Even though Phoenix Suns General Manager Ryan McDonough will certainly attempt to wheel and deal with some of his draft picks to land stars, there is a chance that he is unable to move them all. Therefore we should start looking at who Phoenix might select in the middle of the first round.
Ahhh yes, the Suns currently have the 15th (Via the Heat) and 16th (Via the Bucks) picks aside from their projected top-3 one as well. So lets fast forward to June, every Suns fan’s favorite day of the year, and say the Suns retain those two picks after picking hopefully first overall (knock on wood). With college basketball the top thing in all of our heads right now, here are ten prospects to have in mind for those two picks.
10: Robert Williams, Texas A&M.
Williams has the Aggies balling having just defeated Providence in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The tremendously athletic big shows great poise down low, and can even knock down a mid-range jumper comfortably. At 6’9″, Williams has a great head for the game and has very good vision and passing abilities for a man of his size. His biggest weakness may even be unselfishness. That’s a great problem to have if you ask me.
The sophomore is averaging 10 points, 9 rebounds and nearly 3 blocks per game for the Aggies this season, and with many years ahead of him, could be a very nice grab for the Suns with those mid-round picks given their blatant struggles down low.