Jalen Green can save Suns' season in way nobody saw coming

The Phoenix Suns might have lost both Grayson Allen and Devin Booker to injury during the recent loss to the San Antonio Spurs, but they did get Jalen Green back.

The 24-year-old appearing for only the eighth time this season, and although he led the Suns with 26 points, head coach Jordan Ott needs to embrace using Green in a different role.

Suns can thrive if Green becomes their point guard

Green is averaging only 2.3 assists so far this season, but the sample size is small and he has played most of the games he has been available for alongside Booker.

With the franchise cornerstone suffering from a hip issue that hopefully shouldn't keep him out long, having Green run the show would have two clear positive impacts in Phoenix.

The first is that giving him the reps to play point guard now while the team is chasing the playoffs could have a great long-term impact for the Suns.

The vision for this roster according to General Manager Brian Gregory is for Green and Booker to be alongside each other for a long time, and we've seen Booker be the point guard in those situations before.

It didn't work next to Bradley Beal and it might not always look great with Green either. Only if they put the ball in the former Houston Rockets' hands now with Booker out, they might just unlock a new way of playing.

Doing this now would also make the Suns' bench so much better, as it would allow Collin Gillespie to bring up the talent level of the second unit.

Gillespie has been brilliant this season, to the point he might not even be in The Valley for much longer, and benching him might seem cruel.

But if you want to be a true contender you're supposed to have depth like this, and putting Gillespie with the second unit would benefit the Suns.

It would also give them an embarrassment of riches with Jordan Goodwin and Jamaree Bouyea also capable of running the point when required each night.

Green averaged 3.3 assists each night in four seasons in Texas, and like Booker scoring will always be his greatest asset.

But if he wants to go from explosive scorer to consistent threat for the Suns every night, then attempting to create more for his teammates has to be the next step in his development in Phoenix.