Since that moment, Suns fans have watched the Lakers in agony and lamented at the fact that that pick, which Philadelphia now owns and that is tied to the fate of the Los Angeles Lakers in May’s draft lottery, could have been ours, and that Brandon Knight could still be in an entirely different time zone.
Instead the Suns have their own lottery pick, which could still very well be the first overall selection, and eyes on both a new point guard, and Josh Jackson.
Last season Suns fans were pleasantly surprised that of the three first round picks they owned, Ryan McDonough was able to use the fourth overall pick to take Dragan Bender, then trade the other two firsts, plus the rights to Bogdan Bogdanovich, to move back into the top-10 and take Marquese Chriss, making the first time in franchise history that they made two top-10 selections.