AI-ton slopts into his contract

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Random but I actually played against Ayton in 2k26 and he was my matchup.

Ngl, dude was giving me BUCKETS. He was like a prime MJ out there, 19-11-11-2-2 going ⁷⁄₈.

No one has money

dude was put into the best situation he could have been put in and only put up ¹⁰⁄₁₀ on almost 30 minutes a night.

dude should be the poster boy of “don’t care” instead of jay cutler.

Imagine how bad you got to be when the market for a center is so low that it should only increase your value as a center.

No he still can play a couple of more years in the NBA, just not as a starter.

It’s funny how people still don’t get this. The Lakers absolutely don’t want him at $8M, it may seem like good value but I guarantee they wish they had that much more cap space. Because at the end of the day they want winning guys that fit better.

Turns out that the GMs of other teams have eyes

Celtics would pay for a big man but not Ayton.

Reminiscent of the Roy Hibbert fall tbh

The current CBA has hurt mid- to high-level players like Ayton the most. He probably gets a decent sized contract under the old CBA. There’s no way a team will risk hitting the second apron for Ayton of all players.

Less than Sharpe just signed for. So ya pretty surprising I’d say.

Hasn’t the actual FA discussion period not started ?

What is Pelinka cooking up?

The A-list center that Luka wanted lol.

The funny thing is this sub and the national media was giving the Suns so much shit for not giving him the max straightaway

I’m a Pacers fan who wanted Ayton, i promise i will never apply for any future GM role no matter how lucrative.

Not a chance. He’ll play decent this year and get a 2 year deal with team option or some shit. People clown him deservingly but he’s an nba player for sure

He’s actually a bargain. Borderline starting center for $8 million a year? Lots of teams would love that value

He’d start on the pelicans lol

There’s a shortage of centers. He’ll still be in demand

Nah. Ayton is massively disappointing, but his base level of athleticism + touch + size will always mean he’s a playable big. He’s a lower end starter for sure, but still a starter. He’d have to have a huge drop off athletically to be out of the league

Better than the one you’ll never get.

Never underestimate the ability of sub par centers to stick around in the league forever

Mark Williams on a 3/$38M deal for Phoenix. Just saying.

He would have to love the game of basketball before he goes overseas.

Not at all, he’s completely fine at 8 mil. Can stopgap us at the center position, or backup if we get someone, or is a very tradeable contract. No real lakers fan minds this at all.

Not at all. Preferable, honestly. If we strike out on everyone else, at least there is a 7 foot body in there. Ayton last season constantly shifted between tremendous value contract and dog water. You were never surprised if he popped off for ²⁵⁄₁₂ or if he went ⁶⁄₃. I’ll take the happy medium there for $8M

Not really, I assume we’re not getting a big name center.

If we go the Mitch route we need someone to play when he gets gassed.

If we do get a big name center, Ayton is a great backup option

Vietnam for Lakers fans is Bron taking a 75% paycut to sign with the warriors.

This is good for us lol. He was fine last year contrary to popular belief. $8m for a capable (hopefully) backup center is perfectly alright

Let’s be real, 8M is ok here.

You guys are so thirsty for Lakers doom posts lol

Ayton don’t surf!

$8 mil is Vietnam?

Y’all are really that desperate to make it seem worse than it is for the Lakers lmao

That isn’t going to happen. If they lose LeBron, they’re getting players.

for ¹²⁄₈ in the regular season and ¹⁰⁄₁₀ in the playoffs? absolutely

Genuinely for his production it’s fine and it’s an expiring contract to throw in trades

Oh don’t you know that Luka’s big bromance is Reeves so now that Lakers locked him up for 4yrs Luka should be super happy to be on a non-contender for years to come.

Ayton starts with an A so definitely not B list!

Gets no boards? 9.6 rpg playing an avg of 28.5 mpg disagrees. It’s nowhere near great, but better than anyone on the Suns or Warriors last season (just to name 2 teams in the same division)

If its an opt in and trade it can happen anytime in the offseason. CP opted into the final year of his deal before being traded. If its an extend and trade theres a specified time they can’t be, i think usually 6 months?