Nets' Jeremy Lin: Will play Thursday

Lin (ankle) will be available Thursday against the Suns, Brian Lewis of the New York Post reports.

Analysis:

A sprained right ankle kept Lin out of action Tuesday against Detroit, but he was able to go through morning shootaround and will be available for Thursday's matchup between a pair of bottom-five teams. Expect Lin to get the start at point guard, likely pushing Spencer Dinwiddie back to the bench. Lin is shooting only 42.4 percent from the field in March, but he's converted more than 40 percent of his threes, while averaging 14.5 points and 4.1 assists per game.