Famous reporter: Ayton has always been the Lakers first choice target for centers, not an alternative to missing Daluo.

Basketball 7:38am, 27 July 2025 119

Today, NBA reporter Marc Stein wrote an article reporting on the offseason signings.

"I believe DeAndre Ayton was the Lakers' preferred target in the center position from the first minute of the free market. Although some may think that the Lakers lost to the Clippers in Brooke Lopez's competition before turning to Ayton, this is not the case. Ayton and the Trail Blazers reached a buyout deal the day before the free market officially began, and the 7-foot-tall Bahamas player was immediately seen by many interested teams as almost certain to join the Lakers," Stein wrote.

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