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Alando Tucker will be the elder statesman on the Suns' summer league roster.
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Phoenix Suns’ 2009 first-round pick Earl Clark (14th overall) and second-round selection Taylor Griffin (48th overall) will join Suns’ second-year players Robin Lopez and Goran Dragic and third-year pro Alando Tucker as they compete in the 2009 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada from July 10-19. Suns legend and assistant coach Dan Majerle returns to serve as head coach of the summer league team for the second-straight season.
The Suns tip-off summer league play on Monday, July 13 at 3 p.m. versus the Dallas Mavericks in the first of five games played at COX Pavilion and the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of UNLV.
The Suns’ 14-man roster and complete summer league schedule are listed below.
| SUNS SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER |
| No. | Player | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Birthdate | College/Team | Yrs |
| 35 | Kaspars Berzins | C | 7-0 | 225 | 08/25/85 | Latvia | R |
| 10 | Josh Carter | F | 6-7 | 195 | 11/20/86 | Texas A&M | R |
| 55 | Earl Clark | F | 6-10 | 225 | 1/17/88 | Louisville | R |
| 5 | Geary Claxton | G | 6-5 | 220 | 7/2/86 | Penn State | R |
| 3 | Lee Cummard | G | 6-7 | 190 | 3/31/85 | Brigham Young | R |
| 1 | Zabian Dowdell | G | 6-8 | 190 | 9/10/84 | Virginia Tech | R |
| 22 | Micah Downs | G | 6-8 | 190 | 9/8/86 | Gonzaga | R |
| 2 | Goran Dragic | G | 6-3 | 190 | 5/6/86 | Union Olipija (Slovenia | 1 |
| 32 | Taylor Griffin | F | 6-7 | 238 | 4/18/86 | Oklahoma | R |
| 8 | Jiri Hubalek | F/C | 6-11 | 225 | 11/25/82 | Iowa State | R |
| 15 | Robin Lopez | C | 7-0 | 255 | 4/1/88 | Stanford | 1 |
| 11 | Carlos Powell | F | 6-7 | 225 | 8/29/83 | South Carolina | R |
| 10 | Chris Rogers | G | 6-4 | 205 | 1/10/84 | Arizona | R |
| 29 | Alando Tucker | G | 6-6 | 205 | 2/11/84 | Wisconsin | 2 |
HEAD COACH: Dan Majerle (Central Michigan)
ASSISTANT COACHES: Noel Gillespie, Anthony Houston, Paul Mokeski
HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER: Aaron Nelson (Iowa State)
| SUNS SUMMER LEAGUE SCHEDULE |
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time |
| Monday, July 13 | Dallas Mavericks | COX Pavilion | 3 p.m. |
| Wednesday, July 15 | Toronto Raptors | COX Pavilion | 5 p.m. |
| Friday, July 17 | NBA D-League Select | COX Pavilion | 7 p.m. |
| Saturday, July 18 | Memphis Grizzlies | COX Pavilion | 5 p.m. |
| Sunday, July 19 | L.A. Clippers | Thomas & Mack Center | 7:30 p.m. |
All times listed are Phoenix times
