Phoenix Suns Receive: G Terry Rozier, G/F Cody Martin
Charlotte Hornets Receive: C Deandre Ayton
Of course, no NBA front office is perfect. There are too many opportunities to make mistakes for a general manager to not slip up on occasion.
The NBA draft is no exception. A lottery pick is an extremely consequential decision. Sometimes, an NBA front office will get it wrong.
One may think that making a bad pick at number one would be a fatal error. One would be wrong. Again, just look at the Suns.
This team took Deandre Ayton with the first pick in the same draft that Luka Doncic was in. In hindsight, that was a large mistake.
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Yet, the Suns are contending, while Doncic’s Mavericks are watching the playoffs from home.
Could the Suns really trade a number-one pick for this package?