PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns took care of their top offseason priority by bringing back Brandon Knight and added veteran frontcourt leadership in the form of Tyson Chandler.
Knight agreed to a five-year, $70 million deal, people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Chandler agreed to a four-year, $52 million deal, the people said on condition of anonymity because the deals can't be finalized until July 9.
With two big pieces in place, the Suns went after maybe the biggest one in the NBA free-agent market: LaMarcus Aldridge.
One of about a half-dozen teams in the running to sign Aldridge, Phoenix went on a full-court press to land the former Portland Trail Blazers forward, sending an eight-person contingent to meet with him on Wednesday.