Rich and glory! Ayton has an invincible cost-effective price of 16.6 million in 2 years. How exquisite is the Lakers move?

The No. 1 pick in 2018 and Tanhua are in the same team? !

This wealthy person dared not even think about it. It must be admitted that the Lakers have completed another robbery operation. Why is it called robbery?

Everyone may remember how the Lakers got Doncic in 2018: 31-year-old Thick Eyebrow + Christie + Sifino + the first round pick in 2029, and they actually changed back to Doncic, who was 25-year-old - When the Mavericks, who had the 11th poor record in the league, won the No. 1 pick this year with a 1.8% probability, all the logic makes sense.

Similarly, the Lakers only spent 16.6 million yuan in 2018 to win the No. 1 pick in 2018, and the starting salary for the first year was 8.1 million yuan. In other words, the Lakers can use 2018 No. 1 pick Ayton as the starting center with a salary of about 8 million yuan a year, and he is still 20 days away from turning 27 years old. There is a possibility of staying in the Lakers for a long time in the future.

More coincidentally, Ayton and Doncic are the same agents. A pick-and-roll who is good at eating cakes and a talented commander, the Lakers suddenly had all the cornerstones inside and outside the team building in the "post-LeBron era".

According to normal logic, it is conceivable that the Lakers have both the top scorer and the No. 2018 pick and the No. 1 pick in 2018. The rational design allowed by the rules ultimately led to all this.

The Lakers only need 8.1 million next season to use the 2018 No. 1 pick Ayton as the starting center, making them rich and powerful, and they dare not even dream of it!

time is life. If the Lakers have today, they must thank the Suns and the Trail Blazers.

Ayton's growth curve is not used for the top scorer who is favored by the team in the traditional sense. He played in the finals in the third grade, but Booker and Paul digest the ball one after another. Ayton averaged only 10.0 shots per game in the third grade. The regular season and playoffs are the third choices in the team, and the team's positioning is blue-collar.

After the Suns' Soha Durant in 2023, they lost to the Nuggets 2-4 in the second round of the playoffs. Ayton performed poorly in the series, with G3 only scoring 4 points and G4 scoring 8 points and 8 rebounds. He was even replaced by Monty Williams DNP in the fourth quarter, and Langdale replaced him into the final lineup.

In September 2023, the Suns, Bucks and Trail Blazers traded, and Ayton became the main bargaining chip for Nurkic, and the No. 1 pick was swept out by the parent team Suns.

The Trail Blazers are a team that is in the rebuilding stage. They have 21 wins and 61 losses in the 2023-24 season, and 36 wins and 46 losses in the 2024-25 season. Ayton wants to compete for the ball with Simmons, Sharp, Grant and Avdia. They ranked fifth in the team in the average number of shots last season, and they are completely unattractive and are depressed.

Ayton is now 26 years and 340 days old, and is at his peak. He is unwilling to waste his time in rebuilding the team and takes the initiative to apply to the management to buy out and restore his freedom.

By chance, as the No. 1 pick, he should have been trained by his mother team to enjoy unlimited fire. The Suns' environment gradually turned him into a blue-collar worker, and he did not receive the attention he deserved in the Trail Blazers. In the end, the Lakers gained this wealth.

Does Ayton have the strength? First of all, everyone should understand one thing, why was Ayton elected the No. 1 pick in 2018 without any suspense?

Aiton has a standard NBA center figure, 213 cm, 113 kg, 227 cm wingspan, 282 cm high on the stand, and 101 cm high on the run and jump. His running-up bounce height ties with the NBA's all-time bounce record of a player with a height of over 213 cm, tied with Chamberlain, and has top static talent and dynamic talent. The

scout report emphasizes that it has both strength, agility and coordination, and especially the mobility of changing defenses. We have seen this in the 2021 Finals.

Aiton not only has low-level skills, but also has projection capabilities.

Ayton shot 82% from free throws when he entered the NBA. After entering the NBA, he averaged 46% from mid-range shooting percentage of 10-16 feet, 42.4% from two-point shooting percentage of 16 feet, and 75.5% from free throw percentage of 75.5% from free throw percentage of 213 cm. For a big man with 213 cm, his shooting ability is obviously underestimated.

Ayton can serve as the tactical end point for pick-and-roll down and external mid-range shots, and can also play hard singles at low positions. His burly and strong body can be used as a meat shield and can be used as a defense. These are his advantages.

Ayton's shortcomings are also obvious, which is also the reason why the Suns gave up on him: their defense is relatively slack, their emotional management is unstable, and their style of play is more dependent on jump shots. The overall style of the game is relatively soft and they have not fully utilized their physical talents.

Ayton's physical talent and delicate feel are obvious to all. What is lacking in recent years is spiritual content. He is less than 27 years old and is still a lottery that can be scraped.

Ayton + Paul in the late years + Booker = Finals, the significance of Ayton + Peak Doncic + LeBron is self-evident.

The most direct meaning of Pelinka signing Ayton is to calm people's hearts. After all, letting go of the electric fan on the first day, signing Laravia did not quench its thirst. Signing Ayton for 16.6 million in two years is the Lakers' first real strengthening this summer.

The Lakers' signing of Ayton is a wonderful move, which directly solved the starting center problem of Doncic era. The Lakers suffered a loss last season in the inside. Ayton's starting salary is 8.1 million, invincible cost-effective. He can also get 25.55 million from the Trail Blazers, and his actual real salary is 34 million. The Lakers spend 8.1 million to enjoy the combat power of 34 million, and they are just about to wake up in a dream.

Ayton's second-year partner Rubio, who averaged 18.2 points, 11.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.5 blocks per game; in the third-year partner, Paul's shooting percentage soared from 54.6% to 62.6%, and averaged 15.8 points, 11.8 rebounds, 1.1 blocks, 1.1 assists per game in the playoffs to help the Suns reach the Finals.

Now, Ayton's partner is two super commanders Doncic + James. Hayes still scored 19 points in three highlights, 8 of 10 shots, 9 of 11 shots, and 8 of 8 shots. Ayton's joint with Dong Zhan is naturally a strong alliance.

This signing brings the Lakers' prospects for the new season back. With a starting big center, good at pick-and-roll, it is very suitable for Doncic, and it also has the possibility of retaining James. More deeply, the two 2018 rookies Doncic + Ayton are enough to shoulder the future of the Lakers.

Whether now or in the future, Ayton, who only has 16.6 million in two years, is really a huge fortune for this Lakers!