The surname of Hawkins sets ears tingling in the Phoenix valley, but Corey is not related to the Connie that put the Suns on the NBA map 45 years ago. He is, however, the son of another Hawkins that could have donned a Phoenix uniform in the late 1980s.
Leading into the 1988 NBA Draft, the Suns were slated to pick first at number seven. Hersey Hawkins, who had averaged over 36 points per game (not a typo) in his senior year at Bradley, was on Phoenix's wish list. Unfortunately, it was indeed a wish all the way down at No.