PG Collin Gillespie re-signs with Suns on standard contract
The Phoenix Suns re-signed point guard Collin Gillespie to a standard contract, the team announced Wednesday morning.
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The Phoenix Suns re-signed point guard Collin Gillespie to a standard contract, the team announced Wednesday.
“Collin earned this opportunity with his work ethic, toughness, and the way he competes every single day,” Suns general manager Brian Gregory said in a press release. “He brings a gritty edge and a high-energy presence that lifts everyone around him. He plays with heart, battles on every possession, and is the kind of guy you want in your organization.”
Gillespie played the entire 2024-25 season on a two-way contract and by the end of the season had become one of the struggling team’s more reliable players.
He started nine games of 33 total after spending part of the season sidelined with an ankle injury. The 6-foot-1 guard later made his first career NBA start on March 17 against the Toronto Raptors.
It was expected the Suns would have converted Gillespie to a standard deal had they made the postseason.
Gillespie, 26, averaged 5.9 points, 2.4 assists and 2.4 rebounds in 14 minutes per game, shooting 43% overall and 43% from three.
His return gives the Phoenix roster at least one traditional point guard behind a backcourt that includes Devin Booker, Jalen Green and, for now, Bradley Beal.
The Suns have also been reportedly linked to free agent point guard Chris Paul, who left them two years ago in the trade for Beal. He’s since played for Golden State and San Antonio.
Tyus Jones, who started 58 games at point guard before losing his starting job, could also potentially return.
Collin Gillespie’s career path before joining the Phoenix Suns
Gillespie played five years at Villanova and averaged 15.6 points and 3.2 assists per game in his last season with the Wildcats. He went undrafted in 2022 and later signed with the Denver Nuggets on a two-way deal. He was a member of Denver’s 2023 title-winning team despite missing the season due to a lower leg fracture.
Before signing with Phoenix, he played in 24 games for the Nuggets in 2023-24, averaging 3.6 points, 1.1 assists and 0.6 steals in 9.4 minutes per game.
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First, good on Suns for rewarding a good young player. Second, good on the Suns for addressing the true point guard need for the team. Bring in Chris Paul and I think we will have a better balance on PG leaving Booker and Green as true shooting guards. With FA still pending, I think the draft and trades so far are putting us in a better overall position despite the apron limitations we are coping with.
You got that right....Suns will be built around the Booker-Green backcourt.
Collin or Paul would not be starting. Booker and Green will be the starting Guards. So idk if that makes them true SGs.
I still maintain Point Book, while not the best use of Book, was never the issue. 2 years ago, the issue was in the 4th when Book sat, beal and durant could not hand the PG duties. Last year, Tyus jones in the starting lineup was awful. It should have always been Booker, Beal (when not injuried, allen otherwise), Dunn (or Allen/Oneal), Durant and whoever they had at center. In 2023-2024 season, the starting lineup of Booker, Beal, Allen Durant and Nuric was the best rated lineup in the NBA. Bud came in and ruined it all.
Thats a lot to say, i agree that collin and paul on the team is much needed balance but not in terms of starters, just overall roster makeup.