01-22-2025, 10:53 AM
from Stein again:
It didn't long for the concept of turning that one pick into multiple future firsts to become a priority. Both Oklahoma City and Brooklyn would have been positioned to make a similar deal work with Phoenix, but the Suns struck their deal with yet another team flush with draft capital: Utah.
While tripling their first-round capital should theoretically improve their prospects of mounting a viable trade run at Butler, there was plenty of chatter circulating late Tuesday to posit the idea that the Suns were chasing increased flexibility in a more general sense.
It didn't long for the concept of turning that one pick into multiple future firsts to become a priority. Both Oklahoma City and Brooklyn would have been positioned to make a similar deal work with Phoenix, but the Suns struck their deal with yet another team flush with draft capital: Utah.
While tripling their first-round capital should theoretically improve their prospects of mounting a viable trade run at Butler, there was plenty of chatter circulating late Tuesday to posit the idea that the Suns were chasing increased flexibility in a more general sense.