The Phoenix Suns' top young talent put together quite a performance at the 2026 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Khaman Maluach, Rasheer Fleming and Koa Peat all showed impressive flashes for what they can bring to the table as soon as this upcoming season.
LAS VEGAS – Summer League is designed to answer questions, not define careers. For the Phoenix Suns, four games proved to be enough to give them the answers they needed surrounding three of their young stars.
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The Phoenix Suns have finished Summer League 3-1 with a +13 plus-minus as a team across the four games. Maluach, Fleming, and Peat had their hands all over this one, as you love to see from your top prospects.
LAS VEGAS– The Phoenix Suns’ developmental program is ahead of schedule; that is, at least for Khaman Maluach and Rasheer Fleming. The two second-year players have been taken notice of, thanks to what has taken place in Las Vegas.
The Phoenix Suns have not been overly impressive as a team at all during the 2026 NBA Summer League so far, as they now sit at 1-1 after Sunday's loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.
LAS VEGAS — After the Phoenix Suns traded Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets and bought out Bradley Beal this summer, all the attention turned toward how the team planned to build around Devin Booker, whom Suns management has continued to express the team is building around despite numerous rumors and mock trades surrounding the NBA All-Star.
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SCOTTSDALE– The NBA Summer League is full of opportunity. Even guys like Phoenix Suns forward Rasheer Fleming and center Khaman Maluach, who proved they’re more than capable players, love the experience.
PHOENIX — There's plenty of excitement around the Phoenix Suns and what could come of next season. The team managed to make a surprise push to the postseason, which was a massive win considering earlier expectations had them finishing as one of the worst teams in the league.
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Sunday was an embarrassing outing for the Phoenix Suns in Game 1 vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder. Outside of a competitive first four minutes, Phoenix was outplayed and dominated for the next 44 minutes to lose 119-84.
PHOENIX — Phoenix Suns rookie Rasheer Fleming has already made his early mark in the Valley, but his season is now reaching beyond it and into some of the NBA’s biggest spaces.
The Phoenix Suns have several questions surrounding their squad with the regular season finish line in sight. With 15 games left, the Suns desperately are hoping to leapfrog themselves out of the West's play-in tournament and into the top six of seeding.
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GLENDALE – The Phoenix Suns’ lone positive of getting hit with a wave of injuries has been the unleashing of rookie wing Rasheer Fleming. Head coach Jordan Ott is without Devin Booker and Dillon Brooks, forcing him to improvise.
PHOENIX — Rookie forward Rasheer Fleming is showing measurable progress with the Phoenix Suns, seeing more minutes at the NBA level and being inserted early in tight games.
Phoenix Suns second-round pick Rasheer Fleming had plenty of hype around him entering the draft process, and through the first few glimpses we've seen of the rookie forward on the court, we've seen why.
The Phoenix Suns have assigned Rasheer Fleming and Khaman Maluach to the Valley Suns of the NBA G League, as made official by the team. The Suns move into the weekend with an 8-5 record and a five-game winning streak.