Fansided · Feb 26
Lakers continue making Deandre Ayton realization Suns fans have long known
Los Angeles Lakers center Deandre Ayton reacts to a play against the New Orleans Pelicans during the second half at Smoothie King Center. | Stephen Lew-Imagn ImagesExcluding teams currently embroiled in the latest NBA tanking discourse, the Los Angeles Lakers are among the league’s teams in disarray.
While the Lakers sit in the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference (two games ahead of the Pacific Division rival Phoenix Suns), they’ve dropped two games in a row entering a Feb. 26 matchup against Phoenix and are a mediocre 5-5 over their past 10 games. Questions abound about the team’s defensive acuity, LeBron James’ age, and, perhaps most fervently, Deandre Ayton’s game-to-game impact.