Fellas, the 2022 NBA Draft is now upon us. The Phoenix Suns currently do not hold any picks in the 2022 Draft, but have the option to buy in. Considering how last season went, I am very hungry for some new young talent to be added to the Suns. Deandre Ayton will be 24 in a month, and is currently the Suns' youngest player.  I don't enjoy that. I addressed many NBA rumors in this episode including:

• Trades leading up to draft
• Deandre Ayton - Pistons
• Jae Crowder
• Suns, DA and the max
• How Jerami Grant trade affects Suns
• Kevin Durant

This week, we will talk about 7 prospects that the Suns may have interest in and could very well draft. This is not based on any insider information or workouts the Phoenix Suns have hosted, just my own scouting and the scouting of other content creators. 

• Addressing rumors of the Suns having interest in trading into the draft lottery (picks 1-14)
• An amazing prospect fit projected for late in the first round
• Three more prospects that would address the Suns' interest into trading into the 2nd round. 
• The 2022 Suns Mode Sleeper prospect. Lowest cost, highest value. In 2020, it was former Charleston, Hornets and Sixers guard Grant Riller. Last season, it was former West Virginia star turned Knicks guard Miles McBride. McBride is kicking butt and Riller is still breathing, but who is next?

While the main feature of the episode is the NBA draft, I also provide an update for the Phoenix Mercury at the start of the episode. I will provide more full Mercury coverage starting again next week.

• 2 straight losses
• 4 upcoming games Thursday @ Lynx, Saturday @ Wings, and Monday and Wednesday at home vs the Indiana Fever.
• WNBA All-Star starters announced
• How can the Merc motivate themselves to start winning games now that the WNBA season is halfway through?

And that will do it. Next week on Suns Mode, we'll see which Mercury players make the WNBA All-Star reserves, and hopefully introduce a new player to the Phoenix Suns, as well as continue to follow the conversation of the offseason. As the offseason continues to heat up, the Suns Mode podcast will remain an ongoing thing every Thursday, as midnight Arizona time. Remember to spread love and #ValleyExcellenceLETS GO MERC LETS GO MERC LETS GO MERC LETS GO MERC@ValleySunna