I thought Ayton was pretty bad defensively in his first year. His impact on the defensive end came later.
Suns select Khaman Maluach #10 overall in 2025 NBA Draft
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A few have some consistency but they're wrong. Why does nobody listen to the man himself? I don't get it. It will be interesting to see what the Suns media guide comes up with for pronunciation.
Synchronicity and all that jazz, man.
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When was he causing Giannis fits? I thought that was end of his first year. It all blurs together the older you get, man.
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I feel like he gave Giannis fits in maybe 1 game. I just checked and it looks like Giannis had no problems producing against the suns at any point during Ayton’s time here.
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Yeah... Giannis feasted on the Suns like it was baklava.
Love, Hurts.
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Yeah, I just remember a bull in a china shop. The refs let him do whatever he wanted. He was like Grayson Allen at an all-you-can-eat buffet.
Synchronicity and all that jazz, man.
"Cool is getting us blown out!"
-Shaheen Holloway
"Cool is getting us blown out!"
-Shaheen Holloway
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Ayton played really good defense in the playoffs during our Finals run on guys like Anthony Davis and Nikola Jokic. He did okay against Giannis all things considered, but it was almost impossible to stop Giannis that season, especially with the refs giving him every call.
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How does Maluach compare to the giants drafted last year? Clingan and Edey
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It didn’t happen in a vacuum. It happened when the organization stopped caring about him (summer 2021).
"I'm a Deandre Ayton guy."--Al McCoy, September 21, 2022.
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It happened in a dustbuster.
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Guys with a measured reach longer than Maluach since 2000:
Tacko Fall 10’2.5
Mark Williams 9’9
Pável Podkolzine 9’8
Mo Bamba 9’7.5
Bol Bol 9’7.5
Rudy Gobert 9’7
Zach Edey 9’7
Donovan Clingan 9’7
Javale McGee 9’6.5
Rocco Zikarsky 9’6.5
Tacko Fall 10’2.5
Mark Williams 9’9
Pável Podkolzine 9’8
Mo Bamba 9’7.5
Bol Bol 9’7.5
Rudy Gobert 9’7
Zach Edey 9’7
Donovan Clingan 9’7
Javale McGee 9’6.5
Rocco Zikarsky 9’6.5
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I have at least 394 people who agree with me

"I'm a Deandre Ayton guy."--Al McCoy, September 21, 2022.
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I thought Maluach’s reach was 9’8? Not that it matters … excited to see what he does on the court.
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This had more likes and puts your argument to shame... The comments even more so.
Wish you'd just get the troll badge at this point.
Wish you'd just get the troll badge at this point.
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Was 9’6 at the combine
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6 years in still doing this. Deandre Ayton is a decent big man, very skilled, very lazy. Rather have Mark Williams for the price. Not even a debate.
Love, Hurts.