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This Team Is The Favorite To Sign Deandre Ayton If He Leaves The Suns

According to BetOnline, the Detroit Pistons are the favorite to sign Deandre Ayton if he were to leave the Phoenix Suns. The NBA Finals are taking place between the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics, but the anticipation for free agency is heating up.

Ben Stinar

This Team Is The Favorite To Sign Deandre Ayton If He Leaves The Suns
This Team Is The Favorite To Sign Deandre Ayton If He Leaves The Suns /

The Phoenix Suns lost in the second-round of the NBA Playoffs to the Dallas Mavericks, and they are now in an offseason where they have a very important question to answer. 

2018 first overall pick Deandre Ayton is a restricted free agent, and they will more than likely have to pay a lot of money if they want to keep him. 

According to BetOnline, the Detroit Pistons are the favorite to sign Ayton if he leaves the Suns.  

The interesting aspect of that hypothetical scenario is that the Pistons would then have both the first (Ayton) and second (Marvin Bagley) overall picks in the 2018 NBA Draft on their roster.  

Both players are still very young (23-years-old), and they also have the first overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft (Cade Cunningham). 

For a young team that is rebuilding, that would be an exceptional core to build off of, and it's something to keep an eye on when the free agency period begins. 

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BEN STINAR

Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.

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