On the latest episode of the “Scal and Pals” podcast, frequent guest and former Suns general manager Ryan McDonough spilled some tea on the 2013 NBA Draft.
It was McDonough’s first draft running the Suns and also one of the weirdest draft classes in recent NBA history. Even by draft night, there was nothing close to a consensus No. 1 guy thanks to Nerlens Noel’s injuries and Giannis Antetokounmpo’s anonymity.
Said McDonough:
“We offered the fifth pick plus a few other things to get up to the No.