It was before my time as a Suns fan, help a brother out.
What was the general feeling of the fan base at picking DA as first pick? Was there much hype behind him? Were people happy?
Was there anyone that the fans were hoping for instead? Looking back, it’s a crazy strong year with at least 3/4 other players that would have been good selections.
Thanks!
People were very dug in on Ayton. You were allowed to meekly suggest that maybe it would be cool to draft Luka, but any criticism of Ayton was met with downvotes. Pointing out that he was one of the worst defenders for a center I’ve ever seen, or that he had no handle, or that he “just wanted to make it to that second contract” were all seen as hating, and I was ridiculed for thinking I was smarter than ESPN’s big board.