The Los Angeles Lakers addressed their most urgent need heading into the offseason when they pounced on the surprise availability of Deandre Ayton on the free-agent market after the Portland Trail Blazers decided to buy him out of his contract. Considering how limited the Lakers' resources were, upgrading their frontcourt with the addition of Ayton, a constant double-double threat since he entered the NBA in 2018, at such a low cost (two-year, $16 million contract) cannot be viewed as anything other than a huge win.

Ayton, however, comes with his fair share of baggage. Rumor has it that the new Lakers starting center has punctuality issues , and his work ethic has been called into question many times. Moreover, he doesn't have the best motor out on the court, and his effort issues h

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