Credit: Zuma Press – Scanpix
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Restricted free agent Deandre Ayton has agreed to a four-year, $133M maximum offer sheet with the Indiana Pacers, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

Points this season

46%
111,5
Points made: 111,5
Accuracy: 46,3%
Place in standings: 12
Record max: 134
Record min: 84
Best scorer: Domantas Sabonis

The Phoenix Suns have 48 hours to match the largest offer sheet in NBA history and keep Ayton -- or let him go to the Pacers for nothing in return, via the report.

Sign-and-trade deals are no longer allowed once Ayton signs the offer sheet with Indiana. If the Suns do match the offer sheet, they can't trade Ayton anywhere until at least Jan. 15 -- and can't trade him to Indiana for a year, Wojnarowski reports.

The first pick in the 2018 draft out of Arizona, Ayton averaged 17.2 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 1.4 assists over 58 games last season.

He was a key contributor during the Suns' pursuit of the league championship in 2020-21, which fell short in a 4-2 series loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Finals.

Then, in the postseason, Ayton registered 15.8 points in 22 games (all starts) on 65.8 percent shooting to go with 11.8 rebounds.

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Deandre Ayton

Deandre  Ayton
Team: Phoenix Suns
Position: C, PF
Age: 23
Height: 211 cm
Weight: 113 kg
Birth place: Nassau, Bahamas