Deandre Ayton News, Rumors, Updates - Los Angeles Lakers

James and the Lakers take on Barnes and the Raptors

Toronto visits Los Angeles for a non-conference matchup

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Sharpe leads Blazers to 132-116 win over the Lakers, playing without Doncic

Shaedon Sharpe had 25 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 132-116 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, who were playing without top scorer Luka Doncic

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Lakers missing Doncic Luka, Deandre Ayton against Trail Blazers due to injury

Luka Doncic was ruled out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game on Saturday night against the Portland Trail Blazers because of left groin soreness

4 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

Ruled out Saturday Ayton (knee) has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Trail Blazers, Thuc Nhi Nguyen of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Impact Ayton will miss the front end of Los Angeles' back-to-back set due to left knee soreness, and his next opportunity to play will come Sunday against the Raptors. With the 27-year-old center and Jaxson Hayes (hamstring) both sidelined, Maxi Kleber, Drew Timme and Jarred Vanderbilt are all candidates for increased playing time.

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Lakers finally have a way out of the Deandre Ayton experiment Jakob Poeltl is reportedly available for the Los Angeles Lakers to steal from the Toronto Raptors.

14 HOURS AGO • LAKESHOWLIFE.COM

Iffy for Saturday Ayton (knee) is questionable for Saturday's game against the Trail Blazers, Daniel Starkand of LakersNation.com reports.

Impact Ayton is managing left knee soreness that puts his availability in question for the first leg of the Lakers' weekend back-to-back. With backup center Jaxson Hayes (hamstring) also questionable, Los Angeles could be without its top two bigs Saturday. If both are sidelined, Maxi Kleber and Drew Timme would be candidates to handle frontcourt minutes.

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Los Angeles heads to Portland for conference matchup

Portland hosts Los Angeles in a matchup of Western Conference teams

2 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Zach Lowe eats crow on his laughable preseason Deandre Ayton take Zach Lowe admits his preseason belief in Deandre Ayton with the Lakers was wrong, as the fit continues to fall flat.

2 DAYS AGO • LAKESHOWLIFE.COM

James Worthy says what every Lakers fan knows about Deandre Ayton The Los Angeles Lakers need Deandre Ayton, and James Worthy wasn’t afraid to call out the big man.

4 DAYS AGO • LAKESHOWLIFE.COM

LeBron barely misses triple-double, Luka adds 27 in Lakers' skid-snapping 141-116 win over Hawks

LeBron James had 31 points

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Double-doubles with two blocks Ayton logged 13 points (4-7 FG, 5-8 FT), 13 rebounds, one assist and two blocks in 27 minutes during Monday's 124-112 loss to the Kings.

Impact Although Los Angeles was unable to win, Ayton was able to bounce back from his quiet performance Friday against Milwaukee. Ayton's performances have been rather inconsistent recently, and he is averaging 10.5 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.5 steals and 1.3 blocks across 28.5 minutes through six games in the month of January.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Lakers fans think LeBron James wants Deandre Ayton traded because of a viral interaction | Sporting News LeBron James' look interpreted as potential Deandre Ayton trade.

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Monk hits 7 3-pointers, scores 26 points as Kings top Lakers 124-112; Doncic scores 42 in loss

Malik Monk made seven 3-pointers and scored 26 points to help the Sacramento Kings to a 124-112 win over the Los Angeles Lakers

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Lakers' Deandre Ayton's quiet heroics for Luka Doncic could cement long-term future in LA | Sporting News Luka Doncic seems to have a new protector in a big man with many question marks.

5 DAYS AGO • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Blazers vindicated for Deandre Ayton decision as Lakers honeymoon ends Deandre Ayton's flaws are being exposed on the Los Angeles Lakers, proving the Portland Trail Blazers were right to move on.

6 DAYS AGO • RIPCITYPROJECT.COM

The Lakers' Deandre Ayton situation has gone from baffling to infuriating The Los Angeles Lakers signed Deandre Ayton to be their starting center, but his head-scratching play has forced JJ Redick to bench him mult...

6 DAYS AGO • LAKESHOWLIFE.COM

Lakers finally learn what Blazers fans warned about Deandre Ayton The Los Angeles Lakers are finally seeing Deandre Ayton's flaws that Portland Trail Blazers fans warned them about.

JANUARY 10 • RIPCITYPROJECT.COM

Poor showing in loss Ayton had four points (2-6 FG) and five rebounds in 24 minutes during Friday's 105-101 loss to the Bucks.

Impact Ayton had a tough night on both ends of the floor, so he ended up splitting the center minutes with Jaxson Hayes. Ayton is seemingly trending in the wrong direction, posting averages of 10.1 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.1 blocks over his last seven games.

JANUARY 10 • ROTOWIRE

Deandre Ayton's effort issue finally forced JJ Redick's hand In the Los Angeles Lakers' Tuesday night game, JJ Redick had enough of Deandre Ayton's wavering effort, and made a swift decision.

JANUARY 8 • LAKESHOWLIFE.COM

Lakers make painful Deandre Ayton realization Blazers fans saw coming The Los Angeles Lakers' stance on Deandre Ayton's starting role doesn't come as a surprise to Portland Trail Blazers fans.

JANUARY 8 • RIPCITYPROJECT.COM

Los Angeles and Milwaukee to meet for out-of-conference contest

Los Angeles and Milwaukee play in non-conference action

JANUARY 8 • Associated Press

Rich Paul says exactly what the Lakers will need from Deandre Ayton in the playoffs Playoffs are coming, and Deandre Ayton might hold the key to Lakers’ success if he stays involved and makes the right plays.

JANUARY 7 • LAKESHOWLIFE.COM

Double-doubles in win Ayton finished Tuesday's 111-103 victory over the Pelicans with 18 points (9-16 FG), 11 rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal across 32 minutes.

Impact Ayton has been a hit-or-miss fantasy asset lately, and it's been widely reported that he wants to be more involved in the offense. If Tuesday was any indication, coach JJ Redick is doing exactly that -- Ayton had 16 shot attempts in the win.

JANUARY 7 • ROTOWIRE

James and Doncic each score 30 to help the Lakers hold off the Pelicans 111-103

LeBron James scored 30 points, Luca Doncic capped his 30-point, 10-assist performance with a pair of off-balance, bail-out 3s as the shot clock wound down, and the Los Angeles Lake...

JANUARY 7 • Associated Press

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