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5 Things to Know about Suns Rookie Marquese Chriss

The Suns made plenty of headlines on draft night last month when they swung a deal to land Marquese Chriss.

Phoenix and the 6-10 forward from Washington expressed mutual interest in each other leading up to the draft, but most figured that ship had sailed when the Suns took Dragan Bender fourth overall.

General Manager Ryan McDonough and his staff still managed to get their guy, however, by swapping a package of picks and the rights to Bogdan Bogdanovic for Chriss, who the Sacramento Kings selected eighth overall.

As we did with Bender, we scoured the internet to find some lesser-known facts about the 19-year-old who only began playing basketball five years ago.