今日,拓荒者隨隊記者Jason Quick在The Athletic上撰文,提到了Deandre Ayton初到拓荒者時的一些細節。
「儘管在過去的一個月裡,Ayton的表現有所好轉,但據球隊消息人士透露,他在波特蘭的頭幾個月經常遲到和發脾氣。」
「Ayton與前拓荒者中鋒Hassan Whiteside有著令人毛骨悚然的相似之處,他的數據看起來不錯,但對比賽幾乎沒有影響。」
「拓荒者越快離開Ayton,我就越早相信這支球隊正朝著正確的方向前進。」
這位25歲的球員本賽季僅出賽34次,場均得到職業生涯最低的13.8分。
Ayton此前在太陽隊打了職業生涯的前五年。在太陽隊的最後一年,這位前狀元場均貢獻 18.0 分和 10.0 個籃板,投籃命中率為 58.9%。
Deandre Ayton's early tenure in Portland was characterized by ‘tardiness and tantrums,’ per @jwquick
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“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'… pic.twitter.com/PAALdyES3I