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Rebilas-Imagn Images"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Luke Duffy"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Phoenix Suns draft grades roundup after adding Arizona&#39;s Koa Peat</title><link>https://valleyofthesuns.com/phoenix-suns-draft-grades-roundup-adding-arizona-koa-peat?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Ben Leibowitz</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01kvx7hqppbv</guid><description>Here&#39;s how the Phoenix Suns&#39; decision to trade up in the 2026 NBA Draft to draft Koa Peat was graded by critics.</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:00:03 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_5477,h_3080,x_0,y_284/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/69/01kvx7pg1b3xsh0daab5.jpg" caption="Arizona Wildcats forward and Phoenix native Koa Peat was taken at pick No. 30 of the 2026 NBA Draft. | Eakin Howard-Imagn Images"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Ben Leibowitz"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Bottom-feeding Western Conference team just overtook Suns in playoff race after dream NBA Draft</title><link>https://valleyofthesuns.com/bottom-feeding--team-overtook-suns-playoff-race-playoffs-peterson-jazz-nba-draft?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Luke Duffy</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01kvwmt8z4c8</guid><description>The Utah Jazz have easily overtaken the Phoenix Suns as a playoff team after adding Darryn Peterson to their young core on NBA Draft night.</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:00:01 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_5737,h_3227,x_0,y_38/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/69/01kvwmz4knfd5se2mqpb.jpg" caption="Dec 16, 2025; Lawrence, Kansas, USA; Kansas Jayhawks guard Darryn Peterson (22) reacts during introductions prior to a game against the Towson Tigers at Allen Fieldhouse. 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