Overview
- Mark Williams had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder on Thursday, and the Suns said a timetable for his return will be set later.
- ESPN’s Shams Charania and local reporter John Gambadoro report Williams is expected to miss an extended multi-month period, with Gambadoro projecting roughly five months and a possible return near the All-Star break.
- The injury comes just over two months after Williams signed a fully guaranteed three-year, $38 million deal with Phoenix and follows a career marked by earlier foot, ankle, thumb and back problems.
- With training camp starting Sept. 29 and the regular season opening Oct. 21, the Suns plan to lean on Khaman Maluach and Oso Ighodaro for center minutes while they adjust rotations.
- The setback revives availability concerns that once led the Lakers to rescind a 2025 trade and creates short-term pressure on Phoenix’s lineup stability and rebounding at both ends of the floor.