Suns Trading a Bunch of Guys, Including Marcin Gortat to Wizards For Emeka Okafor, Draft Pick
By Mike Cardillo
The Phoenix Suns aren’t going anywhere in the upcoming NBA season, so late Friday afternoon they decided to move veterans Marcin Gortat, Shannon Brown, Malcolm Lee and Kendall Marshall for Emeka Okafor (along with his expiring contract) and a first round draft pick. The Suns now have four picks in next year’s draft.
Suns sending Gortat, lee, Brown and Marshall to Wiz for Okakor and 2014 1st round pick, source tells Y!
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 25, 2013
Draft pick will be protected thru no. 12. Suns own four picks in loaded 2014 first-round.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 25, 2013
The early Twitter chatter makes it sound like the Suns are playing the tanking game to improve their chances of drafting Andrew Wiggins. Sounds like they’ll have competition from the 76ers.
This move could push Washington further into the playoff mix in the East, especially since Okafor status was uncertain due to a herniated disc in his neck.