A look at how former Arizona Wildcats — including Deandre Ayton, Lauri Markkanen and Bennedict Mathurin — are performing in the NBA this season.
Justin Spears Mathematically, it’s not the halfway point of the NBA season, because most teams have played roughly 60 games of the 82-game season. But the All-Star break is always a refreshing recess from the season-long grind.
With NBA All-Star weekend officially wrapped up in Salt Lake City, and the regular season set to resume Thursday, here’s a look at how ex-Cats are performing in the Association this season:What they’ve been up to: The only Wildcat to go No. 1 overall in the NBA draft nearly went to the Indiana Pacers on a four-year, $133 million contract as a restricted free agent. But the Suns matched Indy’s offer, and Ayton is averaging a double-double in his fifth season in Phoenix.
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