PHOENIX SUNS

Phoenix Suns sign top pick Alex Len

Aug 29, 2013, 9:17 PM | Updated: 9:17 pm

Alex Len is officially a member of the Phoenix Suns.

The team announced Thursday it had signed its top pick, officially bringing the 7-foot-1, 255-pound center into the fold.

Taken with the fifth overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, Len averaged 11.9 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game for Maryland as a sophomore last season.

Len is currently rehabbing from a pair of ankle surgeries, the most recent of which came in mid-July.

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