NBA Draft Tracker: Phoenix Suns Take Koby Brea

Welcome to Phoenix Suns on SI's coverage of the 2025 NBA Draft! Here you'll catch every pick the Suns make through both rounds of festivities as it happens live. This page will be updated with latest news coming at the top.

Round 2, Pick 41: Phoenix Suns Draft Koby Brea

With their second selection on Thursday, Phoenix is taking Kentucky Wildcats guard Koby Brea.

Brea is the first guard taken out of three Suns draft picks this cycle.

Brea, 6-6 and 202 pounds, is a strong shooter who converted 43% of three-pointers during his time in the college ranks.

His outlook from NBADraft.net scouting profile reads as follows:

"Brea enters the 2024 NBA Draft as arguably the best pure shooter in the class … His size, footwork, and elite efficiency from three give him a valuable floor as a role-playing wing who can space the floor and fit into any offensive system … While his ball-handling, creation, and versatility are limited, his elite perimeter shooting makes him a plug-and-play option for teams needing off-ball scoring … He may lack the flash or upside of other prospects, but his high floor and instant impact potential could carve out a long-term career in a James Jones-type mold … Projects as an ideal bench floor-spacer with the tools to stick on a roster for years if his shot translates as expected …"

The Suns have a plethora of guards now on the roster, though not many are three-point specialists like Brea.

Round 2, Pick 31: Phoenix Suns Draft Rasheer Fleming

With the first pick in the second round, the Suns are selecting Saint Joseph power forward Rasheer Fleming.

According to ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania before the draft:

"The Suns' war room right now is eyeing St. Joseph's big man Rasheer Fleming at No. 31, finalizing their research and scouting before making their selection at 8 pm ET on ESPN."

Charania also reported the Boston Celtics were expected to take Fleming before the Suns jumped into the top of the order shortly before festivities began.

Fleming was not expected to last until the second round and had the following bio from CBS Sports:

"Standing at 6-8 with a 7-5 wingspan, Fleming hit a career-high 39% on 3s last season as one of the team's top scoring options and rated out very well as a defender across a number of situations. He's physically mature and polished enough to contend for a role on a quality team. He was ranked No. 24 on the final Big Board and will be a first-round talent snatched up in Round 2 for a smart team."

Fleming, with Kevin Durant out of the picture, could realistically play a huge role on the 2025-26 Suns.

Another solid pick by Phoenix.

Phoenix Suns Make Flurry of Trades Ahead of Second Round

The Suns will make the first pick in tonight's second round of draft festivities after numerous trades that included the following:

Initially got pick 36 from the Brooklyn Nets for two second-round picks
Then traded previously owned picks at 52/59 for No. 41 from the Golden State Warriors
The Suns then moved up from 36 to 31 with the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for multiple second-round picks.

Phoenix will be the first team on the clock tonight, and they're reportedly targeting Rasheer Fleming.

Yup we have it. Suns moving up to 31 and will take Rasheer Fleming with the pick. https://t.co/FVW7SLtAtJ
— John Gambadoro (@Gambo987) June 26, 2025

It's sure to be a wild first few minutes in the NBA draft.

Round 1, Pick 10: Phoenix Suns Draft Duke Blue Devils Center Khaman Maluach

The steal of the draft may have just happened.

The Suns are selecting Duke Blue Devils center Khaman Maluach with the tenth pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, a stunning development as many did not believe the big man would be there for Phoenix at No. 10.

The Suns were reportedly looking to upgrade the center position this offseason, and can look no further than Maluach - who is highly regarded as one of the best big man prospects in the draft.

The 7-1, 253-pound Duke center was compared to Mitchell Robinson and Rudy Gobert in pre-draft evaluations.

From Yahoo!: "Maluach is a towering rim protector with switchable mobility, erasing shots at the rim and shadowing quick guards on the perimeter. But beyond dunking lobs, he’s a work in progress on offense with a lack of seasoning as a screener, shooter, and creator. Such a raw skill-set should come as no surprise since the South Sudan native didn’t start playing basketball until he was 13."

Our own Brendan Mau said in his preview:

"If Duke’s Khaman Maluach falls to Phoenix, he is the easy choice at 10, but every other center prospect comes with question marks if they are the right fit for the Suns.

"Maluach is projected to land somewhere in the top nine."

Now, the Suns have their building block down low for the future.

The Suns' pick technically still belongs to the Houston Rockets, as their trade for Kevin Durant won't become official until July 6.

These were the following picks made ahead of Phoenix from 1-9:

1. Dallas Mavericks: Cooper Flagg
2. San Antonio Spurs: Dyland Harper
3. Philadelphia 76ers: VJ Edgecombe
4. Charlotte Hornets: Kon Knueppel
5. Utah Jazz: Ace Bailey
6. Washington Wizards: Tre Johnson
7. New Orleans Pelicans: Jeremiah Fears
8. Brooklyn Nets: Egor Demin
9. Toronto Raptors: Collin Murray-Boyles

Suns Pre-Draft Reading:

What Time is 2025 NBA Draft?

The first round of the NBA Draft begins at 5:00 PM Arizona time and can be found on ABC/ESPN.

What Picks Do The Phoenix Suns Have This Year?

The Suns have picks 10 and 29 in the first round entering tonight with picks 52 and 59 in the second round on Thursday.

Who Could Suns Draft?

Arizona Sports' John Gambadoro revealed his infamous "Gambo 5" list of prospects to watch for Phoenix with the tenth pick:

Asa Newell, Georgia F

Noa Essengue, Ratiopharm Ulm F

Carter Bryant, Arizona SF

Derik Queen, Maryland C

Collin Murray-Boyles, South Carolina F

Our own Brendan Mau compiled a tremendous list of players to watch from guards to wings to bigs entering tonight.

Top Guards Suns Could Take

Jeremiah Fears opened the list of guards to watch in Phoenix:

"Fears likely won't fall to 10, but enters the draft as a very dynamic prospect after one season at Oklahoma, where he burst onto the scene as an electric guard," wrote Mau.

"On the Suns, Fears would be a dynamite scoring option off the bench and also is very skilled as a playmaker, which Phoenix lacks currently outside of Booker."

You can view that list here.

Top Forwards Suns Might Draft

The highly popular Carter Bryant was the top name in Mau's preview of wing players:

"Even though he is young and only averaged 6.5 points for the Wildcats, he could slide right in to a 3-and-D wing role for almost every team, as his 3-point shot was very effective and he could guard almost every position.

"Bryant was also very athletic, but did show some struggles with ball handling and playmaking, and his usage rate was really low. These would not be areas of importance for him on the Suns."

You can read the full breakdown for Bryant and other players here.

Top Big Men Suns Could Draft

"If Duke’s Khaman Maluach falls to Phoenix, he is the easy choice at 10, but every other center prospect comes with question marks if they are the right fit for the Suns," wrote Mau.

"Maluach is projected to land somewhere in the top nine."

Read his full list of centers to watch here.