Some people have Dennis Smith ranked as high as #2 overall on potential so even if Phoenix goes PG there's a chance they go with Smith. It really just comes down to each front office and how their scouts/GM rank these players. I'm trying not to overreact one way or another, but it still seems pretty wide open right now what's going to happen from #2 down. The Lakers, Celtics, Suns, And TWolves have all potentially shopped their picks which means we don't even know who's picking ahead of us yet other than Philly taking Fultz which isn't a secret. Guys I can realistically see going 2-4 are Ball, Jackson, Tatum, Fox, Smith, or Isaac. That's 6 players for 3 spots. Ball to the Lakers and Tatum to the Celtics seem to be the names getting the most heat right now but how much of that is smokescreen? Fox or Jackson are seen as the two worst shooters of that group which hopefully works in our favor. A couple days ago I had Jackson #2 and Fox # 3 on my board but at this point it's more like 2A and 2B. Assuming the first pick is Fultz, I want to hear Ball and Tatum next. That would mean we're getting either Jackson or Fox and I'll be thrilled either way (unless we pick someone else but I don't think we've even worked out Tatum, Smith, or Isaac so I'm less worried about that scenario than usual). Getting pick #10 right is a whole other thing but I haven't heard any of the players I like in that range connected to us so I'm less optimistic there. As long as we get #5 right I don't care all that much if we end up wasting #10.
