As the No. 1 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, former Arizona Wildcats big man Deandre Ayton is set to earn more than $8 million this season. His rookie contract with the Phoenix Suns is projected to be worth more than $40 million over four years, giving the 20-year-old plenty of cabbage to spend on himself.
His first big purchase, though, was meant for someone else.
Ayton told ESPN.com’s Chris Forsberg that the most expensive thing he’s bought so far was a house for his mother, Andrea.
“Her reaction was priceless,” Ayton said.