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By ERIC NEWMAN
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PHOENIX — Since Kentucky’s 2014-15 Final Four season, NBA teams have drafted 12 players from the men’s basketball program, including Suns guards Devin Booker and Tyler Ulis.

The young guards became best known in the 2016-17 season: Booker with a 70-point game, and Ulis with a number of spectacular plays and buzzer-beaters. Their friendship, however, goes beyond their year together in Phoenix.

“It’s greater than basketball, me and Tyler,” Booker said. “He’s one of my closest friends.”

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By TAMSYN STONEBARGER

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PHOENIX – Marquese Chriss, Tyler Ulis and Dragan Bender have a lot more in common than opening night jitters against the Sacramento Kings Wednesday. The Suns’ rookies step onto the Talking Stick Resort Arena court for their first NBA regular season game.

The Bond

All three live in the same Tempe complex, along with second-year veteran Devin Booker, making it easier for them to bond on a level other than basketball.

“It’s fun,” said Chriss, a 6-foot-10 forward. “We always hang out. It’s easy for us to talk to each other and kind of grow as young players.”

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Friendship of Suns’ Booker, Ulis ‘greater than basketball’

From pancakes to ping pong, Suns rookies build bond as season begins