Maluach handed Suns starting job as Portland pairs Lillard with Morant
Khaman Maluach opens the season as Phoenix's starting centre, while Portland starts Damian Lillard and Ja Morant together in the backcourt.
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Phoenix abriu a temporada nesta quarta-feira com Khaman Maluach no garrafão, e o pivô de segundo ano recebeu o aval do técnico Jordan Ott.
A escolha foi forçada pelas circunstâncias. Mark Williams, o homem forte de primeira escolha dos Suns, deve ficar de fora de boa parte da temporada após cirurgia no ombro, deixando Maluach e Oso Ighodaro para disputar a posição ao longo do período de treinos e da pré-temporada.
Ighodaro se candidatou: teve bom desempenho em três jogos de exibição e assinou uma renovação de três anos pouco antes da estreia. Ainda assim, Phoenix optou por Maluach, a décima escolha do draft de 2025.
Portland, como se esperava, começou com Damian Lillard e Ja Morant juntos no setor externo contra Phoenix, e Jrue Holiday entrou vindo do banco.
Em Los Angeles, os Lakers deram vagas de titular no ataque a Ziaire Williams e Matisse Thybulle para o duelo com o Golden State, usando Quentin Grimes como sexto homem.
Separadamente, Yaxel Lendeborg disse ter perdido todo o respeito por Luka Doncic depois de dividir a quadra com ele, acusando-o de reclamar durante toda a partida e acrescentando que avisou Doncic de que ele não conseguiria pontuar sobre sua marcação.
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