The Phoenix Suns renovated their center rotation this offseason, in one night drafting Khaman Maluach 10th overall and trading for Charlotte Hornets Mark Williams. And thanks to the Toronto Raptors, that combination is about to get really expensive, really quickly.
The roller coaster ride of Mark Williams and his supporters has been a wild one. He was the 15th pick in the 2022 NBA Draft (like Maluach, he played at Duke) and has developed into a consistent double-double threat as a low-usage, very efficienct non-shooting big man. That is a classic archetype for a big man, and the value of such a player has vascillated wildly over the last couple of decades.