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NBA free agency 2019: Darren Collison retiring takes him off Phoenix Suns point guard options

D'Angelo Russell is the big-name point guard Phoenix fans want the Suns to target, but Darren Collison may have been the better fit.

Veteran. Pace setter. Distributor. Can hit the 3.

Plus he wasn't going to command the type of max deal Russell is that could start as high as $27.1 million the first year, but ESPN's Marc Spears is reporting the 31-year-old Collison is retiring from the NBA to focus on his family and his faith.

"While I still love basketball, I know there is something more important, which is my family and my faith," said Collison, who is a Jehovah's Witness.