Marquese Chriss was a huge target for the Phoenix Suns at the fourth pick in the NBA Draft, but it looks like they are getting him much later than expected. The Suns took Maccabi Tel Aviv big man Dragan Bender with the fourth pick and made a trade with the Sacramento Kings and here's how it looks:
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Phoenix has a deal with the Kings for the No. 8 pick, source tells @TheVertical.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 24, 2016
The Kings are drafting Chriss for the Suns, sources tell @TheVertical.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 24, 2016
The Suns will send No. 13 as part of a package to Kings, league sources tell @TheVertical. Watch Live: https://t.co/MRs218WrEf
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 24, 2016
And here's a quick recap of the most important stuff:
Phoenix gets Chriss for 13, 28, draft rights to Bogdanovic and 2020 Detroit second-rounder, source told ESPN.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) June 24, 2016
It's the first trade of the night after most people thought the Boston Celtics would pull the trigger on the No. 3 pick and get some serious assets in return. Alas, they couldn't make it happen and now they might actually be stuck with a draft record eight picks this year.
