The Myth Of The Lakers Pick
The mysticism of the Lakers pick began in the context of the four pick package. Isn’t it ironic that Steve Nash, and the Phoenix Suns, the hotspot of Colangelo fame, was the source of the legend? So what did Phoenix get?
2013 first-round pick (No. 30 overall)
The Suns used this pick to select Nemanja Nedovic from Serbia. His rights were then traded to the Golden State Warriors for Archie Goodwin and Malcolm Lee, with Lee then being used as part of a package to acquire the No. 18 pick in the 2014 draft which was used to pick Tyler Ennis.
2013 second-round pick (No. 57 overall)
Phoenix picked Alex Oriakhi who was later traded for Isaiah Thomas. The Suns then traded Thomas to the Celtics as part of a 3-team deal in which the Suns picked up a future first-round pick from the Cavaliers (2016 if not in the top 10).
2014 second-round pick (No. 36 overall)
This pick was used in a complicated 3-team trade that landed the Suns a potential first-round pick from the Minnesota Timberwolves. That pick was later used by Phoenix to acquire Brandan Wright from the Celtics.
2015 first-round pick
The Suns used this pick, along with Ennis and another player (Miles Plumlee), in a 3-team trade with Phoenix landing a starting shooting guard in Brandon Knight and Kendall Marshall. This pick was top-5 protected in 2015, top-3 protected in 2016 and 2017, and unprotected in 2018.