Sometimes when a player is waiting to break through, all they need is an opportunity.
Jaden Shackelford of the Valley Suns saw his opportunity when two-way players were away from the team and absolutely sprinted with it, scoring a career-high 41 points before one-upping himself the next game with 43 points.
In each of the Suns’ first three games of their inaugural campaign, the 6-foot-3, 200-pound Shackelford was afforded fewer shot attempts than two-ways TyTy Washington Jr. and Jalen Bridges. When the two were sent to the NBA club to add depth with Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal injured, the script immediately flipped.