The Phoenix Suns take the floor for the Las Vegas Summer League starting July 11th through the 21st. This time of year has proven to be very beneficial for players to make a name for themselves that carry over to the NBA season. That can bee seen by two players on this current summer league roster as Dionte Christmas’ performance last season aided on him making the team last season and the performance of Miles Plumlee (with Indiana last summer) paved the way for confidence and success.
It is also a great opportunity for recently drafted players to become acclimated with the coaching staff and elevated level of play. Archie Goodwin made a name for himself in a hurry last summer and the same opportunity could present itself for rookies Tyler Ennis and T.J. Warren.
Below is the roster for the team:
32 – Taylor Braun F/G 6-7 210 07/06/91 North Dakota State/USA R
23 – Alec Brown F/C 7-1 235 07/23/92 Wisconsin-Green Bay/USA R
25 – Dionte Christmas G 6-5 205 09/15/86 Temple/USA 1
30 – Seth Curry G 6-1 180 08/23/90 Duke/USA 1
4 – Tyler Ennis G 6-3 182 08/24/94 Syracuse/Canada R
20 – Archie Goodwin G 6-5 198 08/17/94 Kentucky/USA 1
19 – Elias Harris F 6-8 239 07/06/89 Gonzaga/Germany 1
21 – Alex Len C 7-1 255 06/16/93 Maryland/Ukraine 1
22 – Miles Plumlee C 6-11 255 09/01/88 Duke/USA 2
45 – Alex Oriakhi F/C 6-9 255 06/21/90 Missouri/USA R
10 – David Stockton G 5-11 165 06/24/91 Gonzaga/USA R
12 – T.J. Warren F 6-8 215 09/05/93 North Carolina State/USA R
HEAD COACH: Mike Longabardi (Frostburg State)
ASSISTANT COACHES: Corey Gaines (Loyola Marymount), Irv Roland (Southwestern Oklahoma State), Nate Bjorkgren (Buena Vista)
HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER: Tom Maystadt (Iowa State)
The schedule begins with three games that lead to a tournament style format. Every team is guaranteed at least five games. Below is the three set games before the tournament begins:
Saturday, July 12 – Golden State, COX Pavilion, 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 13 – Milwaukee, COX Pavilion, 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, July 15 – Philadelphia, COX Pavilion, 5:00 p.m.
