Phoenix Suns set summer league roster for Las Vegas

The Suns' NBA Summer League team will have a familiar look with returning players Alex Len, Archie Goodwin, T.J. Warren and Jerel McNeal taking part alongside three big men with brief NBA histories.

The Suns' squad will include first-round pick Devin Booker, 2014 Suns second-round pick Alec Brown, former NBA big men Josh Harrellson, Justin Harper and Luke Harangody and free agent guards Mickey McConnell, Mike James and Justin Carter.

The team starts two-a-day practices Tuesday in preparation for Saturday's summer league opener in Las Vegas. It will be coached by new Suns assistant coach Nate Bjorkgren, who was the head coach last season for the Suns' D-League affiliate in Bakersfield. Goodwin, Warren and McNeal played parts of last season for Bjorkgren's 34-16 team.

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Goodwin, 20, is a two-year guard with 93 appearances for the Suns. Last season, Goodwin averaged 5.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 13.0 minutes per game while shooting 39.3 percent from the field and 29.3 percent on 3-pointers. Goodwin appeared in the Suns' last 23 games, including starts in the final two games.

Len, 22, became the Suns' starting center in mid-December until he missed the season's final seven games for a broken nose. Len appears to be returning to a reserve role with the addition of veteran center Tyson Chandler, who agreed to a four-year, $52 million contract. Len did not play in the summer league after he was drafted fifth overall in 2013 due to ankle surgeries and only lasted three quarters of his summer league debut last year before he was sidelined with a broken right pinkie finger. Len made 69 appearances last season, including 44 starts, and averaged 6.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 22.0 minutes per game with 50.7 percent shooting from the field.

Warren, 21, played 40 games as a rookie last season and appeared in 18 of the final 19 games. That included a three-game stretch in which he averaged 16 points on 22-of-31 shooting. Warren averaged 6.1 points and 2.1 rebounds on the season in 15.4 minutes per game with 52.8 percent shooting from the field. The No. 14 pick was five for 21 from 3-point range.

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The summer league will mark a professional debut for Booker, the 18-year-old Kentucky shooting guard whom the Suns drafted 13th overall last month. At 6 feet 6, Booker was considered to be the top shooter in his draft class.

McNeal, 28, played the last two weeks of the season with Suns in April and signed a contract that is not guaranteed for next season. McNeal, a 6-3 guard, made six appearances with the Suns for his NBA debut. He had been with New Orleans and Utah previously on 10-day contracts but never entered a game. The former Marquette star joined Bakersfield midseason last year after leaving a European club to be with his family following his father's death.

Brown, who turns 23 on July 23, was the Suns' second-round pick (No. 50 overall) in last year's draft but dislocated his left shoulder during summer-league play. The 7-1 power forward rehabilitated in Phoenix and returned to play with Bakersfield, where he made 17 appearances. He averaged 6.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 18.5 minutes per game while shooting 34.1 percent from 3-point range.

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Harrellson, 26, played parts of three NBA seasons for New York (39 games in 2011-12), Miami (six games in 2012-13) and Detroit (32 games in 2013-14). The 6-10, 275-pound center from Kentucky played last season in China and Puerto Rico. Harrellson, a No. 45 pick in 2011, offers shooting and rebounding ability from a high-effort big man. In his last NBA season, he averaged 2.9 points and 2.4 rebounds in 9.9 minutes per game with 39 percent 3-point shooting (12 for 31) for Detroit. Harrellson was the Pistons' backup center until a knee injury.

Harper, 25, is a 6-10, 225-pound power forward who played 14 games with Orlando in 2011-12. Harper was drafted 32nd overall out of Richmond in 2011 and played last season for Sidigas Avellino in Italy, where he averaged 12.4 points and 4.9 rebounds in 26.9 minutes per game and shot 52 percent from the field and 38 percent from 3-point range. Harper is currently playing for Detroit's entry in the Orlando summer league.

Harangody, 27, is a 6-8, 246-pound power forward who played 28 games during the 2010-11 season for Boston, who drafted him 52nd overall out of Notre Dame when Suns general manager Ryan McDonough worked in the Celtics front office. Harangody was traded that season to Cleveland, where he made 42 appearances over the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons. Harangody played last season for Valencia in Spain, where he averaged 8.5 points and 4.8 rebounds in 19.2 minutes per game and shot 55 percent from the field and 43 percent from 3-point range.

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McConnell, 26, is a Mesa Dobson High School graduate who played professionally with Telekom Baskets Bonn last season in Germany. The 6-3 point guard was on Dallas' final training camp cuts in the 2013 preseason and played on Charlotte's summer team last year, when coach Patrick Ewing said the former St. Mary's Gael was worthy of a NBA roster spot as a third point guard.

James, 24, formerly starred at Eastern Arizona College in Thatcher before finishing his collegiate career at Lamar. James went undrafted in 2012 and has played three years overseas, including last season with Laboral Kutxa Vitoria in Spain. He averaged 12.9 points, 2.9 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 22.1 minutes per game while shooting 51.3 percent from the field and 37.9 percent on 3-pointers.

Carter, 28, played in the Euroleague last season for Turkish club Galatasaray, averaging 10.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists. The 6-4 guard went undrafted out of Creighton in 2010.

The Suns will play NBA Summer League games on Saturday, Sunday and July 14 at Nevada-Las Vegas and then participate in the 24-team league's tournament, which guarantees them at least two more games. The Suns' summer team will hold two-a-day practices in Phoenix Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday before leaving for Las Vegas.