Despite the poor feel, the Suns substitute point guards are quite stable in other aspects?

In a previous NBA preseason game, the Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Lakers who played at home 103-81, achieving a good start in the preseason, while the Lakers suffered such a crushing defeat in their first preseason game.

In this game, the Suns' substitute point guard Collin Gillespie's performance can only be considered a sloppy. Gillespie played 18 minutes and 52 seconds in the whole game, made 3 of 9 shots, 1 of 6 shots from outside the three-point line, and 1 of 1 free throw, scoring 8 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block, and 1 turnover and 1 foul, with a plus-minus value of +3. Gillespie's feel in terms of outside shooting is indeed not ideal. His scoring ability and shooting ability have not been shown, but his performance in organization and tandem offense is still worthy of recognition. He can also create opportunities for his teammates, and his choice on the offensive end is relatively reasonable. He is also a player with excellent field control ability. Not only that, Gillespie's performance on the defensive end is also worthy of recognition, and he also showed his decent personal defensive ability. Overall, Gillespie completed his task well, and his outstanding performance also helped the team stabilize the situation and made his own contribution to the team's victory.

In the NBA regular season last season, Gillespie played 33 games in 82 games, averaging 14 minutes of playing time, averaging 5.9 points, 2.4 rebounds, 0.6 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 0.5 turnovers and 0.9 fouls. He shot 43%, three-point shooting percentage 43.3%, and free throw shooting percentage 86.4%. In the NBA Development League regular season last season, Gillespie played 11 times in total for the Suns' subordinate team, the Valley Suns, and averaged 30.8 minutes per game, with averaging 19.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, 9.6 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and 2.9 turnovers and 1.1 fouls. He shot 44.2%, three-point shooting percentage 30.1%, and free throw shooting percentage 88.6%.

Gillespie gradually got the opportunity to enter the rotation lineup in the second half of last season, and his overall performance after entering the rotation lineup was also quite highlighted. He was able to show off his scoring ability, projection ability and organizational ability in many games. This summer, the Suns also provided Gillespie with a standard contract to keep him on the team, which also shows that they were quite satisfied with Gillespie's performance last season. Considering that the Suns do not have particularly outstanding players in the No. 1 position, Gillespie may also get a lot of opportunities in the new season. Maybe he will have the opportunity to further exert his abilities?