6 events that would make this draft day the best ever

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 19: NBA Draft prospect, Deandre Ayton takes a 'selfie' at the Empire State Building in New York, New York on June 19, 2018. 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 David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 19: NBA Draft prospect, Deandre Ayton takes a 'selfie' at the Empire State Building in New York, New York on June 19, 2018. 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 David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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BROOKLYN, NY – JUNE 22: A shot of the Miami Heat cap during the 2017 NBA Draft on June 22, 2017 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, 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 Ashlee Espinal/NBAE via Getty Images)
BROOKLYN, NY – JUNE 22: A shot of the Miami Heat cap during the 2017 NBA Draft on June 22, 2017 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, 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 Ashlee Espinal/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Acquire another 2021 first round pick

There is one additional move that could excite Suns fans a tremendous amount if it occurred on draft day, even if the result of the trade wouldn’t be realized for at least three seasons.

While the Miami Heat’s 2021 unprotected first round pick has always been a subject of great interest to Suns fans since it’s acquisition, it’s value has seemingly grown since the report that the one-and-done rule might be gone by the 2021 draft, meaning that with a potential influx of non-collegiate talent added to the mix of college one-and-dones, and regardless of where the Heat’s pick lands, there might be tremendous value.

Of course every team in the league knows this which further heightens the value of every pick in that draft. Yet at the same time, some teams still might want picks sooner rather than later, or players currently on the Suns’ roster, that McDonough can parlay into a first round pick in 2021, which if nothing else, could possibly be packaged together with either Miami’s pick and/or the Suns’ own first rounder, for an even better pick in what could be a tremendously deep draft.

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While this final scenario might be the least exciting draft day event on Thursday, when paired with the selection of Deandre Ayton and any other moves the Suns might make, it still would add to the intrigue.

Then if that pick turns out to help Phoenix make the best possible selection in the first round of 2021, that might make this year’s draft the greatest in franchise history.