I noticed that they chose not to list how much the Lakers are paying him, but chose to publish the combined amount of his buyout and what the Lakers are paying him to try to keep his perceived value up for next year and beyond.
Welcome to the Lakers! You have a wonderful opportunity here with a storied franchise You could be one of our greats. It's there for the taking Put your ego aside and make it work It not only benefits the Lakers, it benefits you Go Lakers!
Although I have a feeling this could very well turn out to be a flop, getting Ayton without giving up assets and short term deal is a risk worth a taking.
Whew, we finally have a real center Okay, semi- real Better than what we've been running out there Someone needs to light a fire under his a**
In Los Angeles, Ayton will slide into the starting center slot, provide an anchor and partner with fellow 2018 top pick Luka Doncic with the Lakers. Ayton and Doncic went Nos. 1 and 3, respectively, in the 2018 draft, developing a relationship from that class Ayton, who will turn 27 on July 23, averaged 14.4 points and 10.2 rebounds while shooting 56.6% last season. He is the first player to average at least 10 points and 10 rebounds in each of his first seven NBA seasons since Dwight Howard, whose career began in 2004-05. Ayton also is one of four players to average at least 10 points and 10 rebounds in each of the past seven seasons https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45649142/lakers-reach-agreement-center-deandre-ayton
The mid range assassin. He should get a lot of easy buckets with Luka. I'm looking forward of how he plays defense vs Jokic etc..
Welcome to the Lakers big guy. Hope Luka is able to instill his love of playing basketball into your tall body.
He’s underachieved & had some drama in PHO, but he’s never played with 3 playmakers like Luka, LeBron & Reaves.
