2018 NBA Draft: Every lottery team’s dream first-round selection

PITTSBURGH, PA - MARCH 15: Head coach Lon Kruger of the Oklahoma Sooners (R) speaks to Trae Young #11 in the first half of the game against the Rhode Island Rams during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at PPG PAINTS Arena on March 15, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA - MARCH 15: Head coach Lon Kruger of the Oklahoma Sooners (R) speaks to Trae Young #11 in the first half of the game against the Rhode Island Rams during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at PPG PAINTS Arena on March 15, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
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2. Phoenix Suns

Biggest Team Need: PG

Dream Selection: Trae Young, PG

You could go two ways for the Phoenix Suns here, but in the end I went with the point guard position as the biggest team need. In an NBA that is quickly transitioning to a guard-heavy league, I felt like adding a player like Trae Young, if he can hit his ceiling, would be more valuable than adding a center.

Just look at all the best teams in today’s game. Very few of them, if any, have their best player as the big man.

The Suns have a nice young core in Devin Booker and Josh Jackson. Adding a player like Young could give this team an intriguing young trio moving forward.