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Suns Fortify Frontcourt, Nets Bank Future Picks as Draft Day Two Concludes

Phoenix transformed three traded picks into frontcourt prospects to bolster size.

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Commissioner Adam Silver poses with 2025 NBA Draft Prospects prior to the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft at Barclays Center on June 25, 2025 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
General view after the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft at Barclays Center on Jun 25, 2025.
US basketball player Cooper Flagg (R) shakes hands with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being selected first overall by the Dallas Mavericks during the opening round of the 2025 NBA Draft at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on June 25, 2025.

Overview

  • Phoenix leveraged three second-round swaps to secure and select Mark Williams, Rasheer Fleming and Koby Brea for added interior depth
  • The Suns sent their No. 29 pick and a 2029 first-rounder to Charlotte for Williams before exchanging No. 36 for Minnesota’s No. 31 slot to land Fleming and trading for No. 41 to draft Brea
  • Brooklyn dealt the No. 36 pick to Phoenix in return for two future second-round selections, opting to convert current draft capital into long-term assets
  • Cleveland, without a first-round choice, holds Nos. 49 and 58 and is weighing those selections to bolster its rotation with immediate contributors or developmental prospects
  • The surge of second-round trades highlights franchises’ strategic targeting of specific talents and balancing of present and future roster-building goals