If there is one thing fans of a franchise don’t want to do at this time of the year, it is read too much into how a player gets on at the NBA’s Summer League out in Las Vegas. Previous MVPs of the tournament have included Randy Foye, Jerryd Bayless and Josh Selby, while on the other end of the spectrum, Victor Wembanyama only had a so-so first game for the San Antonio Spurs.
The Phoenix Suns are no different, and they don’t even have a first round pick on their roster for the exhibition games anyway. Given that they have had an excellent offseason through trades and free agency, bringing in everybody from Bradley Beal to Eric Gordon, you would be forgiven for thinking that Suns fans aren’t even really paying attention to what’s going on out in the desert.