Torrey Craig missed the last two games of the Suns‘ series vs. Dallas due to a right elbow contusion, but said today that he’s ready to go for Game 5, per Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic (Twitter link).
Craig only played six total minutes in the first two games of the series and hasn’t logged more than 11 minutes in a single playoff contest to date, so his availability won’t have a major impact on the Suns’ rotation.
Here’s more from around the Western Conference:
- Jazz head coach Quin Snyder was vague when discussing his future during his end-of-season press conference on Monday, but both Eric Walden of The Salt Lake Tribune and Tony Jones of The Athletic noticed Snyder’s willingness to look ahead to the future, which could bode well for Utah. There has been speculation that Snyder, whom the Jazz reportedly want to retain, could decide to move on.
- The Kings held their first pre-draft workout of 2022 on Tuesday, writes Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee. Jaden Shackelford (Alabama), Johnny Juzang (UCLA), Hyunjung Lee (Davidson), Tyler Burton (Richmond), Keion Brooks (Kentucky), and Justyn Mutts (Virginia Tech) came to the Golden 1 Center practice facility to audition for the team.
- If the Pelicans win this year’s draft lottery, they should use the No. 1 pick to select Jabari Smith Jr., according to Christian Clark of NOLA.com, who makes a case for why the Auburn star would be the best fit for New Orleans.
Unless these guys are 2nd rounders they are looking at, WHY these guys ?? There are way better players that are going to be avail where we draft than these guys !! Unless they plan on trading back farther !!
I’m sure we will just draft ANOTHER PG for the umpteenth time in a row !!
Juzang is a pretty good player. Would be awesome to see him in a Kings uniform
If I had to guess, I’d guess that Snyder coaches the Jazz one more year. He then seriously considers the Spurs job if he feels like he’s not doing a good enough job with whatever roster the Jazz put together this off-season.
Could be successful and stay. Sometimes a coach just needs the right spark.
Then again, sometimes relationships just don’t work out. Sometimes they just need some time apart to appreciate each other better and get new perspectives. We’ll see sooner than later.