Well, the 2018 NBA Draft is finally behind us... as is (hopefully) the divisiveness that seemed to run rampant before the draft over which player the suns should select with their first ever #1 draft pick. I haven’t run across many fans who are truly unhappy with the way the draft turned out but - as always - there have been a few grumbles here and there.
Surprisingly, those grumbles largely haven’t been about who the Suns drafted but what they gave up to get one of those players. As almost everyone is aware of, the Suns actually drafted Zhaire Smith with the 16th pick but then quickly traded him and the unprotected 2021 draft pick they acquired from Miami in the Goran Dragic trade for Mikal Bridges who was selected 10th by Philadelphia.