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How the Phoenix Suns can win the offseason

By Andrew Clark

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 17: Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns talks to the media during a press conference after winning the three point contest during State Farm All-Star Saturday Night as part of the 2018 NBA All-Star Weekend on February 17, 2018 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 17: Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns talks to the media during a press conference after winning the three point contest during State Farm All-Star Saturday Night as part of the 2018 NBA All-Star Weekend on February 17, 2018 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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The Draft:

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 16: A shot of the final board during the 2017 NBA Draft Lottery at the New York Hilton in New York, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Michael J. LeBrecht II/NBAE via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 16: A shot of the final board during the 2017 NBA Draft Lottery at the New York Hilton in New York, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Michael J. LeBrecht II/NBAE via Getty Images) /

The next big challenge for the team will be the NBA draft.  The team will almost certainly have a top-5 pick of their own which they shouldn’t move unless someone sells the farm. They also have a mess of additional assets in second round picks and future first round picks from the Bucks and Heat. The Suns need to stack their talent now around the core they have.

Thus:

5. Try to package the Miami pick and an assortment of other assets to collect a second top-5 pick.

The Miami pick may land closer to the top ten which would make this strategy much more plausible. Can you get a talent starved team like Memphis to move down a few spots to pick up future assets? Maybe. It’s worth trying to be sure. There is no reason to add four rookies to this current roster and more rookies in the years to come. The Suns should go all in on getting complementary talent who can develop now, not 5-7 years from now. This draft is loaded with ideal talent for just such a move.

At a minimum the Suns need to:

6.  Draft DeAndre Ayton or Luka Doncic

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