Phoenix Suns 2019 offseason plans Part 1: The Draft
By Adam Maynes
How to Trade Up and Back
Of course James Jones could trade the pick, with one option moving back.
The Atlanta Hawks are reportedly attempting to trade up to number four using their eighth, tenth, and 17th overall picks as part of a package to do so.
If that does not come to fruition, maybe six could be enticing enough for the Hawks, and the Suns could move back using now two top-ten picks to grab a lottery ticket at both point guard and power forward.
If they do not have faith that anyone they might take at six will eventually become central pieces of the future, and that every player in the top-17 has the same relative opportunity to become a valuable pro, then why not see if they can swap their own number six for Atlanta’s eight and ten and take the best available point guard and power forward at those spots, leaving the draft with one of each?
Of course they too could move up (maybe to five with Cleveland or four with New Orleans) with one option potentially tying either T.J. Warren or Josh Jackson to the pick.
The risk there though is giving up current NBA players for a player who may never pan out at all.