Atlanta continued their summer league campaign with an early Sunday game against the Phoenix Suns. The Hawks were without two-way player Eli Ndiaye among a handful of others due to injury. The Suns were missing their first-round pick Khaman Maluach and two more recent draft picks for them.
Jacob Toppin and Nikola Djurisic, two of the most recent signings for the Hawks, were engaged on both ends early on.
Kobe Bufkin set up this Djurisic triple:
After a small deficit early on, the Hawks put together a 10-0 run to take the lead halfway through the first quarter.