When the Phoenix Suns ​received the top pick in next month's NBA Draft earlier this week, the prognosticators all got their wheels turning. They couldn't say no to keeping Arizona Wildcats big man DeAndre Ayton in-state, right? They couldn't go wrong reuniting rising superstar Luka Doncic with new coach Igor Kokoskov, who used to coach ​his national team out in Slovenia, right? Well, that all stands to reason. But today on ESPN, Suns general manager Ryan McDonough revealed that the team would be open to trading the pick.

Suns GM Ryan McDonough says the Suns are open to moving back in the 2018 NBA Draft. pic.twitter.com/UmM2WC8TDw — Rob Lopez (@r0bato) May 18, 2018

​​Hey, now! Chalk it up to the tao of Woj. The man just has an aura that coaxes these things out of people, doesn't he?





It's unclear whether this is just a ploy to throw competing teams off Phoenix's scent, as it's hard to fathom whom the rebuiliding team would willingly rate higher than Ayton and Doncic. But all this is of a piece that says when it comes to the upcoming draft, it's game on.





Throw your prognostications out the window! The Suns are about to burn hot.