After the short Thanksgiving break, Deandre Ayton had a game with 28 points and 12 rebounds against the Pistons, then a performance with 29 points and 21 rebounds, plus 3 assists and 2 blocks, against the Jazz.
“I don’t know what he ate at Thanksgiving” laughed Devin Booker. “But I would have liked to be there. »
Without two incumbents (Chris Paul and Cam Johnson) and while the outsiders weren’t skillful from afar, it was the power of the Bahamian under the circle that allowed Phoenix to win against Utah, and thus consolidate its first place in the West. For Monty Williams, whose relations with his pivot have been fluctuating, it is in any case the demonstration of what the player, extended for 133 million dollars over four years last summer, brings.
“This young man spent crazy hours in the gym, lifting iron with the staff, in order to be ready for moments like this”said the coach. “It’s good to see that hard work pays off. It’s good to see him make monstrous matches against very good teams, during a back-to-back. It’s quite impressive. »
And bodes well for the future, since the Suns will have the choice of weapons against the different defenses.
“I want to do more, I feel like I can do more”was content to explain Deandre Ayton on these last two outings. “I just try to do what I can to contribute with my team.”
| 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 | 16 | 29 | 59.8 | 27.3 | 70.6 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 15.4 |
| Total | 252 | 31 | 59.9 | 25.4 | 75.1 | 3.1 | 7.3 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 16.2 | |
