How the Suns could trade for EVERY draft pick

14th Pick

For the Suns, they pick up the 14th pick, dump Brandon Knight, and pick up the still relatively affordable contract dump of Josh McRoberts. For Miami, they give up the 14th pick this year, in order to pick up depth and future assets. Knight fills their void at the backup point guard position, and gives them offense off the bench. They pick up the 32nd pick as well, which they can use to grab a forward or backup center. And they get their 2021 1st round pick back from Phoenix that they had given up to get Goran Dragic. It might seem like the Suns give up more than they get back, but the main goal of their trade is to dump Knight and grab that 14th pick. Miami will have to get back future assets to give up this pick.

If the Suns trade for a late lottery pick, it could be because Zach Collins is still available. If Phoenix falls in love with Collins, not only does it all but spell the end of Alex Len’s tenure in the valley, but it would mean that the Suns believe Collins could be their big man of the future. He has more tangible skills than most big men that enter the draft, but his small sample size limits how high he could go. Unless a team reaches, Collins should be available in the 11 to 14 range, if the Suns want to get him.