Phoenix Suns rookie Marquese Chriss — who was drafted eighth overall — did a Q&A with FanSided’s Ian Levy on Monday. The interview was centered on Chriss’ dunking ability; Chriss’ primary selling point is his otherworldly athleticism.
Chriss on his first in-game dunk:
First time I dunked in a game was my freshman year. I had tried one time early in the season, it was a big game and I got hung [on the rim]. And then I tried later in the season and I made it, I was on a fastbreak all by myself.
On his favorite dunkers:
Vince Carter. Kobe. Shaq, even though he was big but he was still athletic and could dunk, breaking backboards and stuff like that.
A dunk of Chriss’ that stood out to him:
There was one against Utah on Jakob Poeltl. I did like a pro-hop across the lane and then dunked it. And then I had an alley-oop against Colorado, those two were probably my favorites.
And, when asked who in the NBA he would most like to dunk on:
Probably DeAndre Jordan.
Jordan seems like a good target to dunk on. He’s one of the most, if not the most athletic big men in the NBA. Jordan is also an elite defender; he’s made the All-Defensive First Team in each of the last two seasons.
