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Phoenix Suns selection of powerful Jalen Smith Logical Choice

Jalen Smith #25 of the Maryland Terrapins (Photo by Porter Binks/Getty Images)

Jalen Smith was drafted by the Phoenix Suns at No. 10 on Wednesday night

The Phoenix Suns and James Jones did what nobody thought they would do with the 10th pick in the NBA draft when they selected power forward Jalen Smith from the University of Maryland.

Before the draft, it was clear that Smith’s 3-point shooting, rim protection, and size were solid reasons that the Suns simply couldn’t ignore Smith.

Last year, Jones shocked the NBA when he selected Cameron Johnson who was predicted to go in the lower third of last year’s NBA draft with the 11th pick.