Phoenix Suns
This includes a projected signing that is not yet official, so these figures are an estimate.
Through the 2033 draft the Suns control 5 first-round picks and 1 second-round pick, with 2 tied up in swap rights. Their firsts land in 2026, 2027, 2028, 2030, and 2032. 13 of their own picks are owed elsewhere.
In 2026 the Suns pick once: OKC's first (Oklahoma City's own first landed at pick 30. Dallas held it (from the Anthony Davis trade, routed via Washington and Philadelphia) but traded it on 2026 draft night to Phoenix, which selected Koa Peat.); they also owe out their own first to MEM (Phoenix's own first conveyed to Memphis, landing at pick 16, routed via Orlando from the Desmond Bane trade chain. Phoenix has no 2026 first.) and their own second to DAL (Phoenix's own second conveyed to Dallas at pick 48, routed via Washington.).
In 2027 the Suns pick twice: CLE's first (Part of the UTA/MIN/CLE 2027 first-round pool. PHX gets the least favorable of the three from the January 2025 Jazz-Suns deal, and CLE is the strongest of the trio so its slot is the one projected to land least favorable and convey to Phoenix. CLE's first entered the pool unprotected in the September 2022 Donovan Mitchell trade.) and ORL's second (Utah takes the more favorable of the Boston and Orlando 2027 seconds and Phoenix the less favorable; Orlando's own slot routed via Charlotte to Phoenix in the pending June 2026 Miles Bridges trade. From the February 2026 Charlotte-Orlando deal.); they also owe out their own first to HOU (Phoenix's own first owed to Houston, unprotected, from the February 2023 Kevin Durant trade to Brooklyn and the June 2024 Nets-Rockets pick-swap deal that sent it on to Houston. Phoenix has no 2027 first.) and their own second to PHI (Philadelphia receives the more favorable of the Golden State and Phoenix 2027 seconds and Washington the less favorable; Phoenix's own slot lands with Philadelphia or Washington, never Phoenix. From the June 2023 Bradley Beal trade chain.).
In 2028 the Suns pick once: their own first, swap-encumbered (WAS and BKN hold swap rights tied to the Beal and Bridges deals; PHX ends with the least favorable of the PHX, WAS, BKN, and possibly PHI 2028 firsts, and currently holds the slot pending resolution.); they also owe out their own second to CHI (Phoenix's own second sits in a Chicago, Indiana, Phoenix pool from the June 2023 Beal trade: Chicago takes the most favorable of the three 2028 seconds, Indiana the middle, and New York the less favorable of the Indiana and Phoenix picks. Phoenix does not keep it.).
In 2029 the Suns owe out their own first to BKN (Houston takes the two most favorable of the HOU, DAL, and PHX 2029 firsts and Brooklyn receives the least favorable of the three; on current projections Phoenix's slot is the least favorable and conveys to Brooklyn. From the Nets-Rockets arrangement via the February 2023 Kevin Durant trade.) and their own second to NYK (Owed to New York, from the June 2026 four-team trade in which Phoenix moved up to pick 30 to draft Koa Peat.).
In 2030 the Suns pick once: their own first, swap-encumbered (WAS and MEM hold swap rights from the Beal and July 2023 Isaiah Todd deals; PHX ends with the least favorable of the PHX, WAS, and MEM 2030 firsts and holds the slot pending resolution.); they also owe out their own second to BOS (Phoenix's own second sits in a three-way pool: Boston takes the most favorable of the Phoenix, Portland, and Washington 2030 seconds, Philadelphia the middle, and Washington the less favorable of the Phoenix and Portland picks. Phoenix does not keep it. From the June 2023 Beal chain and the July 2026 Jaylen Brown trade.).
In 2031 the Suns owe out their own first to MEM (Unprotected first traded to UTA in the January 2025 Jazz-Suns deal, then to Memphis in the February 2026 Jaren Jackson Jr. trade. PHX has no 2031 first.) and their own second to CHA (Owed to Charlotte, unprotected, from the January 15 2025 Nick Richards and Josh Okogie trade.).
In 2032 the Suns pick once: their own first; they also owe out their own second to MIN (Phoenix's own second conveys away in a Houston, Phoenix swap: Chicago takes the more favorable of the Houston and Phoenix 2032 seconds and Phoenix receives the less favorable, which then goes on to Minnesota. From the July 2025 seven-team Durant trade and the February 2026 Chicago-Minnesota deal.).
In 2033 the Suns owe out their own first to CHA (Phoenix's own first owed to Charlotte in the June 2026 Miles Bridges trade, with Grayson Allen and Royce O'Neale. Unprotected, agreed and pending finalization.) and their own second to NYK (Owed to New York, from the June 2026 four-team trade in which Phoenix moved up to pick 30 to draft Koa Peat.).
The rule behind this
An unsigned first-round pick charges the team's cap at 120% of his draft slot's rookie-scale salary (because first-rounders may sign for up to 120% of scale, and almost all do).
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Numbers come straight from the live Suns cap sheet, recomputed whenever the data updates.