Phoenix Suns to face Deandre Ayton, Portland Trail Blazers twice in preseason

The Phoenix Suns' preseason schedule just got even juicer. The Suns will now face Deandre Ayton twice in the preseason as they play Oct. 12 in Portland and Oct. 16 in Phoenix. They traded Ayton to the Blazers as part of a three-team deal Wednesday with All-Star guard Damian Lillard going to Milwaukee. Portland sent 7-footer Jusuf Nurkic, Nassir Little and Keon Johnson to Phoenix while the Bucks traded Grayson Allen to the Suns. Milwaukee dealt Bucks All-Star Jrue Holiday, a 2029 first-round pick and a pick swap to the...