Barring an unforeseen change of events, Phoenix Suns center Alex Len is planning to sign the team's $4.2 million qualifying offer before training camp, clearing the way to become an unrestricted free agent in 2018, league sources told ESPN.
The Suns open camp on Tuesday at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.
Len, 24, the fifth overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft, has spent the summer as a restricted free agent.
Len, a skilled 7-footer, investigated offer sheets and sign-and-trade proposals, but none made sense with the possibility of free agency next summer.