Overview
- Evan Sidery reported the assignment was made to properly develop the rookies for much larger roles in the near future.
- The Valley Suns lost 107-104 to the Rip City Remix after leading by 22 at Arizona State’s Mullett Arena.
- Rasheer Fleming led the Valley Suns with 23 points and 11 rebounds on 8-of-14 shooting, including 3-of-8 from three.
- Khaman Maluach added nine points with three blocks and two steals in 26 minutes, drawing praise from coach Paul Jesperson for his defensive presence.
- Before the assignment, each rookie had appeared in seven NBA games for roughly five minutes per game, combining for 71 total minutes on an 8-5 Suns team.