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Even in the modern NBA, playmaking from the center spot can be a rare commodity. The Phoenix Suns have plenty of that to go around, with rookie Oso Ighodaro joining a big man rotation that's stocked with intelligent passers in Jusuf Nurkic and Mason Plumlee.
There's a fair amount of overlap between Ighodaro's skill-set and the two veteran centers who will likely start the year ahead of him in the rotation. But Oso also brings a few unique traits to the table that could give this second-round pick an opportunity to carve out spot minutes -- or maybe even a more consistent role down the road -- in his first NBA season.
So where can he replicate what Nurk and Plumlee provide, and how can he dif...
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