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Sources: Gillespie back to Suns for 4 years, $48M

ESPN · Jun 20, 2026, 11:27 PM

Key takeaways

  • Free agent guard Collin Gillespie intends to sign a four-year, $48 million deal to return to the Phoenix Suns, sources told ESPN on Saturday.
  • Gillespie spent three straight seasons on two-way contracts after going undrafted out of Villanova in 2022.
  • Gillespie's agents at Excel Sports Management, Jordan Gertler and James Dunleavy, negotiated a deal with Suns executives after teams became eligible to talk to their own free agents last weekend.

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Free agent guard Collin Gillespie intends to sign a four-year, $48 million deal to return to the Phoenix Suns, sources told ESPN on Saturday.

Gillespie spent three straight seasons on two-way contracts after going undrafted out of Villanova in 2022. He now earns a lucrative long-term deal as a significant member and success story of the team's new culture around grit and toughness.

Gillespie's agents at Excel Sports Management, Jordan Gertler and James Dunleavy, negotiated a deal with Suns executives after teams became eligible to talk to their own free agents last weekend.

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