The Los Angeles Lakers can change their defensive schemes in a much-needed way with Deandre Ayton.
In 2024-25, with Jaxson Hayes serving as the lone satisfactory big man option in the rotation, the Los Angeles Lakers were forced into a ton of unfavorable defensive schemes and coverages. The addition of Deandre Ayton will allow them to shift the necessary gears away from those.
It would certainly be a welcomed sight to have Ayton emerge as a strong rim protector down low.