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No matter who the Phoenix Suns select with their first round pick in Thursday's draft, they are bound to disappoint some.

After all, with as many players as there are to choose from, the chance that every Suns fan will be pleased is as likely as the chances of the Suns signing Deron Williams, which is to say "not happening."

However, the one thing the team could do that would upset everyone is trading down, which Suns GM Lance Blanks said Monday is a possibility.

The Suns, if you recall, sold traded their first round picks from 2004-2007, decisions that frustrated the fans and left the team with little young talent today.

"I'm just covering myself just because there are so many things out there in terms of opportunity," Blanks said.

Blanks, it should be noted, is confident the team will have a list of at least 13 players it would like to draft, and thus would have little desire to trade down.

Blanks did say they are now in the process of going through all their information and creating a list, and is not yet sure what the end result will be.

"If we get to a point where it's 12 guys, maybe not, maybe we wouldn't," he said of making a selection at 13. "Where I sit today, and if the draft happened today -- and this is me working in a vacuum -- I think that we'd have a player there."

In fact, Blanks said the Suns would not be opposed to adding an extra pick, should the opportunity present itself.

"If it makes sense with what we're trying to do," he said, adding that the team is putting a heavy emphasis on getting younger. "By no stretch would we shun away from adding a pick."

Who the Suns will draft, though, very much remains to be seen. Blanks spoke highly of North Carolina point guard Kendall Marshall, calling him a "well accomplished, winning point guard." But while Blanks said the Tar Hell would fill a need, he still may not be the team's choice.

Because while Marshall averaged 9.7 assists to go along with 7.8 points per game as a sophomore last season, he may not be the best player on the board when the Suns are up.

"We want to hit it right," he said. "If that means a duplication at a spot so be it, because at the end of the day you want to have talented players and guys who can make it in this league and contribute to your roster.

"That's better than going away from a position where you already have depth or have an opportunity through free agency and you end up with a player who can't play in the league."

Arizona Sports' Craig Grialou contributed to this report

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    hugUhbear wrote...
    Suns are irrelevant
    20 + years as a fan and I have to say honestly I hate the Suns. I hate Sarver and I hate Blanks and they can stick their decimated self-destroyed piece of nonsense product where the Suns don't shine. First year I could care less about the Phx Suns Draft. I am over this teams spiral to the bottom with ZERO chance of success anytime in the next decade. Sarver is a roach and I can say that I wish that roach was in my kitchen because I would love to step on him until I crushed every little bit of juice out of his body. Then I would jump up & down on his crushed body just to be sure.
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    Patrick Peterson's Talent wrote...
    hugUhbear
    Typical bandwagon fan. Only support them when they're good. I'm betting your the same fan that says they should blow the team up and get a good draft pick but don't want to be bad to earn it. This is the way of professional sports. We had a great run and now it's over and you want to "hate" the Suns? I'd look in the mirror and analyze who you are as a fan. If you don't agree with me, refer to your own admission: "I am over this teams spiral to the bottom with ZERO chance of success anytime in the next decade." Hey, the Heat won this year, go be a fan of their team.
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    hugUhbear wrote...
    PP talent
    Nice Moniker. Anyone ever teach you to read or were you in the special classes? First sentence I wrote I guess was too much for your lil brain to process. I guess in PP's world everything is black or white; yes or no; rabid fan or traitor turncoat. Your such a waste of time that I am almost regretting this response, but I suppose I have a half minute to spare. Call me whatever you like. Your lizard brain would never understand anything besides trying to stereotype me and frankly you’re not worth spending any more time on.
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    sundevil7901 wrote...
    Trading down
    This a deep enough draft that trading down to get a 2nd draft pick could be a good move for the Suns. I just don't trust this front office to make the right move.
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