Deandre Ayton News, Rumors, Updates - Los Angeles Lakers

Lakers dodging disaster comes down to Rockets failing to exploit a major mismatch The Lakers’ first-round matchup with the Rockets could come down to whether Jaxson Hayes and Deandre Ayton can neturlaize Houston's elite re...

APRIL 14 • LAKESHOWLIFE.COM

Deandre Ayton gets one last shot to prove he belongs in Los Angeles The Los Angeles Lakers center can make his case for an extended stay in the NBA Playoffs.

APRIL 13 • LAKESHOWLIFE.COM

Records double-double Sunday Ayton provided 22 points (10-14 FG, 2-2 FT), 10 rebounds, one assist and three blocks in 26 minutes during Sunday's 131-107 victory over Utah.

Impact Ayton co-led the Lakers in scoring alongside Rui Hachimura, and the big man will need to provide this kind of output on offense in a difficult first-round series against the Rockets due to the likely absences of Luka Doncic (hamstring) and Austin Reaves (oblique) for much of the series. Ayton averaged 12.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game across 72 starts in the regular season.

APRIL 13 • ROTOWIRE

Deandre Ayton admits he felt surprised that the Lakers' postseason matchup is the Rockets | Sporting News Ayton did not know the Lakers' big matchup would be against the Rockets.

APRIL 13 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

LeBron James scores 18 in 1st half, Lakers tune up for playoffs with 131-107 win over Jazz

LeBron James had 18 points, six assists and four rebounds in the first half, and the Los Angeles Lakers tuned up for the postseason with a 131-107 win over the Utah Jazz

APRIL 13 • Associated Press

Utah faces Los Angeles on 9-game road slide

Utah enters a matchup with Los Angeles after losing nine straight road games

APRIL 11 • Associated Press

Deandre Ayton handed surprising jolt of confidence about his Lakers role Udonis Haslem gave the Los Angeles Lakers center big-time positive encouragement.

APRIL 10 • LAKESHOWLIFE.COM

Hits for 21 in Thursday's win Ayton provided 21 points (9-11 FG, 3-4 FT), five rebounds, one assist and one block over 31 minutes during Thursday's 119-103 victory over the Warriors.

Impact It's the first time since March 12 that Ayton has delivered 20-plus points. All five Laker starters scored in double digits Thursday as the team tries to compensate for the absence of Luka Doncic (hamstring) and Austin Reaves (oblique), and in three games since the two stars went down, Ayton is averaging 12.3 points, 4.0 boards, 1.0 blocks and 0.7 assists in 24.3 minutes.

APRIL 10 • ROTOWIRE

Lakers predicted to sign $87M Finals champion to replace Deandre Ayton, lob threat for Luka Doncic | Sporting News This would be a huge get for the Lakers this summer.

APRIL 10 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Udonis Haslem shares powerful support for the struggling Deandre Ayton | Sporting News Deandre Ayton has not been the happiest player for the Lakers, which is why his big performance on Thursday was encouraging.

APRIL 10 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Gillespie and the Suns visit conference foe Los Angeles

Los Angeles takes on Phoenix in a matchup of Western Conference teams

APRIL 10 • Associated Press

LeBron James has 26 points, 11 assists to lead Lakers past Warriors 119-103 as Stephen Curry sits

LeBron James had 26 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds but didn’t get to compete against rival and pal Stephen Curry as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors 119...

APRIL 10 • Associated Press

JJ Redick Calls Out Deandre Ayton's Costly Flaw The Los Angeles Lakers are running out of options, and head coach JJ Redick isn’t holding back when it comes to what’s going wrong.With Luka...

APRIL 10 • BASKETBALLFOREVER.COM

Suns' regret in Deandre Ayton trade package grows as young wing thrives The Phoenix Suns wish they had kept their rookie in the three-team Deandre Ayton trade.

APRIL 9 • VALLEYOFTHESUNS.COM

JJ Redick's latest Deandre Ayton dig has Suns fans nodding in agreement The Deandre Ayton saga is continuing outside of The Valley as the rival Los Angeles Lakers are now having to navigate the headaches.

APRIL 9 • VALLEYOFTHESUNS.COM

Thunder's embarrassment of riches could hand Lakers ideal Deandre Ayton replacement Isaiah Hartenstein could be right there for the taking in the offseason.

APRIL 8 • LAKESHOWLIFE.COM

Lakers better hope Deandre Ayton got the message from JJ Redick The Los Angeles Lakers center needs to be better on offense.

APRIL 8 • LAKESHOWLIFE.COM

"He's having trouble catching the ball" - JJ Redick criticizes Deandre Ayton after Lakers' blowout loss vs. Thunder Redick was visibly frustrated after another blowout loss to the defending champions.

APRIL 8 • BASKETBALLNETWORK.NET

The biggest reason that led to JJ Redick not featuring Deandre Ayton revealed | Sporting News JJ Redick provides the reason why he is struggling to run plays for Deandre Ayton recently.

APRIL 8 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Lakers coach JJ Redick claims his vocal argument with Jarred Vanderbilt was nothing unusual

Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick downplayed his mid-game shouting match with Jarred Vanderbilt during their loss to Oklahoma City

APRIL 8 • Associated Press

Ayton, Lakers square off against the Warriors

Golden State hosts Los Angeles in a matchup of Western Conference teams

APRIL 8 • Associated Press

Deandre Ayton handed career-altering opportunity as Lakers search for answers The Los Angeles Lakers have endured a grueling string of injuries with the playoffs just over the horizon. True to an injury-plagued season'...

APRIL 7 • LAKESHOWLIFE.COM

Deandre Ayton slipping into dangerous pattern that should terrify Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers’ blowout loss to the Thunder exposed Deandre Ayton, as his effort and hustle are trending backward.

APRIL 4 • LAKESHOWLIFE.COM

Deandre Ayton reminds Lakers of essential truth that must shape his role Los Angeles Lakers center Deandre Ayton turned in an excellent performance against the Cleveland Cavaliers that sent a clear message.

APRIL 1 • LAKESHOWLIFE.COM

Lakers' frontcourt just proved its surge is very real at the perfect time Deandre Ayton and Jaxson Hayes stepped up in a huge way for the Lakers against the Cavaliers and passed their biggest tests of the season.

APRIL 1 • LAKESHOWLIFE.COM

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