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Chips in 10 points in loss Peat logged 10 points (5-8 FG), four rebounds, one assist and one block over 16 minutes during the Suns' 123-103 preseason loss to the Spurs on Wednesday.

Impact Peat saw most of his minutes in the second half and was one of four Suns players to score in double digits during Wednesday's exhibition contest. The was the No. 30 overall pick of the 2026 NBA Draft, and strong play early during his rookie season could be enough for him make his way into the Suns' starting five.

OCTOBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

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OCTOBER 14 • Associated Press

Sees 12 minutes Monday Peat finished with four points (2-5 FG, 0-3 FT) and four rebounds in 12 minutes during Monday's 109-107 preseason loss to Detroit.

Impact Peat saw a modest workload in his first NBA preseason action after an encouraging Summer League showing. The rookie first-round pick is competing for a reserve frontcourt role and should continue to receive opportunities throughout the preseason.

OCTOBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Dillon Brooks already taking Koa Peat under his wing on first day of Suns' camp Dillon Brooks has been vocal in helping rookie Koa Peat come out of his shell at training camp, and the Suns could profit hugely from his ve...

SEPTEMBER 30 • VALLEYOFTHESUNS.COM

Koa Peat's importance to Suns explodes before ever playing a game in Phoenix The Suns need a third player for their center rotation in the wake of Mark Williams' injury, and rookie Koa Peat might just be the guy.

SEPTEMBER 15 • VALLEYOFTHESUNS.COM

NBA Draft: The Distinctive Impact of Koa Peat in the Suns' Quietly Rising Core After many predicted the Phoenix Suns would miss the playoffs entirely in 2025-26, the squad won 45 games with a young core that defended an...

SEPTEMBER 14 • SI.COM

Miles Bridges' position with Suns should be under threat ahead of training camp Miles Bridges will start for the Suns to begin the season, but rookie Koa Peat could quickly give him reason to look over his shoulder.

SEPTEMBER 10 • VALLEYOFTHESUNS.COM

Koa Peat has Gone Under-the-Radar as a Value Pick for Suns On draft night 2026, former Arizona Wildcat Koa Peat watched as fellow draft hopefuls heard their name called one by one. Peat, a five-star...

SEPTEMBER 3 • SI.COM

Dillon Brooks Knows New Players Can Push Suns Even Higher Dillon Brooks is excited to get to work with Miles Bridges, Luke Kennard and Koa Peat.

AUGUST 15 • SI.COM

Suns have 2 players primed to take minutes from Miles Bridges straight away Miles Bridges will start for the Suns next season, but Rasheer Fleming and Koa Peat will quickly have something to say about that.

JULY 22 • VALLEYOFTHESUNS.COM

What Suns Rookie Koa Peat Wants to Learn From Devin Booker Koa Peat has watched Devin Booker's whole career with the Suns growing up in Arizona.

JULY 20 • SI.COM

Koa Peat Sends Message After Successful Suns Summer League Stint The Phoenix Suns' top pick wants to continue crafting his game.

JULY 19 • SI.COM

Suns' front office just proved everybody wrong with sizzling Summer League showing The Suns finally look to have nailed back-to-back draft picks in Khaman Maluach and Koa Peat to breathe new life into the franchise around D...

JULY 18 • VALLEYOFTHESUNS.COM

Koa Peat has clear rookie season goal after thrilling Summer League showing Koa Peat should be aiming for as little G League play as possible in his rookie season for the Suns and Summer League gave him the best poss...

JULY 17 • VALLEYOFTHESUNS.COM

Shut down for rest of Summer League The Suns are shutting down Peat (rest) for the remainder of the Las Vegas Summer League, per John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM.

Impact Peat wraps up a promising Las Vegas Summer League run, producing at least 12 points, six rebounds and two steals in each of his three appearances. The rookie first-rounder is set to compete with the likes of Haywood Highsmith and Ryan Dunn for a reserve role with the Suns during training camp.

JULY 16 • ROTOWIRE

Koa Peat Vows to Make NBA Teams Regret Passing on Him Koa Peat has a little extra motivation after being drafted 30th overall by the Suns.

JULY 15 • SI.COM

2026 NBA Summer League: Standout players from Day 5 From Kobe Johnson to Koa Peat, check out the standouts from Day 5 of Las Vegas Summer League action.

JULY 14 • NBA.COM

Delivers another strong SL effort Peat finished with 19 points (8-15 FG, 2-2 FT), six rebounds, one assist and two steals across 26 minutes in Monday's 95-88 Summer League win over Milwaukee.

Impact Peat looked good in his previous two Las Vegas Summer League games, though he looked even better Monday, finishing two points behind Khaman Maluach, who had a team-high 21. The 19-year-old was selected with the No. 30 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft after spending his only collegiate season at Arizona. In 36 appearances with the Wildcats in 2025-26, including five NCAA Tournament games, he averaged 14.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 0.7 blocks and 0.6 steals over 27.8 minutes. Peat has a high ceiling, but he may not see consistent action for the Suns during the 2026-27 campaign, barring injuries.

JULY 14 • ROTOWIRE

Suns look like geniuses for drafting next Aaron Gordon instead of trading for real thing The Suns opting to draft Koa Peat and not trade for Aaron Gordon already looks a smart decision.

JULY 13 • VALLEYOFTHESUNS.COM

Pair of young Suns already making case for more regular season minutes at Summer League Rasheer Fleming and Koa Peat are already pushing for a bigger role with the Suns thanks to their impressive Summer League play in Las Vegas.

JULY 13 • VALLEYOFTHESUNS.COM

Scores 12 points in SL loss Peat posted 12 points (5-10 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 1-3 FT), four rebounds, two steals and one assist across 28 minutes in Sunday's 81-75 Summer League loss to the Pelicans.

Impact Peat turned in a relatively efficient performance and finished as the Suns' third-leading scorer, albeit in a losing effort. He also tied for the team lead in steals. The rookie forward has scored at least 12 points in both of his Summer League appearances thus far, totaling 29 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, two steals and one block in those outings.

JULY 12 • ROTOWIRE

Full Phoenix Suns Summer League schedule, projected roster and how to watch Koa Peat's first NBA game With the NBA Summer League starting up, we break down when you will get to see the Phoenix Suns and Koa Peat in action.

JULY 10 • FANSIDED.COM

Suns fans divided by Koa Peat's unexpected Summer League ambitions Koa Peat wants to lead all Summer League players in offensive rebounds, which has divided the opinions of Suns fans.

JULY 8 • VALLEYOFTHESUNS.COM

Suns' Koa Peat Wants to Prove Everybody Wrong After Slipping in NBA Draft Koa Peat believes he should have went higher.

JULY 4 • SI.COM

Koa Peat's Biggest Weakness is No Problem for Suns The Phoenix Suns are confident his biggest weakness can turn into a strength.

JULY 4 • SI.COM

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