Despite being heavy favorites over the Portland Trail Blazers, the Suns again saw history repeat itself. Phoenix avoided a late collapse to ultimately defeat Portland 103-97 to im

Deandre Ayton is a year removed from the Phoenix Suns trading him to the Portland Trail Blazers as part of a three-team deal right before training camp of the 2023-24 season. Ayton sat in the visitors locker room Saturday at Footprint Center before facing his former team far more relaxed answering questions about his five seasons in Phoenix than he was last year on his first trip to Phoenix after the blockbuster trade went down.