The NBA announced their 2018-19 Rookie of the Year finalists on May 17, (the league’s award show is on June 24), and the three names that you thought would be on that list were – Luka Doncic, Trae Young, and first overall pick Deandre Ayton of the Phoenix Suns.
Many Suns fans hoped that not only would Ayton potentially be a 20/10 guy in his rookie year but that his addition alone would have lead to significantly more wins than the season before when Phoenix only won 21.
Instead, Ayton “only” averaged 16.3p to go with his 10.