Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker don single out second-year centre Khaman Maluach as di player wey don develop pass oda pipo during di summer. As im dey speak for media day on Monday, Booker say di 20-year-old dey ahead of schedule as new season dey come.
"E dey ahead of di curve well well as im dey enta im second year. E dey ask plenti questions but you fit see say im dey ask dem when im don already sabi di answer and sabi wetin to do," Booker tok.
Maluach, di No. 10 pick for di 2025 NBA Draft, don arrange extra sessions with Booker for di practice facility, dem dey work on two-man game timing, screens and ball placement. "E don do dis one for long time and e get plenti tools wey I fit learn from am as young center," Maluach tok.
Di improvement matter pass before now because starting centre Mark Williams go miss at least five months, dat timeline go sideline am pass di All-Star break. Third-year big Oso Ighodaro, wey start 24 regular-season games plus four for di playoffs when Williams no dey last season, tok say im no dey take di role for granted. "For me and Khaman, we don dey compete for di last two months," Ighodaro tok.
Head coach Jordan Ott refuse to name starter, im note say di season opener dey 23 days away.
