It’s that time of year, NBA fans! Executives around the league sending out signals through trusted beat reporters that they’re leaning in one direction for the upcoming draft when they’re actually planning to do something completely different.
Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough started things off right after the lottery when he said he would be willing to trade the No. 1 overall pick, and then reversed course just a few days later saying it was almost certain the Suns would make the selection.
But which player will they take?
Everyone assumes they’ll go with University of Arizona center Deandre Ayton, but remember, new Suns head coach Igor Kokoskov previously coached the Slovenian national team, and one of his star players just happened to be Luka Doncic.