09-22-2023, 08:00 AM
Ayton will always be a guy I am torn on. I could see him being a really elite #3 on a championship team in the future. On the other hand, I have read things that make me want nothing to do with him.
With that being said, if he wound up in Portland (with additional draft picks I would believe), I sort of like that for Portland. Ayton is a better fit than Nurkic, is younger and has years left on his contract. He would be a nice younger piece to see if you could grow with your young core. I am just unsure what PHX would want back. Nurkic appears like a pretty dramatic downgrade to me.
With that being said, if he wound up in Portland (with additional draft picks I would believe), I sort of like that for Portland. Ayton is a better fit than Nurkic, is younger and has years left on his contract. He would be a nice younger piece to see if you could grow with your young core. I am just unsure what PHX would want back. Nurkic appears like a pretty dramatic downgrade to me.