French point guard Nolan Traore entered the 2025 NBA Draft cycle firmly in most experts’ top 10s, but some underwhelming production this season saw him tumble down boards and into the Phoenix Suns’ draft range.
If you haven’t heard by now, Phoenix is set to pick 29th in the first round and 52nd in the second.
Given its payroll situation, it’d be smart to maximize both picks and find controllable assets who can contribute, rather than parlaying them for established players as has been the habit at times in recent memory.
The 6-foot-5 Traore could be a perfect example of that, given that if he can be a point guard of the future, suddenly Devin Booker has his backcourt mate under team control for potentially the rest of his NBA career.