The Phoenix Suns intend to keep Miles Bridges beyond the final season of his current contract, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, although the two sides have yet to reach an extension agreement. Windhorst reported that Phoenix not only wants to pay Bridges but also plans to give him a significant role, while the 28-year-old forward may prefer to wait before negotiating his next deal.
Bridges is entering the final year of his three-year, $75 million contract after Phoenix acquired him from the Charlotte Hornets on July 13. The Suns sent Grayson Allen and Royce O’Neale to Charlotte while also receiving a 2029 first-round pick, adding Bridges as a larger frontcourt scoring and playmaking option alongside Devin Booker.
The move followed a 2025-26 season in which Phoenix finished 45-37, seventh in the Western Conference, before being swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round. The Suns lost all four games by an average of 18.5 points, making roster changes a priority after the playoff exit.
Bridges averaged 17.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 77 games for Charlotte last season, shooting 46.0% from the field and 33.3% from three-point range. He also started all 77 games while averaging 31.0 minutes, continuing a stretch in which he has been a consistent high-volume scorer since averaging 20.2 points in 2021-22.
His scoring production has previously reached 21.0 points per game in 2023-24 and 20.3 in 2024-25. Across his seven NBA seasons, Bridges has averaged 15.9 points and 6.1 rebounds in 501 games, including 396 starts.
Phoenix’s roster construction helps explain the interest in giving Bridges a larger role. Booker averaged 26.1 points and 6.0 assists last season, while Dillon Brooks averaged 20.2 points and shot 43.5% from the field. With Allen and O’Neale now gone, Bridges can occupy more of the wing and forward possessions that previously went to two of Phoenix’s perimeter rotation players.
The Suns have also moved to replace some of the shooting lost in the trade. Phoenix signed Luke Kennard after he led the NBA in three-point percentage at 47.8% in 2025-26, while the team drafted Arizona forward Koa Peat with the No. 30 pick after acquiring the selection during the draft.
Phoenix also retained several important pieces, re-signing Mark Williams, Jordan Goodwin and Collin Gillespie, while Dillon Brooks agreed to a three-year, $73 million extension. Those decisions indicate a roster-building approach centered on maintaining continuity around Booker while adding more size and scoring versatility.
