Back with the Suns, Jalen Green reveals replacement status
His adductor injury lingered until Tuesday and the trip to Philly Jalen Green is finally coming back. For 33 matches in a row, the defender was stuck in the infirmary. “You finally got the attention of the press. I didn’t want that anymore.”, entertain Dillon Brooks in the locker room.
With something new for him: he came off the bench. Does he remember ever being a substitute? “No. Never. It’s part of the process. You have to trust him”reacts the former player of Houston who, in fact, has always been a starter in the NBA.
His playing time was logically limited, with 20 minutes to express himself. “I’m a rhythm player and I was able to find a little bit in the third quarter”noted Jalen Green, who finished with 12 points and 3 assists in the Phoenix victory. “I feel solid. I have a playing time limit, so it’s complicated to get into a rhythm. But I’m working on finding it. I hope to get back to a pace where I don’t have a minute limit anymore.”
What do his coach and teammates think? “We can observe his qualities to penetrate, to enter the racket. He made good penetrations where he was able to finish or find a teammate”analyzed by his coach Jordan Ott.
“It was good. He will be an important part for us in the future.”glisse Royce O’Neale. “I’m happy for him. He was with us during the rehab. We watched him work hard and he looked good.”continues Devin Booker. “He’s quick, can do things for others and gives us an extra presence in the paint. His quickness was there.”
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| Jalen Green | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2021-22 | NEW | 67 | 31:55 | 42.6 | 34.3 | 79.7 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 17.3 |
| 2022-23 | NEW | 76 | 34:14 | 41.6 | 33.8 | 78.6 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 22.1 |
| 2023-24 | NEW | 82 | 31:43 | 42.3 | 33.2 | 80.4 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 19.6 |
| 2024-25 | NEW | 82 | 32:53 | 42.3 | 35.4 | 81.3 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 21.0 |
| 2025-26 | PHO | 2 | 15:00 | 47.8 | 42.9 | 60.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 15.5 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
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