns center Oso Ighodaro’s new three-year, $29 million extension is fully guaranteed, sources told @YahooSports.
The Suns are picking up Ighodaro's $2.5M team option for 2027-28, so the extension starts in 2028 and runs through 2031 for the franchise's second-round find who has established into a reliable center.