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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
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
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Duane Rankin: “I’m extremely grateful to my teammates, coaching staff put me in great opportunities, but would've liked to get a win. That was the main thing." Collin Gillespie on becoming Suns single-season leader in made 3s as he has 227 to pass Quentin Richardson (2004-05) at 226. Suns lost 127-107 to Hornets as Gillespie went 2-of-7 on 3s tonight. "As the game went on, we struggled to get stops. I think our communication has to raise to another level, physicality, knowing what these last few games are going to be like moving into the play-in, playoffs. We've just got to continue to talk to each other. Just find ways to speed that process up. Communication to go to another level. Physicality for sure has to as well. "
Phoenix guard Collin Gillespie set the Suns' franchise record for 3-pointers in a season on Thursday night. Gillespie set the mark in the second quarter of the Suns' 127-107 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. He hit his 227th 3-pointer from the wing, surpassing the record of 226 3s, set by Quentin Richardson in the 2004-05 season.
Duane Rankin: Collin Gillespie on being nine 3s away from setting Suns single-season record for most made 3s: "Definitely something I never thought about, but it'd be really cool." Has 218. Quentin Richardson has single-season record of 226 set in 2004-05 season. On being aggressive as Suns face Nuggets tonight: "If I'm passing up shots, it's not doing really any good for our team. No matter who is out there, I got to be aggressive, especially when I first catch the ball because that's the most open I'll be." #Suns
Collin Gillespie on being nine 3s away from setting Suns single-season record for most made 3s: "Definitely something I never thought about, but it'd be really cool."
— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) March 24, 2026
Has 218. Quentin Richardson has single-season record of 226 set in 2004-05 season.
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Duane Rankin: "I think even last year, I feel like I've always been ready to play in terms of just knowing what I have to do. Suns guard Collin Gillespie as he's averaging a career-high 13.3 points this season. "You've got to kind of earn your respect in the league." #Suns
"I think even last year, I feel like I've always been ready to play in terms of just knowing what I have to do.
— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) March 24, 2026
Suns guard Collin Gillespie as he's averaging a career-high 13.3 points this season.
"You've got to kind of earn your respect in the league." #Suns pic.twitter.com/Jgf5lyfnCO
Duane Rankin: Collin Gillespie said Dillon Brooks apologized to the team after his DUI arrest. "We're all humans. We're not above anybody else. we all make mistakes." #Suns
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Duane Rankin: "Everybody has got to have a little grace. He's been out for three quarters of the season. It's not an easy thing to do to just insert yourself back into the lineup and be able to just play at that level or play at the speed of the game." Suns guard Collin Gillespie on Jalen Green. "I have a ton of grace for him because I've been through that where I missed a whole year. He's missed like three quarters of the season. It's not easy and he's done an incredible job of just fitting in seamlessly. It's been pretty cool to see." #Suns
Duane Rankin: "When he first found out, he was probably disappointed. The next morning I think he was in here shooting with one hand." Suns guard Collin Gillespie on Dillon Brooks, who had surgery on his broken left hand Monday. Re-evaluated in 4 to 6 weeks. "He's crazy, but that's who he is. That's how hard he works and a testament to him as a player and a person. He's special in that way." #Suns
A few NBA executives who spoke with HoopsHype believe Collin Gillespie is in line for a range of $10-15 million annually this summer in a weak free agency class. With that said, the Suns hope to retain Gillespie in free agency, league sources told HoopsHype.
Has the contract season been motivating for you? What’s it been like playing in a contract year? Collin Gillespie: I don’t really think about it that much. I try not to think about it. Obviously, I love where I’m at. I love this team and the organization. We’ll see what happens at the end of the year, but I just try to go out there and play my best basketball and play winning basketball to do whatever helps the team win.
