Overview
- Dillon Brooks, cleared after two 5‑on‑5 sessions in three days, is set to play Tuesday at Orlando following an 18‑game absence with a fractured left hand.
- Head coach Jordan Ott said Brooks and center Mark Williams are "ready to play," with Williams still day‑to‑day after 5‑on‑5 work and hoped to rejoin the team later on the road trip to Charlotte and Chicago.
- Phoenix sits at 42‑33 in the No. 7 spot with seven games left and went 9‑9 without Brooks, raising the stakes for his quick reintegration to chase a top‑six seed and avoid the play‑in.
- Ott rested Grayson Allen on Monday for left knee management and indicated he is likely back Tuesday, while Haywood Highsmith (knee) and Amir Coffey (ankle) remain out.
- Brooks is averaging a career‑best 20.9 points this season, and his return reunites a trio with Devin Booker and Jalen Green that has logged only 41 minutes together, making chemistry a late‑season priority.