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James Jones on Suns pick number six: “Not looking to trade it”

Your Phoenix Suns are slated to pick sixth in Thursday’s NBA Draft. On Tuesday Suns general manager James Jones indicated that’s exactly what will happen, and advised the media not to expect a trade.

“I’m comfortable staying there,” Jones said. “Not looking to trade it. I think there are more than six good players in this draft.”

“There’s no pressure to ... do something,” the GM of a team that hasn’t been to the playoffs in nearly a decade said. “At the end of the day, if we didn’t believe Devin (Booker) or Deandre (Ayton) were foundation pieces, then we should be desperate and feel like we’ve got to make a move.