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Lakers' most polarizing newcomer’s first season-opener will also be his last

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There wasn't a more polarizing offseason addition for the Los Angeles Lakers than former Phoenix Suns and Portland Trail Blazers big man, Deandre Ayton.

Ayton has been the subject of quite a bit of criticism since he was taken with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. The former Arizona State center certainly never lived up to being a No. 1 overall pick, especially in the draft that featured Luka Doncic, but he has had some moments of promise throughout his career.

Those moments of promise got him a big contract from the Suns, which Phoenix then shipped away to Portland.