The Phoenix Suns have assigned guard Diante Garrett to the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League, the club announced today. Garrett will play in the Jam's first-round playoff series against the Austin Toros. A 6-4, 175-pound guard, Garrett has averaged 17.3 points, 7.3 assists and 1.63 steals in eight appearances (six starts) with Bakersfield this season, including a 32-point, six-assists performance in his most recent one-game assignment on April 6. The Jam were 7-1 (.875) with Garrett this season and finished a franchise-best 36-14 (.720) overall to secure the No. 1 overall seed in the NBA Development League Playoffs. Garrett has appeared in 18 games this season for the Suns, averaging 2.2 points and 1.6 assists in 7.5 minutes.
