The Phoenix Suns have the 47th pick in the upcoming NBA Draft, and they have reason to believe they can add a contributor to the back end of their rotation with the pick.
The latest intel out of The Valley is that the franchise recently held a workout with Tre Donaldson of the Miami Hurricanes. Doing so has surely revealed the team's plans for draft night.
Suns going to add guard to take ball-handling pressure off Devin Booker
When you combine this information with the fact the Suns have also worked out Robert McCray of Florida State, it is obvious they will be targeting a guard to bolster their backcourt. Perhaps not a true floor general, but a player who can take some of the ball-handling off Booker and Jalen Green.
This is the right direction for the front office to take, and Donaldson is an intriguing option. He is rumored to have visited with plenty of teams, so he may not be on the board by the time the Suns are making their pick.
Miami’s Tre Donaldson has completed NBA pre-draft workouts with the Jazz, Suns, Spurs, Lakers, Warriors, Clippers, Knicks
— Tobias Bass (@tobias_bass) June 2, 2026
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Either way this reveals their plans, outside of a forward or center prospect blowing them away in the coming weeks. Donaldson also fits the age profile of what the franchise should be looking for with this pick, at 22-years-old he is a month older than Victor Wembanyama.
The Suns don't need a prospect with this selection, rather a guard who can come in and contribute right away. His 5.7 assists last season with Miami surely caught the attention of the front office, particularly when you consider in his rookie campaign he managed just 1.2 per game.
At 16.4 points each night in his senior season, there has been clear improvement year-on-year from Donaldson. That won't immediately translate to the pros, and neither will the 35.9 percent he managed from deep. But in his first two years of college he was above 40 percent from 3-point territory, albeit in a less featured role.
Donaldson might not be quite a pass first option, but the Suns could get the best of both worlds here. A player who can handle the ball next to Booker and Green, but then revert to more of a scorer if playing alongside Collin Gillespie or Jordan Goodwin. Both of which figure to be back.
Even if he is not the pick, all signs point towards a guard being added to the mix for 2026-27. It is the right call by the front office.
