This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/suns as Analyst Gives Summer League Grade to Suns Rookie. Phoenix Suns center Khaman Maluach got his first taste of NBA basketball at the Las Vegas Summer League earlier this month.

The Phoenix Suns defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, 111-87, in the NBA 2K26 Summer League at Cox Pavilion on Saturday.

The Phoenix Suns have one more chance to pick up a second win in Las Vegas. They’ve dropped three in a row after blitzing the Washington Wizards in their summer league opener. Phoenix is coming off an 89-85 loss Wednesday, July 16, to the Minnesota Timberwolves after leading by as many as 16 points in the first half.