Reject the Pacers and choose to join the Lakers! The 2018 No. 1 pick center officially announced that it will join forces with James

On July 3, according to famous reporter Shams, the Los Angeles Lakers management who let go of the forward gate line, signed Lara Weiya, finally took action to fill the vacancy in the No. 5 position. General manager Pelinka used a two-year, $16.6 million contract to sign No. 1 center DeAndre Ayton, who officially joined forces with James and Doncic to form a new three giants to compete for the championship in the new season. It should be emphasized that Ayton's annual salary for the 2025-2026 season was $35.55 million, and he gave up $10 million in the process of reaching a buyout with the Portland Trail Blazers. With his salary in the Lakers, his total salary for the next season is $34 million, which is only $1.55 million less.

As the 2018 No. 1 center DeAndre Ayton, he played for the Phoenix Suns, and has played for five seasons, averaging 16.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 18.2 points, 11.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 14.4 points, 10.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 17.2 points, 10.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 18 points, 10 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and after being sent to the Portland Trail Blazers, he averaged 16.7 points, 11.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 14.4 points, 10.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists. His data and performance are still qualified. He is relatively weak in his playing style and does not like to engage in physical confrontation with opponents such as Embiid and Turner. This led to the Trail Blazers, in order to cultivate Yang Hansen, directly cut Ayton to demonstrate the team's willpower.

It is worth mentioning that before choosing to join the Los Angeles Lakers, the Indiana Pacers, who had always been interested in Ayton, also extended an olive branch to the latter, hoping that he could join and join forces with Siakam to fill the vacancy caused by Halliburton's season reimbursement. Unexpectedly, after careful consideration, Ayton and his agent, also Doncic's agent, made the right decision, which was to reject the Indiana Pacers and choose to join the Los Angeles Lakers, where there were two superstars, James and Doncic. As long as they were positive in playing basketball and were willing to participate in the pick-and-roll cooperation, the data for next season will definitely skyrocket, and Hayes is the best example.

Now with DeAndre Ayton, the 2018 No. 1 pick, announced the latest decision. After spending the 48-hour clarification period, he chose to join the Los Angeles Lakers. In addition to being optimistic about the combination of James, Doncic and Reeves, he wanted to use the influence here to help him expand his commercial value and strive to get a larger contract renewal after two seasons. It should be noted that the Pacers are not that the latter is not strong, just because Halliburton is reimbursed for the season and is also a small ball market, and its attractiveness is not as attractive as Los Angeles, so it is understandable that Ayton will not come. After all, people go to high places and water flows to low places.