The Suns and star guard Devin Booker moved closer to a five-year, $158 million contract extension after a meeting Tuesday in Los Angeles.
Phoenix General Manager Ryan McDonough described the meeting as “productive” and that the parameters of a maximum contract were discussed. He said there is “mutual interest from both sides in working to finalize a deal.”
Any deal can’t be signed until July 6, the conclusion of the free agent moratorium.
If the deal is consummated, Booker, 21, will become the highest-paid player in Suns history.
Projected salaries
2019-20: $27,250,000
2020-21: $29,430,000
2021-22: $31,610,000
2022-23: $33,790,000
2023-24: $35,970,000
Booker, 21, averaged career-highs in points (24.