BREAKING: Deandre Ayton has agreed to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, sources tell ESPN. Between Portland and L.A., Ayton will earn $34 million next season. Agents Nima Namakian of Innovate Sports and Bill Duffy of WME Sports reached the deal with Lakers president Rob Pelinka.

The Lakers find their starting center in Ayton, the 2018 No. 1 overall pick who is the only player in NBA history to average 15+ points and 60%+ shooting in the postseason. He has career averages of 16.4 points and 10.5 rebounds on 59% shooting over the last seven seasons.

Ayton will sign a two-year deal with the Lakers, with a player option, sources tell ESPN.

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  6. Lmaoooo dude won’t have to shovel snow and ice from his driveway anymore

  7. Lakers only had $8m left in their MLE and Ayton gave back $10m in his buyout, i thought

    is Shams just rounding up to $34m combined?

  8. Trying to remember if I’ve ever publically said anything about Ayton I should delete just in case.

  10. /sigh/

    I mean he’s a center right?

    Edit: idk I guess I was really hoping Pelinka pulled a Clayton or Kessler trade out of his back pocket 😂 not a fan of Mr aytons motor and just general bad body language from his time in Phoenix. Hopefully this is a prove-it szn for him and he does well enough to earn a longer team-friendly deal from LAL. I am just generally not a fan of the carousel of a supporting cast

    Then again this was the guy who said he considered having a successful career as earning his first max extension so.. idk.

  11. Those photoshoppers who put every top draft pick in a Lakers jersey must be ecstatic about their 2018 work

  12. The fact that we got this done without giving up a single asset is what has me so excited

    He was bought out for reasons he won’t fix overnight in LA… but to give up nothing to get him? That’s an incredible deal

  13. Love how “Im a max player” Ayton felt the need to emphasize how much money he’s making 😂

  14. JJ is going to have an aneurysm by the end of the season trying to get Ayton to give a shit.

  15. imagine telling someone after the 2018 draft that both Luka and Ayton will be teammates at age 26…. on the LAKERS

  19. I promise I won’t call him a lazy quitter until the second game of the season

  21. LAKERS HAVE A ROSTER WITH ALL 5 POSITIONS OF BASKETBALL IN IT NOW REJOICE

  23. People are making fun of this but Ayton for 9 million is a fucking steal. I’m glad to have him

  28. If Chris Paul can make Ayton look like an all star Luka and LeBron can too. It’s not like he’s had major injuries plus he’s on a contract year playing in Los Angeles. Things always work out for the Lakers unfortunately

  29. Lebron has now been on the same team with the 1992, 1995, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2018 #1 pick including himself in 2003

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