Suns' Josh Okogie testing his photography skills at NBA summer league - ESPN

Fresh off a two-year, $16 million extension with the Phoenix Suns, Josh Okogie went back to work at the Las Vegas Summer League — as a photographer.

The 25-year-old guard picked up the hobby this summer after purchasing a Sony Alpha 7 III camera while on vacation in Milan, Italy, during Fashion Week and was urged by a friend to test his skills capturing live basketball.

«I'm still not good,» Okogie admitted to ESPN. «I'll say 90-95% of my pictures are B.S., but I feel like I've gotten better — slightly — each day I've taken pictures. I've kind of figured out how the camera works, how to do the settings, how to do the white balance and all that. So it's been pretty cool.»

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Okogie tried his hand behind the lens at the NBA Creator Cup celebrity game and followed with the Los Angeles Lakers-Houston Rockets summer league game before shooting his team, the Suns, as they took on the Golden State Warriors in Vegas.

Throughout his six seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Suns, Okogie has grown to appreciate the work of Wolves team photographer David Sherman and Phoenix's Barry Gossage.

«That's my guy,» Okogie said of Sherman. «He films the Wolves, and he also films a lot of other NBA-sanctioned events. So I've always paid close attention to David.»

Okogie said he hopes to follow in the footsteps of former MLB pitcher Randy Johnson and former NFL wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald by continuing to work sporting events as a pro athlete turned photographer — starting with some WNBA games during the NBA offseason.

The goal, as with most athletes, is to be the best in his field. That