Kirk

Hinrich

He didn’t return and is listed as day-to-day.

With Hinrich playing catch-up, Jamal Crawford should see heavy minutes early in the season.

This looks like it will be coach Scott Skiles’ choice, which really helps the value of both players. There is some concern about Crawford’s struggles to guard opposing shooting guards, so Skiles may have Hinrich guard them on the defensive end.

After the game, Hinrich said it was nothing serious and he expects to play tonight.

Even if the Suns didn’t want the No. 7 pick, they should have been able to do better than this. Not having the No. 7 pick might take them out of the running for Tracy McGrady. The Bulls appear likely to select Oregon’s Luke Jackson with their second first-round pick.

The line isn’t bad, but the reality for Hinrich is that he’s still doing more to hurt others’ value than he’s doing for himself. Zaza Pachulia added four points with 13 boards, four assists, and two steals, and Josh Smith had 22 points on 8-of-22 shooting with 12 boards and a full stat line, and Jeff Teague continued to struggle with his assists -- netting just two of them, while also chipping in with 13 points to go with two rebounds.

Green was treated for back spasms leaving his status up in the air. If Green can’t go, both Kirk Hinrich and Tracy McGrady should see an uptick in minutes off the bench.

The Hawks stood pat at the deadline, a strange move considering Hinrich’s expiring contract and their holes up front. Regardless, it’s worth noting that Hinrich has started three straight games ahead of Marvin Williams and logged at least 34 minutes in all of them. Hinrich is averaging 8.5 points, 2.9 assists and 1.1 3-pointers in his eight starts this year.

Green has not played since February 29 due to his bad back and it’s clear that the Hawks won’t rush him back until he’s ready. Kirk Hinrich and Jannero Pargo will continue to see minutes at shooting guard with Green sidelined.

Yikes, this game was ugly. Johnson still scored 25 points with six boards and four 3-pointers, and Smoove nearly triple-doubled with 10 points, 11 boards, eight assists, and two steals. Jeff Teague (eight points, five boards, three assists) smiled after his airball three with the game on the line, and then forgot to cover his man on the immediate, subsequent inbound play by the Celtics as time expired. Kirk Hinrich scored nine points with two rebounds, three assists, a block, and three ugly turnovers.