Already ruled out for the match against the Pistons this Thursday evening, Jalen Green could return Saturday night, against the Knicks. Come back or start your season? Because the Suns guard has certainly already played, but it was more than two months ago, on November 6 and 8, 2025, and only 30 minutes in total, before getting injured.
This hamstring strain therefore cut the legs of the former Houston player, who has not yet really started his 2025/26 financial year. It’s for the next few days. “He’s not very far anymore”confirms his coach, Jordan Ott. “When you’ve been out for so long you have to be careful but you know he’s eager to play. »
How to integrate him into a team which, ultimately, is not doing so badly, with 24 wins (including 22 without Jalen Green) for 16 defeats and occupies seventh place in the Western Conference? Is this a bonus or a possible obstacle that can stop the machine?
“We take all the talents we can have”
“We take all the talents we can have”replies the Phoenix coach. “We are in a high-level league where talent is necessary. We need talents who play well. He’s very talented, that’s obvious and we can’t wait to have him in the group. We want him to be healthy. »
Ighodaro bear note that “the alchemy is present” among the Suns but precisely, for the interior, “The way we play makes things easy for the players joining the team. In his only complete game, Jalen Green was excellent. Playing fast, moving the ball, that’s anyone’s recipe for success.”.
After more than two months without playing, the guard’s minutes will be monitored and his return will therefore be smooth. “As soon as he comes back, he’s going to be a big spark for us”announces Dillon Brooks. “We need his talent, his young energy, his ability to attack with his dribbling. We need him, we need him to be healthy.”concludes Jordan Ott.
| Jalen Green | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | To | Pd | Fte | 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 the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
