Few transitions are more difficult in sports than the adjustment for a big man entering the NBA. The size, physicality and strength needed to battle against some of the largest humans in the world on a nightly basis takes time, effort and mental toughness to build that consistency.
Rudy Gobert, Clint Capela, Karl-Anthony Towns, Andre Drummond, Nikola Jokiu0107, Steven Adams. Even the league’s most elite centers had to adjust to not being able to just bulldoze anyone who got in their way. Some it took a year and others it took four, but for Deandre Ayton, it seems to be coming along rather quickly with credit going to Suns Assistant Coach Mark Bryant.