The Phoenix Suns left the 2025 NBA Draft with an improved young core and optimism surrounding the future that did not exist a week ago. After how last season went, that is all you can ask for. Hope.

Suns general manager Brian Gregory stayed busy after bringing in Khaman Maluach and Mark Williams in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft Wednesday night.

The team's new general manager Brian Gregory couldn't discuss the reasons for their proposed trades, per NBA rules, since the deals aren't official. But he described the second round as a ...