Phoenix Suns rookie 7-footer Deandre Ayton says Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams begged for misses in last meeting to get offensive boards. Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic
“He’s a funny guy. He’s so strong, but he has so much fun playing the game. Just rebounding down there with him and wrestling with him, he sometimes wants his teammates to miss. He’s begging for the ball not to go in so he can outmuscle you to get the board. I hear him talking to himself, saying, ‘Please, please, please,’ multiple times. Over and over when he can see a rebound coming.