Draft Acquired
2008 Sonics' own pick; could be top-5 selection
2008 From Suns in Kurt Thomas deal, July 2007
2009 Sonics' own pick
2009 From Spurs on Wednesday
2010 Sonics' own pick
2010 From Suns in Thomas deal, July 2007
Plus four 2nd round picks this year and a ton in the next two, all 1st rounders are unprotected.
If you put the potential relocation aside for a moment you have to give Presti a lot of credit for getting all those picks. The picks from Phoenix this year will be in the high 20s, the 2009 Spurs 1st rounder might be in the low 20s (depending on how fast they get old), but the 2010 Suns 1st rounder could be really valuable. Like John Hollinger said:
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Didn't seem like a big deal with Phoenix's roster at the time, but now look at them. In the 2009-10 season, Shaq will be 37, Steve Nash will be 35, Grant Hill will be 37, and Raja Bell will be 33. With this trade, the value of that pick just went through the roof.
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The next three years will probably decide how good this team can be, great cap flexibility, six 1st rounders to upgrade the talent on the roster and on top of that a GM who seems to know what he is doing.