PHOENIX – Phoenix Suns’ 2007 draft picks Alando Tucker (29^th overall) and D.J. Strawberry (59^th overall) will join Suns veteran Marcus Banks as they compete in the 2007 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada from July 6-15. Assistant Coach Phil Weber will serve as head coach for the summer league team.

The Suns tip-off summer league play on Monday, July 9 at 7:30 p.m. versus the Cleveland Cavaliers, the first of fives games played at the Cox Pavilion and the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV’s campus. All games will be televised on a live webcast on NBA.com and two games will be televised on NBA TV (July 11 vs. Philadelphia and July 15 vs. New Orleans). The Suns will also get their first look at the top overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, Portland center Greg Oden on July 14.

The 12-man roster and complete summer league schedule are listed below.

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate From NBA Exp

2 Marcus Banks G 6-2 200 11/19/81 UNLV 4

11 Cameron Bennerman G 6-4 205 5/8/84 North Carolina State R

12 Michael Bradley F 6-10 225 5/18/79 Villanova 5

3 Terrell Everett G 6-4 188 6/30/84 Oklahoma R

9 Otis George F/C 6-9 240 5/7/82 Louisville R

8 Ron Hale F 6-8 220 11/5/77 Florida St. R

5 Adam Hess G/F 6-7 220 4/4/81 William & Mary R

4 Melvin Sanders G/F 6-5 210 1/3/81 Oklahoma St. 1

6 D.J. Strawberry G 6-5 201 6/15/85 Maryland R

10 Pape Sow F/C 6-10 250 11/22/81 Cal State-Fullerton 3

7 Alando Tucker F 6-6 205 2/11/84 Wisconsin R

13 Eric Williams C 6-9 265 3/26/84 Wake Forest R

HEAD COACH: Mike D’Antoni

SUMMER LEAGUE HEAD COACH/ASSISTANT COACH: Phil Weber

ASSISTANT COACHES: Alvin Gentry, Dan D’Antoni, Todd Quinter

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER: Aaron Nelson

NBA VEGAS SUMMER LEAGUE presented by Adidas (Cox Pavilion & Thomas/Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV)

Monday, July 9 Phoenix vs. Cleveland^ 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, July 11 Phoenix vs. Philadelphia* 5:00 p.m. NBA TV

Friday, July 13 Phoenix vs. New Orleans* 1:00 p.m.

Saturday, July 14 Phoenix vs. Portland^ 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 15 Phoenix vs. New Orleans* 5:00 p.m. NBA TV

All times Phoenix time

* Denotes games played at Cox Pavilion

^ Denotes games played at Thomas & Mack Center

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