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Phoenix Suns trade and draft North Carolina's Cameron Johnson, but can't explain moves

The Phoenix Suns didn’t end up keeping sixth overall pick.

They instead traded it to Minnesota for Dario Saric and the No. 11 pick — which the Timberwolves used to select North Carolina graduate student forward Cameron Johnson for the Suns in Thursday’s NBA draft in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Johnson wasn’t considered a lottery pick, which might exp why he wasn’t in New York with many of the other top draft prospects.

This was all part of a busy day for the Suns, who earlier traded TJ Warren and the No. 32 overall pick (second in second round) to Indiana for cash.