Los Angeles Lakers fans were giddy about the addition of Deandre Ayton this summer. It's hard to blame them for that — Ayton, despite all his flaws, is still a massive upgrade at center for the Lakers. But Lakers fans were confronted with those shortcomings a lot quicker than they hoped; in Ayton's first game with the Lakers, he was the same talented, infuriating player he was for the Blazers.
In 35 minutes, Ayton scored 10 points and grabbed 6 rebounds, but as Blazers fans know well, the box score seldom represents how well or poorly Ayton played in a game.