The Phoenix Suns are in an interesting place. As expected, they landed the No. 1 pick in the draft lottery. They have a budding young star in Devin Booker. They have a few interesting young pieces, like Dragan Bender and Josh Jackson. And they have a new coach—Igor Kokoškov, the first European-born NBA head coach.
It's easy to get excited about the Suns' future, but we have to be careful not to get ahead of ourselves. Phoenix did, after all, finish a miserable 21-61 this season.
The Suns' season likely would've held more promise if Phoenix had another budding star—like, say, Kristaps Porzingis—on the roster. Apparently, Phoenix had an opportunity to pull off a deal for the Unicorn before the 2017 draft, but the Suns didn't want to part ways with their No. 4 pick.
Adrian Wojnarowski explained the potential deal in an appearance on Ryen Russillo's radio show.
Jackson had an up-and-down rookie year but played well down the stretch. He qualified for the second All-Rookie Team.
Porzingis got off to a strong start but tore his ACL in February. Some have speculated he could miss much—or all—of next season.
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