Saric is a solid power forward and if he plays well, the Suns will be able to offer him a qualifying offer. Center Aron Baynes plays hard nose, physical basketball and will make for a solid backup. Ricky Rubio, while not an all-star, is a solid point guard that’ll feed the array of shooters on this team. Even if it meant losing draft capital, Jones has gotten rid of underachieving players to bring in those who fit the image he has for the team. Both guys also come from winning cultures in college and that’s what Jones wants to bring in Phoenix, a winning mentality.Įvery move Jones has made has been to clean up the mess that Phoenix was in. Neither rookies are expected to start on day one but both are sure to make an impact their rookie seasons. He then traded back into the first round for the 24th pick to snatch Ty Jerome, a point guard who can shoot and run the floor, while picking up veteran backup center Aron Baynes. While it was a reach to snatch him, Jones was going for a need (outside shooting) instead of the best player available and hoping he reached his high potential. In his first draft, Jones traded down from six to 11 in order to get power forward Dario Saric and picked forward Cameron Johnson with the pick. He’s also gotten rid of several players that either don’t fit the timeline (TJ Warren) or are not worth the trouble of keeping ( Jackson). Jones fired Kokoskov after his first season to bring in his guy Monty Williams, a coach who’s well respected around the league. and Tyler Johnson brought in a winning/veteran presence that the team was desperate for. Jones has done a lot to right the ship and resurrect the culture of the team. He’s started a rebuild that’s been going nowhere since 2015 and now, it’s Jones job to complete it. The Suns had selected four players in the top ten within McDonough’s last three seasons, only Deandre Ayton is on the team. In 2015, he traded the Lakers 2015 first round draft pick to the 76ers for Brandon Knight, someone who only played 115 total games for the team. He failed to keep Eric Bledsoe - and a number of other players before that - happy and over the last two years failed to find a suitable replacement. He did draft franchise cornerstones Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton and made a move to select Mikal Bridges last year who has shown flashes. Now it isn’t fair to say everything McDonough did was bad. Why: Because we’re in Vegas and the Suns have the night off! Where: Center Bar, at the Mirage Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas! Come join the writers from Bright Side, hosts of the Solar Panel and Fanning the Flames podcasts, and your fellow Suns fans for a meetup at the Mirage in Vegas!
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