Highlights
- Darryn Peterson scored 28 points and Cameron Boozer scored 15 in their Summer League debuts, per ESPN.
- Boozer, a Duke freshman and ACC Player of the Year, was projected No. 2 overall by USA Today before the draft.
- Koa Peat, a Chandler native acquired from the Knicks, gives the Suns a third high-profile young piece from the 2026 draft class.
- Peterson was drafted by the Jazz, not the Suns — the two played for different Summer League rosters.
Darryn Peterson scored 28 points and Cameron Boozer added 15 in their respective NBA Summer League debuts, ESPN reported Saturday.
Boozer, a Duke freshman forward who was named ACC Player of the Year, entered the draft projected at No. 2 overall by USA Today's Bryan Kalbrosky, who slotted him to the Utah Jazz ahead of Kansas guard Peterson. His father is Carlos Boozer, a detail that factored into pre-draft discussions about the Utah fit, according to On3.
For Suns followers, the more locally resonant storyline heading into Summer League is Koa Peat, the Chandler-raised forward the team acquired from the New York Knicks for the 47th overall pick and two future second-round picks. Peat averaged 14.1 points on 52.8% shooting and 5.6 rebounds at the University of Arizona in 2025-26, helping the Wildcats to a 36-3 record and a Final Four appearance, and was named West Region Most Outstanding Player. He won four state championships at Perry High School in Gilbert before his college career, per azcentral.
Peat is 6-foot-7 and 245 pounds; his father, Todd Sr., played six NFL seasons as an offensive lineman.
Summer League rosters continue play through mid-July.
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- espn.com retrieved 05/07/2026 01:27
- on3.com retrieved 05/07/2026 01:27
- AZ Central retrieved 05/07/2026 01:27
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