Deandre Ayton

“When I was in high school, I was thinking about getting ideas and making my first shoe, how it would be, and what brand it would be.”

“Nike is Nike. Adidas is Adidas. I've played in their circuits and stuff like that, but now it's a business. You don't want just product. You're not a kid anymore. You're really trying to get bank. That's about it.”

“I've been saying it before the lottery, before the Phoenix Suns even had the No. 1 pick. I've just been talking it into the existence. I'm not saying I'm the best player in the draft and trying to be cocky like that, but I was just saying I'm going to be the No. 1 pick, regardless.”

“I will dive on the floor for a loose ball. That's how I'm trained. I can guard a guard if I want to. That's just that price. I'm not gonna sit here and let you score on me. That's in my blood.”

“I was the kid in basketball camps wanting to see the new gear that comes out or the gear that the camps give.”

“Having my name called to be the first pick for the Phoenix Suns was mind-blowing. Having all that confidence and leading up to that point when I saw Adam Silver come out, I was just waiting for my name, and when he called it, my mind went blank.”

“I'm representing the Bahamas; I'm representing a lot of islands - it's a whole nation behind me, on my back.”