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LThe Suns retain Deandre Ayton after matching the Pacers’ four-year, $133 million offer for the center. The Phoenix franchise, which had not shown any interest in renewing the number 1 in the 2018 draft, had until this Saturday to match the proposal from Indiana. .
Just because the Suns have retained Ayton doesn’t mean they have him for the future, just that they can’t trade him until Jan. 15. Also, they can’t put him on an exchange without his consent. This brings his name out of speculation of a possible trade with the Nets for Kevin Durant this summer.
Ayton, 24, had averages of 17.2 points and 10.2 rebounds last season, shooting 63.4% from the field, though it seemed the Suns never exploited his true potential and the center broadcast bad feelings in the playoffs, when there was already talk of his possible departure. Phoenix ended up losing to the Mavericks in Game 7 and he had no minutes in the second half.
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