Ish Wainright

Ish Wainright

28-Year-Old ForwardF
Phoenix Suns  NBA  
Phoenix Suns
2022 Fantasy Outlook
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Suns in February of 2023. Contract includes team option for 2023-24.
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Ishmail Carzell Wainright was born in September of 1994 in Kansas City, Missouri. He is the son of Calvin Wainright and Mary Mills and is the grandson of former professional basketball player Maurice King who spent time playing in the NBA, Eastern Professional Basketball League and the American Basketball League from 1959 to 1963. Wainright played his first two seasons of prep high school basketball at Raytown South High School where he averaged 13.6 points and 9.8 rebounds as a sophomore. He then transferred to Montrose Christian School in Rockville, Maryland where he played for legendary high school head coach Stu Vetter and averaged 8.8 points, 9.1 rebounds and 8.2 assists as a senior. In 2013, he committed to play college basketball for Baylor and started the first seven games of his freshman year before being relegated to a reserve role. He would average just over nine minutes and fewer than two points and rebounds per game during his first two seasons. Wainright made a larger all-around impact while starting in all 34 games in both of his next two seasons as he averaged 5.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.7 steals and was named to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team in his senior season. With his college basketball career over, Wainright decided to switch sports at Baylor and played tight end for one season on the school's football team, finishing with four catches for 34 yards and two touchdowns. He then signed as an undrafted free agent with the Buffalo Bills of the NFL but did not make the team's final roster. In September of 2018, Wainright picked his basketball career back up and signed a contract to play with Nürnberg Falcons BC of the ProA -- the second division of German professional basketball -- and averaged 12.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists in the 2018-19 season. He would spend two more seasons playing internationally between the German and French clubs Rasta Vechta and SIG Strasbourg. In August of 2021, Wainright signed with the Toronto Raptors but was eventually waived by the team in October. Less than a week later, he signed a two-way contract to play with the Phoenix Suns and made his NBA debut on November 19, 2021. Fans can follow Wainright on Twitter @Wainright24.

Retreats to bench
FPhoenix Suns
April 16, 2023
Wainright isn't starting Game 1 of the Western Conference First Round against the Clippers on Sunday.
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Wainright joined the starting unit for the Suns' regular-season finale, but he'll unsurprisingly retreat to the bench for the start of the playoffs. He's averaging 4.1 points and 2.2 rebounds in 14.9 minutes per game when coming off the bench this season.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Wants Phoenix return
FPhoenix Suns
July 11, 2022
Wainright is hopeful of re-signing with the Suns, according to Gerald Bourguet of GoPHNX.com.
ANALYSIS
Wainwright appeared in 45 regular-season games last season after going undrafted and is keen on returning to the franchise, though he also recognized that returning to the Suns is "out of my hands." He had his two-way contract converted into a standard end-of-the-season deal during the waning days of last season. "Everybody knows I want to be back," said Wainwright, who is playing in Summer League games with the Suns' squad. He averaged 2.4 points and 1.2 rebounds per game last season.
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Starting Sunday
FPhoenix Suns
April 9, 2023
Wainright will start Sunday's contest against the Clippers, Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN.com reports.
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Fails to score in victory
FPhoenix Suns
April 6, 2023
Wainright closed Thursday's 119-115 win over Denver with no counting stats in three minutes.
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Plays 25 minutes in loss
FPhoenix Suns
March 15, 2023
Wainright racked up eight points (3-6 FG, 2-5 3Pt), three rebounds and two blocks across 25 minutes during Tuesday's 116-104 loss to the Bucks.
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Inks new deal with Phoenix
FPhoenix Suns
February 24, 2023
The Suns signed Wainwright on Friday to a one-year deal that includes a club option for the 2023-24 season, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
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Big game off bench
FPhoenix Suns
February 9, 2023
Wainright finished Thursday's 116-107 loss to the Hawks with 17 points (4-8 FG, 3-7 3Pt, 6-6 FT), four rebounds, two assists, two blocks and three steals over 32 minutes.
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