Former Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton is being compared to Sam Bowie.
The Phoenix Suns could soon be etched in NBA history for all the wrong reasons, at least according to an anonymous NBA executive thatThe Suns managed to earn the first number one overall pick in franchise history in the 2018 offseason, and eventually opted to take Arizona Wildcats sensation Deandre Ayton over EuroLeague MVP Luka Doncic, despite previously hiring his Slovenian national team coach Igor Kokoskov.
The move continued to be somewhat justifiable going into the 2021 NBA Finals, as Ayton played a crucial role in the run despite being considerably worse than Doncic to that point. "And as put to me by one admiring rival executive, who has been marveling at Dončić's play throughout these playoffs, watching intently as No. 77 repeatedly punishes defenses that are trying to wear him down: 'Drafting Deandre Ayton over Luka Dončić might one day be as bad as Bowie over Jordan.'"Ayton was widely seen as the best prospect in the draft at the time, and the Suns clearly believed that he was the right selection, so sticking to the plan was the correct move.
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