By Divij Kulkarni View the original article to see embedded media. Deandre Ayton has long promised to be one of the more happening and drawn-out sagas of this season. Even before the Phoenix Suns had their embarrassing Game 7 implosion against the Dallas Mavericks and the issues became more evident, the franchise’s refusal to give Ayton the max extension showed that they weren’t entirely sold on the man they drafted 1st overall over Luka Doncic and Trae Young in 2018. It’s not like Ayton has been a bust, far from it. But there definitely seems to be a gap between his idea of his value and the …
