The core competitiveness of the Suns, which lacks the cores of Paul and Booker, is gradually weakening, and may become intimidated in the face of the strong teams in the league, but this does not prevent the Suns from continuing to win. Today's match against the Eastern Weak Team Magic, the sun thrilled, and the team's 5.56 million tough will be the one to end the suspense.
This man is the flanking defensive captain Bridges. With a poor hand of only 3 of 11, Bridges showed his deterrent power on the defensive end, and with his keen sense of smell, he completed the fatal block before the final game to kill all the suspense of the game. Getting into the best defensive squad this year really has a play.
On the defensive end, Bridges sat down, and on the offensive end, Ayton gave in on the inside, scoring 21 points and 19 rebounds on 10-of-19 shooting, including 4 rebounds in the frontcourt, plus-minus +14 for the team. Among the outside players echoing Ayton, Shamet and Payne performed best.
Samet had 21 points, three rebounds and two assists on 6-of-10 shooting. Payne scored Paul's stats, contributing 18 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists. The trio combined to get 60 points, 28 rebounds and 15 assists for the Suns, which is an important firepower output point for the Suns on the offensive end.
Ayton is about to usher in a contract year next year, and the Suns have been slow to announce a renewal of Ayton's contract. What's clear is that the Suns' management doesn't want to give Ayton a maximum salary. And Ayton's future is always up in the air. So is Ayton worth the top salary?
I think it's worth it. First of all, the two hottest big players in this market at present, Jokic and Embiid, are unlikely to change hands, and it is difficult to find players who are as good as Ayton in the next grade. After all, the Suns are the team dominated by the outside line, Ayton's role is not fully highlighted, as long as he can eat cake around Paul, it is enough, so the Suns may not be able to give Ayton a maximum salary, but in other teams, Ayton is worth it.