The Suns unexpectedly got two centers

On June 26, the NBA Suns achieved success in the 2025 draft: they directly sent away this year's No. 29 draft pick and 2029 first round pick, in exchange for the Hornets' young center power, and at the same time, they selected Maluach with the No. 10 draft pick that just completed the Durant trade from the Rockets, playing as a center. This is the only inside center player among the top 10 of this year's draft picks, and the other 9 are defenders and forwards! In this way, the Suns' starting lineup is actually good next season: Bill + Booker + Jaylen Green + Ryan Dunn + Ma Wei, with the opportunity to enter the playoffs!

2025 No. 10 rookie player Malu Archie plays as a center, from Duke University, is 2.16 meters tall, weighs 115 kilograms, and has an arm span of 2.31 meters. He is an inside player with good defense. He averages 21.2 minutes in the college league in 2024-2025, and can score 8.6 points + 6.6 rebounds + 1.3 blocks, including 2.7 offensive rebounds per game, shooting percentage of 71.0%, three-point shooting percentage of 25.0%, and free throw shooting percentage of 77.0%.

23-year-old Mark Williams plays as a center and plays for the Hornets in the 2024-2025 season. He plays in a total of 44 games in the regular season, averages 26.6 minutes per game, scores 15.3 points + 10.2 rebounds + 2.5 assists + 0.7 steals + 1.2 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 60.0% and a free throw percentage of 80.0%. If converted to a 36-minute efficiency value, Ma Wei has the ability to score 20+12 double-double, which is very suitable for the Suns to serve as the starting center. This season, the Hornets originally traded with the Lakers to send him away, but they did not expect the Lakers to suddenly regret it, but the Suns accidentally obtained this inside center with unlimited potential with a draft pick.