Getty Deandre Ayton #5 of the Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers know well that center Deandre Ayton can score. That’s been the case since he entered the NBA as the No. 1 overall pick back in 2018, when he was even drafted ahead of now-Lakers star Luka Doncic. But what’s frustrated so many of his coaches and teammates in the past has been Ayton’s unwillingness to put his focus on defending the paint and grabbing rebounds, the two functions that have grown in importance in the modern game with its focus on layups
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