{
  "id": 11295111,
  "title": "Suns coach provides a timeline in determining starting center",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/suns-coach-provides-a-timeline-in-determining-starting-center",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T22:18:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/suns-coach-provides-timeline-determining-221859305.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Phoenix Suns guard Collin Gillespie expressed frustration after the third day of training camp on October 1, noting the competition and hard play among the teams. He mentioned the first, third, and second units, with Luke Kennard, Ryan Dunn, Koby Brea, Khaman Maluach, and himself included in the second unit. The team exercised options on Maluach and Dunn, giving Maluach a third-year contract and Dunn a fourth-year contract. On October 2, the Suns aimed to have a more extensive scrimmage, with Kennard and Gillespie expected to be in the second unit. Dunn has started his first two seasons in rotations, while Brea, a two-way player, spent his rookie year in the G League before playing in the NBA. Maluach is in competition with Oso Ighodaro for the starting big position due to Mark Williams' injury. Coach Jordan Ott wants to decide on a starter before the season opener against the Portland Trail Blazers on October 21. Gillespie and Ighodaro have played together for 1,232 minutes in 80 games last season, while Gillespie and Maluach only played 89 minutes together. Both players are working on developing their two-man chemistry.",
  "summary": "The Phoenix Suns completed Day 3 of training camp Oct. 1, at the team's practice facility.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}