What would make today the best day of the year for PHX

Mar 23, 2017; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas Jayhawks guard Josh Jackson (11) reacts with guard Frank Mason III (0) during the second half against the Purdue Boilermakers in the semifinals of the midwest Regional of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at Sprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 23, 2017; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas Jayhawks guard Josh Jackson (11) reacts with guard Frank Mason III (0) during the second half against the Purdue Boilermakers in the semifinals of the midwest Regional of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at Sprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports /
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With so many scenarios bouncing around the NBA rumor mills, what exactly would make today the best day of the year for the Phoenix Suns.

Suffering through the last two seasons of awful basketball – the most losses in a two-year period in franchise history – and missing out on the playoffs for the past seven years, Suns fans have been opining about today all year hoping and praying that something amazing falls into their laps.

What many Suns fans, and NBA fans in general, probably weren’t projecting though are the number of big-time trades that have already taken place and the multitude of additional rumors that would blow the league and it’s fans away. And what now seems to be the norm, many of those rumors have centered around the Phoenix Suns.

Yet, as interesting and exciting as these rumors have been, even had the Suns never been mentioned with the likes of Paul George, Kevin Love, Jimmy Butler, Kristaps Porzingis, and more, wondering and speculating about who the Suns would pick at number three would have been enough to keep Valley of the Suns fans happy and content with whatever the result is today.

So combining the potential draft selections with the many trade rumors, let us rank the top-five best scenarios regarding today’s NBA draft, and see which ones could make today the best day of the year for the Phoenix Suns.