PHOENIX — Two 13th overall picks, two investments toward the future. Markieff Morris and Kendall Marshall enter their first Vegas Summer League together, and as two marquee points of emphasis for a Phoenix Suns franchise on the rebuilding track, their experience and development are crucial to the success of the team as it moves past [...]

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PHOENIX — Kendall Marshall can’t duck from the truth. He’s immediately given the label of the Phoenix Suns’ point guard of the future. He’s supposedly the perfect fit for their up-tempo system. And eventually, he’ll be Steve Nash’s replacement. Whether all of the above becomes reality Sunday, a couple years down the road — or [...]

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PHOENIX — During the opening statements of both his press briefings tonight, Suns GM Lance Blanks made it a point to urge the assembled media not to read into the Suns’ selection of the best pure point guard in the draft as an indictment of how they will handle the Steve Nash situation. I buy [...]

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PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns have finally found their point guard of the future. Although it’s unknown whether Steve Nash will return next season, the Suns drafted his eventual successor Thursday night by nabbing North Carolina guard Kendall Marshall with the 13th pick in the 2012 draft. “We are ecstatic, as happy as we were [...]

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