Draft Targets
Pick #13: Mario Hezonja, Small Forward/Shooting Guard, Croatia
The Suns would probably go for a big man here, but Arkansas’ PF Bobby Portis is the only big guy worthy of consideration, and I don’t really like his fit for Phoenix. Their front office wouldn’t mind taking Hezonja here, however, as he could be taken as high as 7th by the Pistons. With SF/SG Gerald Green a free agent at season’s end and SF T.J Warren being largely disappointing as a rookie, grabbing a small forward here, considering the value, still makes plenty of sense. Hezonja is averaging 19.5 points per game in the Euroleague, the second best league in the world, and also shooting a blazing 40% from beyond the arc. At 6’8’, he can also play three different positions, and is also lethal in transition. For a Phoenix team that loves to push the pace and run the fast break, that’s a match made in heaven.
Pick #13: Mario Hezonja, Small Forward/Shooting Guard, Croatia
The Suns would probably go for a big man here, but Arkansas’ PF Bobby Portis is the only big guy worthy of consideration, and I don’t really like his fit for Phoenix. Their front office wouldn’t mind taking Hezonja here, however, as he could be taken as high as 7th by the Pistons. With SF/SG Gerald Green a free agent at season’s end and SF T.J Warren being largely disappointing as a rookie, grabbing a small forward here, considering the value, still makes plenty of sense. Hezonja is averaging 19.5 points per game in the Euroleague, the second best league in the world, and also shooting a blazing 40% from beyond the arc. At 6’8’, he can also play three different positions, and is also lethal in transition. For a Phoenix team that loves to push the pace and run the fast break, that’s a match made in heaven.