Deandre Ayton has 1 Defensive Rebound the entire game
A starting center in a playoff game in one of the most important games of his series, is just standing around in the paint.
https://www.espn.com/nba/game?gameId=401871328
Box score and eye test matches honestly, pure ass
Lakers are going to need a real championship-caliber center to contend
Exact same issue from last year they’ve been completely dominated in the paint
Dwight Howard rubbing his hands rn
Watching 41 year old Dwight Howard try to guard Wemby would be pure cinema.
Shit, I’d take him. At least he would be trying rn lol
I don’t think it happens, but there’s a world they overpay like nothing else for Robinson
Would be a fantastic fit but he’s shown he absolutely cannot stay healthy for a full season + playoffs.
Everyone does. That 7’4 monster in SA is looming over everybody.
Hey, the Lakers have the same problem as us.
there’s this guy on the mavs who would be good if he was healthy. maybe you should trade luka for him, lukas fat anyways
he ain’t even on the Mavs anymore bro
It was really funny seeing lakers fans just say he needs to be a borderline passable option for them and ignoring Phoenix and Portland fans explaining that he’s ass
he was surprisingly good in the suns playoff run in 2021 but that giannis block siphoned the life out of him
that’s a legacy point for Chris Paul lmao, making Ayton touch his potential is an impressive achievement
In order to win a round or 2 in the playoffs? Absolutely! That’s all Lakers fans have been saying. No one has ever said that he’s a championship Center
Everyone called this
Except Lakers fans
He’s charmin soft
Dominayton
DFAyton
CBAyton
He’s actually so bad 😭
Idk what the fuck happened to him during that Suns finals run….it must’ve been the COVID fever that hit all teams and have him a buff or something.
He said from the beginning that all he cared about was getting the second contract. That was his motivation.
I mean he made 170+ million so far, I can’t even blame him, it worked
I love hAyton as much as the next guy (see my flair), but this quote gets regurgitated out of context so much. What he was asked is how he defined success in the league and his answer was getting a second contract. Now, maybe he meant that money was his motivation, but I find it much more likely that he meant “people think I’m good enough to continue paying me to play basketball in the NBA”.
Tomato tomato. In the end he only cared about getting his second contract.
Again, that may be true, but that’s not what the quote means.
That’s exactly what the quote means.
Bros perfect example of a top draft pick that has no drive to actually be good
Dudes had him in Bam convos a couple years ago lol
There was a moment when he looked like one of the toughest matchups for Jokic. Now he’s on his way out of the league despite having a relatively healthy career.
He doesn’t care. That is the truth. Zero effort. You can see him just stand there. Beyond fustrating. He will be out of the league soon. Lakers were desperate and that is why they gave him a chance He is Ben Simmons 2.0 and both were first picks of the draft.
If bagley and wiseman still have jobs, ayton will too.
Fair.
bagley would at least try.
only difference is ayton already got his bag
Lol he will not be out of the league anytime soon.
Dave Pasch is maybe the most by the book, un-opinionated announcer there is and even he is flabbergasted and disgusted by Ayton’s rebounding to call it out
he’s definitely not clint capela
The Blazers sends there regards
Suns too
Never seen so many possible chase downs in a series with LeBron trailing and not going for it 😫. Father Time is definitely peaking around the corner.
Man its true but also the lakers (aside from Smart) are getting blown by every damn possession. Lebron would need to be actual superman to keep up with it on the chasedown help
What the actual fuck is he doing
Deallergic Painton
But he’s weakly pawed at at least 7 of them!
I’d be banned from this site if I talked
Frustrayton
He makes me feel not so bad about Julius Randle, which is saying something.
Julius isn’t good right now but putting them in the same conversation is crazy
Damn. How did the refs cause this?
Who could the Lakers target for their new starting center?
Wemby
If the Cavs lose and decide to break it up maybe Jarrett Allen?
Not a coincidence that he peaked with chris Paul. All the physical gifts without any of the drive
Good for him getting paid…but he’s legitimately one of the most miserable basketball players to watch of all time.
They forgot to give him his crunk juice, it’s not his fault.
It’s like he doesn’t even care
yikes
It’s a conspiracy!!!!
He fought for like every single offensive rebound and was keeping the ball alive while the team shot bricks.
I really think people who haven’t played as a big dude in ball dont understand how much it fucking sucks to have to be knocked around all game, constantly going body to body, getting basically no recognition for it, only noticing negatively when it doesn’t occur, and on top of that never getting the ball after all that effort
Ayton is not a number 1 pick caliber player, and he is too soft to play like a center needs to, but he rarely gets the ball and gets shit on constantly im honestly feeling bad for the dude. I dont think he is nearly as bad as people make him out to be, he just isnt someone who can bang down low so that lowers his value but he isnt garbage
participayton
Someone check those under on rebounds bets.
Do you bring him back? What other center can you get? Hayes is ass too
So pathetic, I think he had money on this being a blowout.
Ayton 🐐
Desperately wAyton (for him to get another rebound)
As a Knicks fan I’m realizing we are going to lose Mitchell Robinson if the Lakers have any cap space. Because they will give it all to him
I actually cannot wait for this Lakers offseason.
It’s only 2 more nights. Hang in there.
Ayton always making excuses for fouls, missed shots…he really hurt what little chance the Lakers had this series
Didn’t unleash the beast smh
1? It looked bad but wow that is disgusting
I remember I got downvoted in the lakers sub for saying Ayton is everything I don’t like inna big.
Inconsistent motor, not physical or good screen setter, doesn’t protect the rim, not a great rebounder. I’ve tolerated him for most of this season and he’s had some good moments but I just can’t be fully on board man
What’s the point of rebounding if your teammates can’t shoot?
Ahhh, the Hibbert. It’s been many moons
DominAyton ran out of Crunk Juice.
Lakers used up all of DA’s crunk juice for the Rockets series
Was the a mirror he was looking in or an empty window?
Checked out
And you have now had the full Deandre Ayton experience. Laker fans please exit to the gift shop on the left to purchase your “DOMINAYTON” merch
1 is better than 0
lol he grabbed that rebound in the first quarter too ☠️