Phoenix Suns, Deandre Ayton (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Over the course of the 2021 NBA Playoffs, there have only been three centers that have consistently produced numbers across the board to bring their teams success. One of those centers being Phoenix Suns big man Deandre Ayton.
The Suns have thrived whenever Ayton has truly shown confidence in his game as a 22 year-old. Phoenix is 8-3 through the first three rounds whenever Ayton records a double-double, and is undefeated in the postseason when he posts a positive plus/minus.
The playoffs have been Ayton’s shining moment, and the only two centers of the 16 teams that made the postseason to out-perform him are NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, and MVP finalist Joel Embiid.