Arclite

Simple question.. with the Suns own pick (assuming it's top 6 at least), who would you want Phoenix to get more than anyone else? I want us to land Emeka.. I think we have enough potential and possibilities on this team, lets get someone who can step in right away and create some havoc..

Feel free to chime on on the other pick(s if Cleveland sneaks into the playoffs).. Iguodala? Telfair? Humphries? Araujo?

Johnny Mac

Man, its a hard choice because the Suns have prospects and young stars at every position except center, and center is easily the weakest position in this upcoming draft.

If you're in position, I think Okafor is a must. Although I think you should shop the pick or Okafor for a true center. Okafor would be a waste on the Suns IMO, hes only 6'9 and cant play center. You guys already have Amare at Okafors position.

Anyways. I like Raymond Felton as a guy you should draft with a later pick, probably somewhere from 8-20 range. He'll give Barbosa a good backup and may end up being a very very good point guard one day.

I think Pavel is garbage.

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Yah...I think That Emeka Okafor is our best best, however if we end up with a top 3 pick, I wouldn't be opposed AT ALL, to drafting Dwight Howard, or someone of his talent.

I think ultimantly We need to find one way or another to draft a good solid player, and I think we definently go for best player availible, and go fomr there

Amareca

I voted for Howard.

Because as of right now Okafor looks like 6'9 at best to me and Howard looks like he will be better in the long run and I have only seen him listed at 6'11 right now and he is so young he could still grow.

I don't want Deng. He isn't better than Joe Johnson.

Pavel will be a huge bust and even if he could play a 7'5 coloss couldn't be succesful in the Suns gameplan.#

Shaun Livingston I wouldn't want. I like Telfair better and I am not a believer in oversized PG prospects.

I hope if we don't get the #1 pick, the Bulls get a top2 pick because they are probably the only high lottery team that would have Josh Smith as their top target, the other teams are all likely to go big.


My top 3 would be

1. Howard
2. Okafor
3. Smith

PhatDaddy3100

Howard is only 6 10. I dont want Howard, I seriously question his passion for the game. There are reports that he doesnt try hard and his should be doing better but its not cuz he doesnt try.

I want Emeka, he is the top playe rin the draft, and Him and Amare will be an amazing frontcourt. YOu guys forget, Amare is 6 10, and besides Yao and Shaq, he is just as big as any other c in the west.

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Amareca

Howard has a great attitude. He is a clean kid and a hard worker.

He reminds me of Amare. He has some nastieness on the court.

Most articles say that Howard is 6'11. Emeka looks like he might be lucky to measure 6'9.

Arclite

Nice input.. I definitely think trading the pick could be a possibility for Phoenix.. Maybe it's just me but outside of maybe 3 guys this draft seems extremely lackluster, especially compared to the last two years..

And I wouldn't look past Deng just because we already have JJ and Marion.. he's got great size and length, he's also got some decent range for an 18 year old kid.. huge upside, I think.

Rashidi

Okafor/Amare/Marion offers a great defense/rebounding front court. Who cares if Okafor is 6'9? Ben Wallace is too. If height were an issue, then Pavel would be a good pick. It's not about height. A lumbering center can't play in an athletic running game. That's why it's Okafor or Howard, and Okafor can play center better than Howard. The only reason I can see they'd get Howard is if they plan to put him at SF and trade Marion. Howard might be taller, but he isn't nearly as effective in the post.

Arclite

Okafor winning pretty handily so far..

Does anyone know what happened to Tiago? He isn't on nbadraft.net's mock anymore, has he pulled out?

Amareca

Howard is also 18 years old. And yes if there is a 6'11 18 year old athletic freak with great attitude and a clean past that is exactly what the Suns are looking for.

Howard will surpass Okafor by a mile if you consider his long term future.

He might not be ready right away but the Suns can sign a starter with their money. And have Howard come off the bench in his first years.

They could sign Camby for example for 4 years.

Camby/Howard
Amare/Howard

In 4 years Howard would get his first extension and Camby would be gone.

Quite frankly, Ben Wallace is overrated. He hurts his team offensively quite a bit and I think his man defense is overrated. It is not like he is stopping his man from scoring really.

I will remain my position. Okafor would only be my #2 pick.

I am pretty excited about our later pick(s). Someone like Smith could fall out of a sudden before the draft , or Telfair or some of the other big high school kids like Morris.

Iguodala and Luke Jackson are my favorite college picks along with Okafor.
I am not excited about ANY of the current foreign prospects and quite frankly we have a lot of foreign prospects already as it is.

Amareca

I don't see us trading Okafor or Howard.

Which center who is worth one of them could we get?

Yao? No
Shaq? No
Brad Miller? Doubt it, is he even worth it?
Magloire? See above
Eddy Curry? Not sure I like his future
Tyson Chandler? See above
Kwame Brown? I think he will be good

PhatDaddy3100

Okafor is 69 260. HE is more athletic than Wallace, Bigger, and HAs more offensive Game. Him and Amare would make a great frontcourt that everyone would fear cuz they would ahve like 5 blocks a game and we would finally have a rebounder. Jahadi White is only 69 as well.

IF what you say is True about howard, THen how come this supposed "number 1" prospect in the nation is getting beat by other teams with prospects not ever in hte top 50. I cnat find the story now, but I remember reading an article on the insiders.com and how howard got beat by an other kid who was a solid college prospect, but not great. And howard has no inside game and just shoot threes. And if howard is so good, how come his team isnt winning the state championchip like Lebron Did with his team? And He Is nothing like Amare. Amare is strictly an inside player. From what i have read, Howard likes to play on the perimeter.

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Arclite

No, I think you're thinking of someone else. Howard is a post player.. even in SI a few months back they had an article about him, and how part of the reason he was so good is that he wanted to be on the low block, and didn't try to play like a guard. Even in high school, basketball is a team game.. Lebron had one teammate who went to play for D1, and the rest were at least decent..

Amareca

Amare's highschool team was also only 16-10. Come one highschool basketball has something to do with your team.

There are teams in the top5 without a top 50 ranked player.

Howard gets like triple teamed all game before he even touches the ball.

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