After starting every game the entire season, Dario Saric‘s minutes for the Phoenix Suns have fallen off a cliff and I’m not really sure why.
After only playing less than 20 minutes in one game through the first 28 games of the season, Saric has only played more than 20 minutes in one game in the Suns’ last eight games. In the previous two games, Saric hasn’t started, and only seen the court for a nominal four and five minutes respectively.
Part of this is undoubtedly due to Deandre Ayton‘s return and Monty Williams‘ creative albeit somewhat bizarre inclination to start he and Aron Baynes alongside each other.