Namakian of Innovate Sports and Duffy …

Namakian of Innovate Sports and Duffy of BDA Sports and WME had insisted to the Suns that they could find a maximum contract offer for Ayton in the marketplace, and are now delivering it with the offer sheet. The Suns had never made Ayton an offer, suggesting that they didn’t value him as a max player. If they don’t match the sheet, they Suns will lose the No. 1 overall pick without compensation.