On July 3, according to US media reports, center Ayton, who was previously bought out by the Trail Blazers, decided to sign the Lakers for two years with a total price of US$16.6 million. The Lakers have always wanted a high-quality center in the past few seasons, but they have never been able to do it. Now that Ayton is here, his price is more appropriate, mainly because he had previously had the "bottom" of the buyout of Trail Blazers. But Ayton is a center who is more inclined to attack and needs a lot of ball rights. During his previous time with the Suns, Ayton had serious differences with the coaching staff due to lack of ball rights. In the Lakers, Doncic, James, and Reeves are the leaders. They must control a lot of ball rights before it can be Ayton. Can this satisfy Ayton?

In Ayton's two-year contract, the last year is the player option. It can be seen that Ayton also has certain uncertainty about his prospects in the Lakers. Ayton was the No. 1 pick in 2018, but he spent his best time in his career in the Suns, and he reached the Finals with the team. But Ayton and the Suns ended up having a bad break. Because they believed that they had a low tactical position in the team, Ayton had serious conflicts with the head coach, which was also the main reason why he went to the Trail Blazers since then. In the 2024-25 season, Ayton averaged 14.4 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, with a shooting percentage of 56.6%. Such data is not bad, but it is not top-level.

Doncic is reportedly excited about Ayton's joining. But in the Lakers' offensive system, how high Ayton's proportion depends on the use and choice of head coach Redick. But it is foreseeable that the Lakers will be a team that focuses on offense in the 2025-26 season. Except for Hachimura Shizu, the other four players in the lineup are good at offense. Whether this is good or bad depends on the effectiveness of the game after the start of the season.

Text/Beijing Youth Sports Song Xiang

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