Shams Wow: Ayton signs 2 year deal with Lakers

mkot · Post #1 » by **mkot** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 9:45 pm

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JHFVF07 · Post #2 » by **JHFVF07** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 9:46 pm

Great, now we send Reaves and "5 seconds" to NYK for Bridges and are good to go!!!

Sixers in 4 · Post #3 » by **Sixers in 4** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 9:47 pm

davidv2001 · Post #4 » by **davidv2001** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 9:48 pm

JHFVF07 wrote:Great, now we send Reaves and "5 seconds" to NYK for Bridges and are good to go!!!

Are you going to drug Leon Rose first? He’s immediately hanging up the phone if Pelinka calls with that offer.

reload141 · Post #5 » by **reload141** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 9:50 pm

davidv2001 wrote:
JHFVF07 wrote:Great, now we send Reaves and "5 seconds" to NYK for Bridges and are good to go!!!

Are you going to drug Leon Rose first? He’s immediately hanging up the phone if Pelinka calls with that offer.

Just wait for the Lakers to rationalize Reaves, Rui and a 1st for Jokic

MakeItSplash · Post #6 » by **MakeItSplash** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 9:51 pm

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JHFVF07 · Post #7 » by **JHFVF07** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 9:52 pm

davidv2001 wrote:
JHFVF07 wrote:Great, now we send Reaves and "5 seconds" to NYK for Bridges and are good to go!!!

Are you going to drug Leon Rose first? He’s immediately hanging up the phone if Pelinka calls with that offer.

Dude, we got Ayton for free and Luka for AD, Bridges should come for exprlirings + 5 seconds!

Lol, Im kidding!!! But we should look to get a versatile wing now(someone "cheaper" than Bridges for sure).

basketballRob · Post #8 » by **basketballRob** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 9:53 pm

Now, the Lakers need to sign Marvin Bagley to have the top 3 draft selections of the 2018 draft

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DusterBuster · Post #9 » by **DusterBuster** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 9:54 pm

JHFVF07 wrote:
davidv2001 wrote:
JHFVF07 wrote:Great, now we send Reaves and "5 seconds" to NYK for Bridges and are good to go!!!

Are you going to drug Leon Rose first? He’s immediately hanging up the phone if Pelinka calls with that offer.

Dude, we got Ayton for free and Luka for AD, Bridges should come for exprlirings + 5 seconds!

Lol, Im kidding!!! But we should look to get a versatile wing now(someone "cheaper" than Bridges for sure).

Jerami Grant... YOU ARE A LAKER!

OriginalRed · Post #10 » by **OriginalRed** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 9:54 pm

Considering their lack of ANY playable bigs, this is definitely a solid grab. I strongly believe Luka played a huge factor in Ayton going there as lob threats thrive next to him. Defensively he's leagues below AD but still better then what they had so I can't hate it no matter how low I think of Ayton as a professional basketball player.

But I really hope he understands the pressure that comes with being in L.A and the media that follows them. Expectations are always sky high and they will eviscerate underperformers in a heartbeat. This might close the door on him getting a big contract ever again or open that baby right up, we'll have to see.

DusterBuster · Post #11 » by **DusterBuster** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 9:55 pm

The Lakers fans over/under on absolutely despising Ayton is officially set at 23.5 games.

LofJ · Post #12 » by **LofJ** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 9:55 pm

No one could have predicted this.

Post #13 » by **Snakebites** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 9:56 pm

Now all of Ayton's issues will be shown to the country under the bright lights of the LA market. Terrific.

Lebron in particular will love playing with this guy.

In-N-Out 247 · Post #14 » by **In-N-Out 247** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 9:56 pm

so their using what's left of the MLE after signing Laravia

Tor_Raps · Post #15 » by **Tor_Raps** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 9:56 pm

Where all the Lakers fans who said I was tripping when I said "Ayton to the Lakers" is all but a formality.

The corrupt keep corrupting... arrgghhh lol

jordanwilliams6 · Post #16 » by **jordanwilliams6** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 9:56 pm

Ayton has his weaknesses but it’s still a very good pickup.

A motivated Ayton playing for a playoff team is still a starting calibre center which is significantly better than whatever the hell they were running with last year.

I’d consider moving Reaves to the bench and inserting 3&D players at PG & the other wing spot to compliment Luka, LeBron & Ayton. Reaves will still play 32+ minutes but needs to play as much as possible away from Lebron & Luka to maximise impact.

EmpireFalls · Post #17 » by **EmpireFalls** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 9:56 pm

This is a steal even if you think Ayton sucks.

Post #18 » by **Froob** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 9:56 pm

DusterBuster wrote:The Lakers fans over/under on absolutely despising Ayton is officially set at 23.5 games.

He should have gone to the Pelicans or Brooklyn if he wanted to mail it in. One of the worst places to go if you aren’t going to play hard and doesn’t seem he makes much money off this either.

Forbes · Post #19 » by **Forbes** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 9:57 pm

No surpris there, Laker ls with a nice cheap gift. That contract makes them so flexible And definitely make Ayton worth it

In-N-Out 247 · Post #20 » by **In-N-Out 247** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 9:57 pm

Snakebites wrote:Now all of Ayton's issues will be shown to the country under the bright lights of the LA market. Terrific.

Lebron in particular will love playing with this guy.

Yeah - this should interesting.

I wonder how long the honeymoon period will last - at least hopefully to Thanksgiving lol