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The state has experienced a cliff-like decline! Is the stability of the Sun-flanking Nova still lacking?

2:46pm, 18 July 2025【Basketball】

In a previous NBA summer league game, the Minnesota Timberwolves narrowly defeated the Phoenix Suns 89-85 after a hard battle. After this game, the Timberwolves won four consecutive victories in the summer league, with their current record of 4 wins and 0 losses, while the Suns' record has dropped to 1 wins and 3 losses.

In this game, the Suns' starting small forward Ryan Dunn performed poorly. Dunn played 26 minutes and 11 seconds in the whole game, made 3 of 13 shots, 2 of 8 from outside the three-point line, and 1 of 4 free throws, scoring 9 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals and 1 block. He also had 2 turnovers and 6 fouls, and the plus and negative value was also low to -14. Dunn's performance on the defensive end is quite outstanding. He has shown outstanding personal defensive ability. He has outstanding single defense ability and assisted defense ability, and has made a very high contribution on the defensive end. However, the problem is that the negative impact Dunn had on the team on the offensive end was also visible to the naked eye. Dunn really doesn't have basic scoring ability at all, and his offensive efficiency is a mess. Even if he gets a lot of opportunities to play, it will be difficult for him to score more points, and he lacks enough passing ability and support ability. Although Dunn made outstanding contributions on the defensive end, his performance on the offensive end was really poor, which also led to the team's final defeat to a certain extent.

Summer League so far, Dunn has made a total of 3 appearances, averaging 25.8 minutes per game, averaging 14.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2 assists, 0.3 blocks, and 1.3 turnovers and 3.7 fouls. His shooting percentage is 48.5%, three-point shooting percentage is 37.5%, and free throw shooting percentage is 60%. Dunn has performed quite well in the previous games, his offensive efficiency is quite stable, and his performance outside the three-point line is worthy of recognition, and he can also play a key role on the defensive end, and his role on the court is much higher than other players. Unexpectedly, in this game, Dunn's performance showed a significant decline, and it can be said that it was a downward slump to the end, which was completely different.

As the first round pick in last year's NBA draft, Dunn got a lot of playing time and performance opportunities in the NBA field last season, and his performance was also quite good. Logically speaking, in the summer league level, he should be able to easily defeat all sides. However, judging from the situation of this game, Dunn may still need to accumulate more game experience and self-confidence. Although his ability is not bad, he still needs to improve his stability. If Dunn cannot improve his offensive stability, it is also a question mark how much playing time he can get in the NBA field next season.