The Phoenix Suns have put together a nice little preseason run so far, that included an entertaining couple of games against the Brooklyn Nets in China. They split that particular series, but the results were hardly what mattered out there. Instead it was building on a culture that has clearly laid its foundations in The Valley, while some role players proved they still belong in the rotation.
The Suns are now back on home soil ahead of a final tune up versus the Los Angeles Lakers, who they beat before heading off to Macau. That was a game in which former first overall pick Deandre Ayton scored a single point, somehow allowing current Suns' rookie center Khaman Maluach to have two made baskets on the night.