Listed at 7’1 and 250 pounds, Deandre Ayton is a physical specimen. That’s not uncommon for someone entering the NBA draft, but it’s the incredible skill-set that Ayton possesses combined with his physical attributes that has NBA front offices drooling. He didn’t pick up a basketball until the age of 12, either.
The former Arizona Wildcat finished his lone season averaging 20.1 PPG and 11.6 rebounds on 61.2 percent shooting. He finished at 73.3 percent from the free throw stripe along with a 65 percent true shooting percentage.
“The NBA ain’t ever seen a play like me,” Ayton proclaimed to SLAM Magazine, which he graced the cover of this month alongside Luka Doncic.