Restricted free-agent guard Jevon Carter and the Suns have reached an agreement on a new contract, agent Mark Bartelstein tells Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link). Carter will sign a three-year, $11.5 million deal, per Wojnarowski.
The 32nd pick of the 2018 draft, Carter began his NBA career with the Grizzlies before being traded to Phoenix in the summer of 2019. As a backup point guard for the Suns last season, he averaged 4.9 PPG, 2.0 RPG, and 1.4 APG on .416/.425/.852 shooting in 58 games (16.3 MPG).
The Suns made Carter a restricted free agent by issuing him a qualifying offer earlier this week, so Phoenix would have been eligible to match any offer sheet he signed with another team. Instead, he negotiated a new deal directly with Phoenix and will now look forward to backing up newly acquired All-Star point guard Chris Paul in 2020-21.
In addition to acquiring Paul, the Suns have reached a deal to sign Jae Crowder in free agency. However, Phoenix still has some outstanding business to address, as Dario Saric remains on the restricted free-agent market. Phoenix is prioritizing re-signing the RFA forward.
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