Warriors Trade For Suns’ Deandre Ayton In Blockbuster Proposal

One NBA has suggested that the Golden State Wariors make a huge trade with the Phoenix Suns to get Deandre Ayton.

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The following trade proposition was put out by Eddie Bitar of Fadeaway World between the Warriors and Suns:

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Ayton shot 58.9% from the field and 76.0% from the free-throw line last NBA season, averaging 18.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.

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In the regular season, he helped Phoenix win 45 games while compiling 36 double-doubles.

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Ayton's performance suffered in the 2023 NBA playoffs, though. In ten games against the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers, the center averaged 13.4 points and 9.7 rebounds.

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In the Nuggets series, Ayton averaged 10.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game but failed to record a positive plus-minus rating once.

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Deandre Ayton, Golden State Warriors, and Phoenix Suns Updates: NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMOURS In the 2023 NBA Western Conference Semifinals,

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the Suns were defeated by the Nuggets in six games. Due to a rib contusion he sustained in Game 5, Ayton was unable to participate in Game 6.

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