Phoenix Suns: 3 Players That Disappointed This Season

Phoenix Suns finished last in the West for the third straight year.
Phoenix Suns finished last in the West for the third straight year.

#3 Josh Jackson

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Josh Jackson was in the All-Rookie second team last year(2018).
Josh Jackson was in the All-Rookie second team last year(2018).

After having posted 13 points per game and 4.6 rebounds on 41% shooting from the field, Jackson sparked a bright ray of hope in Phoenix. Expectations from his sophomore year in the league were set high and rightfully so.

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Unfortunately, he couldn't carry forward from the platform he'd created for himself last year. Josh averaged 11.5 points per game having played in 79 games(29 of which he started) throughout the season. He showed promising signs with his improved three-point shooting but could not use this newly-acquired skill to increase scoring production.

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“He’s really shown he can shoot the ball at a high clip,” Suns forward Kelly Oubre Jr. said of Jackson. “He’s getting better every day. He’s hungry. He’s coming in to work and trying to be the best he can be.”

With fewer shot attempts (10.6) than in his rookie year (12.1), he showed no growth in his field-goal percentage as well.

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