Suns draft Khaman Maluach with the 10th pick

[GatorAZ]

I’d like to see him put a stamp on his summer league performance today. Keep firing away from 3 that’s what spring training is for.

 

[Adrian]

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Khaman Maluach is 7'2 and shooting 50/40/90 in the Summer League

He's also averaging 18.3 PPG, 12.0 RPG, and 3.7 STOCKS

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

there's still time for the maluach doubters to publicly reaccess their opinions before the season begins - better get on board lol

 

[Goldfield]

He already improved a lot fun to watch.

 

[Cheesebeef]

If there’s anyone who gets me excited about next season (and the future in general), it’s this dude. He’s the key to this team getting demonstrably better at some point.

 

[JCSunsfan]

Big man who plays like a big man but then can still shoot the three. He makes use of it in the screen and roll. He can screen and pop to the three point line as well. His three-point shooting seems to be legit, and that adds a new dimension to the Suns offense.

 

[Hoop Head]

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[Hoop Head]

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[clyde2tw]

He matured quite a lot in every aspect of the game. He's a quick learner. Very excited to his further development next season.

 

[Hoop Head]

He matured quite a lot in every aspect of the game. He's a quick learner. Very excited to his further development next season.

He has received top tier coaching for years now, which helps. He was at Duke, of course, but also played for the Sudanese national team for the last 3 years and has been enrolled in an NBA academy in Africa since 2019. He was the youngest player in the men's Olympics for basketball also. Hes super mature for a 19 year old. His hunger to improve is also endearing. So glad we were able to add him and he's here now with the new G-League squad and we're able to be patient with him.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

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[Phrazbit]

I don't put a lot of stock in Summer League, but it's great to see Man Man absolutely dominating. He's still only 19, he's younger than 95% of the guys out there.

The stuff he's showing on defense and his outside shooting and his ability as a lob threat... those all look like real, NBA level skills right now.

I know his rebounding numbers are good, but he still gets caught out of position a lot and boxed out (but I think it's because he's focused on rim protection).

If he can develop a legit post game, the sky is the limit. But that is hard work.