Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton struggled in his season debut on Oct. 25 against the Los Angeles Clippers, but he picked it up two days later against the Orlando Magic. Ayton scored 14 points on 7-9 shooting while hauling in 15 rebounds in the 102-97 loss.
Ayton was the most high-profile player Portland got in return from the Damian Lillard deals. As he continues to find his footing with his new team, the potential is there for Ayton to play a much bigger role at a much higher level than he did during his time with the Phoenix Suns.