Deandre Ayton SIGNS with Lakers 🚨 Is He The Missing Piece For a Title?
was just how aggressive defensively Portland was in that victory in Sacramento. DA’s got to let it fly quickly off the baseline and beautiful baseline Jay there. Biggest lead of the game. Well, the son, look, you going to have a game like this. Son should know that.
70 run. Da giving two threes in the half where again I watched the guy in warm-ups and I’m telling you, look at the rotation on his shot. It It’s not like he’s hoping it goes in. He has tremendous feel for taking that shot. Gotten it down to eight and beat on the baseline pull up. Bridges ripping down the board. [Music] Lob up top. Easy two for DA. Nine rebounds and a wild one again. 104 103. Phoenix with the lead on the ball. They lob it inside and having their way. Lob up top. Da with a little Bahamian boom on the secondyear. Shinon gets the ball. But look at campaign with the lob to Da making himself known. Look at that. Take that. Six on the shot clock. J on the drive. Hangs inside feeding the DA. gets the finish in the foul.
Jo getting in the lane. He doesn’t go and stop. He goes as deep as he can. Draws the defense and drops it off to Eightton. Blocks in deep. Chancy pass. Eighton gathers it in. Swings to Matis. Blows by France Faulner but runs into a labyrinth. Ball deflected and Eightton just didn’t get rid of it. Hot potato for a bucket. That has to go across his body perhaps causing a foul. Smart play from the big fell.
Trying to get a little pick and roll to Aton. Nice pass to a cutting Matis Style who jams it on the baseline. I plan to live overseas at least for a few years. Uh raised my girls overseas. Um uh giving that experience right after I’m done playing. So, you know, whatever follows after that, that’s that’s, you know, that’s where I’m going to go
on nearly 12 attempts a game. Brockton, nice cut in there. DA scores and a blocking foul and eight will head to the line. I don’t think there are any shortcomings left. Four-point Sixers lead. Scoot on the drive. The lob to eight and he stuffs it home.
Delivering this pass to DA when he comes off this screen. It’s a twoon-one and his read is simple. Uh Travis truly, no pun intended on that, but his read I’m talking about Paul Reed. I I didn’t I didn’t realize it. We’ll freeze it. I didn’t realize it until after I said it, but he’s looking at Paul Reed here and it’s two-on-one. So, he’s going downhill as we let it roll. Once Reed does step over and cut off Scoots line for the drive, it’s an easy over-the-top pass. [Applause] Simons double screen, splitting off of that and into the lane is Aiden to pump it up and ball handler plays where the ball handler Anthony Simons keeps the ball. the Blazers without RJ Barrett and without Scotty Barnes.
Yep.
And Burleton, three of the starters. Brunson has had control of this game and he’s the guy sitting on the bench right now. Bob inside to Da. Somehow it got there. Bible throws it inside. Eightton scores and a foul. Murray will bring it in bounds.
Floats it to DA. Inside pivotway jumper. How about that for footwork? Yeah, that’s nice. Here is on a turn and twist. Eight and another pinpoint shot for DeAndre.
I just wondered if he saw the game cuz I didn’t know if he got over to the gym before the game started. A good pass from Denny Da will get two on the head. Two on a dome right there
here on the defensive end and it leads to a run out for the Blazers.
Yeah. Up the floor is Hakez. He leaves it here to out of intercepted by Aia. up the floor to sharp in. He comes up to DA up above the rim with two hands to slam it down and the official the sidelong glance. Shaden had the finish the time before this time on the twoon-one. He’s got that head up and sees the eight goes to work on Batazi trying to contain doing a nice job holding him now. Turnaround flip fading and scoring. Man, he plays through all that contact Lamar and still scores. Blazers call time. They are riding. DeAndre A despite the static plays right through. He’s got it. Does Booker into the corner here to KD’ll unwind on a three. Hit the top of the glass. Side of the glass and it’s recovered by the Blazers. Simons up the floor.
We will see that in a real instance. Up top hits.
Lakers finally got their center. Will Ayton be enough to help the Lakers compete in the West?
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26 Comments
He is not the missing piece, leflop was the piece of problem, get rid of him, trade him or buy out that nigga.
Bro average a double double EXACTLY what the lakers need plus him with bron and Luka…2026 champs🔥
Cant be the missing piece if the backup big is "Alex Len"
He's not the missing piece, he's the missing scapegoat for lebum and burger doncic
WELCOME DA TO THE LA LAKERS UNIVERSAL FAMILY ALL OVER THE WORLD 🌎.
he got a midrange and great touch near the rim plus a offensive rebounder. This is a big steal!
I’m a lakers fan, and still not convinced their contenders. If they have to play okc or Houston in a series they’re gonna get cooked by sga & kd. Besides Vando who’s not gonna play come playoff time, they have no POA wing defenders.
They need a solid PF who’s an excellent defender, has size and can shoot the ball while not being a liability defensively on the perimeter
So many teams and fanbases angry with Lakers right now😛
Lebron aint no damn big 3
Ayton would be the best center in the 90s where Sabonis hit 1 three and that was the biggest thing ever. Imagine he hits a 3 or middy in Shaq or Ewing face, their head would explode
I wanna see some DEFENSIVE highlights from Deandre Ayton !
DA is fkn clueless and lacks the self awareness to improve his game.
A double double machine and he's only 26. He certainly can't hurt!
Luka and Ayton will win their first championship
Should've went to Indiana
He must gain weight.
He is the perfect piece for the Lakers they don't need him to score a bunch but he can shoot to keep people honest and they constant lob threat plus the defense makes the Lakers and actual contender for the title this year
They're still not close to the top teams in the west. Come on now.
BR gotta hype of Ayton ONLY because he’s going to the Lakers
Lakers can't win another chip until LeBron retires or moves on
Well, that’s interesting.
so ….LeBron will no longer be the oldest player on his team?? 😅
Low risk if it doesn’t work, very high reward if it does work
Missing piece for a title is a bit much. But they’re back in business!
Yee
The west division is cold you got so many young teams its hard for lakers, clippers, trail blazers, etc. To keep up good luck la