Suns shooting guard Damion Lee injured his right meniscus during a workout at Phoenix’s practice facility and will be sidelined indefinitely, the team announced in a press statement. Further details of the exact nature of the injury were not revealed.
Lee re-signed with the Suns this summer on a two-year, veteran’s minimum contract, following a productive 2022-23 season with the team. The 6-foot-5 swingman has a player option for the 2024/25 season. He had been expected to be a big sharpshooting wing contributor for a top-heavy Phoenix team.
Last year, the 30-year-old carved out a major rotation role with a fourth-seeded Phoenix squad. Across 74 regular season contests, Lee averaged 8.2 PPG on .442/.445/.904 shooting splits, along with 3.0 RPG and 1.3 APG, across 20.4 MPG.
While this is certainly a blow, Phoenix still has plenty of depth on the wing even with Lee out. Beyond All-Star shooting guard Devin Booker, the team also has Grayson Allen, Josh Okogie, Eric Gordon, Yuta Watanabe, Keita Bates-Diop, and Keon Johnson at its disposal at the shooting guard and small forward spots.
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