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Logan Stanley: Collin Gillespie has never had a multi-year NBA contract — until now. "Special moment. Obviously, I believed in myself at a high level. There's a lot of other people that did too, behind the scenes, former coaches, obviously family, friends. But from the outside perspective, probably not a lot people coming into the league. But I always believed it at a higher level. I think that's the most important thing. If you believe it, then you can kind of do whatever you want to. I just didn't quit. And now here we are. I'm grateful for the journey and where I've come from and gotten to this point." @azcsports
Duane Rankin: Phoenix Suns re-sign Collin Gillespie. Sources confirmed to @azcentral June 20 that Gillespie agreed to a four-year, $48M deal. Was a unrestricted free agent. #Suns
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.
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.
Jake Fischer: Collin Gillespie’s four-year, $48 million deal to return to Phoenix is fully guaranteed, sources say. Quite the well-deserved payday for the Villanova product after thriving for the Suns on a minimum salary last season.
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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.
Shams Charania: Free agent guard Collin Gillespie intends to sign a four-year, $48 million deal to return to the Phoenix Suns, sources tell ESPN. Gillespie spent three straight seasons on two-way contracts after going undrafted out of Villanova in 2022 and now earns a lucrative long-term deal.
Shams Charania: 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. The sides came together on a deal for a guard who has emerged as a significant member and success story of the team's new culture around grit and toughness. Last season, Gillespie had a breakout campaign setting a Suns franchise record for 3-pointers with 232 and averaging career-highs in games played (80), points per game (12.7), rebounds per game (4.1), assists per game (4.6) and steals per game (1.2).
Duane Rankin: "It hasn't changed. I still want to be here. The front office knows that. Everybody knows that in the building. I'm sure we'll figure it out when that time comes." Collin Gillespie. Unrestricted free agent. Career year (12.7 ppg). Set Suns single-season 3PT record (232). #Suns
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Duane Rankin: "I'm sure we'll figure it out when that time comes." Suns guard Collin Gillespie on his future with Phoenix Suns as he reiterated wanting to remain in Phoenix. #Suns
Justin Martinez: Jordan Ott says Jalen Green, Collin Gillespie, Mark Williams and Jordan Goodwin have all been downgraded to out tonight vs. OKC. Haywood Highsmith has been upgraded to available.
Duane Rankin: "Just having the mental stamina to continue to play even if they do make the basket." Jordan Ott after Suns 120-110 win over Bulls to end four-game road trip. On starting Jordan Goodwin instead of Collin Gillespie: "Just trying to balance out some of the groups. We love how that 2nd unit played earlier in the season. That was part of it. Just trying to balance it all out. Now with three pretty high usage players in the starting unit (Devin Booker, Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks), just changes some of the dynamics on the offensive end with the 2nd unit. We're going to try to find it, but we do need at some point to set and go. I think that's kind of where we're at. We've got to get ready for the play-in, got to get ready for the playoffs. That was kind of the decision going into that. We had two days to kind of get through it all. On nine-man rotation: Same thing. Got to up the minutes to try to get into what that next level of playoffs feels like." #Suns
