Call yourself a ruler! The NBA hasn't started yet, another crazy one!
Something went about like this, Trailblazers Media Day, Ayton was interviewed.
Speaking about what he can bring to the Blazers, Ayton is striking: "I bring dominance, my name is Domin Ayton, my team wants me and wants me to succeed. ”
The ruler Ayton is considered to have Ayton himself to get a nickname for himself, his social media account name is this, and as early as two years ago, he tattooed this nickname (Domin Ayton) on his back, interestingly, as at the time, this time Ayton also caused controversy again.
Watching the excitement, Green reposted Ayton's remarks on social media and wrote: "This is wild", and then accompanied by a few laughing and crying expressions.
The first few high-profile comments under ESPN-related news are also very interesting
Netizen 1: Who does he think he is?
Netizen 2: Do buddies think they are James, and tattoo themselves like that
Netizen 3: (Kobe's classic Soft emoji)
Netizen 4: He is as soft as toilet paper
You can see that the reviews about Ayton are very bad.
In fact, even from the value of the trade, it can be seen that in the previous three-way trade of the Suns, Bucks, and Blazers, the Suns only got Nurkic, Grayson Allen, Little and Gion Johnson without Ayton, and did not even get a first-round pick.
You know, Ayton is the top pick in 2018, but behind him are Doncic, Trae Young, Alexander and other All-Stars, and Ayton is currently only 25 years old, he has helped the Suns play in the Finals once, and he has been able to turn in two doubles in the regular season every year for five seasons.
The main reason for Ayton's significant decline in value and reputation is this year's playoffs, where he played a total of 10 games, averaging only 13.4 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, shooting 55.0% from the field, which is not a small gap from the regular season average of 18.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game, shooting 58.9%.
Among them, against the Nuggets, Ayton played particularly badly, averaging only 10.8 points per game in five games, and the last game was directly absent due to "injury reasons", in contrast, Jokic opposite Ayton averaged 34.5 points, 13.2 rebounds and 10.3 assists per game in this round, which can be called hanging.
Of course, it is not a shame to be beaten by Jokic, but Ayton's enthusiasm and commitment in the series are the most disappointing, not to mention offense or defense, even the most basic duties of the interior line such as grabbing rebounds, card positions, and protecting the ball, and even ignoring teammates' high-fives many times off the court.
Ayton wanted to go, so he didn't play hard, which is something that many fans can guess, and just after this trade, Ayton personally confirmed the fans' thoughts, he said of being traded: "I want to thank the Suns management for arranging me, they just complied with my wishes." Now I'm part of the trailblazers. ”
Objectively speaking, the growth environment of the Suns is indeed not very good, but the growth environment of the Blazers is no better, and it is certainly not as perfect as imagined, after all, the real reconstruction core of the Blazers is the new scout show Henderson, and there is a famous guard Anfeni Simmons in the backcourt, and Grant also needs to attack with the ball.
Therefore, Ayton does not have to be happy too early, the upcoming new season, without Paul and Booker, he may not be able to play the level of last season's regular season (18+10), and for a rebuilding team, 25 years old is already older, in case Ayton does not play at the ideal level, he may continue to be traded by the team in the future.
As for the astonishing "ruler Ayton" on the media day, it should be an expectation of Ayton's future, but the reality is still relatively cruel, I hope Ayton can have fun in the Blazers, not to be able to cash in on the talent of the former champion, at least better than in the solar period.