NBA Draft: Should the Phoenix Suns sell or use the #10 pick?
By Kenny Glenn
Guards that might be available for the Phoenix Suns at #10
Devin Vassell, who is a 6’7″ shooting guard, hit 49 percent of his field goals and 41.5 percent of his 3s last season for Florida State. Vassel is a 3-and-D guy with a high defensive IQ who is a good on-ball defender with active hands. He’s menacing and loves to block shots.
Vassell’s high release reminds me of former Suns player Channing Frye and a little of current Suns player Mikal Bridges. As a shooter, Vassel can drain threes via catch-and-shoot opportunities or off the dribble. He has an average handle that needs to be worked on as he can struggle to get his own shot inside the arc.
He is compared to Mikal Bridges, but with a more advanced shot coming out of college.
Kira Lewis Jr. is getting some play for the Suns by draft “experts” in mock drafts. He is 6’3″ and hits 46 percent of his field goals while hitting 36.6 percent of his 3-point shots. Kira is the fastest player in the past few drafts, he has a very soft touch and a solid 3-point stroke.
Kira is a good on-ball defender, but his size is a problem. At 164 lbs., he will get pushed around easily, and forget about him getting through picks.
He is literally a human pinball when hit on offense if he doesn’t have a decent path to the basket. This bouncing around will force him into bad situations and passes.
As Eddie Johnson would say, he is the “Mouse in the House”, and for that reason, along with the emergence of Cameron Payne, he would be my last choice of the players in this article that I would pick.