Phoenix Suns' Deandre Ayton pays $2.15M for modern Paradise Valley home

Deandre Ayton, Phoenix Suns No. 1 draft pick in 2018, has bought a modern home with neon green accents in Paradise Valley.

The seven-foot-tall player from the Bahamas paid $2.15 million for the nearly 6,100-square-foot house, according to public real estate records.

Ayton’s home comes with five bedrooms, four bathrooms, a gym, big stone backyard landscaping and a steel pool feature.

Urologist Dr. Shawn Blick and his wife Anna sold the contemporary home

The house had been on the market since 2016.

Real estate agent Dan Gonen with RE/MAX Excalibur took over the listing in April. The owners made some improvements to their home, and the price was raised from $2 million to $2.2 million.

“It’s a really interesting home in a great neighborhood,” Gonen said.

Ayton was a star with Arizona Wildcats star being picked by the Suns.

Reach the reporter at Catherine.Reagor@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-8040. Follow her on Twitter @Catherinereagor.

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