For anyone questioning whether Deandre Ayton has what it takes to forge a meaningful on-court partnership with Luka Doncic, JJ Redick would like you to know this isn’t actually a question at all. Of course he can make a difference…because he played with Chris Paul.
Asked about the potential of a two-man game between Ayton and Doncic, the Los Angeles Lakers’ freshly extended head coach waxed poetic about all the big man learned during his three years operating alongside CP3:
JJ Redick says he has high hopes for the two-man game we’ll see with Luka and Deandre Ayton, noting how much of an education Ayton got spending so much time with someone as smart/detail-oriented as Chris Paul.