Gani Lawal Showing Improvement in D-League After Rough Start
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by Scott SchroederFiled under: Suns, NBA D-League, Iowa EnergyGani Lawal, the Phoenix Suns second-round draft pick this season, may have finally found his focus after struggling through the first four games of his NBA Development League assignment to the Iowa Energy.
Lawal, a 22-year-old power forward out of Georgia Tech, was assigned to the Energy because he wasn't in Phoenix's rotation so the Suns' brass decided the rookie needed to get some minutes. While Lawal is getting plenty of playing time as coach Nick Nurse's sixth man, he hasn't been able to do much with it as he was averaging just ...