Draft Guru's Concerns About Deandre Ayton
Sam Vecenie expressed doubts about Deandre Ayton's willingness to embrace his role as a rim-runner for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Ayton's potential as an imposing presence around the rim could enhance the talents of Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, and LeBron James, particularly on offense.
Maybe Deandre will embrace being a rim-runner at some point... It hasn’t really happened that much in the preseason in terms of like downhill pressure towards the rim, but we will see.
This lack of embracing his role is a significant issue for the Lakers, who signed Ayton in the summer, hoping it would be a new start for him after his time with the Portland Trail Blazers.
Author's summary: Sam Vecenie doubts Ayton's role embracement.