After re-injuring his right hamstring in his second game back, Suns guard Jalen Green will be reevaluated in four-to-six weeks, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).
Charania’s report lines up with the timeline first projected by Suns insider John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM (Twitter link). Even if Green is able to return in four weeks, he’ll still miss the team’s next 13 games.
The hamstring has been an ongoing problem this fall for Green, who initially suffered a strain early in training camp, then aggravated it during his ramp-up process in mid-October. The 23-year-old sat out the first eight games of the regular season, played 23 minutes in his return last Thursday, then exited Saturday’s game after just seven minutes of action when he aggravated the injury again.
Green reportedly felt a sharp pain after passing the ball to Ryan Dunn for a corner three-point shot late in the first quarter on Saturday. He hobbled toward the team’s bench while grabbing at the hamstring and had to be helped off the court by two staff members. He was declared out for the game shortly afterward, with reporting at the time indicating he’d undergo medical imaging to assess the severity of the injury.
Green spent the first four years of his NBA career in Houston before being sent to Phoenix along with Dillon Brooks in the blockbuster Kevin Durant trade over the summer. Injuries were rarely an issue for the former No. 2 overall pick during his time as a Rocket — he appeared in all 82 regular season games in each of the past two seasons and hadn’t missed a game since February 2023.
While Green’s extended absence will prevent the Suns from getting a longer look at how he fits alongside Devin Booker until later in the season, the team has outperformed expectations in the early going even without having the former Rocket available. Phoenix has won five of its last six games to improve its record to 6-5.
Grayson Allen and Royce O’Neale are logging big minutes on the wing in Green’s absence, with guards Dunn (24.4 minutes per game), Collin Gillespie (23.9 MPG) and Jordan Goodwin (14.9 MPG) all playing regular rotation roles as well.
Why you never try to come back from a hamstring injury early.
Guess he came back too soon
At least 4-6 weeks really means at least 6 weeks and at that point might as well make it 8 weeks and be completely healed. See you in early/ mid January Jalen.
Last time Book had an elite pg he took Phx to the Finals. Let’s get this man a true pg & quit wasting his prime…
Suns trade- Jalen Green, Nick Richards & a future 1st
Hawks trade- Trae Young
Please for the love of god don’t give ishbia any ideas like that.
Im guessing you thought signing Nash in 04 was a mistake too
Comparing Nash a 2 time MVP pass first highly efficient PG that was signed in free agency, to trading a another first round pick which the suns don’t even have or if they do it’s in 2032 for Trae young a non winning, shoot first, inefficient shooter that is also a cone on defense is a terrible comparison. You, Ishbia, and Nico should get together and run your guys own team and stop suggesting things that would be terrible for other people’s.
Nash had zero MVPs in 04 when he signed with Phoenix. Compare Trae to Nash at that point & Trae is superior in pretty much every way. Calling Trae a shoot first player while he’s the reigning assist leader in the league is obv ridiculous. You call Trae a cone on defense, somehow forgetting how terrible Nash was defensively.
Fair point about the MVPs. However you are conveniently leaving out both that Nash was far and away the more efficient player. Nash shot 6% higher from the field and 8% higher from 3 as well as you’re talking about trading another first rounder. Isn’t that what has the suns in this whole mess in the first place is trading first rounder picks with reckless abandon.
Also to anyone that watched these two players play they are nothing alike. Trea is the “raining assist king” but his assists are based of his usage rate similarly to how Russell Westbrook averaged 10+ plus assists on the thunder. It wasn’t because he was pass first, running the offense, getting players involved. It was because he was the only creator on the team and the ball is in his hands so much. I don’t want the ball in his hands as much as Bookers. I don’t want him shooting as many 3s as Grayson Allen or Royce O’Neil who are shooting over 40% each.
Nash would thrive on a team like this and make the team better. Young will slow the ball down, take shots away from booker, and shoot less efficiently than Allen and Royce. Young is not a good fit for this roster at all.
They think he is a PG lol. I agree they should move Green. And never move Booker from SG till he retires.
Fire your trainers Suns.