Myles Turner, Deandre Ayton on Raptors’ radar

By the way, for tea @Shams Charania report, the Suns aren’t likely to have any cap room this summer, but could acquire a whole bunch if they ended up trading, say, Ayton to a team with cap space and taking nothing but picks back. – 10:40 AM

“I don’t have a problem about tonight. I thought the guys hard. Although it was by 30, we’re working on us and we know the pieces that are missing, but we played hard. We started off the game pretty well, just got to finish.”
Deandre Ayton after #Suns loss at #Grizzlies. pic.twitter.com/WbdmfzkljU – 12:26 AM

“I didn’t look at the play. I was there. I know exactly what happened.”
Josh Okogie as he took an elbow from #Suns teammate Deandre Ayton in 1st half and didn’t return.
Okogie had nine points (3-of-5 on 3s) in nine minutes. He said he does n’t know if it’s broken or not. pic.twitter.com/dYhKGZUzyK – 11:53 PM

Final: MEM 136, PHX 106
Bridges: 21 Pts, 7 Asts, 8-16 FGs
Ayton: 18 Pts, 5 Rebs, 8-11 FGs
Saric: 12 Pts, 7 Reb, 5 Ast
Morant: 29 Pts, 7 Ast, 11-20 FG
Suns are now 6-18 since the start of December – 8:26 PM

End of 3Q: MEM 107, PHX 88
Bridges: 21 Pts, 7 Asts, 8-16 FGs
Ayton: 18 Pts, 5 Rebs, 8-11 FGs
Saric: 10-5-4
Morant: 29 Pts, 7 Ast, 11-20 FG – 7:58 PM

Bridges block of Morant drive.
Ayton inside. #Suns down 18. – 7:51 PM

Morant finishes over Ayton, FT. #Suns down 22. – 7:50 PM

Morant around Landale.
Has 24 and now 7 dimes after that feed to Aldama for 3.
#Suns down 19 as Ayton FTs. – 7:49 PM

Two terrific passes by Ayton off the double coming when he’s fronted. He has to get rid of it right away and throw it in the right spot and he has. – 7:30 PM

#Grizzlies 68 #Suns 65 Half
PHX: Ayton 12, Bridges 12 Team: 7-of-18 on 3s.
MEM: Morant 17 Bane 14. Team: 9-of-20 on 3s.
Ayton and Bridges 11-of-13 FGs.
Rest of Suns: 13-of-30.
Bridges took one FG in 2nd quarter (5-of-5 FGs in half).
Rebounds: MEM 23 (7 offensive) OHX 15. pic.twitter.com/Ln2iKMeVKm – 7:29 PM

Halftime: MEM 68, PHX 65
Bridges: 12 Pts, 5 Asts, 5-5 FGs
Ayton: 12 Pts, 6-8 FGs
Okogie: 9 Pts, 3-5 3P
Morant: 17 Pts, 6-13 FG, 5-8 3P – 7:12 PM

Ayton jump hook from some distance. #Suns down four.
Holding for one shot.
Got one plus foul as Bridges hits crazy leaning one legged, one handed banker over Adams.
ft extension #Suns down one. – 7:10 PM

Okogie down.
Looks like Ayton caught him with an elbow.
Blood.
Towels. Heading to locker room.
Adams was called for a foul, went under review, common foul for Adams. #Suns – 7:03 PM

Ayton inside. Has 8 on 4-of-6 after going 5-of-18 for 11 points Friday at #Timberwolves.
#Suns up four. Timeout #Grizzlies with 5:46 left in the 1st half – 6:57 PM

End of 1Q: PHX 36, MEM 29
Bridges: 9 Pts, 4 Ast, 2 Stl, 4-4 FG
Ayton: 6 Pts, 3-5 FGs
Saric: 5 Pts, 3 Ast
Bane: 12 Pts, 4-5 FGs
Suns close 1Q on 19-7 runs – 6:38 PM

Ayton found Bridges on cut.
At the rim, Bridges tries to kick it out to Lee for 3.
Turnover.
A guy who’s 4-of-4 should be hungry to go 5-of-5.
#Suns up 33-25 as Landale hits FTs. – 6:34 PM

Ayton jump hook off Bridges feed off screen and roll. Got Williams on switch. #Suns up nine. – 6:32 PM

Ayton going with catch-and-shoot so far. #Suns up 29-22 after Lee 3.
Timeout #Grizzlies

PHX: 11-of-15 FGs 3-of-5 on 3s. – 6:28 PM

This is looking like the last time they played each other.
Saric behind the back dime to Ayton.
#Suns up 15-9.
Last game, they led 20-13 early. – 6:20 PM

Deandre Ayton from beyond halfcourt. #Suns #MLKDay2023 #MLKDay #NBA pic.twitter.com/rXTPYK0oG3 – 5:17 PM

Deandre Ayton please. #Suns #Grizzlies #MLKDay2023 pic.twitter.com/Fq784GEST3 – 5:16 PM

Bucks beat the Pacers 132-119. That’s the second straight game that the Pacers have given up 130+ and their fourth straight loss. They are 23-22.
TJ McConnell had 29 points, and Myles Turner had 30. But the Pacers defense wasn’t good. 39 in the 4th for Milwaukee, who hit 23 3s. – 4:53 PM

30 points for Myles Turner. Impressive return from injury. He’s 11/15 from the field. Pacers still down 3, though. They need some defesnvie stops to win. – 4:38 PM

Bucks are having their most productive quarter. Pacers need to get stops and get running.
Myles Turner drains another 3, his fifth, and has 30pts in his first game back from injury. – 4:37 PM

The Bucks’ defense continues to play well.
Jordan Nwora with a deflection as Grayson Allen fought off the post-up of Myles Turner and the Bucks force a turnover.
Bucks up, 110-107, with 7:04 left. – 4:34 PM

Whoa. It wasn’t clean, but Grayson Allen just tried to dunk with two hands on Myles Turner, got blocked, but still put it off the glass and in.
Wild play. – 4:08 PM

Myles Turner is now up to 20 points for the #Pacers and is 4 for 5 from behind the three-point line. – 3:52 PM

New story on Pacers center Myles Turner playing today in Milwaukee, detailing what kept him off the court for the past 3 games and the pain he was in:
“It’ll be days, not hours,” Carlisle said.
fieldhousefiles.com/p/back-spasms-… – 2:31 PM

Top Pick and Roll Screen Defenders
(min 535 picks – 40 bigs qualify)
1.Anthony Davis
2. Joel Embiid
3. Daniel Gafford
4.Stephen Adams
5. Hartenstein
6. Jarrett Allen
7. Porzingis
8. Mitchell Robinson
9. Myles Turner
10. WALKER KESSLER
11. Rudy Gobert – 12:21 AM