NBA Odds and News DeAndre Ayton: A Giant in Search of Redemption and a New Home   DeAndre Ayton is no longer a  Portland Trail Blazers. What was once a bold investment by a rebuilding franchise has ended in a premature separation. At just 26 years old, the Bahamian center — former No. 1 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft — re-enters free agency, this time without the burden of a max contract, but with the challenge of reclaiming his place among the league's key figures.