Deandre Ayton has officially re-signed with the Suns, but he certainly took a bumpy road back to Phoenix.The soon-to-be 24-year-old center, who entered the offseason as a restricted free agent, signed afour-year, $133 million maximum offer sheet with the Pacers last week. The Suns quickly matched that offer sheet, allowing them to maintain a core that also features Chris Paul, Devin Booker and Mikal Bridges.Ayton was stuck in a holding pattern during the early days of free agency because the conversations about a potential Kevin Durant trade had for him. Phoenix was seen as a po sible landing spot for Durant, complicating Ayton's situation."I've come to Isaiah Rodgers Jersey understand that this is a busine s," . "So, I was more anxious to know the end of the result so I could focus, move on and just get back to work. I just treated everything like a busine s. Just keep being profe sional, approach everything with profe sionalism and not looking too deep into it."MORE:PHOENIX! I Rigoberto Sanchez Jersey grew up here, got drafted here, had my son here. We have the best fans in the world.Im ready to get back to work with my brothers. Deandre Ayton (@DeandreAyton) The Suns also didn't value Ayton at a max contract (five years, $179.6 million), according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, who reported that the free agency proce s did After signing his new deal, Ayton is not eligible to be traded until Jan. 15 and holds veto power on any trade for a full year, so both Alexander Myres Jersey sides may have to do some work in order to repair the relationship.For now, Ayton and Suns general manager James Jones are presenting a unified front."We wanted Deandre here," Jones told Spears. "He's vital to what we do, at the core of everything that we do. And throughout this whole proce s it was, it rang true. We wanted to keep him here, and the moment we can come to an agreement, we would. So, waiting 24 hours, 48 hours, that wasn't something we needed to do because going into it, we knew this is where he wanted to be and where we wanted him to be."I'm one to just be direct. And if you're convicted, if you know what you want to do, you do it. But if there's any doubt from anyone that we wanted him, I think that the matching did that. It was urgent for us. It was important. It was critical for us. So, we just wanted to make sure that we handled our busine s quickly." . Phoenix Suns (@Suns) Ayton averaged 17.2 Darius Leonard Hoodies Sweatshirts points and 10.2 rebounds in 58 games last season for a team that finished with the best record in the NBA (64-18). The 2021-22 campaign ended on a sour note, though, as the Suns were blown out in the final game of their second-round series against the Indianapolis Colts Hoodies Sweatshirts Mavericks.Ayton barely played in the second half of that Game 7 after engaging in a verbal altercation with Phoenix coach Monty Williams. Ayton called that contest an "anomaly," and Williams told Spears that a "bad day" shouldn't overshadow an "unbelievable season."With a new deal in place, Ayton and the Suns will attempt to leave the drama in the past and get back to work on the court."I'm happy. The proce s is over," Ayton said. "I put all this behind me and focus on chasing a championship this upcoming season with my brothers."