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Recently, Los Angeles Lakers center Deandre Ayton griped that the team wanted to "turn him into Clint Capela". That was a role that Ayton didn't want to play. Since making those comments, the veteran center has taken a different look at things.

"I bought in," Ayton said. "Completely, like 110 percent. I hope you see the work."

It's been an adjustment for Ayton to play as the fourth or fifth option in some lineups. He said that transition has been hard, but that he's learned to channel his efforts elsewhere.

"That’s a fact. That is a true fact," he told The Athletic Monday about scoring. "But me, I scratched that, I took that out. I said … when it comes to scoring, we don’t need that. We need you to put that energy what you have for offense and into defense.

"I just started looking in the mirror and said 'Yo bro, … you’re not that guy. You don’t need to be on this team doing that at all. This team, you came here to be the effort guy and close out possessions, rebound. Run the damn floor hard as hell, make bigs work, make superstars work.'

"And I’m having fun with it, I’m not gonna lie."

Via Dan Woike/The Athletic

So he's doing what he's supposed to be doing...

Let's circle back in a week or so. Dude changes his mind and attitude like the weather

Clint Capela you say.

His future on the Lakers will be dependent on his play and effort in the playoffs but lately it does seem like he's giving a bit more effort towards the end of games. The Denver and first Houston game really stood out to me.

He used Battier defense on Jokic in that win, noticeable