Deandre Ayton is now a member of the Portland Trail Blazers but people are still asking him about the Phoenix Suns.
His time with the Suns became very complicated over the last few years and everyone is curious about how he feels about that team.
He was asked for his thoughts about playing his old team in an upcoming preseason game and said he had “no thoughts at all,” according to a video shared by Aaron Fentress.
When pressed again, he refused to give his input and said he wanted to speak about the game he just played for the Blazers, not his former squad.
Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton had zero interest in talking about facing his former team, the Phoenix Suns, on Thursday night for the first some since being traded to Portland. pic.twitter.com/c0ALpYoU8D
— Aaron J. Fentress (@AaronJFentress) October 11, 2023
It is clear that Ayton is absolutely, 100% ready to move on from his time with the Suns.
On paper, his tenure in Phoenix was a good one.
The former All-Rookie player averaged 16.7 points and 10.4 rebounds during his five seasons with the Suns.
But for more than the last year, there have been rumors of Ayton unhappy with the team and former head coach Monty Williams.
Fans have spotted moments of Ayton looking disgruntled on the bench and seemingly checked out from the rest of his teammates.
And there was also a bunch of talk about Ayton being traded away again and again during that time too.
Eventually, Ayton finally made his way up to the Trail Blazers and a new chapter of his career is set to begin.
But the speculation about just how ugly and complicated things got behind the scenes in Phoenix will continue for some time.
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