For the first time in their history, the Phoenix Suns received the first overall pick and with it the right to select who they believed to be the best player in the draft. That player, of course, was center Deandre Ayton.
It should be noted that the first overall pick doesn’t always win the Rookie of the Year award (although that player has won it three out of the last four seasons), centers are supposedly a dying breed in the NBA (although Karl-Anthony Towns won the award two years ago), and rookies don’t have the best track record of selecting the winner only choosing Kevin Durant correctly back in 2007, so based on these variables, the odds aren’t entirely in Ayton’s favor.