CHATidjane SalaünDevelopment𝕏 Beat18h

Salaün is keeping things simple offensively by filling a role and shooting catch-and-shoot threes.

“And then offensively, he's fighting his role, hit under, catch and shoot threes, he's keeping it a lot more simple, which I think helps him and helps our team.”

CHATidjane SalaünDevelopment𝕏 Beat18h

Salaün's defense has been phenomenal with the physical tools and understanding to guard opponents' best players.

“We have a bunch of scoring and guys that are going to get a lot of field goal attempts. And so the defensive impact that he's had has been phenomenal. He wants to guard the best players on the other team. He's now got the physical abilities and understanding of how to guard those best players, which is really good.”

CHATidjane SalaünDevelopment𝕏 Beat18h

Salaün has matured beyond seeking scoring opportunities to become an elite connector impacting games multiple ways.

“He's impressed me with his ability to understand what it means to be an elite connector. Just when you're young and you're trying to find your way and find your identity, you latch on to, I've got to score and show everybody that I can play. And I think he's just seen that there's so many more ways for him to impact the game.”

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Mark Williams is out against the Hornets due to left shoulder surgery.

“Suns injury report vs. Hornets: OUT: Mark Williams (left shoulder surgery) #Suns”

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Jordan Ott says the Suns need to shoot more threes, pointing to Collin Gillespie as a player who took the message.

“Yeah, for sure. I mean, got 43 of them up tonight. I think it was 26 last night. We’re bottom 10 in three-point rate. I don’t think that’s where we want to live. I think we want to live a little bit above that. Taking high-quality shots and part of that’s a catch and shoot, but those guys have the ability to shoot off the dribble. Especially in drop coverage, once we get a good screen, let it go. … And then obviously Collin took the message well. And anytime we get him up there eight, nine, ten threes, we feel really good about it.”

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Suns are using depth in rotation during the densest part of their schedule.

“When we have depth, we've got to use it. Again, this is as dense as it gets in our schedule. We've got to continue to use it.”