It certainly felt that way, and it also looks like the Suns are going to catch some opponents by surprise this coming season. Khaman Maluach outscores Deandre Ayton in center battle. Maluach passing the eye test of how enormous he looks on a NBA floor and how fluidly he's moving. This was only a small subplot to a fascinating game in which the Suns didn't have Jalen Green and so Booker was able to go off for 24 points. Backup center Nick Richards also gave the Suns some nice minutes, but Maluach outscoring Ayton was undoubtedly the story.