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Treading water in the desert
The Suns continue to tread water as they fight to maintain a
chance for homecourt advantage in at least the 1st round in the
playoffs. They continue to deal with
injuries, but have made some trades to help with depth. First, the Suns went out and got Rajon
Rondo. The need for a quality backup point
guard was important, since RJ Hampton is not quite ready to shine. Rondo has a few key badges that GM Pennywise covets
for his players, so he should fit in nicely with the team. Second, the Suns went out and added to their
big man depth, by adding Daniel Oturu.
Oturu was highly scouted by the Suns and if they hadn’t made the trade
up to get Hampton, would likely have been taken with one of those early
2nds. The ability to add him to the team
arose, and the Suns didn’t hesitate to grab him. There is an understanding that he is not
quite fully developed and prepared for the NBA game, but he fits what the Suns
want of their big men, and should fill in nicely at center until Demarcus
Cousins can return to a starting role.
Speaking of Cousins, there are rumors flying that he will
likely sign a 10 day contract with the NBA Clippers next week, so Boogie may
hit the starting lineup by week 12. Hopefully,
he can show enough to get the Clips to commit to him for at least the rest of
this season!
KD is still out, but his return seems eminent, especially
with Harden heading to the IR for the NBA Nets.
There is hope that he may finally return for week 12 also.
And lastly, Kyle Lowry is nursing a foot infection and is
expected to miss weeks 11 and 12. Talk
about great foresight to add Rondo prior to this!
Side notes… Lauri Markkanen stats before and after trade
TEAM |
G |
GS |
MPG |
FGM |
FGA |
FG% |
3PM |
3PA |
3P% |
FTM |
FTA |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TPG |
FPG |
PPG |
+/- |
Pho |
7 |
6 |
27.1 |
3.9 |
6.0 |
0.64 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
0.47 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.00 |
9.3 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
10.4 |
6.3 |
Por |
11 |
11 |
25.4 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
0.45 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
0.11 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.00 |
6.4 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
5.8 |
-7.8 |
Impressive changes for the big man. Looks like he is happy as a 3rd
option in Phoenix!
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