Suns fans at Talking Stick Resort Arena for an NBA draft lottery party Tuesday jumped to their feet when they learned the Grizzlies ended up with the fourth pick, sparing the Phoenix faithful the worst-case scenario they braced for.
They shot into hysterics when they found out they had the No. 1 selection.
Air cannons blasted confetti. Men in suits high-fived. And everyone exhaled.
Maybe the frustration that has hovered over the franchise for almost a decade is fading?
“Wow,” General Manager Ryan McDonough said on a conference call from Chicago. “Just wow. It was an unbelievable night for us.