Pablo Prigioni will have a rare starting opportunity against the Suns Thursday, Craig Grialou of 98.7 FM reports.

Prigioni will have a rare starting opportunity against the Suns Thursday, Craig Grialou of 98.7 FM reports.

Analysis:

With Chris Paul and J.J. Redick out, the Clippers will start Austin Rivers at the point and Prigioni at shooting guard. Head coach Doc Rivers probably wants to leave the sharp shooting Jamal Crawford in the team's backup rotation as a main scoring threat. With the backcourt being so shallow, Prigioni should see plenty of minutes Thursday.