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Suns fans have been pretty vocal about who they don't want the team to select with the No. 13 pick, but by the time the Houston Rockets are on the clock for No. 14 they may be yearning for the days when they were afraid of hearing "Phoenix Suns select Jimmer Fredette."

"What player are they going to pick at 13," John Gambadoro said on Sports 620 KTAR's Gambo and Ash show. "I think they lean towards Markieff Morris.

"If Markieff Morris is off the board at 13 then I think the player they pick is Shumpert."

When Gambo says "Shumpert" he is talking about Iman Shumpert, a 6-5 guard from Georgia Tech.

"I'll tell you right now, that I think if it came down to Shumpert or Jimmer Fredette they will take Iman Shumpert from Georgia Tech over Jimmer Fredette from BYU."

Plenty of publications have Shumpert pegged as a second-round pick, though his defensive abilities are something the Suns could be after, especially with the team's desire to improve on the defensive end of the floor.

"Out of any player that they're discussing, that guy kind of fits their mold a little bit more than anybody else."

The idea of focusing on defense is noble, if not long overdue. Furthermore, his selection would not be the first that had people scratching their heads, as Sports 620 KTAR's Mark Asher noted that a selection of Shumpert would elicit the same response that Dan Majerle did when the Suns took him 14th overall in the 1988 draft.

That said, reaching for a player who many don't think is worthy of so much as a first round selection, let alone a lottery pick, would not seem like a great move for a front office that is hoping to gain credibility with an increasingly impatient fan base.

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    sundevil7901 wrote...
    Here's a thought
    If you like a guy who's projected to be a second rounder, how about you acquire a 2nd round pick rather than reach with your 1st round pick?
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    hugUhbear wrote...
    If Suns draft a 2nd Rd talent in the 1st round
    it would only solidify what the fans and analysts around the league allready know. The Suns don't spend even for the personel that evaluate talent. That financial calculation on evaluating talent isn't necessary if you trade your draft picks or sell them each and every year. By not paying for talent evaluators AND 1st round picks the Suns can right off millions of dollars off the annual financial bottom line. Eventually the Suns may become the Dodgers and need league intervention for managements consistent betrayals to the fans.
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    Jayy16 wrote...
    I dont get it.
    One mock has shumpert going as late as #48 overall!! and their thinking of taking him with #13? how about do the GSW deal if possible and trade for San antonio's pick. but dont take shumpert at #13!
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    Steven H. wrote...
    Markieff - noooooooo
    Markieff Moris is a HORRIBLE pick. The smallest hands at the entire combine - guards included. Not a great BB IQ and certainly not a bright guy overall (see comments about D. Williams - just stupid). This is just another idiot reach by the bumbling Suns.
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