Former Arizona Wildcats star Koa Peat shows off his new Phoenix Suns jersey. Photo: Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images
Koa Peat was dismayed to see so many other players go ahead of him in the NBA Draft, but said "the fit and situation is better than the pick" after the Phoenix Suns traded up to take him with the final selection of the first round.
What he's saying: "Being from Arizona, it's always been a dream of mine to play for the Phoenix Suns, and to be here now, to get drafted by the Suns, you know, super blessed and fortunate for the opportunity," Peat said at his introductory press conference with the Suns last Friday.
Now that the draft is over, "the picks are out the window," he said.
"You're going into the Summer League, and those picks don't even matter. First pick, second pick, third pick, they don't matter. You got to compete against those guys every day."
