Oso Ighodaro Locks In Three-Year Extension as Suns Open 2026-27
Oso Ighodaro is off the injury report and signed through a new three-year, $29MM extension agreed on October 18. The 6-11 forward comes off an 82-game season in Phoenix where he averaged 6.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 22.1 minutes. He missed the October 14 game against San Antonio while listed day-to-day, then was cleared on October 21.
By the Suns Nightly Desk · updated 16 h ago01The story of the nightThe extensionThe Suns and Ighodaro agreed to a three-year, $29MM extension on October 18, per the report that surfaced that day.
The Suns and Ighodaro agreed to a three-year, $29MM extension on October 18, per the report that surfaced that day. Earlier the same day, Duane Rankin reported the two sides were discussing a deal, so the talks moved fast once they became public. For a 24-year-old forward with two seasons of experience, the number reflects a front office that sees him as part of the rotation rather than a short-term fill-in. The timing matters too. The agreement came while he was still on the injury report with a hip issue, which suggests Phoenix was not worried about the long-term outlook. Ighodaro wears number 11, stands 6-11 and weighs 235 pounds. He came into the league out of Marquette. The extension gives the Suns cost certainty on a big man who played every game last season.
02Last season by the numbersIghodaro played all 82 games for Phoenix last season, averaging 22.1 minutes a night.
Ighodaro played all 82 games for Phoenix last season, averaging 22.1 minutes a night. He put up 6.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists with 0.9 steals and 0.7 blocks, and turned it over 1.2 times per game. The efficiency is the story. He shot 65.3 percent from the field with a 63.6 true shooting mark on a 12.0 usage rate, which is a low-volume, high-percentage profile. He did not take threes, finishing at 0.0 percent from deep, and the free throw line was a problem at 45.3 percent. His plus-minus of 2.0 was positive across the full season. The passing stands out for a big. Last season's 2.3 assists per game show a player comfortable handling the ball at the elbows and finding cutters.
03Health and availabilityIghodaro is not on the injury report as of October 21.
Ighodaro is not on the injury report as of October 21. The path there took about a week. On October 14 he was listed day-to-day for rest, and on October 17 that status carried over with a hip and torso designation. He was cleared on October 21. The rest day on October 14 lined up with the Suns' loss to San Antonio, where he did not play. Before that, he had been active in all three of the earlier preseason games. The cleared status means he is available as the regular season gets going. For a player who did not miss a game last season, a week on the report is notable but short, and the hip issue did not stop the front office from finalizing the extension.
04Recent gamesIghodaro played three preseason games before the rest day.
Ighodaro played three preseason games before the rest day. On October 10 against San Antonio, a Suns win, he had 8 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in 20.8 minutes. On October 7 against Chicago, a loss, he scored 8 points with 2 rebounds and 2 assists in 17.5 minutes. The October 5 loss to Detroit saw him go for 3 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists in 14.2 minutes with a plus-9. The playoff games from last April show the heavier workload he can carry. Against Oklahoma City on April 25 he played 39.3 minutes and scored 15 points. On April 22 he had 7 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists in 29.4 minutes. On April 19 he grabbed 9 rebounds and dished 3 assists in 25.9 minutes without scoring.
05What the role looks likeIghodaro's game last season was built around finishing and facilitating.
Ighodaro's game last season was built around finishing and facilitating. The 65.3 percent field goal mark came on low usage, so he was not forcing shots. The assists, 5 in the October 10 game and 5 in two of the April playoff games, show the Suns run offense through him at times. Rebounding sits around 5 a night in his minutes, with bigger totals when the minutes climb, like the 10 boards against the Lakers on April 10 and 9 against Oklahoma City on April 19. The free throw shooting is the weak spot. At 45.3 percent last season, teams can foul him late without much risk. With the extension done and his health cleared, the question for 2026-27 is whether the minutes grow past last season's 22.1.
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