The Suns have been known to trade Deandre Ayton for a month, even though Frank Vogel is confident he can relaunch him next season, making him a mainstay of the Phoenix defense.
Except that according to Adrian Wojnarowski, the leaders of Phoenix find that the satisfactory offers to yield the pivot and improve the workforce in the short term are very few.
“The market for Deandre Ayton is weak at the moment”comments the insider for Ryen Russillo’s Podcast. “They have tested the market and there is no obvious agreement. So we have to be prepared to see Ayton return. »
No doubt several Big League franchises are motivated by the idea of receiving Deandre Ayton, who still averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds this year, despite his disappointing playoffs and his big contract (32.4 million dollars a year). next season then 34.0 and 35.5 million the following two campaigns).
Except that the counterparties are not attractive enough for the moment, in order to strengthen the Arizona franchise. Because with Devin Booker and Kevin Durant in their workforce, James Jones and the Suns are not aiming for the long term and want to win quickly. It is therefore necessary to recover players capable of helping the team from the 2023/24 season.
A file that also blocks that of Chris Paul because without the departure of Deandre Ayton, the Suns cannot afford to let go of their leader, because they will not have enough money to find him a real good replacement.
| Deandre Ayton | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2018-19 | PHX | 71 | 31 | 58.5 | 0.0 | 74.6 | 3.1 | 7.1 | 10.3 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 16.3 |
| 2019-20 | PHX | 38 | 33 | 54.6 | 23.1 | 75.3 | 3.9 | 7.6 | 11.5 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 18.2 |
| 2020-21 | PHX | 69 | 31 | 62.6 | 20.0 | 76.9 | 3.3 | 7.2 | 10.5 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 14.5 |
| 2021-22 | PHX | 58 | 30 | 63.4 | 36.8 | 74.6 | 2.6 | 7.7 | 10.2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 17.2 |
| 2022-23 | PHX | 67 | 30 | 58.9 | 29.2 | 76.0 | 2.6 | 7.4 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 18.0 |
| Total | 303 | 31 | 59.7 | 26.3 | 75.5 | 3.0 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 16.7 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
