The Phoenix Suns have hired Ty Corbin as an assistant coach on the staff of Earl Watson.

Corbin was an assistant coach of the Utah Jazz for several seasons before becoming head coach until 2014. Corbin then became an assistant coach and interim head coach with the Sacramento Kings.

Watson was hired by the Suns on a permanent basis after replacing Jeff Hornacek midseason.

Corbin was also a finalist for the Golden State Warriors' assistant coach position.

The Sacramento Kings have traded Marquese Chriss, selected with the eighth overall pick, to the Phoenix Suns.

Sacramento will acquire the 13th overall pick, 28th overall pick, a 2020 second rounder and Bogdan Bogdanovic. 

The Suns have had a need for an athletic power forward.

Phoenix selected Dragan Bender earlier in the draft with the third overall pick.

Both Bender and Chriss are good shooters and they should be able to play with each other at center and power forward.

The Phoenix Suns attempted to acquire Gordon Hayward from the Utah Jazz by offering Eric Bledsoe and a lottery pick.

The Jazz acquired George Hill from the Indiana Pacers in exchange for their own lottery pick on the eve of the draft.

The Suns have been shopping both Bledsoe and Brandon Knight.

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The Phoenix Suns will enter negotiations with Bogdan Bogdanovic to bring him over to the NBA.

This is the last year that Bogdanovic would be required to sign on the NBA rookie scale as the Suns' No. 27 draft pick in 2014. That contract could pay him up to $5.7 million over four years, including two team options. The Suns are allowed to contribute as much as $650,000 toward Bogdanovic's buyout from Fenerbahce with Bogdanovic paying the remainder. 

If Bogdanovic does not sign with the Suns this year, they would retain his rights in 2017 but Bogdanovic could then negotiate a contract for any amount with the minimum being his draft year's rookie salary scale. 

Ryan McDonough said the Suns would allow Bogdanovic to have a few days after the Turkish League finals were complete before they talked to him by phone to "figure out before the draft if he's going to come over for next season."