Let the preseason games begin, with one on the floor with two.
That is, the first pick the draft, Phoenix Suns center DeAndre Ayton, and the second, Sacramento Kings forward Marvin Bagley III, will play their first preseason game Monday night, giving fans another glimpse of the big men the teams felt warranted top selections.
Bagley averaged 21 points and 11.1 rebounds in his only season at Duke. Ayton averaged 20.1 points and 11.6 rebounds last season as a freshman at Arizona.
The two did face off in the summer league in Las Vegas in July – for those keeping score, the Suns won, 71-63, with Ayton scoring 21, Bagley, 15.