2017 NBA Mock Draft: Post-Lottery edition

4. player. 66. With a crowded backcourt, Phoenix will hope that either Josh Jackson or Jayson Tatum falls to them at No. 4. The Suns theoretically could draft a point guard and start calling teams about Eric Bledsoe, but Bledsoe is on a great deal and there’s a huge hole on the wing. Jonathan Isaac is certainly an option, especially if Jackson is taken in the top-three. Phoenix, though, will ignore the temptations to draft a unicorn wing in Isaac and go with a safer pick in Tatum. <p>Tatum seems to divide draft experts and writers, though not to the same degree as Lonzo Ball. At Duke, Tatum was a prolific scorer by season’s end, showed some promise passing the ball, and even glimpses of at least not being a minus on defense. At bare minimum, he should generate plenty of steals and blocks.</p> <p>Tatum straight up knows how to score. Alongside Devin Booker, the Suns will have all the scoring they’d ever need for the next decade. There’s a chance Isaac just becomes a super role player, while Tatum could still be a two-way star. And it’s unlikely Tatum never becomes a 20 points per game scorer at the very least. Phoenix surely would have loved being in the top-three, but a player as talented as Tatum doesn’t come along very often at No. 4.</p>. SF/PF. Duke. Jayson Tatum