PHOENIX — During the opening statements of both his press briefings tonight, Suns GM Lance Blanks made it a point to urge the assembled media not to read into the Suns’ selection of the best pure point guard in the draft as an indictment of how they will handle the Steve Nash situation.
I buy that [...]

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PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns have finally found their point guard of the future.
Although it’s unknown whether Steve Nash will return next season, the Suns drafted his eventual successor Thursday night by nabbing North Carolina guard Kendall Marshall with the 13th pick in the 2012 draft.
“We are ecstatic, as happy as we were last year,” [...]

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Draft day 2012 is finally upon us.
On this day one team will draft a franchise superstar, many others will select quality building blocks and some will pick busts.
With the No. 13 overall selection in the draft the Phoenix Suns could go in many different directions to pick a player they hope becomes a key component [...]

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We can predict who the Suns will take with the 13th overall selection in the 2012 NBA Draft based on which players teams will take before Phoenix is up to bat. We can project it by determining who the Suns might want to take themselves.
In the end, we can process a seemingly infinite number of [...]

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The Phoenix Suns’ franchise is at a crossroads. Before the free agency fun when the team can either make a big move or two to get back into contention, bring back the same team and make a run at the No. 8 seed again or blow things up, they must make a draft pick with [...]

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PHOENIX — Lance Blanks’ session with the media on Monday provided more questions than answers. In other words, it was exactly what one might expect from an interview with a general manager three days before the draft.
The Suns could trade out if they don’t like anybody at 13, or they could add a pick later [...]

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