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The Phoenix Suns were one of six participants in the first ever Las Vegas Summer League in 2004.

Casey Jacobsen

Leandro Barbosa

Brett Blizzard (this dude has a superhero name)

Yuta Tabuse

Derrick Dial

Austin Nichols

Michael Wright

Arthur Johnson

Jerry Holman

That was the roster for the first ever SunsLas Vegas Summer League team in the first iteration of the off-season de facto youth scrimmages.

The first summer league consisted of just 13 games played between six teams (Phoenix Suns, Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards, Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets).

In their opener, just the second Vegas Summer League game ever, the Suns handled a Washington Wizards squad “headlined” by Jared Jeffries and Steve Blake.