Player of the Week: Troy Daniels had the hot hand

During the third week of November the Phoenix Suns had a spark plug come off the bench in Troy Daniels, which helped the team win two out of three contest.

Troy Daniels was brought in, via trade with the Memphis Grizzlies, to help the Phoenix Suns‘ decimated depth at shooting guard once both Brandon Knight and Davon Reed were sidelined for long periods of time. Daniels’ proving to be more than just a patch to temporarily fix the depth chart. If his solid play continues for the rest the season, there’s little doubt he will be with the team long term. This past week, Daniels did a lot in cementing his place in the Suns’ future with his excellent play and won this week’s player of the week.

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One positive Suns’ fans could take away from the team’s humiliating 142-116 defeat against the Houston Rockets, was the outstanding shooting game from Daniels. He shot 8-15 from the field and 7-13 from the 3-point line, ending the game with 23 points, three rebounds and one assist. Daniels led the team in scoring this game.

Daniels was able to carry the momentum to the next game in a winning effort against the Los Angeles Lakers. Even though he lacked the same scoring output of the previous game, he was just as effective shooting. He had 10 points, one rebound and assist, while shooting 4-7 from the field and 40 percent from behind the arc.

In the Suns second straight win, Daniels was red hot again against the Chicago Bulls. He shot 5-9 during the game and went 4-7 from deep. At the end of the contest, Daniels had 14 points, four rebounds and two assists.

Honorable Mentions

Shout out to both Alex Len and Greg Monroe for providing excellent post play during this span. Since joining the club in his first game last week, Monroe has provided good offense while averaging 12 points, six rebounds, two assists, one steal and .7 blocks per game. Len has averaged 12 points, 13 rebounds, 1.3 assists and one block per game.

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For the week, Daniels averaged 15.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, one assists and 0.3 steals per game. While his averages may not be the most eye popping numbers, he is showing to be one of the go to guys in the second unit and really provided stability as a backup to Devin Booker. Agree or disagree? Comment below.