Re-Drafting Every Suns 1st Rd Pick Final Part: 2011-2016
By Tim Holstad
2013, 5th Pick
Who The Suns Took:
Alex Len, Center, Maryland
Career Stats:
266 GP, 6.9 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 0.7 APG, 46.5% FG
Who The Suns Should Have Taken:
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Forward, Greece – Originally taken by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 15th overall pick
Career Stats:
318 GP, 14.9 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 3.6 APG, 49.7% FG
Many Suns fans are about done with Alex Len at this point. I am not one of those fans as I believe he’s about to come into his own as a player. However, the Greek Freak is unquestionably the best player in this draft. He can do literally everything on the court plus he’s seven feet tall and still in his early 20’s. A Suns core with Booker and Giannis would be perhaps the scariest duo in the league. The Bucks struck gold with Giannis, as he was a huge unknown going into the draft, and the other 14 teams that didn’t draft him ahead of Milwaukee.