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— Deandre Ayton (@DeandreAyton)
Twitter reacts to Deandre Ayton going No. 1 overall in the NBA Draft
Here's how social media responded to the Suns' selection of the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ big man with the first pick. (Hint: People like it.)
Phoenix takes Deandre Ayton
Suns fans decked out in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ gear at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix celebrate the team's selection of Deandre Ayton at No. 1 overall at the NBA Draft on Thursday, June 21.
Man of the hour
Joel Embiid
Don’t compare Ayton to me either... I play DEFENSE
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid)
Buffalo basketball program
Congrats to on being selected #1 overall in the by the ! We hope your career starts better than your college one ended 😗😉🙃
— UB Men's Basketball (@UBmenshoops)
The Star's Bruce Pascoe
There it is: Suns take Deandre Ayton with the No. 1 pick. Ayton becomes the first ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats player taken first in NBA Draft history.
— Bruce Pascoe (@BrucePascoe)
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s basketball program
D-E-A-N-D-R-E 🇧🇸 is No. 1ï¸âƒ£Ayton becomes the first Wildcat in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ history to be selected with the 1st overall pick of the
— ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Basketball (@APlayersProgram)
Phoenix Suns
DEANDRE.
— Phoen1x Å uns (@Suns)
University of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
Number one draft pick goes to ! Congrats!
— Univ. of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ ðŸ»â¬‡ (@UofA)
Bleacher Report
“I could see a little Shaq and Kobe 2.0†— Deandre Ayton
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport)
Darren Rovell, ESPN
Here is the card that NBA commissioner Adam Silver read from to start the 2018 NBA Draft.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell)
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Cardinals
Ayton staying in AZ! Congrats & !
— ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Cardinals (@AZCardinals)
Pac-12 Conference
For the second straight year, is the home to the No. 1 pick in the as 's Deandre Ayton goes first to the ! It's only the sixth time in history a league has had back-to-back No. 1 overall picks.
— Pac-12 Conference (@pac12)
The Star's Justin Spears
*Sees Ayton and Bagley picked No. 1 and 2*THIS ONE IS FOR ARIZONA!!!!!!!
— Justin Spears (@JustinESports)
Pac-12 Networks' Cindy Brunson
. fans trust & believe you are going to luv this cat. One of the funnest and easily the most gifted player I’ve covered court side in my career!
— Cindy Brunson (@CindyBrunsonAZ)
Suns player Alan Williams
Welcome bro!!
— BigSauce (@alantwilliams)
More from the Suns
. is the first No. 1 pick in NBA history to be selected by a team in the same state where he played in college and high school!
— Phoen1x Å uns (@Suns)
More reactions
How proud is 's mom Andrea? Her face says it all.
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales)
. just officially became the best center the Suns have ever had.
— Welcome to Aytown (@Espo)
DeAndre Ayton the new David Robinson
— ..... (@GiftedAndGoofy)
DeAndre Ayton and Devin Booker might be the modern day Shaq and Kobe tho😳
— Donel Atinaja (@draezy_)
Devin Booker... Mikal Bridges... DeAndre Ayton🙇ðŸ¾â€â™‚ï¸
— 1ï¸âƒ£7ï¸âƒ£ ForeverðŸ™ðŸ½ (@Kwontanamo)
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