One Big Family': Several Suns Gather In Las Vegas, Check Out Jalen Smith, NBA Summer League Squad
An individual holding a b-ball: Jalen Smith #10 of the Phoenix Suns leaves the ball behind the court against the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2021 NBA Summer League at the Thomas and Mack Center on August 8, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Phoenix Suns leaves the ball behind the court against the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2021 NBA Summer League at the Thomas and Mack Center on August 8, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
A few Phoenix Suns assembled in Las Vegas and Jalen Smith gave them motivation to stand up and cheer Sunday night.
Posting 15 focuses and 12 bounce back in Sunday's 73-72 misfortune to the Los Angeles Lakers at NBA Summer League, Smith hustled out to a progress dunk in the second a large portion of that got Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson out of their courtside seat.
"It was fun," Smith said. "Everyone realizes the Phoenix Suns association resembles one major family and they basically revealed to us that they were all getting over here to help me and Ty (Alexander) and the remainder of the group, however it was fun on the grounds that, clearly, Ty and I watched them the entire year, applauding them on the seat. To have them uninvolved for us, it was stunning."
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Devin Booker, new off winning gold in Tokyo Olympics, Chris Paul, Cameron Payne, Johnson, Bridges, and surprisingly previous Suns Jevon Carter and Torrey Craig, watched the game together as Suns General Manager James Jones and lead trainer Monty Williams were likewise in participation at Thomas and Mack Center.
"I was hearing them the entire game," Ty-Shon Alexander said. "They were simply disclosing to us like it's the final quarter. We must dominate the match."
The Suns exchanged Carter and their first round pick to Brooklyn for Landry Shamet on draft day last month, and Craig marked a two-year, $10-million arrangement with the Indiana Pacers, yet they were making some acceptable memories with their previous partners.