Under the buyout agreement for the final year of Deandre Ayton’s contract, worth $35.5 million, the Blazers will pay him $25.5 million. Ayton gave up $10 million to become a free agent. Now, Ayton has ...

The Los Angeles Lakers have a new starting center in the form of former No. 1 overall draft pick Deandre Ayton. The former Phoenix Suns and Portland Trail Blazers big man signed with L.A.