After a successful near-decade of Euroleague play, Micic came to the NBA in 2023 as a 29 year old. He struggled to really make an impact as a rookie with the Thunder, and was traded to the Hornets mid-way through the '23-'24 season. He quietly played pretty well for the Hornets, but the Hornets were not really trying to win during the latter parts of that season. He didn't make much of an impact in '24-'25, and didn't play for the Suns hardly at all after being traded to Phoenix at the 2025 trade deadline. At 6'5", Micic has good size for a point guard, and it allows him to see passing opportunities that he wouldn't be able to have if he were smaller. He averaged nearly five assists per game with Charlotte. He's more of a pass-first, traditional point guard that are becoming more and more rare in today's NBA. Overall, Micic is a professional and will make the right reads out of pick-and-roll. The shooting has to improve for Micic to be a threat offensively. He has only hit 32% of his 3-pointers, and hasn't been effective from midrange either. He has finished decently at the rim, but doesn't get there all that often. Micic shot much better during his career in Europe, so maybe he just needs more time to adjust to the NBA 3-point line. He isn't the most athletic player, which hurts his ability to create space off the dribble when trying to create shots for himself. Defensively, Micic is helped by having decent size, but that's about all he has going defensively. He gets very few blocks and steals, and doesn't really rebound at all. He isn't all that quick laterally, and could be someone that teams target if he were ever in a playoff series as an actual rotation player. Micic will be 31 years old as a potential free agent in 2025, so there's a chance teams could worry about him regressing if he were to sign a long-term contract. However, Micic hasn't really played up to the level where a long-term contract is really on the table anyway. However, we have seen European veterans taken a year or two to really adjust to the NBA, but Micic also may just return overseas if he doesn't get any significant NBA offers.

Micic has an $8.1 million team option for 2025-2026, and if that option is declined he will be a restricted free agent with a $10.4 million cap hold and Qualifying Offer, and the Suns will have his Early Bird rights. If the Suns re-sign Micic using the Early-Bird Exception, they could offer him a starting salary of up to 105% of the average salary (roughly $14.4 million), which should be enough to retain him. However, if he was really worth that amount, the Suns would likely just pick up his option. Since Micic will only have two years of service, he will be subject to the Gilbert Arenas provision if he is given a QO. This means that any offer sheet he signs with a team besides Phoenix can have a starting maximum salary of $14.1 million, but the third and potentially fourth years of that contract can have a large jump (up to the max). His cap hit would then be the average salary over the life of the contract. If the Suns match, they could choose for his cap hit to either be his actual salary per season or the average over the life of the contract, provided the average fits within the Early Bird Exception or cap space.  I do not expect the Arenas provision to come into play for Micic, as I think any offers for him would fit within the full Non-Taxpayer MLE over the length of the contract. Especially considering if his interest was that high, the Suns would probably just pick up his option. There's also a chance that the Suns just pick up his option to have some tradable expiring salary, although doing so would add to their high luxury tax bill.

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