[McMenamin] Deandre Ayton: “They’re trying to make me Clint Capela, I’m not no Clint Capela!”
When he was finished speaking to the group, Ayton made his way back toward the showers and said what he really felt – loud enough for anyone still in the locker room to hear.
“They’re trying to make me Clint Capela,” Ayton said, referring to the Houston Rockets’ now backup center, who a decade ago made his impact as a lob-catching, rim-running big on a team that made it to two conference finals.
“I’m not no Clint Capela!”