Deandre Ayton has been topic to a lot criticism over his position in Phoenix however his stint with the Bahamas nationwide group alongside future teammate Eric Gordon, reveals he’s prepared to show a brand new leaf.
Within the Bahamian group’s 109-68 win over Cuba in an Olympic pre-qualifying match, Ayton recorded 22 factors and ten rebounds on 10-14 taking pictures and was stuffed with optimistic power after the sport.
“It felt superb,” Ayton stated. “It felt enjoyable. Really emotional feeling, simply having so many Bahamian guys, so many nice gamers simply following the identical targets, chasing the identical targets and understanding the chance that we’ve at activity, taking part in in Argentina, realizing that that is the massive deal.”
Ayton has teamed up with new Suns guard Eric Gordon, who signed a two-year cope with the franchise throughout free company and made the change from the USA Group to the Bahamas group.
Within the sport in opposition to Cuba, Gordon completed the evening with 17 factors, 4 rebounds and two assists on 6-10 taking pictures from the sphere and 2-3 from three.
Ayton spoke about taking part in with Gordon and the way a lot of a profit it has been earlier than they group up on a stacked Suns group that features the likes of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal and Yuta Watanabe.
“Positively lit,” Ayton stated.“It’s positively one thing that you just by no means thought would occur. He’s such an important participant as effectively. Simply having the texture of his sport earlier than we each hit coaching camp and begin combating one another to determine some kind of chemistry, I’m glad we figured that out early. And simply attempting to make some historical past now to make the Olympics is really one thing particular.”
In Gordon’s postgame, he had nothing however reward for Ayton and stated, “He’s going to be a risk” for the Suns of their upcoming NBA marketing campaign.
