Suns fans will be watching from the couch as P.J. Tucker battles through his first NBA playoffs experience, but they can take solace in the fact that the guy the organization just signed, Elijah Millsap, is basically his spiritual successor.
Catching on
Most of the guys in basketball with Millsap’s background are much younger than he is. At 29, Millsap is not a guy whose athletic peak is ahead of him, nor someone whose first opportunity has just arrived. He attended the same college as Elfrid Payton for the first two years of school before transferring to the University of Alabama-Birmingham for his senior season.