Deandre Ayton won’t be an Indiana Pacer after all.
The Phoenix Suns matched the Pacers’ four-year, $133 million offer sheet for the former Arizona Wildcats center, meaning Ayton will remain in Phoenix for now. Ayton can’t be traded without his consent for a full year.
As soon as the Suns received the four-year, $133M offer sheet, the franchise matched it. Deandre Ayton returns to Phoenix and can't be traded without his consent for a full year. https://t.co/dBXGN3qbCK
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 15, 2022
The Suns’ decision to match the Pacers’ offer sheet was expected after Ayton signed the largest offer sheet in NBA history with Indiana earlier in the day.