Phoenix Suns recall Elie Okobo from NAZ Suns
Dec 22, 2018, 12:09 PM
Phoenix Suns' Elie Okobo, of France, answers a question as the team introduces its new players after the NBA basketball draft Friday, June 22, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
The Phoenix Suns recalled guard Elie Okobo from G League affiliate Northern Arizona Suns Saturday.
The first-rounder averaged 18.6 points, 7.4 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals in five games with the NAZ Suns in his second stint in the G League.
The 21-year-old Okobo scored 20 or more points four times and recorded two double-doubles. He recorded a career-high 14 assists against the Erie BayHawks in a loss on Friday at the 2018 MGM Resorts NBA G League Winter Showcase in Las Vegas.
The Phoenix Suns recently acquired guard Austin Rivers from the Washington Wizards in a three-team trade to help with depth at point guard, but Rivers was released shortly after the acquisition.
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The Suns head to D.C. to face the Wizards and forward Trevor Ariza, who was traded for Rivers and forward Kelly Oubre Jr. after signing him to a one-year deal in the offseason.
The game can be heard on 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station starting at 5:00 p.m.
