Neither of Shaquille Harrison or Davon Reed, who both played on the Phoenix Suns last spring, have any kind of guaranteed contract for next season. If the Suns released them after Summer League is over, they’d only owe $667,000 for the 2018-19 season in total.
So summer league is these players’ last chance to show their worth to an NBA roster.
Suns coach Igor Kokoskov knows this and has given Harrison and Reed the most and third-most minutes played on the team through opening weekend, while having sure-thing draft picks Elie Okobo and Mikal Bridges play fewer minutes coming off the bench.