Portland Trail Blazers Receive: C Deandre Ayton
Phoenix Suns Receive: F Jerami Grant
So…what exactly happened here? Well, Ayton’s foray into restricted free agency may have been an issue.
The Suns seemed to drag their feet before paying him. In fact, they waited until the Indiana Pacers offered him a deal.
Moreover, Ayton lost significant minutes in this team’s rotation last season. All told the Suns have failed to make him feel valued.
In a way, it’s funny. This was a number one overall pick. Why did the Suns select Ayton first if they didn’t want to build around a big man?
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All told this is likely to be a strange chapter in the organization’s history.
Is this the best way to move on to a new one?