Suns 'increasing consideration' into Dragan Bender at No. 4

NBA Rumors: Suns ‘increasing consideration’ into Dragan Bender at No. 4

Dragan Bender, a professional Croatian basketball player currently playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Israeli Basketball Super League attends a training session at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv on March 16, 2016.Bender's name is not yet well known beyond hardcore basketball fans, but that may soon change. Bender is expected to be highly sought after by US professional basketball teams in the coming months. Photo credit: JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images /

According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, the Suns are giving a strong look at Dragan Bender for the No. 4 pick.

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The Phoenix Suns hold the No. 4 pick in the 2016 NBA Draft and just like the Boston Celtics at the No. 3 pick, the Suns are in an interesting spot and they could really change the outlook of the draft with the pick that make or don’t make.

As the draft draws near in it’s final hour, there have been a ton of rumblings about what the Suns could do with the No. 4 pick. While many believe Marquese Chriss is the pick at No. 4, ESPN’s Marc Stein says that the Suns are “increasing consideration” into Dragan Bender right before the draft.

Draft Rumble: Hearing Phoenix, presumed to be focused on Marquese Criss at No. 4, is giving increasing consideration to Dragan Bender there
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 23, 2016

The Suns are in need of a power forward to pair with Alex Len for the future and it has always felt like those were the two that would ultimately be the pick for the Suns. Things are lining up for the Suns as expected and it’s really a matter of which direction they want to go, so long as both are there.

Should one be off the board when they pick, then their decision will become a lot easier. Do they want the explosive Chriss or the more polished Bender?

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