John Jenkins, 25, has a 19-year-old Suns teammate who makes him feel like a 30-year-old veteran and a fellow rookie all at once.
Jenkins' age difference with fellow Suns guards like Devin Booker (19), Archie Goodwin (21) and Brandon Knight (24) could make him feel more experienced if it was not for how he is amid one of his career's more regular stretches of playing time as a fourth-year guard.
For a player who has toiled on injury and inactive lists or just been out of the rotation over the past three seasons in Atlanta and Dallas, Jenkins is seizing his late-season chance with the Suns with a slow boil of a hot streak.