It’s been a rough week or so for the Zags in the NBA. It was announced that Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs will be out for the season after being diagnosed with a trochlea injury in his left knee. He suffered the original injury on January 25th against the Detroit Pistons.
In his fourth season, Suggs is averaging career-highs of 16.2 points per game, 4.0 rebounds per game, 1.5 steals per game, and 0.9 blocks per game in 35 games played. The Magic have struggled without him as of late, losing five of their last six matchups and currently stand to be the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference’s Play-In Tournament.
As for Denver Nuggets guard/forward Julian Strawther, he suffered a left knee sprain at the Boston Celtics on March 2nd. He will be out for the next four weeks and will be back in time for the start of the NBA Playoffs. Currently, Denver is in the 3rd seed of the Western conference.
In his second season, Strawther IS averaging 9.4 points per game on a shooting split of 43.4 field goal percentage/35.7 three-point percentage/82.9 free-throw percentage through 61 g. He ranks fifth among second-year NBA players in three-pointers made with 94.
**Arden Cravalho** is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area... Follow him on Twitter @a\_cravalho