<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="1" > preface</h1>
Since Paul joined the Suns, the Suns under the leadership of the veteran team gradually grew from a fishing team to a playoff team, and even a Finals team, even if the Suns lost to the Bucks in the Finals last season and did not win the championship, they can not ignore the suns' lineup strength and growth, in addition to the contributions of veteran Paul and Booker, the role of center player Ayton can not be ignored, and even without him, whether it is against the Lakers' Davis or the Nuggets' Jokic have played a very good performance. As the winner of the 18-year draft, Ayton's hero who reached the finals last season, but did not reach an agreement with the team to renew his contract in the off-season, is the Sun wanting to give up the rising star, or has another plan, what is Ayton's career prospects? Listen to me next.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > terrifying physical talent</h1>
Ayton participated in the draft in 2018, barefoot height 2 meters 18 meters, arm span 2 meters 27, weight 112 kg, standing touch height 2 meters 82, running bounce reached 110 cm, running touch height reached 2 meters 83, excellent physical fitness, and successfully selected for the title.
His scouting report is written like this, in terms of strengths, physical fitness, excellent bouncing ability, his bounce and height make him a good finisher, good at air dunks. Secondly, Ayton has a wealth of offensive skills, can score in any position, has a good basket foot, has a certain level of back singles and turn jump shots, has an excellent shooting rate on free throws, has a wide passing field, and has excellent blocking ability. In addition, Ayton is an excellent rebounder and blocker, and the penalty area is full of deterrence. In terms of shortcomings, the desire to survive is not strong, can not become a good leader, the offensive side is more inclined to shoot outside, and the defensive end has not fully cashed in on the talent.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="6" > growing big men</h1>
This season is already Ayton's fourth season with the Suns, and looking back on his first three seasons, he has really improved a lot, but more is his shooting ability and efficiency on the court. In his rookie season, Ayton averaged 30 minutes per game, with 16.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.9 steals, 0.9 blocks, shooting 58.5% from the field and 74.6% from the free throw line.
Compared to the players who were drafted together in the 18th year, such as Trae Young, Doncic, Porter Jr., etc., their reputation and expectations in the previous seasons were higher than Ayton's, and Ayton also had drug ban problems in the second season, so his growth did not receive too much attention, or even far less than them. So how did Ayton get so much attention? Last season's playoffs, of course.
As the second-largest In the West in the regular season, the Suns, led by the point guard god Paul, reached the playoffs, but unexpectedly met the defending champion Lakers in the first round, which is obviously not an easy opponent to deal with, especially Anthony Davis on the inside, and it is also true that Anthony Davis scored 13, 34, 34, respectively, in the first three games, and helped the team to take a 2-1 lead, but facing Davis, Ayton, who stepped into the playoffs for the first time, was not afraid. The first three games still averaged 20 points and 12 rebounds per game, which also gradually made people start to pay attention to this big man with a hat.
After eliminating the Lakers, whether it was Jokic who met the Nuggets, or Zubac and Batum of the Clippers, Ayton still maintained a highly efficient level on the court and helped the team reach the Finals. Until he met Giannis, who had evolved, it was obvious that Ayton was not as good as the MVP player both physically and in experience, but Ayton did his best, averaging 14.7 points and 12 rebounds per game, and it was good to play at this level in the first finals, and he didn't have much to do with the monster Giannis.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="11" > what are the prospects for a failed renewal</h1>
Doncic, Alexander, Trae Young and Porter Jr., who were drafted in the same draft as Ayton, all completed a maximum salary extension with the team in the offseason, and Ayton, who could have received a maximum salary extension, also had a failed negotiation with the team because of some contract details. So why can't the Suns general manager give Ayton this top salary? Can Ayton's strength match the top salary?
Personally, I think that the team did not give Ayton a maximum salary contract, which is nothing more than two reasons, one is that I don't want to limit the adjustable salary space of the team in recent years because of this contract, because in addition to Ayton, the other two core pauls of the Suns and Booker have already received a maximum salary renewal contract, and even Bridges, who is lower than Ayton, also received a contract in the off-season, so the team's salary space in recent years is not adjustable, if you add Ayton's contract, it is difficult to adjust; second, The Suns believe that Ayton's strength can not reach the top salary, compared to Doncic, Trae Young, Alexander they are the absolute core of the team, and Ayton will not necessarily become the core of the Suns in recent years, so the Suns want to wait until next year to see other teams give Ayton an offer, and then bid to win Ayton.
In fact, from the attitude of management, it can be seen that Ayton is still far from meeting the team's expectations, and it is also true that Ayton still needs to strengthen his ability, including the ability to hold the ball, three-point shooting, and the more terrifying inner dominance on the defensive end, just from the playoffs alone can not fully see Ayton's dominance, the new season he needs to continue to work hard, of course, as he said: "In my life, I have been learning to control what I can control, at the same time, obviously, I am depressed But I just want to help the team get back to the finals. I'm a competitor and I'm going to play. ”
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="15" > conclusion</h1>
Even if Ayton does not succeed in renewing his contract now, I believe that in the new season he will work harder and eventually win a maximum salary contract, after all, this kind of spatial big man has a ceiling that dominates both ends of the attack and defense is very sought-after, even if he leaves the Suns, Ayton will be pursued by many teams, but if the Suns want to retain the competitiveness of the championship, they need to give Ayton a satisfactory commitment, after all, Bridges, who is nine places lower than him, has also obtained this top salary contract!