You will be hard-pressed to find another person of that size with Ayton’s quickness, explosiveness, and skill.
So Bill Walton resorted to comparing Ayton to animals during the Arizona Wildcats’ 94-82 win over Utah on Thursday.
Ayton apparently runs like a cheetah, soars like an eagle, has footwork like a mountain goat, the vision of a hawk, the dunks of an elephant, and the defensive ability of a grizzly bear.
Evidently those are all good things as Ayton wound up posting 25 points and 14 rebounds in the win — the type of performance that has become the norm for the Bahamian big man.