Suns Draft Koa Peat at #30 in 2026 NBA Draft

[CardsSunsDbacks]

if he puts faith before basketball i'm ok with that

I'm guessing there are a decent amount of NBA players that would say something similar.

 

[Adrian]

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[Adrian]

Kellan Olson
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Koa Peat said his number one goal for the summer is to lead the summer league in offensive rebounding

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

Kellan Olson
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Koa Peat said his number one goal for the summer is to lead the summer league in offensive rebounding

sounds like koa knows jordan ott

 

[oaken1]

Kellan Olson
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Koa Peat said his number one goal for the summer is to lead the summer league in offensive rebounding

that is an impressive goal...nice to see the kid setting high bars... now I want to see him do it

 

[Yuma]

I wonder if EJ got in his ear on providing something the coach wants?

 

[Adrian]

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[BooksOrangePlanet]

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[Goldfield]

Very solid start wow his passing

 

[leclerc]

Maluach is 19 years now. Takes a bit more time for bigs. His shot looked good. This year might be too early for him, but year three should be a jump.

 

[leclerc]

Koa was good. Will he get time with the bench mob? Meaning Oso, Collin, Fleming, Maluach, Dunn, and I guess Kennard, will he jump one or more of these cats?

 

[clyde2tw]

Koa was good. Will he get time with the bench mob? Meaning Oso, Collin, Fleming, Maluach, Dunn, and I guess Kennard, will he jump one or more of these cats?

By midseason Koa will be the 1st forward off the bench ahead of Dunn, Highsmith, Fleming and Kennard.

 

[hcsilla]

By midseason Koa will be the 1st forward off the bench ahead of Dunn, Highsmith, Fleming and Kennard.

Despite his encouraging start I highly doubt that he will. Beating one the above players in the rotation would be a very good 1st step for Peat till the trade deadline and I wouldn't bet on it.

 

[leclerc]

Highsmith seemed serviceable as a 3 and D player last year. I liked what I saw of him. He is better than Brea at least.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

By midseason Koa will be the 1st forward off the bench ahead of Dunn, Highsmith, Fleming and Kennard.

The main issue with this is the lack of 3 point shooting. A smaller lineup with him and Flemming/Bridges as the bigs could work or playing with ManMan who can space out to the three. However, he likely will not be able to pair with guys like Oso and Williams until he can be somewhat of a threat from three.

 

[leclerc]

More competition is only good. I got a good first impression of Koa Peat. Looking forward to the next game!

 

[taz02]

Koa was good. Will he get time with the bench mob? Meaning Oso, Collin, Fleming, Maluach, Dunn, and I guess Kennard, will he jump one or more of these cats?

Moving ahead of Fleming would be a bad sign for Fleming. If Koa moves ahead of those guys decisively, we'll be in great shape. He's on a rookie contract and it would free other guys for trades, cap relief. Dunn will be the odd man out.

 

[JCSunsfan]

More competition is only good. I got a good first impression of Koa Peat. Looking forward to the next game!

I did too. And it wasn’t just the scoring. It was his presence on the floor. He plays with a combination of aggression and confidence that is interesting. It’s just a little touch of what Amare had.

 

[Mainstreet]

Moving ahead of Fleming would be a bad sign for Fleming. If Koa moves ahead of those guys decisively, we'll be in great shape. He's on a rookie contract and it would free other guys for trades, cap relief. Dunn will be the odd man out.

I wouldn't be concerned about it though. Fleming is more a raw and an unfinished product. He is a player worth developing.