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How Arizona's Deandre Ayton Can Lock Up the No. 1 NBA Draft Pick This March

Deandre Ayton has been on a rim-hating tear since the ESPN report came out Feb. 23 that Arizona Wildcats head coach Sean Miller discussed a $100,000 payment for Ayton to play for his team.

Miller, of course, vehemently denied that report in a statement last Friday, and others have poked holes in the reporting. Whether or not there's any truth to that report, Ayton is going to be the No. 1 or 2 pick in the 2018 NBA draft.

On the basketball floor, Ayton has left little to prove.