Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams was non-committal, but with Deandre Ayton (ill, non-COVID), Frank Kaminsky (knee) and Dario Saric (knee) all out, the Suns are left with only JaVale McGee and Jalen Smith as healthy big men against the Boston Celtics tonight.
The Suns (20-4) tip off against the Celtics at 8:00 PM AZ time on ESPN. Also out for the Suns is Devin Booker (hamstring), while the Celtics are missing Jaylen Brown.
Williams said Smith might play some, while admitting that JaVale McGee likely still remains in his 4-6 minute stints where he’s most effective so the Suns would either have to go with Stix or Jae Crowder the other 24-30 minutes.