I get what you're saying and it's a fair call but I think this drafts top 5 is widely considered an extremely high standard compared to recent history. Perhaps too good to ignore even for the Suns.
Another thing to consider is Tom Lynch's standing within the club, if
Tiger71 is correct, they have an agreement in place where they will not make this difficult for him by matching any offer - he has given them all he could and there is no bad blood as they understand that they have failed him... Among others. This isn't only a T71 school of thought and does make a lot of sense IMO. Jaeger O'Meara is a completely different scenario as the Suns felt he jumped ship too soon after they stood by him through his injuries.
We also left a good impression with the Suns compared to the Hawks when we made the Prestia deal and didn't push them all the way to the deadline like they did wth JOM. This is where Richmond's professionalism could also pay dividends as there is no bad blood with them.
.... Ok, I'm done, feel like I'm carrying on
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