PG: Eric Bledsoe/Archie Goodwin
SG: Brandon Knight/Devin Booker/Jerel McNeal
SF: P.J. Tucker/T.J. Warren/Danny Granger
PF: Markieff Morris
C: Tyson Chandler/Alex Len
2015 Free Agents
G Brandon Knight (RFA)
C Earl Barron
SG Gerald Green
SG Marcus Thornton
C Brandan Wright
What They Did On Draft Night
Drafted Kentucky shooting guard Devin Booker 13th overall
What They Did On Draft Night
Drafted Kentucky shooting guard Devin Booker 13th overall
Phoenix was in the top third in 3-point field goal attempts last season, but the bottom third in 3-point percentage, so it isn't hard to see how an excellent three-point shooter fits in their offense. This is an ideal situation for Booker also, because Brandon Knight and Eric Bledsoe will handle almost all of the play-making duties, so the pressure won't be on him to be a shot-creator before he is ready. Booker is the youngest player in the draft, just 18, so there is some definite physical projection left in his body. Early on, Booker can be used at a spot-up shooter and work off of screens until his ball-handling ability increases to the point he can create a little more offense for himself. Booker is a very smart player that should learn the Suns system quickly and keep the ball moving when a shot isn't there.
What To Do Next?
What To Do Next?
The Suns have some cap space, so there room for a splash. They're meeting with LaMarcus Aldridge so that is obviously priority number one. There are contingency options if that doesn't work out. If Tobias Harris is done in Orlando, he could be a solution at both forward spots and would really flourish in a wide open offense. David West wouldn't be a huge splash, but he would help Phoenix short term, while benefiting himself with the Suns excellent training staff. A trade is also a possibility, targeting Danilo Gallinari perhaps.
A bonus trade sure to never happen
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