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Facing the Five Deaths, there is no advantage. Is the Lakers signing of Ayton a good move? Can Zhan Dong and the two emperors save him?

8:00pm, 6 October 2025【Basketball】

The Lakers suffered two consecutive defeats in the preseason, first losing to the Suns and then losing to the Warriors. The Lakers, who were not Doncic and James, had no competitiveness. New players Ayton and Laravia, who had been boasting for several months in the offseason, did not show extraordinary performances. Now Lake Mi can only look forward to Smart and Thiero. In the match against the Warriors, Cole used a set of Death Five-Short Starters, Curry 1.91 meters, Podjmsky 1.93 meters, Moody 1.96 meters, Butler 2.01 meters, and Dream Chasing 1.98 meters, with an average height of less than 1.96 meters. You should know that Ayton's height of 2.13 meters + 2.17 meters of arm span. In the first quarter, facing this set of Death Five-Short, he only scored 7 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block.

The Warriors' replacement in the second quarter allowed Horford, who was 2.08 meters tall, to come up. As a result, Aiton faced the old man, 0 of 1 shots and no points, and scored 4 rebounds and 1 block. Aiton was only 27 years old. It felt that he could not even catch up with Horford, who was 39. Aiton was too soft as the former No. 1 pick.

21 minutes of the game, 3 of 8 shots, scored 7 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 mistake, with a plus-minus value -25, with a shooting percentage of 37.5%. Even facing the Warriors, the short lineup of the short lineup can be more than 50%, which is helpless.

In the last game, he played 0 of 2 in 17 minutes, scored 1 point, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 blocks and 4 mistakes. As a 7-foot center, he played 30 in two preseason games, with a shooting percentage of 30%. What is this high-quality signing?

The Lakers signed him with a two-year contract of 16.2 million this summer. The salary of this contract is 8.1 million next season and 8.1 million in the 26-27 season. This contract has no team options or player options, which can be fully guaranteed. At the beginning, I thought the Lakers signed the 27-year-old former No. 1 pick Aiton at a low price to win, but when Aiton came on the court, he knew how big the gap was between him and the top inside line in the league.

Aiton explained the reason for his poor performance in the interview: I came here to complete the tasks assigned by the coaching staff. I don’t value personal data. Our goal is to win the game.

Dunbao is a beautiful move. Doncic will play in the next preseason game. LeBron will definitely play in the regular season. Can Zhan Dong and the two kings really save him? Ayton sacrificed 10 million of his salary of 35.5 million when he bought out with the Trail Blazers this summer. If he turned to the Lakers' two-year contract, he might be reduced to a basic salary.