The Suns have picked 22-year old power forward Dwayne Collins with the #60 overall pick in the NBA Draft. Collins played in 29 games (28 starts) for the Miami (Fl) Hurricanes and he averaged 12.0 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 blocked shots per game. He played in 126 games (99 starts) in his college career and he averaged 9.9 points, 7.0 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. The Suns are thin along the front line so maybe Collins could get some P.T. as a rookie.

The Phoenix Suns have selected power forward Gani Lawal with the 46th overall pick of the NBA Draft. Lawal played in 36 games (all starts) for Georgia Tech last season and he averaged 13.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 1.4 blocked shots per game. He played in 99 games (91 starts) in college and he averaged 11.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 1.3 blocked shots per game. The Suns were lucky to find a tough forward like Lawal sitting for them in the 2nd round.

The Suns will likely take the best player available when it’s their turn to pick. They have the #46 and #60 overall picks in the NBA Draft tomorrow night so hopefully they scouted well. The Suns really need to decide whether or not they are going to go for it next season or start rebuilding. If they decide to rebuild they could make some unpopular deals tomorrow night.

I think the Suns didn’t get the memo as they drafted Blake Griffin’s brother who wasn’t that good in college. Griffin played in 129 games in four years at Oklahoma and he averaged 6.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. It’s hard to imagine Griffin developing into anything more than a backup if he even makes the Suns’ roster in 2009-2010.

The Phoenix Suns selected power forward Earl Clark with the 14th pick of the NBA Draft last night. Clark played in 104 games in 3 seasons at Louisville and he averaged 10.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game. The Suns thought they had a deal in place to move Amare Stoudemire to the Warriors but it appears that the deal fell through. It Stoudemire stays and returns to playing center, Clark would have a chance to start as a rookie. Regardless of what happens with the proposed trade the Suns will likely find some minutes for Clark in the 2009-2010 season.