Deandre Ayton posts first NBA double-double in Suns’ win vs. Kings

A classic Ayton performance

Deandre Ayton said he felt like a rookie in his Summer League debut, but he looked more like himself in his second outing in Las Vegas.

The big man had 21 points and 12 rebounds (including five offensive rebounds) in 29 minutes as the Phoenix Suns held off Marvin Bagley III and the Sacramento Kings, 71-63.

Ayton was incredibly efficient, shooting 8-of-11 from the field and a perfect 5-of-5 from the charity stripe. He had a block and a steal, too.

Bagley had 15 points and seven rebounds on 5-of-12 shooting.

Here were Ayton’s highlights:

This performance came a day after he was held to 10 points and eight rebounds on six shots against the Mavericks, who double-teamed him from the opening tip.

While Ayton’s final stat-line was much better Saturday, his performance was mostly viewed as a “quiet” 21 and 12 by media folks:

Suns win. Ayton managed 21 and 12 in what was a pretty meh performance, which is impressive. The guy can certainly produce.

— Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) July 8, 2018

I wouldn't say this was a particularly impressive looking game from Ayton, but then you look up and he's got 21 and 12 on great efficiency.

— Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) July 8, 2018

Lesson of this Summer league- Ayton is going to be really good with a quality point guard.

— Tim Tompkins (@RadioTimNBA) July 8, 2018

One thing to remember: Hard to judge big men in Summer League because often they're not getting great guard play. That said, been mixed bag for Ayton

— scott bordow (@sbordow) July 8, 2018

Ayton floating on offense. Screens aren’t catching anyone, he isn’t sealing when he gets post position. Add bad passes from teammates and ...

— Kevin Zimmerman (@KZimmermanAZ) July 8, 2018

Also as much as I can nitpick Ayton, he’s opening a lot up for teammates that’s not ending in puntos because, well, SUMMER LEAGUE.

— Kevin Zimmerman (@KZimmermanAZ) July 8, 2018

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