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Redrafting the 2015 NBA Draft: Role players everywhere

By Corey Rausch

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 25: A displays the first 30 picks at the end of the First Round of the 2015 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 25, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 25: A displays the first 30 picks at the end of the First Round of the 2015 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 25, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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#13 Pick: Willie Cauley-Stein (Originally: Devin Booker)

What a blow for the Suns, who rarely get draft picks right but hit this selection out of the park. Missing out on Devin Booker really sets the franchise back a lot, which is saying something for a perennial lottery team. The biggest areas of need for this team are shooting guard and center. With a glut of big men available they have their choice.

Willie Cauley-Stein is likely the best prospect among them still available and actually fits the team drafting him this time. Cauley-Stein improved once the team moved on from Cousins, averaging 12.8 points and 7 rebounds in 2017-2018 followed by 11.9 points and 8.4 rebounds in 2018-2019.

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He has the tools to be a solid defensive player and hopefully will learn better in Dallas than he did in a mess of a Kings situation. While the Suns’ situation was not great it is hard to find a better mentor for someone like Willie Cauley-Stein than Tyson Chandler. Chandler did not have the best reputation while in Phoenix but the hope is he would have taken to mentoring the young guy. At a minimum, he immediately replaces Alex Len.

With the 14th pick in the 2015 NBA Redraft the Oklahoma City Thunder select…

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