It didn’t matter that the Suns had the best record in the league. With Luka Doncic, the Mavericks have arguably the best player in the league.
Everyone on Phoenix was left embarrassed by Dallas on Sunday night, but arguably no one’s humiliation was more consequential than Deandre Ayton’s. The former Arizona Wildcats star was picked No. 1 overall in the 2018 NBA draft, two spots ahead of Doncic.
While it’s been four years since then, Doncic made sure to let the world know that the Suns made the wrong call in that draft. In his final game of the season, Ayton was held to just five points. Doncic had a 35-point effort, even after taking his foot off the gas.
