Timeline for Dillon Brooks and Mark Williams return to Suns lineup revealed
Jan 30, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks (3) with center Mark Williams against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Mortgage Matchup Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images PHOENIX – The Phoenix Suns are starting to get healthy at the perfect time, with two starters expected to rejoin the lineup as early as next week.
Wing Dillon Brooks and center Mark Williams have missed the last 13 game, with Phoenix going 6-7 in those games. Brooks fractured his left hand on February 21st, and Williams was diagnosed with a stress reaction to the third metatarsal of his left foot on March 4th. Arizona Sports John Gambadoro revealed the potential timeline for the two Suns players ahead of the team’s final nine game stretch.
Suns injured players Dillon Brooks (L-R), Haywood Highsmith, Grayson Allen and Mark Williams sit on the bench during a game against the Bucks at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix on March 21, 2026. Gambadoro on when to expect Brooks and Williams to return: Phoenix faces off against the Utah Jazz at home on Saturday before heading on a four game road trip: Memphis Grizzles, Orlando Magic, Charlotte Hornets and Chicago Bulls. The Memphis game is the front half of a back-to-back, with the team facing Orlando the next night.
The franchise likely wouldn’t want Brooks to play in either of those games because it doesn’t want to put too much on his plate too soon. One could speculate that the Suns could have the 30-year-old make his return on April 2nd vs. the Charlotte Hornets.
Brooks would then have two full rest days before finishing the road trip in Chicago. Feb 10, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Suns center Mark Williams (15) pulls back Phoenix Suns guard/forward Dillon Brooks (3) in the first half of the game at Mortgage Matchup Center. Mandatory Credit: Arianna Grainey-Imagn Images Williams is already past the two-to-three weeks recovery time for his injury.