Is the 19-year-old Maluach so good? He made a name for himself with the Lakers at the Suns home court.

Yang Hansen had an amazing performance of 16 points, 4 rebounds and 3 blocks at the Trail Blazers' home court. Maruachi, who is in the same agency as Yang Hansen, also scored 17 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks at the Suns' home court.

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Maluachi comes from Duke University. In his freshman season, he averaged 21.3 minutes per game, 8.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.3 blocks, and shot 71.2% from the field.

Although Maluachi has some problems with his rebounding ability and defensive choices, with a height of 2.18 meters and a wingspan of 2.31 meters, he was selected by the Suns with the tenth overall pick in the first round.

The Suns selected Maluac with the highest pick because they took a fancy to Maluac's athletic ability. He has the lob threat and frame protection capabilities Booker needs.

He is only 19 years old. If he can become the best in immediate combat ability, if his immediate combat ability is not good, the Suns can train him for one or two seasons and wait for him to grow up.

After all, the Suns’ goal for the new season may not be to reach the playoffs.

In the first three games, Maluachi only showed his pie-eating ability in the game. Pick and roll, roll down, finish. He uses his physical gifts well.

In the fourth game, the Suns played against the Lakers at home, Maluach showed the fans everything he can do on the court.

1. Alley-oop threat

Maluachi's athletic talent is top-notch. After the defender rushes inside, he can throw the ball into the sky. Maluachi has the ability to complete the finish.

Even if his teammates throw a little outrageous, he still Able to complete alley-oops with his terrifying wingspan

2, pick-and-roll and air cuts without the ball

Maluachi has a very good awareness of pick-and-rolls, and his timing of the pass is also very smart, so he can always receive passes from teammates in a favorable position to complete the finish.

Even if he is not involved in the pick-and-roll, his awareness of cutting without the ball gives his teammates more options when breaking through.

3. Protective ability

With a height of 2.18 meters and a wingspan of 2.31 meters, Laravia looked down upon the rookie a bit while standing under the basket and waiting. In terms of athletic ability, there is a huge disparity between the two sides

After Rivers Jr. broke through the baseline, Maluach jumped up and blocked it, and then Xiaoli passed it to Ayton in the gap. The pass that might have scored a top-five goal, but because of Maluach's super speed and terrifying wingspan, he completed a beautiful block on Ayton.

4. Defensive Awareness

The reason why the Lakers introduced Ayton is because Doncic needs a center with an alley-oop threat. Ayton, who is 2.16 meters tall and can run and jump, is this kind of center. It was the first time for Doncic to cooperate with Ayton. He always wanted to cooperate with two alley-oops, but was destroyed by Maluac.

These two steals perfectly demonstrated Maluachi's lateral steps, bullet speed, wingspan advantage and awareness of protecting the basket.

In the first conversation with Ayton, Maluachi did not fall into a disadvantage, but had the momentum to suppress Ayton. For the 19-year-old Maluach, one game cannot prove that he will become a better player than Ayton in the future, but this game does allow fans to see what Maluach can show in the game in the future.

If his potential can be realized, he is completely worthy of the Suns' No. 10 pick in the first round.