(1998-07-23) July 23, 1998 (age 25) Nassau, Bahamas
Listed height
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight
250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school
Balboa City School (San Diego, California)
Hillcrest Prep Academy (Phoenix, Arizona)
College
Arizona (2017–2018)
NBA draft
2018: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career
2018–present
Career history
2018–2023
Phoenix Suns
2023–present
Portland Trail Blazers
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2019)
Consensus first-team All-American (2018)
Karl Malone Award (2018)
Pac-12 Player of the Year (2018)
First-team All-Pac-12 (2018)
Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2018)
Pac-12 tournament MOP (2018)
McDonald's All-American (2017)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Deandre Edoneille Ayton Sr. (born July 23, 1998) is a Bahamian professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A consensus five-star prospect in the Class of 2017 and a McDonald's All-American, he played one season of college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats, where he was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year.[1] Ayton was selected with the first overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2019. In 2021, he helped lead the Suns to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1993.
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Deandre Edoneille Ayton Sr. (born July 23, 1998) is a Bahamian professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball...
Suns, led by Paul, rising star Devin Booker, 2018 first overall pick DeandreAyton, and second-year head coach Monty Williams, finished the season with...
in franchise history. They used the selection on the Bahamian center DeandreAyton from the nearby University of Arizona. This draft was also notable for...
Booker, the Suns outlasted the Pelicans on the road, with Chris Paul and DeandreAyton combining for 56 points. Paul scored 15 of Phoenix's first 23 points...
Prep in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was teammates with future #1 pick DeandreAyton. He left Hillcrest Prep in November 2015. In January 2016, he enrolled...
as the only players with a 40–point triple–double before turning 25. DeandreAyton became the first player in the shot–clock era with a 70+ FG% in any...
them up six with 31 seconds left. Durant finished with 31 points while DeandreAyton had 21 points and 11 rebounds. Booker shot 19-of-27 from the field,...
Chris Paul, who formed a quartet with their young core of Devin Booker, DeandreAyton and Mikal Bridges. In 2023, the Suns acquired 13-time All-Star and two-time...
Andrew Wiggins (Canada) in 2014, Ben Simmons (Australia) in 2016, and DeandreAyton (Bahamas) in 2018. Duncan is an American citizen, but is considered...
year, he worked out with and took advice from top high school recruit DeandreAyton in their hometown of Nassau. As a result, Jones was inspired to play...
On November 24, Beverley was suspended for three games after shoving DeandreAyton of the Phoenix Suns from behind during an on-court altercation. On February...
straight loss to the Heat. On September 27, 2023, Holiday, alongside DeandreAyton, Toumani Camara and a 2029 first-round draft pick was traded to the...
California Soulja Boy (DeAndre Cortez Way; born 1990), an American rapper, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur DeandreAyton (born 1998), Bahamian...
his school, including 2017 recruit and future #1 2018 NBA draft pick DeandreAyton. On February 24, 2018, Miller would not be allowed to coach the upcoming...