No paying for trading assets & other candidates also have flaws. Ayton becomes the best choice for the Lakers

. If the season goes as planned, Ayton has the potential to win himself a place in the Lakers’ long-term core roster.

And even if he didn't succeed, the risk this time was much lower than the last time the Lakers took at the center position. Ayton signed as a free agent. While putting his salary on the team’s balance sheet requires the Lakers to make sacrifices in other ways, it’s nothing compared to the price they are willing to pay for Mark Williams at the trade deadline — Dalton Kneckett, a first-round pick and a first-round swap right. These resources are still available for their future transactions. Even if Ayton will be the main center, if the Lakers want to truly become a championship team, there are still loopholes in their wing positions that need to be solved.

However, they have the resources to find those wingers because they don't have to give it all for a center. If Ayton fails to shoot out, it will be harmless. Because that result may not be any different from their signing of other flawed inside players on the market. But the upside room Ayton brings is something no one else can provide. If the Lakers want to make a big leap without paying too much assets, then Ayton is their best bet. This is a low-risk, high-reward answer for one of the biggest problems the Lakers face this offseason.

Author: Sam Quinn

Translator: GWayNe

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