The Suns selected Cameron Johnson out of North Carolina with the No. 11 overall pick after a draft day trade with the Timberwolves. Arizona Republic
Phoenix is probably the last place Aron Baynes thought he’d land Thursday night.
The rugged center reportedly knew Boston was looking to move forward without him and was open to being traded under the condition he’d end up with a championship contender.
The Suns are far from being a championship contender.
Boston traded its 20th pick to Philadelphia for the No. 24 and No. 33 picks and sent the 24th pick — and Baynes — to Phoenix for the protected 2020 first-round pick the Suns got in the Eric Bledsoe deal with Milwaukee, a league source confirmed Thursday night.