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Ahead of the NBA Finals (slated for June 1-18 in San Francisco and Boston), a bit of digging in the archives reveals a dozen current NBA players with Arizona roots.
Seven teams in total are represented by former Wildcats who boast individual stats that run the gamut from tallest at 7’1″ (Deandre Ayton of the Suns), most points per game with 25.62 (Lauri Markkanen of the Jazz) and longest career, which began in 2004 (Andre Iguodala of the Warriors).
The Grand Canyon State bowed out of the fun earlier this month after Phoenix fell to Denver in round two.
– Hannah Van Sickle, The 100 Companies