However, whenever you have a veteran, you want to have a younger apprentice player that can learn from him and fill in for him more as he ages. The Suns' goal in the 2008 NBA Draft should be to get a big man to back up Shaq, and to get a steady point guard to back up Nash, who is also getting older.
They don't have Marion anymore, they have Shaq, so they cannot just play 8 players in a game. They have some great bench players in Raja Bell, Alando Tucker, DJ Strawberry, and Brian Skinner, but those are all mid-sized players that have the swingman and forward positions backed up.
They need a legitimate center and point guard to serve as backups. Look for Phoenix to consider a taleneted point guard like Mario Chalmers who will bring some much needed defense to a team like the Suns, or a post presence like DeAndre Jordan, in the first round.
Don't look for another 6'6"-6'8" G/F with speed and shooting ability that would end up a third string at best, or a Roy Hibbert, a 7'2" 280 pound center that would not fit into a finesse team like Phoenix.
If a big name player of such a type is available, the Suns may take him as trade bait, as Phoenix has been known to pull some big moves on draft day.
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