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Yet Trier said at the NBA Combine that he doesn’t regret his three-year career at ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥. Even if all three of his years were met with some sort of adversity — a broken hand as a freshman, and PED suspensions as a sophomore and junior.

“I do well with adapting and being out of my comfort zone,� Trier said. “I didn’t have to go to a school that’s going to preach defense so hard and where coach (Sean) Miller is going to coach me so hard. And I know if you ask him he probably coached me as hard as any guys who walked through that building.

“We had our battles but it wasn’t because we didn’t get along. It’s more because we’re every similar in the way we think and the way we approach the game and that’s one thing I love about him is his preparation is very much the same as mine as far as how I attack and prepare. We’re very similar in that area.

“I could have taken the easy route. I could have gone to a smaller school. I could have gone to Washington. I could have (been told) `Hey, go shoot a lot of balls, score a lot of points and get out of there.’ I already was a great scorer. I wanted to go to a school that was going to push me to become a better defender, and where I could learn more about the game and be part of a culture of winning. We didn’t win a national championship, but we were able to win a lot of games and have a successful time when I was there.�

So Luka Doncic says he’ll be done playing Euroleague ball, words that suggested to some that he’s trying to leverage himself out of playing for the Sacramento Kings (or maybe even the Suns) by staying in Europe next season.

But Suns GM Ryan McDonough said he didn’t see it that way.

“I know a lot about that situation,� McDonough said. “I think he’s in a little bit of a tricky spot as far as how he answers those questions. You have to put yourself in his shoes or in Real Madrid’s shoes. They’re preparing for what’s the biggest basketball event outside of the U.S. They’re playing in the semifinals and for him to answer NBA questions probably wouldn’t be the best optically for him. So I don’t take anything from that. I have no concerns that if we drafted him no 1 he’d be on our roster next year.�

While there’s been speculation the relationship between new Suns coach Igor Kokoskov and Doncic could push Phoenix toward picking the Slovenian over Deandre Ayton, McDonough said there are ties just as strong with Ayton and even Duke’s Marvin Bagley, who once played at Tempe Corona Del Sol.

“No team will have a better feel for Luka’s strength and weaknesses than we will on and off the court,â€� McDonough said. “His skills, the personality, the competitiveness, we’ll have all that information. But for us there are a lot of natural connections. You say nobody’s seen Deandre Ayton more than the Suns, which is probably true, and the owner (Robert Sarver) went to the University of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥.

“But Marvin Bagley is also from Phoenix and is one of the best prep school players of all time. And Luka, the connection with the coach, that is all true. But at the same time you’ve got to get the best players. And for me it’s close. It’s not just two guys. For me personally there’s also Marvin Bagley and Mohamed Bamba. We’re gonna work out between 5-10 guys and say, 'Look we’re wide open,' which we are.�

Trier tied for first overall in the “shuttle run� with a time of 2.96 seconds, while Rawle Alkins was 11th among guards at 3.09.

Alkins, meanwhile, was seventh in standing vertical leap (32.5) and maximum vertical (40.5) among guards.

All of the stats and measurements can be found and , as well as the box scores (Alkins played in Game 1, Trier played in Game 2 and both are scheduled to play in Game 4 on Friday afternoon).

Known sometimes as “Bunnies� during his UA playing days, Nick Johnson posted the highest max vertical (39.5) during a G League Elite mini camp earlier this week. Chance Comanche was first in the “reaction shuttle.�

Comanche’s coach with the G League’s Memphis Hustle last season, Glynn Cyprien, said Comanche improved despite jumping into a tough situation.

“He was really professional in that early on he didn’t have an opportunity to play a lot of minutes but he continued to work on his game and get stronger,� Cyprien said. “And as the season went on, the minutes increased because we needed that position. He got stronger, he got more confident and I think he’s got tremendous upside.�

The G League Elite stats

 Doncic's Euroleague semifinal, FWIW.

Dusan Ristic is now a .

Marquette associate head coach Stan Johnson had for () new UA assistant coach Justin Gainey.