{"id":2179,"date":"2026-06-23T05:03:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T05:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=2179"},"modified":"2026-06-23T05:03:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T05:03:04","slug":"why-the-phoenix-suns-only-have-one-pick-in-the-2026-nba-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=2179","title":{"rendered":"Why the Phoenix Suns only have one pick in the 2026 NBA Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PHOENIX \u2014 As we close in on the 2026 NBA Draft (Tuesday, June 23 and Wednesday, June 24) the Phoenix Suns have just one pick in this year\u2019s two-day draft. That pick is #47 on day two in the 2nd<\/sup> round. You see, when Mat Ishbia bought the team back in February of 2023, he went \u201call in\u201d to try and win a championship. That decision to bring in Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal cost the Suns a bunch of future draft capital.<\/p>\n

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Watch the first round of the NBA draft on ABC15 Arizona at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

The Durant trade cost the Suns first-round picks in 2023, 2025, 2027 and 2029, in addition to a 2028 pick swap. The Beal trade cost the Suns swap rights to Washington in 2024, 2026, 2028 and 2030.<\/p>\n

But by last summer (2025) Ishbia and the Suns shifted away from that earlier decision and traded Durant to Houston and dumped Beal. (While paying him $19 million over the next four years)<\/p>\n

The result of those decisions left the Suns with one of the bleakest draft futures in recent history. You see, the Suns don\u2019t control their own first-round pick until 2032.<\/p>\n

In the player above, watch as Craig Fouhy and Collin Harmon analyze the Suns’ draft situation.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

In 2026, the Suns have a second-round pick only<\/p>\n

In 2027, the Suns gave their first-round unprotected pick to Houston, and they do have an incoming first-rounder, which is the least favorable of Cleveland, Minnesota and Utah.<\/p>\n

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In 2028, the Suns’ first-round pick is subject to swaps with Brooklyn and Washington holding the swap rights.<\/p>\n

In 2029, the Suns’ first-round unprotected pick goes to Houston<\/p>\n

In 2030, the Suns’ first-round pick is subject to swaps with Washington and Memphis holding the swap rights.<\/p>\n

In 2031, the Suns’ first-round pick was split into less valuable assets from past trades<\/p>\n

And in 2032, the Suns own their own first-round pick, but it is frozen and cannot be traded due to a second-apron tax penalty<\/p>\n

So again, looking at this year and the next five years to come, the Suns are going to have to be very creative when it comes to roster building.<\/p>\n

The good news is\u2026 the Suns have a very young roster at this point, and if a handful of those players pan out, Phoenix could be in much better shape a year or two down the road.<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s hope so\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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