NBA Mock Draft 2017: How the top ten will pan out after the lottery

Despite being kept out of the top three, Phoenix can still make a major splash.

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The top three teams could be all invested in different point guards. If that does happen to be the case, and who can blame them when looking at the talent available there, grabbing Josh Jackson if he’s available makes a lot of sense.

Right now, Devin Booker is without question the best player on their team. He’s making definite progress in Phoenix, with one of his career highlights coming in a 70 point outburst against Boston in the regular season.

Small forward was their weakest position in terms of depth, as they had TJ Warren and Derrick Jones Jr. listed there.

Warren isn’t terrible, and neither is Derrick Jones Jr., but they’re not nearly as much of a game changer as Josh Jackson can be. On top of being able to do well outside of his position’s area, Jackson can make the game all that more exciting with a big dunk on one end and a block on the defensive side of the ball.

Phoenix would be foolish to pass on Jackson, especially given their official slot in the draft.