Acquired: First round (fifth overall) of the 2021 NBA Draft by Orlando.

2023-24 SEASON: Appeared and started in 75 games with Orlando, averaging 12.6 ppg., 3.1 rpg., 2.7 apg. and a team-high 1.41 stlpg. in 27.0 minpg.…Shot .397 (153-385) from three-point range…Tied for eighth in the NBA in steals and tied for 12^th in steals-to-turnover ratio (0.80, 106/132)…Named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team…Led (or tied) the team in scoring five times, in rebounding twice and in assists eight times…Scored in double figures 53 times and 20+ points 11 times, including a career-high 27 points on Jan. 5 @ Denver…Recorded at least one steal 57 times and two-or-more steals 31 times, including a career-high six steals on Nov. 9 vs. Atlanta…Recorded at least one blocked shot 35 times and two-or-more blocks 11 times, including a career-high-tying three blocked shots on Jan. 12 @ Miami…Played a career-high 39:15 on Jan. 3 @ Sacramento…Missed seven games due to injury: missed one game (Nov. 17) due to a sore left knee, one game (Dec. 8) due to a right ankle strain, two games (Dec. 21-23) due to a left wrist sprain, one game (Feb. 14) due to a sore right groin and two games (Mar. 8-10) due to a right thigh contusion…Also played and started in seven playoff games, averaging 14.7 ppg., 5.1 rpg., 3.3 apg. and 1.29 sltpg. in 33.2 minpg.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Played in 176 career NBA regular season games (139 starts), all with Orlando, averaging 11.5 ppg., 3.2 rpg., 3.2 apg. and 1.32 stlpg. in 26.0 minpg….Named to the 2023-24 NBA All-Defensive Second Team…Also played and started in seven career NBA playoff games, averaging 14.7 ppg., 5.1 rpg., 3.3 apg. and 1.29 sltpg. in 33.2 minpg

COLLEGE CAPSULE: Played and started in 30 games during his only season (2020-21) at Gonzaga University, averaging 14.4 ppg., 5.3 rpg., 4.5 apg. and 1.90 stlpg. in 29.0 minpg., while shooting .503 (155-308) from the floor…A consensus All-America Second Team selection…Named to the 2020-21 All-West Coast Conference First Team, the WCC Newcomer of the Year and the 2021 WCC Tournament Most Outstanding Player…Also one of five finalists for the 2020-21 Bob Cousy Award, given to the nation’s top point guard, as well as one of five finalists for the 2020-21 USWBA National Freshman of the Year award…Led the Bulldogs to a 31-1 record, with their only loss coming to Baylor in the 2021 NCAA Championship game…Hit a game-winning three-pointer as time expired on Apr. 3 vs. UCLA in the NCAA Final Four.

Full name is Jalen Rashon Suggs…Son of Larry Suggs and Molly Manley…Second cousin is NFL linebacker Terrell Suggs…Participated in the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders in Johannesburg, South Africa during the summer of 2023…As a high school senior (2019-20) at Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis, was named the National MaxPreps Male Athlete of the Year…Selected to participate in the 2020 McDonald’s All-American Game and was one of five finalists for the Naismith High School Boys National Player of the Year…During his high school career, Minnehaha went 111-15 (.881) and won three straight 2A state titles…Was the first athlete in Minnesota history to be named the state’s Mr. Basketball and Mr. Football in the same year…Was a four-star dual-threat quarterback who had more than a dozen college football offers…Passed for 2,213 yards and 25 touchdowns, while also rushing for 978 yards and 12 touchdowns…Also played defensive back, intercepting nine passes, including two touchdowns…Chosen to the 2024 USA Men’s Select Team…Won three gold medals with USA Basketball at the 2019 FIBA U19  World Cup, 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup and 2017 FIBA Americas U16 Championship...You can follow him on X: @jalensuggs and on Instagram: @jalensuggs.