Ryan Dunn already has the most impressive stats on the Suns

There is no doubt that the Phoenix Suns landed one of the highlights of the NBA Draft this summer when they signed Ryan Dunn with the 28th pick via a draft-night trade with the Denver Nuggets. The hope was that his two-way potential could make him the next Mikal Bridges, and Dunn made that a reality early on.

He has already started once in four games played due to Bradley Beal's injury, while the 43.8 percent he shoots from 3-point range on four attempts each night has already exceeded the expectations of rookies in this category. Dunn didn't shoot the three with much confidence or volume in college (less than one per game), but that quickly changed.

Defensive end is where Dunn will make a name for himself – it's already looking like that ability alone will give him a long career in the league – and that's why many fans have been pushing for him to join the team Starting eleven comes into alignment. He's nowhere near as good as Beal, who was at his best in the early going, but he creates a much better balance for the starting five.

This has already been shown, with Dunn alongside Tyus Jones and Devin Booker to give the Suns a much better two-way threat with those guys on the court. That leads to the following statistic, which is undoubtedly the most impressive statistic a Suns player has managed so far this young season.

That number above is frankly astounding and the kind of return this organization would have hoped to see from Dunn at best towards the end of this season. Ensuring that players at the All-Star level are basically making 1-for-4 shots also seems untenable, but the fact that it happened at all is incredibly encouraging.

This partly explains why the Suns have started the season 3-1 – and while Kevin Durant's scoring prowess will receive more praise, it's that number that raises the ceiling of this group. Imagine what former head coach Frank Vogel could have dreamed up if he had had Dunn on the roster last season.

The Suns are off to a good start defensively and are currently in fifth place with a rating of 108.3. Dunn is one of the main reasons for this, as his ability to guard elite wingers at an above-average level so early in his career is a huge bonus. It's not like the Suns have played one-on-one either, as two meetings with the Los Angeles Lakers – which they split – are already in the bag.

They also beat the LA Clippers with James Harden comfortable in everything, while the Dallas Mavericks and Luka Doncic were also out. If Dunn can continue to keep that number as low as possible as the primary defender, the calls to add him to the starting lineup will become even louder.

As it stands, he already made fans forget that Eric Gordon was on this roster last season, while the idea of ​​pursuing PJ Tucker isn't nearly as appealing as it was before. Why attack a veteran who only needs minutes from Dunn, a guy who is already capable of defending players that Tucker can no longer do?