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Duane Rankin OFFICIAL: Phoenix Suns re-sign Mark Williams. Sources confirmed to @azcentral June 25 that Williams agreed to a three-year, $38M deal. Was a restricted free agent. #Suns
John Gambadoro: A couple of things here. The Mark Williams three-year contract is very tradeable especially if he plays well. He will start and when Maluach is ready whenever that may be Mark can either be a backup or be traded. Second, I understand many fans wanted a big move not to run it back with a team that got swept in the first-round by OKC. What I would say is that they are going to rely on a second year of Jordan Ott and his system, health of Jalen Green and Grayson Allen, development of Fleming and Maluach and just continuity of playing together with the same guys to improve on last season - how much? Not sure but I would think their goal is to get into a top 6 seed and improve on last years win total.
Shams Charania: Restricted free agent Mark Williams intends to sign a three-year, $38 million contract to return to the Phoenix Suns, sources tell ESPN. The deal is fully guaranteed for Williams, who averaged 11 points, 8 rebounds and 1 block in 23.6 minutes per game as the Suns starting center.
Shams Charania: The Suns lock in the last of their own priority free agents, finishing negotiations with Williams' Excel Sports Management agents Jeff Schwartz and Jordan Gertler on Thursday night. First young guards Collin Gillespie and Jordan Goodwin over the weekend, now Williams.
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Shams Charania: In consecutive days, the Suns land multiyear agreements to keep two young guards in Goodwin and Collin Gillespie whom the franchise developed over the last year. Goodwin's agents at Klutch Sports, Shy Saee and Mike George, landed the deal Sunday, a week after free agents became eligible to negotiate with their own teams. Next order of business for the Suns: retaining restricted free agent Mark Williams.
Keith Smith: By my projections Suns will be roughly $4.6M under the tax and $12.6M under the first apron after re-signing Collin Gillespie. Can create more room if they move on from Haywood Highsmith and/or Jamaree Bouyea. It'll get tight to avoid the first apron if they re-sign Mark Williams and Jordan Goodwin.
Keith Smith: The Phoenix Suns have tendered qualifying offers to Mark Williams and Koby Brea, a league source told @spotrac. Williams and Brea will now be restricted free agents this offseason.
Keith Smith: Mark Williams' qualifying offer is for $9.6M. He reached starter criteria, which triggered a higher qualifying offer. Brea's qualifying offer is for another two-way contract.
The expectation around the league is that the Utah Jazz will match any offer sheet Walker Kessler receives, and executives hold a similar view regarding Detroit and Jalen Duren. Another restricted free agent center at least worth monitoring is Mark Williams in Phoenix (yeah, the guy the Lakers traded for before rescinding the deal). But it’s only logical to wonder why the Suns would give up assets to acquire Williams only to let him walk a season later.
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Prospects went through anthropometric measurements at the draft combine on Monday. The official measurements won’t be finalized until Tuesday, notes Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress (via Twitter), but some early winners include Michigan’s Aday Mara (7’3″ and 260 pounds with a 7’6″ wingspan and a 9’9″ standing reach, tied with Mark Williams for the second-longest in combine history), Jayden Quaintance and Chris Cenac, while Christian Anderson and Amari Allen were among the measurement losers, according to James Fletcher III and Jamie Shaw of On3.com.
There is an anticipation that Mark Williams, like Detroit's Jalen Duren and Utah's Walker Kessler, will attempt to generate interest from Chicago in restricted free agency since the Bulls are projected to wield some $65 million in salary cap space. Projecting the Bulls' offseason intentions with certitude will naturally be easier once they've installed a new head of basketball operations, but Chicago's lack of a proven center on the current roster is undeniable.
Duane Rankin: Suns practice report: Injury update: Mark Williams (foot) OUT. Jordan Goodwin (calf) likely QUESTIONABLE. Devin Booker (ankle) looked fine after practice. Suns down 3-0 to defending NBA champion Thunder.
Duane Rankin: Jordan Ott said Mark Williams is out for tomorrow's Game 3. Did say Jordan Goodwin (calf) and Grayson Allen (hamstring) did everything in practice today. Talked about how the rotation changing if those two play. Said Allen has been available for emergency situations. #Suns