Moore: The case for Phoenix Suns to draft Deandre Ayton with No. 1 NBA pick

(Photo: Casey Sapio, Casey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports)The Suns are less than a month away from a choice that will define the franchise going forward, for better or worse.

General Manager Ryan McDonough is doing his homework, and we’re doing the same.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll lay out the case for some of the top options before making an official recommendation for the pick a few days before the June 21 NBA draft.

Greg Oden had been on the court in Boise, Idaho, almost like some sort of warning. A decade earlier, the Trail Blazers had made him the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft.

It was hailed as a smart move. The Blazers had rookie of the year Brandon Roy on the wing. They had…