Newly-acquired Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton is excited to suit up for Rip City in the 2023-24 NBA season after the Phoenix Suns traded him for Damian Lillard.
Ayton took to Twitter last night to share this heartfelt message with his fans and the NBA world at large.
Ayton was one of the more highly touted collegiate players of the last decade out of the University of Arizona, where he established himself as a dominant paint presence that could stretch the floor.
After going No. 1 overall in the 2018 NBA draft, Ayton made an immediate impact for the Phoenix Suns, averaging a double-double on the way to All-Rookie First Team honors.