Several players have stepped up this year to keep the injury-riddled Phoenix Suns firmly in the playoff race. The Suns are 33-29, sitting in 4th place in the West after 62 games, despite getting only 79 total minutes over 7 games from their preferred starting lineup all season.
2022 All-Stars Devin Booker and Chris Paul missed so much time to injury they couldn’t even be considered for this year’s mid-season award, so the Suns had to get consistent help from unexpected places.
Torrey Craig, a 32 year old career backup forward, stepped into a full-time starting spot and has posted career-highs in several areas including starts (49), minutes (25.