Ayton really has no defense, no desire to attack! This is to learn to play health ball with Wiggins!
In today's preseason victory over the Blazers 122-111, Ayton played 23 minutes, shooting 3-of-6 from the field, scoring 7 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, plus-minus -11.
Nurkic played 21 minutes, shooting 6-of-8 from the field for 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Positive and negative values up to +27.
Nurkic and Ayton played about the same time, Nurkic shot more than Ayton, the score was also 17-7, no wonder the Suns traded Ayton.
Ayton is the champion in 2018, reached a four-year, $133 million contract extension with the Suns in 2022, averaging 18 points, 10 rebounds and 1.7 assists in the regular season last season and 13.4 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1 assist in the playoffs.
It was because he was criticized for being abused by Jokic in the semifinals last season, believing that he did not show his ability on the defensive end, and Vogel traded Ayton to the Blazers after becoming the head coach of the Suns, and the Suns got Nurkic.
In addition to Nurkic's good performance today, there is one person who is also doing well, he is Harden's teammate Eric Gordon, who played 18 minutes, shot 8 of 10, including 3 of 5 from three-point range, 20 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
Compared to Tucker's 0 points, Gordon is simply a big explosion, Tucker played two preseason games with 0 points, Harden, you didn't recruit Gordon at that time? What Tucker to recruit! In the end, it was destroyed in my own hands!
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