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Is Deandre Ayton a bust? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by VagabondReborn@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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He has career averages of 17/10, and was a critical piece on a Finals team. Yet you can't help but feel like he's been a huge disappointment relative to his draft position.

In a vacuum, meaning ignoring who he was drafted over, is Ayton a bust for a #1 pick?

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[–] itchypitbull@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

bust? thats ridiculous. He hasnt turned into a mega superstar but very few do.

Look at the next year, the #1 was zion. He is a better player on the court, but he has missed half his career so far.
The year before ayton was Fultz who missed time and is averaging 11/3
the year before was Simmons who missed a lot of time and has 17/8

2014 was wiggins who is in the same boat. He has 19/5. decent player, but never first option superstar level.
Before that you had Anthony Bennett......well, you could use that word bust with him.

and before that you had Wall and Griffin who averaged 18/4 and 19/8

Out of all those guys wiggins is the only one with a championship.

Dude might not be international superstar level, but he is far from a bust. He is reliable and a decent starter night after night.