Suns trade No. 22 pick to Nuggets, who select Dayton star

DaRon Holmes ll poses for photos with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected in the first round.

The Nuggets and Suns have agreed to a trade that will allow Denver to move up from No. 28 to No. 22 to select Dayton forward DaRon Holmes, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic.

According to Charania, in addition to the 28th pick, Phoenix is receiving the No. 56 pick in this draft and two future second-round picks from Denver. Those future second-rounders are the Nuggets’ own picks in 2026 and 2031, per Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports.

The 6-foot-10 forward was a three-time All-A10 honoree and a consensus All-American selection during his tenure with Dayton. During his final collegiate season in 2023-24, he averaged 20.4 points on .544/.386/.713 shooting splits, plus 8.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 2.1 blocks and 0.9 steals a night.

Last week, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony indicated that teams had been operating as if Denver had promised to select Holmes in the draft. Some more recent reports appeared to deny that possibility, but it appears now that the 2023 champs got their man, after all.

With the deal, the Suns are able to replenish their war chest of second-round picks after having traded so many away in deals over the last few seasons.

Luke Adams contributed to this report.

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