Deandre Ayton is likely to remain with the Phoenix Suns in 23-24 after another offseason in which he was in trade rumors and his status with the team has come under scrutiny.
“I can feel the whole world hating me in a way,” Ayton said in the 37-second video clip Eyewitness News Bahamas tweeted. “I’m the guy a lot of people point at and I see it and feel it, but mainly what I’ve been working on five to six days a week since we’ve lost is just motivating myself to change the narrative of what people think about me. No matter you put it, I feel like I have no fans out there and I can feel it because the whole world is saying it. My goal is over the summer is to change the narrative. Just unlock whatever it is and just completely just focus on me and change the whole thing.”
Frank Vogel is attempting to build a relationship with Ayton after the center had a tumultuous tenure with Monty Williams.
“He’s one of the best two-way centers in the game,” Vogel said during his introductory press conference. “I think obviously he’s going to be a defensive anchor for us. I’ve long utilized his set in my defensive scheme to build a dominant defense. I think he can do that and I think there’s a lot that we can untap offensively with him as well. So he’s pivotal part of what we’re going to accomplish this year.”
