azcentral.com · Nov 25, 2020
First trip to Phoenix memorable one for Suns first-round pick Jalen Smith
Cactus.
Jalen Smith had never seen one in person until arriving Monday night in Phoenix.
"I was kind of shocked when first saw it," Smith said.
Smith made his first trip ever to the valley Monday night as he officially signed Tuesday with the Phoenix Suns. Bringing his mom, sister and girlfriend on the trip, Smith is getting familiar with what makes Phoenix different than his hometown of Baltimore.
"It's a lot of rocks around here," Smith continued. "At least in Baltimore, you'll get a little bit of grass. Not many rocks, but it's a lot of rocks out here."