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Deandre Ayton named NBA Player of the Week

Deandre Ayton is playing some of the best basketball of his career of late, and on Monday he was rewarded with NBA Player of the Week honors.

The Phoenix Suns center and former Arizona Wildcats All-American averaged 23.7 points, 16 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game over three games this past week. Ayton also shot an impressive 67.3% from the floor. Phoenix went 3-0 on the week.

This is the first Player of the Week award of Ayton’s young career. He shared the award with Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo.

DA's Averages this week:

23.