Bender, Chriss will play for Suns in the Las Vegas summer league

DOUG HALLER

The Suns still are putting the final touches on their NBA summer league roster, but this much is known:

Second-year forwards Marquese Chriss and Dragan Bender, as well as second-year wing Derrick Jones Jr. will compete. They will join rookies Josh Jackson and Davon Reed.

The Las Vegas summer league runs July 7-17. The Suns will finalize their roster within the next few days with practice likely starting Tuesday.

As a rookie, Chriss last season played in all 82 games, starting 75. He averaged 9.2 points and 4.2 rebounds and this week was named to the NBA All-Rookie second team. Bender – the No. 4 pick in the 2016 NBA draft – played in 43 games, missing most of the second half after having minor ankle surgery in February.

An athletic wing, Jones last season played in 32 games, starting eight. He averaged 5.3 points and 2.5 rebounds.

Second-year point guard Tyler Ulis and rookie forward Alec Peters will not participate in summer league. Ulis in May had surgery on his right ankle. Peters – selected with the 54th pick of last week’s draft – is not available because of a right-foot injury.

As expected, the Suns have extended qualifying offers to Alex Len and Alan Williams, which makes the big men restricted free agents. Should Len and Williams receive offer sheets from another team during free agency, Phoenix will have matching rights.

Len, the No. 5 pick of the 2013 draft, last season averaged eight points and 6.6 rebounds in 20.3 minutes. Williams moved into the rotation during the season’s second half and was a bright spot, averaging 7.4 points and 6.2 rebounds off the bench.

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