Scoot Henderson Reacts To Deandre Ayton's Instagram Post

Scoot Henderson (Portland Trail Blazers) commented on Deandre Ayton's Instagram post.

Jan 31, 2024; Portland, Oregon, USA; Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton (2) celebrates victory with guard Scoot Henderson (00) after a game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images / Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images

Deandre Ayton is coming off his first season playing for the Portland Trail Blazers.

The former Arizona star finished the year with averages of 16.7 points, 11.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 57.0% from the field in 55 games.

Earlier this week, Ayton made a post to Instagram that had over 7,000 likes.

Ayton captioned his post: "🤞🏾"

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There were over 100 comments on Ayton's post and one person who left a message was his Trail Blazers teammate Scoot Henderson.

Henderson wrote: "Fresh twin"

Scoot Henderson's IG Comment / September 25

Trail Blazers fans will likely love seeing two of their best young stars interact on social media.

For the franchise to take the next step and get back into the NBA playoffs, they will need Ayton and Henderson to make significant jumps over the next few seasons.

Oct 10, 2023; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson (00) and center Deandre Ayton (2) embrace before playing New Zealand Breakers at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Jaime Valdez-Imagn Images / Jaime Valdez-Imagn Images

Ayton was the first pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, and after spending the first five seasons of his career with the Phoenix Suns, he was traded to the Trail Blazers last offseason.

His career averages are 16.7 points, 10.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.0 blocks per contest while shooting 59.2% from the field in 358 regular season games.

In 2021, Ayton helped lead the Suns to the NBA Finals.

Jan 31, 2024; Portland, Oregon, USA; Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton (2) dunks the basketball during the second half against the Milwaukee Bucks at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images / Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images

As for Henderson, he was the third pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.

He finished his rookie year with averages of 14.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 5.4 assists per contest while shooting 38.5% from the field and 32.5% from the three-point range in 62 games.