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Troubling report on “tardiness and tantrums” from former Suns’ big man Deandre Ayton

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Deandre Ayton’s time in Portland has not gone the way many given a fresh start would think, and reportedly it has been troublesome from the beginning.

“His first months in Portland were defined by tardiness and tantrums according to team sources. And there has been an eerie resemblance to Hassan Whiteside, the former Blazers’ center whose statistics looked nice, but had little to no impact on a game,” reports The Athletic’s Jason Quick.

Deandre Ayton's early tenure in Portland was characterized by ‘tardiness and tantrums,’ per @jwquick

“His first months in Portland were defined by tardiness and tantrums according to team sources.