Even if Deandre Ayton assures that everything is back to normal between him and the Suns, no one seems to believe it. The discomfort is deep and goes back a few months. A delicate relationship that makes us wonder how the season will unfold for Dédé and Phoenix.
” No one is a prophet in his own country “. No, the pivot is not from Arizona, but he did most of his schooling there. If Deandre Ayton were to write a biography, the chapter on his 2021-22 season in Phoenix would surely be titled that way. To fully understand the situation, a step back is necessary. We are in the 2021 offseason, Deandre Ayton and the Suns are around a table, not for a huge barbecue, but rather to discuss an extension with a big check at the end of the day. Finally, they would have done better to opt for the first option, and the season begins without an agreement having been reached. In the 2021-22 fiscal year, the number one of the 2018 Draft will still stay focused on the orange ball and do the job: 17.2 points, 10.2 rebounds, 1.4 average offering in 58 meetings. A significant help for the band of Monty Williams who arrives in the Playoffs with the number one place in the west and a huge sign in the back. After a first round of warm-up not without adventures once morest the volatile New Orleans (4-2), Dédé and the Suns will fall on a Slovenian bone. Luka Doncic hooks the Cactuses before spanking them in a Game 7 in Phoenix. A defeat of 33 pawns which will leave traces, Ayton having been glued to the bench by Monty Williams. The season ends in bland sausage water. Place at the Free Agency for Dédé, who is still waiting for his big check. It will not come from the Suns but from the Pacers. The interior packs its bags, but Phoenix catches up with him by colbaque by matching Indiana’s offer.
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Today, all the parties have therefore what they wanted and yet we have the impression that there is cactus under the rock. You just had to look at little Deandre’s face during Media Day to understand that he would have seen himself well… everywhere else, but not here. Even though he has wielded the language of wood assured that no problem existed, one can wonder today how the Suns will handle the Ayton case. If the victories are linked and the pivot continues to make its stats, a priori everyone will continue to room apart for the good of the franchise. But on the other side, the not crazy atmosphere might weigh on the Phoenix locker room. If the group does not live well, defeats are likely to appear and the situation would then become explosive between the different parties. Phoenix GM will live in 2K23’s “really hard” mode, how come he doesn’t exist? As you will have understood, the Suns have every interest in taking care of their relationship with the interior if they want to hope for something this season. Deandre Ayton in full swing is an exceptional pivot, but it is his state of mind that may determine his future performances. For now, the sulky has blown hot and cold in pre-season. A brilliant move, a disconnected move, Ayton must also make a clean sweep of the past, because even if everything is possible in the NBA, a short-term transfer seems very complicated.
Whether he pulls the face or not, Deandre Ayton will be part of this Phoenix team. The next few months will be interesting to see how Suns management handles his case. Winning millions of potatoes while holding a title contender, that’s fine Dede, there’s worse anyway.
Source texte : SB Nation