Grayson Allen also known as G-money is a 6 ‘4’’ guard who plays for the Phoenix Suns in the NBA. He attended Duke University for his college career and was part of the team's championship victory in 2015. The Duke standout was drafted 24th overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2018 NBA Draft. After playing a single season with Jazz, he spent a season each with Memphis, and Milwaukee before finally moving to the Phoenix Suns.
In a massive three-team trade involving the Boston Celtics, Portland Trail Blazers, and Milwaukee Bucks, the Forward was traded to the Phoenix Suns from the Milwaukee Bucks. In the 2022-23 season, while starting for the Sun, he put up a second-highest career average of 10.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game recording 44.0% accuracy from the field including 39.9% from the three-point line, and an impressive 90.5% from the line in 72 games.
Throughout his five years in the NBA, Allen has reached the playoffs every time except the 2019 season when he was with the Memphis Grizzlies. The veteran guard carries great potential and can make a huge contribution to the winning team. It will be interesting to see how the Suns make use of his immense talent
Grayson Allen's Salary
The 27-year-old Forward has entered his second and final year of the contract and will be earning a base salary of $8.5 million along with some added incentives of around $425,000 in this season alone. Throughout his career in the NBA, Allen has earned around $19.4 million.
With this amount of earnings, Allen became the fifth highest-paid player on the Phoenix Suns roster falling behind Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, and Jusuf Nurkic.
| Seasons | Salary | Team |
| 2022/2023 | $8.5 million | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2023/2024 | $8.5 million | Phoenix Suns |
Grayson Allen Contract Extension -
| Seasons | Salary | Team |
| 2024/2025 | $15.62 million | Phoenix Suns |
| 2025/2026 | $16.87 million | Phoenix Suns |
| 2026/2027 | $18.12 million | Phoenix Suns |
| 2027/2028 | $19.37 million | Phoenix Suns |
Grayson Allen’s Contract
The Suns Forward extended his rookie-level contract by a further two years for around $20 million guaranteed. He earned a salary of $8.5 million during the first as well as in the second year of this contract extension and he was slated to become an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2024.
However, Grayson Allen's terrific three-point shooting campaign in the 2023/24 NBA season landed him a new four-year, $70 million contract with the Phoenix Suns. This new four-year contract with the Suns will kick in from the 2024/25 NBA season and it is also fully guaranteed until the 2027/28 NBA season.
FAQs
A. The Suns guard weighs around 89 kg (198 lb).
A. Grayson Allen stands at 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm) tall.
A. Grayson Allen has not won an NBA championship until now.
A. In 75 games played in the 2023/24 NBA season, Grayson Allen averaged 2.7 three-pointers per game.
A. After being 21st overall drafted by the Utah Jazz, Allen has played for the Memphis Grizzlies, Milwaukee Bucks, and Phoenix Suns.
A. The Suns guard married his college sweetheart Morgan Reid on July 23, 2022.
