It’s draft season again, and the Phoenix Suns have a draft pick they might actually use. I know it feels weird, given that the last time the franchise selected a player and kept them was in 2019, when they took Jalen Smith. Smith lasted only a year and a half with the club. They have had no first or second round picks in three years. The team’s *ahem* “unorthodox” scouting and drafting philosophy has led to a roster absolutely denuded of any depth or internally grown talent, particularly after the Kevin Durant trade.
Perhaps new Suns’ owner Matt Ishbia will change that philosophy a bit, with only the 52nd pick available this year.