Suns' Dragan Bender: Dealing with ankle sprain

Bender is dealing with a sprained ankle and won't play in Sunday's summer league matchup with the Timberwolves, Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic reports.

Analysis:

The fourth overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft, Bender has had a less than stellar start to the summer league. Over five games, he's posted averages of 8.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.0 block over 32 minutes per game. What was more disappointing was his poor efficiency from the field, as he shot just 27 percent from the floor and 26 percent from beyond the arc. The good news is that there's plenty of time before the start of training camp, so Bender will have time to heal and time to hone in on his shooting stroke. The 18-year-old still projects to see good minutes in his rookie season.