Phoenix Suns centre Khaman Maluach turn one shared late-night gym habit into chance to work wit' All-Star guard Devin Booker. As e tok for Phoenix media day on Sept. 28, Booker explain how di sessions start: "We go dey for di gym at di same time, late night, and den one time, e just text me and e be like, make we get some work in together."
Maluach, di 10th overall pick for di 2025 NBA Draft wey average three points across 46 games as rookie, don welcome di opportunity. "E don do dis one for long time, and e get plenti tools or plenti stuff wey I fit learn from am as centre," Maluach tok. "As young centre, just to dey able to go to am, and just ask am wetin I suppose do for dis situation."
Di extra time wey dem dey spend together dey important pass before because starting centre Mark Williams dey expected to miss plenti months because of left shoulder injury. Booker and Maluach share di floor for only 17 games and 194 minutes last season. Suns general manager Brian Gregory confirm say di pair log multiple late-night sessions: "Devin Booker get hold of Khaman and dem come back at night and dey work on stuff, just di two of dem."
Booker dey encouraged by wetin e don see. "E dey ahead of di curve well-well, just to dey enta im second year," Booker tok. "I go say e don take di biggest leap out of anybody wey I don see dis summer."
