Very limited maturity! The Suns inside rookie has limited scoring ability and insufficient defensive experience?
6:18am, 18 July 2025Basketball
In a previous NBA summer league game, the Minnesota Timberwolves narrowly defeated the Phoenix Suns 89-85 after a hard battle. After this game, the Timberwolves won four consecutive victories in the summer league, with their current record of 4 wins and 0 losses, while the Suns' record has dropped to 1 wins and 3 losses.

In this game, the performance of the Suns' starting inside rookie Khaman Maluach was actually not ideal. Maruac played 25 minutes and 01 seconds in the whole game, made 2 of 6 shots, 2 of 5 shots from outside the three-point line, and 2 of 6 free throws, scoring 8 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks, and had 2 turnovers and 6 fouls. The plus and negative values were lower than the lowest level of the game -19. Maruac has no ability to score at the basket on the offensive end, and he seems to be able to cause some trouble for his opponent through outside shooting. In addition, Maruac also lacks basic passing ability and support ability. Maruacchi's role in protecting the basket is quite outstanding, but he has certain problems in his defensive focus and defensive awareness. His actual defensive effect on the court is actually very unsatisfactory. The plus or negative value of -19 can also show how bad the overall situation of the team is when he is on the court.

Summer League so far, Maruac has made a total of 3 appearances, averaging 23.3 minutes per game, with averaging 10 points, 5.7 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 1.3 blocks, and 2.3 turnovers and 4 fouls. His shooting percentage is 35.7%, three-point shooting percentage is 23.1%, and free throw shooting percentage is 43.8%. Maruac has actually struggled so far in the summer league. His scoring ability is not outstanding, his offensive efficiency is not ideal, his stability in outside shooting is also very poor, and his performance in error control also has some problems. The most important thing is that Maruac cannot find the most suitable defense method on the defensive end, and his effect on the defensive end is also not ideal.

Maruacci was born in September 2006 and is 18 years old. He is the inside star from Duke University selected by the Suns in the 10th pick in the first round of this year's NBA Draft. According to data from the previous joint trial physical test, Maluaqi's bare feet are 215.3cm, his wingspan is 230.5cm, his standing height is 289.6cm, and his weight is 114.7kg. Maruac is a very talented young inside player, and he has infinite possibilities. However, the problem is that he is not a very mature player. He is very passive on the offensive end and has obvious shortcomings in his experience on the defensive end. Judging from the Summer League situation, it seems that it is still difficult for Maruac to be the team's starting center in the new season. They may have to let Mark Williams continue to play in this role?

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