Collin Gillespie Rumors

A few NBA executives who spoke with HoopsHype believe Collin Gillespie is in line for a range of $10-15 million annually this summer in a weak free agency class. With that said, the Suns hope to retain Gillespie in free agency, league sources told HoopsHype.

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Has the contract season been motivating for you? What’s it been like playing in a contract year? Collin Gillespie: I don’t really think about it that much. I try not to think about it. Obviously, I love where I’m at. I love this team and the organization. We’ll see what happens at the end of the year, but I just try to go out there and play my best basketball and play winning basketball to do whatever helps the team win.

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Duane Rankin: Suns injury update: Collin Gillespie (hand) IN. #Suns

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Kellan Olson: Jalen Green (right hamstring injury management) and Collin Gillespie (right hand sprain) are both questionable again for the Suns tomorrow against the Pistons. Devin Booker (right ankle sprain) remains out. No Isaiah Livers on the injury report after he was sick yesterday.

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Duane Rankin: UPDATED: Jalen Green (right hamstring injury management) had workout after shootaround. OUT tonight vs. Nets. Jordan Ott: "Everything seems to be good. We'll continue to reassess. Get him back get him on the court when he's ready to go." Said Green doesn't need a 5-on-5 to return. "He had enough before he came back the last time. It's more just, feel good. We're right there. It's nothing new. That was helpful. Just ease the mind. He's been out two months so some of that is expected. It's a new era for him, too. He's never had something like this. When he feels right, he'll be back out there. Dying to get back out there. We're dying to have him out there, but we want to have him right." Said Collin Gillespie (right hand sprain) fell on his hand last game. It's his shooting hand. Added Gillespie tried everything he could to play. OUT tonight vs. Nets. "Nothing major. Hard to catch (the ball) at this point." Called Gillespie's injury "short term." #Suns

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Suns beat Pelicans 123-114 behind 20 points from Devin Booker, 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for Collin Gillespie. Zion Williamson has 22 points on 11 shots for New Orleans.

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Duane Rankin: Last Two-Minute Report on Devin Booker desperation 3-point shot as time expired in Suns 119-116 loss at Golden State. INC (Incorrect Non Call). Explanation: Collin Gillespie's (PHX) pass goes off of Royce O'Neale's (PHX) hands and into the backcout, where Devin Booker (PHX) illegally retrieves it.

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Anthony Slater: Double technical and an ejection for Draymond Green early in the second quarter tonight. Looked like official Pat Fraher gave him the first for an interaction with Collin Gillespie and then Green got upset with Fraher for the technical and got a second for extended argument.

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So much heart that Gillespie earned a valued reserve role after signing with the Suns last season on a two-way contract. Gillespie spent the previous two seasons with the Denver Nuggets with a similar arrangement. Before trying to prove himself both in the NBA and the G League, Gillespie missed his entire rookie season after having offseason surgery to treat a fracture in his lower left leg. Two years later, Gillespie has averaged 13.4 points while shooting 44.6% from the field, and 44.2% from deep, along with 5.0 assists in 26.8 minutes per game.  “It started way before the moment. He’s been putting in the work,” Booker said of Gillespie. “He’s been putting in the work all summer. Everybody is just now seeing it. But we’ve been seeing it in open gyms. We’ve been seeing it in practice. So I’m happy for him that he’s gotten to show the world what he’s capable of doing.”

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– What explains you being prepared for your big role this season? Gillespie: I’m just staying ready and staying in the gym last season, this season and this summer. In the G League last year, I was getting reps there. I just put a lot of work in and tried to stay ready. I was in the gym multiple times throughout the day. I didn’t really change much of what I’ve been doing and since I’ve gotten in the league.  I just remained consistent and found a routine and made sure that I’m lifting and in the gym every day. I have good people at home that help me get work in. I get a ton of shots and some live reps with guys guarding me. That has all been really helpful. This summer, I was here a lot. So I was getting familiar with the staff and getting comfortable and confident in what we’re doing and what we’re trying to do on the floor. That also helps as well.

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– Now you’ve gotten that experience with Book, what do you see from him day-to-day? Gillespie: He’s a great player. Obviously, he’s one of the best players in the league. He’s a prolific scorer. But he’s also really impressed me with his playmaking ability. He always makes the right plays. He plays basketball the right way. He never forces anything. He’s a winner. He tries to win basketball games in any way possible. He doesn’t worry about his own stuff. Obviously, there are some guys in the league that do that. He’s really just worried about winning and trying to help us win any way that we can.

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– What is Book like as a leader? Gillespie: He’s vocal in terms of leadership with what he sees on the floor. Then he’s also a team guy. We all went to Flagstaff (Ariz.) to his place this summer. We were there for that for a few days and had a little minicamp with the rest of the team. So he’s been a great leader in our locker room with a bunch of younger guys and older guys. So he’s been awesome.

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James lingered by the Suns bench during a timeout late in the third quarter and barked at Brooks, who took great satisfaction in getting under the 40-year-old all-time leading scorer's skin. "He likes people that bow down," Brooks, 29, said of James. "I don't bow down. So, that either entices him or it aggravates him -- either-or." Brooks' energy and antics amuse and inspire the Suns, who are off to a refreshing 13-9 start, an impressive rebound from last season's 36-46 record. "Sometimes, I'm trying to tell him to chill out, but I think he just blacks out," said Phoenix point guard Collin Gillespie, who scored a career-high 28 points on Monday and whom Brooks has nicknamed "Villain Jr." due to his tenacity. "That's Dillon Brooks. It fuels us. Obviously, we love when he gets going.

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Duane Rankin: "It starts with Luka (Doncic) and Austin (Reaves) playing at extreme levels." Devin Booker after morning shootaround at UCLA as Suns (12-9) face Lakers (15-4) tonight. On LeBron James blending in after missing start of season to injury: "That's the beauty of Bron's game. He can score the ball. He can also be a playmaker. You can see him easing his way back in, making a lot of plays for a lot of people. Throwing one of the best players to ever play back into the lineup can never be a downfall." On Collin Gillespie: "He put in the work all summer. Everybody is just now seeing it."

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