Isaiah Livers Enters 2026-27 as Suns' Deep Bench Option
Isaiah Livers is back with Phoenix for 2026-27, wearing No. 18, coming off a 36-game season buried deep in the rotation. He's not on the injury report and has no injury history on file. Last season's numbers and a late-year dip in minutes frame where he stands heading into camp.
By the Hoops Nightly Desk · updated 45 d ago01The story of the nightWhere He FitsIsaiah Livers is back with the Phoenix Suns for 2026-27, wearing No.
Isaiah Livers is back with the Phoenix Suns for 2026-27, wearing No. 18. He's a 6-6, 232-pound forward, 28 years old, heading into his fourth NBA season out of Michigan. Livers has settled into a depth role on the wing, the kind of spot that lives or dies on matchups. He's not a focal point of the offense; his job is to space the floor, guard multiple positions, and give the rotation a body when the starters need a breather. That's the same role he held with Phoenix last season, and nothing in his file suggests it's about to change. He enters camp fully healthy, which for a rotation piece like Livers is half the battle.
02The Numbers From Last SeasonLivers played 36 games for Phoenix last season, averaging 9.6 minutes a night.
Livers played 36 games for Phoenix last season, averaging 9.6 minutes a night. The counting stats were modest across the board: 1.8 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.4 steals and 0.2 blocks, with 0.3 turnovers. He shot 34.4 percent from the field, 30.0 percent from three and 75.0 percent from the foul line, good for a true shooting mark of 46.9 percent. His usage rate sat at 9.4 percent, about as low as it gets for a rotation player, and his plus-minus came in at +0.3. None of that reads like a featured role. It reads like a spacing-and-depth piece who needs the three-point number to climb to stay in the mix long-term.
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