After battling health issues as a rookie, Magic guard Jalen Suggs was frustrated to sustain another injury during the preseason, so it came as a relief when his diagnosis wasn’t as serious as it could have been. Suggs has a left knee capsule sprain and bone bruise.
“Those things really can either go one of two ways — they can be the worst or be things that are really manageable,” Suggs said on Sunday, per Khobi Price of The Orlando Sentinel. “Thankfully, it was one of those really manageable things.”
Speaking to Price in a separate Sentinel story, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Tony Wanich said Suggs was fortunate to avoid an ACL injury and suggested that the second-year guard could be back on the court in November.
“A capsule injury usually heals in about two-to-four weeks,” Wanich said. “But the bone bruise usually takes a bit longer and closer to the six-week timeline depending on how extensive that bone bruise is.”
Here’s more from around the Eastern Conference:
- Bulls head coach Billy Donovan downplayed his decision to remove Patrick Williams from the starting lineup for the team’s two most recent preseason games, but the significance of that move is “clear for all to see,” argues Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic. Javonte Green, who earned the start in Williams’ place on Friday, has scored 50 points in 60 minutes this preseason and is playing like the Bulls want Williams to, Mayberry writes. “When you put Javonte out there, you know what you’re going to get,” Donovan said after Friday’s game.
- Following the Sixers‘ release of Trevelin Queen, Kyle Neubeck of PhillyVoice believes Isaiah Joe looks like the “clear frontrunner” for the team’s final regular season roster spot, ahead of Charles Bassey.
- The preliminary hearing for Hornets restricted free agent Miles Bridges was pushed back for a fifth time, to October 12, according to Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer (subscriber-only link). That hearing for Bridges, who has pleaded not guilty to three felony domestic violence charges, was initially scheduled for August 19.
Donovan is just trying different combinations to see who fits with who. DJJ got the start in Toronto and there’s no doubt the Bulls have been better. Dalen Terry continues to impress and the rotation is going to take some time to work out. The only news that matters is nobody has been injured lately, and the team is really deep. So let Cowley, Mayberry and Hollinger continue their Bulls hate speech. I think it was Hollinger who said the Bulls would win like 30 games and DDR was the worst Sign and Trade ever last year. I really don’t get how anybody actually PAYS to read things on the Athletic. Any idiot can write for them.
I think Javonte Green going to play the very undersized Power Forward position. Patrick Williams probably need to come off the bench for right now. Until he shows he ready to play the way they want him to.
Realistically, how is he supposed to have too many touches/scoring opportunities in the first unit? He is there to play defense, move the ball, and be a shot maker
You can’t play Green huge minutes at the 4. They did that last year and he got beat up and injured. That’s what happened last year. When people started getting injured guys were playing against people bigger than they were and everybody got injured. In small doses, sure, Green can guard 4’s. But not over a whole season. That’s why the Justin Lewis torn ACL was such a tragedy. He could of played some of those minutes.
With zach,ddr,and vooch as starters,pat would be only make 5 fga. Move him to 2nd units.
What are the bulls doing. P Williams is a SF standing at 6’7. Green is a SG/SF at 6’4. Can they find a real pf. Haven’t had a PF since lauri left.
Didn’t have one when he was here either.