Overview

• Phoenix traded the No. 29 overall pick and a 2029 first-round selection to the Charlotte Hornets for 23-year-old center Mark Williams.
• The Suns used the No. 10 pick acquired in the Kevin Durant deal to draft 7-foot-2 Duke freshman Khaman Maluach.
• Williams has averaged 15.3 points and 10.2 rebounds when healthy but has played only 106 games in three seasons and once failed a Lakers physical.
• With Williams and Maluach joining Nick Richards and Oso Ighodaro, Phoenix now carries four centers following the Deandre Ayton trade.
• Analysts praised Maluach’s upside as a long-term rim protector but questioned the cost of two first-round picks for an injury-prone Williams.