Little (personal) will be available for Friday's game against Denver.
Little missed Wednesday's game against the Raptors, but he's set to return Friday. Little has been giving the Suns quality minutes in recent games, scoring in double figures in four of his last five contests.
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Suns' Nassir Little: Won't play Wednesday
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Little is listed as out for Wednesday's game versus the Raptors due to personal reasons.
Keita Bates-Diop, Josh Okogie and Yuta Watanabe are candidates to receive increased minutes in Little's absence. Little's next chance to suit up is Friday's matchup with Denver.
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Suns' Nassir Little: Scores in double figures again
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Little finished with 10 points (4-9 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT), five rebounds, three assists and two steals across 27 minutes during Wednesday's 123-115 victory over Golden State.
Little didn't see much playing time over the first half of November, but he's seen an uptick in usage recently, playing at least 20 minutes in three consecutive appearances. He's scored in double figures in each of those three outings, averaging 11.0 points and 4.3 rebounds in 23.0 minutes per game.
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Suns' Nassir Little: Plays 11 minutes off bench
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Little registered five points (2-3 FG, 1-2 3Pt), one rebound and one assist across 11 minutes during Friday's 131-128 victory over the Jazz.
Little has been on the fringes of the Suns' rotation this season, but he saw an uptick in playing time during Friday's matchup. However, he wasn't very productive and is unlikely to have much fantasy relevance as long as the Suns remain relatively healthy.
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Suns' Nassir Little: Back in bench role
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Little will come off the bench in Monday's preseason game against Portland, Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic reports.
Little got a chance to enter the starting lineup in Thursday's exhibition, but he'll return to a bench role Monday evening. Grayson Allen gets the nod at small forward as a result.
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Suns' Nassir Little: Draws start Thursday
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Little will start Thursday's preseason game against Portland.
Little will get a chance to showcase his talents against his former team. Josh Okogie is moving to the bench Thursday as the Suns experiment with some different combinations.
Little (core) was traded to the Suns on Wednesday as part of a three-team deal between Phoenix, Portland and Milwaukee, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. The deal also sends Damian Lillard to Milwaukee, Jusuf Nurkic to the Suns, and Jrue Holiday and Deandre Ayton to Portland.
Little, Keon Johnson and Grayson Allen all head to Phoenix in the blockbuster deal and will likely compete for depth roles on a top-heavy Suns squad. Little is a proven defender at the NBA level, but his offense has been a mystery. After a career-high year in 2021-22, Little took a step back in 2022-23 from a production standpoint, but he did shoot a career-high 36.7 percent on 2.9 three-point attempts per game. If he can maintain that efficiency from long range, Little could emerge as a quality three-and-D player for Phoenix.
The Trail Blazers said Thursday that Little underwent a core muscle surgery on his left side, Sean Highkin of RoseGardenReport.com reports.
Little underwent a similar operation on his right side last year. It is currently unclear if the 22-year-old forward will miss any of the 2023-24 season, but Little's surgery will require him to spend a good portion of the offseason recovering.
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Trail Blazers' Nassir Little: Sidelined for finale
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Little (ankle) is listed as out for Sunday's game against the Warriors.
He'll conclude the season with five consecutive absences on account of a left ankle sprain. Little appeared in 54 games (four starts) during his fourth NBA campaign, averaging 6.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.1 three-pointers and 0.9 assists in 18.1 minutes per contest.
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Trail Blazers' Nassir Little: Listed out once again
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Little (ankle) is listed as out for Saturday against the Clippers.
This will be the fourth missed game in a row for Little, and we wouldn't be surprised to see him miss Sunday's season finale against the Warriors as well. The Blazers will continue to field a skeleton crew in the meantime.
Little (ankle) is out for Thursday's game versus the Spurs.
Little will miss his third straight game Thursday due to a left ankle sprain. His next chance to play is Saturday's matchup with the Clippers.
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Trail Blazers' Nassir Little: Out Tuesday
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Little (ankle) has been ruled out for Tuesday's game in Memphis.
Little is set to miss his second straight game due to the ankle sprain, and with Portland only playing another three times after Tuesday, it's possible Little has already played his final game of the season. Expect big minutes for Matisse Thybulle and Kevin Knox Tuesday evening.
