preface
Two and a half years ago, a piece of news blew the NBA, and the 2018 NBA draft leader DeAndre Ayton was banned from the NBA for 25 games for eating banned drugs. Although the prohibition of drugs is not drug use, many people have labeled Ayton as an "addict", a year ago he was still a draft leader and a proud son of heaven, but now he has become the target of public criticism. In the face of outside criticism, Ayton once again embarked on the journey, this time to prove his talent.
"The Prodigal Son Turns Back"
It may be inaccurate to describe Ayton as a term, because whether he purposefully took the banned drug or accidentally ate it has been a point of debate among fans, because as an NBA player, it is really unexpected to do such a thing. From the first moment he entered the league, there will certainly be a professional agent to supervise Ayton and plan the careers of young players, but he still makes mistakes, and there is indeed a certain amount of mystery. But in any case, both domestic and foreign media are denouncing Ayton, as a draft leader, although he was very amazing in the first season, but the playing was too soft, and the fans think that the cross-era internal line is very different.
So when I saw him banned for taking banned drugs, all the anger broke out at the same time, and even some people felt that Ayton was going to disappear into the crowd, and it was another story of parallel goods, everyone gave up on him, but Ayton did not give up on himself, and in 2020 he made a comeback.
Paul's arrival has allowed Ayton to find a direction for development, perhaps his statistics are not as good as before, but Ayton's impact on the team is really improving. The soft eggs in people's mouths in the past have disappeared and been replaced by "Dunbao"!
The Suns fans are completely in love with this big boy, perhaps his appearance does not match his age, but it is precisely because of this contrast that Ayton is more loved by fans. The Suns finished second in the West last season and reached the NBA Finals in the playoffs, and Ayton's role is irreplaceable. Remember facing the Clippers in the first round? At the last moment, Ayton descended from the sky and completed a brilliant deduction to kill the game! After scoring, Ayton screamed in the sky, at this moment he vented all the anger he had accumulated over the years, everyone looked down on him, and everyone thought that Doncic and Trae Young were better in the same class, but Ayton reached the NBA Finals earlier than these players who were known as the proud sons of heaven. Now those who look down on Ayton should shut up, he has achieved the best of his generation!
Is it worth a big contract?
After the suns' success last season, the Suns management had a feeling of unloading and killing donkeys, and in this era when Porter Jr. could get a five-year, 172 million contract, the Suns were unwilling to give Ayton a top-salary contract. Moreover, these practices of the Suns have also been supported by many people, and many fans feel that Ayton's success is not his own efforts, but chris Paul's help to the team. Ayton has been absent for a while due to injury this season, and during his absence, the Suns have played well, and the Suns management has signed Biyombo for the team, and his performance is also quite good, and his data is similar to Ayton, it seems that Ayton can be replaced. If fans only look at these simple statistics, or the performance of Biyombo and McGee against weak teams, to evaluate Ayton as not a good player, this is absolutely wrong! The Suns should not be reluctant to give Ayton a maximum salary, he is irreplaceable for this Suns team.
Not to mention that Ayton is a young player with unlimited potential, even if it is his performance in the playoffs last year, Ayton is worth it. Facing Davis in the first round, Jokic in the second, Zubac in the third round, Ayton actually didn't lose the upper hand, at least not losing too many points on the defensive end. In the Finals, if it weren't for The Saric's playoff reimbursement, Ayton really wouldn't have been unable to restrain Brother Alphabet.
Now that the Suns have Paul and Booker, Ayton can only be the team's third shot, not because he can't score, but because he sacrificed himself for the team's choice. Before Paul came to the team, Ayton averaged 18.2 points and 11.5 rebounds per game, and I don't believe that if he was given the ball to brush him, Ayton would not be able to play a good statistic. The Suns don't take Ayton's sacrifice for granted, and if he is given a low price for that reason, it doesn't matter if Ayton doesn't stay here.
Since he felt he wasn't worth it, it would be nice for Ayton to leave. In fact, the Suns will eventually give Ayton a top-salary contract, Duncan's data was not good, but the Spurs could not leave his system, not to mention that the current Ayton data is 16.5 points and 10.3 rebounds, is it really bad? It seems that the big men in the league are also the top, Gobert can get a $200 million contract, the Cavaliers Allen can also get a big contract, I really can't think of any reason why Ayton can't get the top salary. Is it because Ayton was once a problem teenager? But who didn't make mistakes when they were younger? In the past few years since the end of the ban, Ayton's performance has been conscientious, and there is no news of his going to the nightclub, so this should not be a reason not to give Ayton a maximum salary.
epilogue
Although he has not yet ended his contract problem, Ayton is still conscientious on the court, and he wants to prove to everyone that it is definitely not a fluke to be able to get the title, but that he really has such an ability. Of course, for him, there is still a long way to go to become the top star of the NBA, after all, he is known as the next "admiral" player, can not be because of a mistake to characterize this player, shame and courage, Ayton can definitely become great in the future!