Deandre Ayton Discussion: This Is A Platform I Can't Run From

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  1. wcsoldier81

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    He brings the ball down after catching it ..
     
    wcsoldier81, Oct 27, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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    We've all wanted a big that play defense and score points

    And here he it

    Good to see DA motivated

    Now he needs to keep it up for the rest of the season

    Happy for him and for the Lakers
     
    LakeShowAZ, Oct 27, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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    is there still breath in andre drummond's body?
     
    abeer3, Oct 27, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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    He’s at the top of the league so far in setting screens while giving you 70% of AD’s defense and securing lots of rebounds. We couldn’t really ask for more… the fact that he has an offensive game really positions him as an ideal role playing starting center for this team. He doesn’t need to be a star, just needs to play his role.
     
    svtzr, Oct 27, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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    It's incredible what having an actual starting center can do for a team.
     
    karacha, Oct 27, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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    Great game. For the price tag, Rob cooked here with this signing.
     
    VladeD714, Oct 27, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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    At this rate, we will be getting "the league rigged him to the Lakers" takes on social media well before Thanksgiving.
     
    ElginTheGreat, Oct 27, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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    JSM, Oct 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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    And Sabonis is one of the best in defensive rebounds in entire NBA
     
    KuzmoBall17, Oct 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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    Ayton was giving me Hibbert vibes but he is putting that to rest...for now.
     
    gcclaker, Oct 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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    Still dropping easy passes in the post that hit him in the hands.
    We needed much more out of him when short handed.
     
    FrontOfJersey22, Oct 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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    Yep but he's just not the guy to do it. He's an absolute solid to better NBA starting center but he's not going to be a star who you can depend on a night to night basis.
    He actually seems more consistent then Rui at least in the non-scoring aspects of the game.

    That still means even last night he was a better center then Clingan or Yang pretty easily. Just a big difference for the Lakers to have a positive at the position when it was such a hole since original bubble Dwight left
     
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    He still needs to get more than 8 rebounds when we're shorthanded though. He's averaged 10+ every year of his career, so he can do it and needs to focus on that like he did the previous game. This was a back to back, so that affects it, but the 6 & 8 rebounds in the 1st 2 games of the season are unacceptable.
     
    Panko, Oct 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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    Agreed, I will say that I am really liking what I'm seeing from DA overall. He couldn't be in a better position to succeed than sharing the court with either Luka, Austin or both. Hopefully he takes advantage of his opportunity.
     
    Toklat, Oct 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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