NBA Legend Paul Pierce Makes Lakers Prediction After Deandre Ayton Addition originally appeared on Athlon Sports. After a 50‑32 regular season that ended in a first‑round playoff exit, the Los Angeles Lakers swung a notable addition to their frontcourt by signing former All-Rookie center Deandre Ayton.

Paul Pierce sounds off on the Lakers' Deandre Ayton signing, explaining why he’s not convinced it’s the right move for L.A.

NBA free agency is officially underway. Players were legally allowed to begin negotiating with teams across the league as of June 30, and there has been a flurry of activity. The most surprising free agency news to date happened Tuesday morning when the Bucks said they were signing big man Myles Turner,

Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka knows that new starting center Deandre Ayton can considerably raise his team's ceiling.

Wanting to make the other person happy is an essential part of any healthy relationship. That's a lesson that Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison never learned before trading away franchise cornerstone Luka Dončić, but Rob Pelinka isn't about to make that same mistake now that Luka is a Los Angeles Laker.

The Lakers selected DeAndre Ayton at center. The move remembers once Redick said Ayton " fantastic," player on First Take.

However, X (formerly Twitter) user Cranjis McBasketball pointed out that this past season, while with the Portland Trail Blazers, Ayton was the only player in the league with at least an A-minus grade in perimeter isolation defense, help defense talent and rim protection, among other areas, according to Basketball Index.

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