Deandre Ayton Wife: Who Is Deandre Ayton Wife?

Deandre Ayton Wife: Who Is Deandre Ayton Wife?: Born on July 23, 1998, Deandre Ayton, officially known as Deandre Edoneille Ayton Sr. is a Bahamian professional basketball player.

He developed a love for basketball at a younger age and has been consistent throughout his career rising through the ranks to become one of the most sought-after basketball players.

Ayton attended Balboa School in California and started on the varsity basketball team for two years. As a sophomore in 2014–15, Ayton led Balboa to a 17–14 record, averaging 21 points, 16 rebounds, and 6.9 blocks per game.

Ayton in 2015–16, his junior year, transferred to Hillcrest Prep Academy in Phoenix, Arizona to play out his last two years

As a senior in 2016–17, Ayton led Hillcrest to a 33–6 record and national rankings across multiple outlets while averaging 26 points, 15 rebounds, and 3.5 blocks. He also led Hillcrest to a Grind Session World Championship, earning Finals MVP and season MVP.

After high school, Ayton had narrowed his choices between three schools: Arizona, Kansas, and Kentucky. On September 6, 2016, he committed to play for the Arizona Wildcats and signed his letter of intent.

He made his debut with the University of Arizona on November 10, 2017, recording 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks in a 101–67 win over the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks

Throughout his college career, he was used as a power forward instead of center. On June 21, 2018, the Phoenix Suns selected Ayton with the first overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft.

He was the franchise’s first No. 1 pick in their history. Ayton joined the 2018 NBA Summer League Suns squad on July 1, 2018, signing his rookie-scale contract five days later.

Ayton made his NBA debut in the season opener on October 17, 2018, and earned a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds, as well as a season-high 6 assists, a steal, and a block with 36 minutes played as a starter in a 121–100 win over the Dallas Mavericks

On October 24, 2019, after the 2019–20 season opener, he was suspended for 25 games after testing positive for a diuretic, violating the league’s anti-drug policy

Ayton returned from his suspension on December 17 against the Los Angeles Clippers, putting up 18 points and 12 rebounds in a 120–99 loss.

During the 2020-21 season, on January 20 game against the Houston Rockets, Ayton had 26 points, 17 rebounds, and a career-high 5 blocks in a 109–103 win on the road.

He became the first Suns player since Shawn Marion in 2007 to put up at least 25 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 blocks in a single game, as well as the only other Suns player to do it in the last 30 seasons.

On May 23, Ayton made his NBA playoff debut, scoring 21 points on 10-of-11 shooting, to go along with 16 rebounds, in a 99–90 victory in Game 1 of the First Round over the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers.

During the 2021–22 season, Ayton and the Phoenix Suns were unable to agree to a rookie extension before the season.

Prior to the 2022–23 season, and still unable to agree on a contract extension with the Phoenix Suns, Ayton became a restricted free agent in the offseason

On July 14, 2022, he signed a four-year, $133 million offer sheet with the Indiana Pacers, the largest in league history and the Suns quickly matched the Pacers’ offer.

On July 18, 2022, Ayton signed the Suns’ multi-year contract. On February 4, 2023, Ayton tied his season-high with 31 points on 13-of-15 shooting from the field and grabbed 16 rebounds in a 116–110 win over the Detroit Pistons.

Internationally, he represented The Bahamas in the 2016 Centrobasket, the regional basketball championship of FIBA Americas for the Central American and Caribbean subzone where he averaged a tournament-leading 11.1 rebounds per game.

In May 2023, Deandre Ayton hit major headlines when he was ruled out of Game 6 vs. Nuggets due to a rib injury. The Suns officially ruled out Ayton about two hours before tip-off with a rib contusion he sustained during Game 5.