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Portland had very high expectations for DeAndre Ayton when they landed him last summer in a trade with Phoenix.
Only recently does it seem that the center is starting to realize them - after starting the season in a rather disappointing way: he finished his first four games with only 8.8 points per game.
The reason, as it turns out, is quite surprising: Ayton did earn over 71 million dollars throughout his career and this season he pocketed 32 million dollars, but he spent his first weeks in the city on an inflatable mattress.
"My body wasn't my body," he said, "People forget that you have to get used to things. I didn't have a bed for a long time, I slept on an inflatable mattress and tried to figure out what to do. I have all the money in the world, but at the same time, there are things that don't connect For money - you need people around you, who will support you."
now everything is clear.
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Recently, as mentioned, it already looks much better: in his last five games, the center is putting up great averages of 27.2 points and 15 rebounds, and already looks like the player that Portland would like him to look like.
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