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By joining Select Team, Miles Plumlee in 'pipeline' of USA Basketball
Paul Coro, azcentral sports

Two weeks ago, Suns center Miles Plumlee was in Las Vegas as an inexperienced player who needed his skills to be developed during a NBA Summer League composed of mostly non-NBA players.

This week, Plumlee is in Las Vegas as a rising talent who can help push the nation's best players in preparation for the FIBA World Cup.

Plumlee, 25, is part of the 13-man USA Basketball Select Team that will scrimmage this week against the men's national team during its training camp. He did not see his selection coming earlier this month when Suns President of Basketball Operations Lon Babby called. The good news was made better by telling him that his brother Mason of the Brooklyn Nets also was picked for the team.

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TheOriginalOriginal wrote:Post play and rebounding are still really lacking.

Suns players think local for summer workouts
Paul Coro, azcentral sports

The roars bellowing inside US Airways Center in recent months did not just belong to the circus animals who made residence in June. Some came from the Suns' weight room.

The polyrhythmic beats inside the arena have not just been for concerts. Sneaker soles squeaked for more than the Mercury, as the Suns also have been on the practice court in groups since late April.

Players are made in the offseason, but the Suns are putting themselves in a position to make their team, too. With a roster mostly of returnees, an unusually high amount of Suns chose Phoenix as a summer home to work with Suns staff.

"It's something that makes our team special," Suns center Miles Plumlee said. "Not many teams have guys here this early and this consistently. It's that bond that carries over into the regular season, and we're pushing each other to get better."

From late April through July, Plumlee, Markieff and Marcus Morris, P.J. Tucker, Alex Len, Archie Goodwin, Shavlik Randolph, Ish Smith and Dionte Christmas were workout regulars. Smith and Christmas were waived in the past two weeks, but Suns rookies T.J. Warren and Tyler Ennis also became part of the group in preparation for July's summer league. They will be the first to return for more workouts in two weeks.

Most of the team is expected back for good after Labor Day, when voluntary workouts and pickup games lead up to the Sept. 29 start of training camp.

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After last season, each Suns player and his agent was given a packet with three tailored components: a summer strength-and-conditioning program from the athletic trainers, an analytics breakdown of the player's strengths and weaknesses, and suggested on-court drills from the coaching staff with video and shot charts.

In2ition wrote:I'd be ok if he was hitting more 3's, but not shooting more 3's.

Superbone wrote:Miles Plumlee finds a monster in his pool

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