Jalen Lecque just turned 19 years old a month ago, and has never played basketball above the high school level.
Yet the athletic marvel had the poise to lead the Summer Suns in scoring (14, with 2 assists) in his third-ever game against NBA competition — albeit against fringe guys and rookies — including the game-deciding free throws to give the Suns a 79-78 win.
We didn’t have anyone at the game in Vegas this time, so let’s use the excellent work of others to fill in some gaps.
First, here’s Kellan Olson with the recap (bottom of this article).