In a shocking move, free agent big man Tyson Chandler and the Phoenix Suns have agreed to a multi-year deal. The contract will be over four years for $52 million in total. Phoenix just acquired a rim protecting big man and now it seems they’ll be after an offensive-minded big man. The Suns are part of the multi-team pursuit of LaMarcus Aldridge and will reportedly have Chandler attend the meeting in order to persuade the forward to join the Suns.
Chandler was linked to other teams and it didn’t look likely that he’d remain with Dallas, especially with the Mavericks pursuit of DeAndre Jordan. Phoenix completely came out of the blue and took everyone by surprise. Now if they can land Aldridge they’ll become a legitimate threat in the Western Conference.
Following from Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports and Marc Stein of ESPN.
Tyson Chandler has agreed to a deal with the Suns, league source tells Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) July 1, 2015
The Suns are bringing Tyson Chandler into the meeting with LaMarcus Aldridge as part of their pitch, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) July 1, 2015
Sources: The Suns walked into meeting with LaMarcus Aldridge moments ago, armed with Tyson Chandler and his agreed upon multi-year contract.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) July 1, 2015
ESPN sources say Tyson Chandler has agreed to a four-year deal with the Phoenix suns worth $52 million
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) July 1, 2015
The Suns are now more optimistic than ever that they will be able to land LaMarcus Aldridge this summer. They have also possibly started to consider a sign-and-trade deal that would see Eric Bledsoe get sent to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for LaMarcus Aldridge.
