NEW YORK: Towering Bahamian teenager DeAndre Ayton is poised to be chosen with the top pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday (Friday in Manila), with the Phoenix Suns set to snap up the 7ft center who compares himself to Shaquille O’Neal.

Barring a major shock, the 19-year-old Ayton is widely expected to be selected by the Suns, who finished the season propping up the Western Conference with a dismal record of 21 wins against 61 defeats, the worst record in the NBA.

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