Deandre Ayton does not take his last chance “
Delandre Ay’e has spent the past two years in fading the national lights on a team that was closer to obtaining the first comprehensive choice of reaching the first round of the qualifiers. On Monday, the 7 -feet length center stood up to the flashing lights, answered the questions at a packed press conference and took a look at a bright line of 17 championships.
Etone, who achieved his unconscious career, smiled at the lowest new level in Portland, as he was purchased from his contract and was criticized by the weak work ethics, for what he called the “Great Phase”. The previous 1 general choice is ready to release his tour for revenge with Lakers.
“It is the greatest opportunity, I can say, my career,” said Aiton on Monday. “Some people say they are my last legs, and some people say it’s my last chance. Well, it’s the opportunity that I can say that I will not really consider it a foregone.”
Marcus Smart knows the feeling. Defense player for 2022 starts from the acquisition of the contract in Washington. After nine years and three teams from the All-Defensive team with Boston Celkus, Smart played in only 54 games over two years, who was injured with Memphis and Washington. The 31-year-old realizes that some have forgotten “Marcus Smars” Celtix-player who warned all the five positions, fell in time in time and brought the infectious durability that determines a tone.
Lakers still remember.
“I know what he brings to the game,” Lebron James said. “I know the team is the first, the second, the third, fourth and fifth, when it comes to Marcus Smart.”
Despite his autobiography and standing in the league, SMART does not expect automatic entry to the start of Lakers.
“Whether start or get out of the bench,” Smart said.
Lakers Marcus Smart goalkeeper will participate in the Media Day at the University of California in Los Angeles on Monday.
(Robert Gotier / Los Angeles Times)
The defensive SMART ingenuity can be a large boost for the starting group, which includes James, Luka Densic and Austin Reeves. Rui Hachimura, who started in 57 of 59 of its manifestations in the normal season last season, in the last year of his contract after its average reached 13.1 points and five rebounds for each match last season.
In the face of the possibility of getting out of the bench a year ago, Hachimura said he would postpone the coaches to determine what is better. Coach JJ Redk said that the team has seven or eight of the start -up players, and that the starting lineup is not weighing greatly in his mind entering his second season on his head.
But Aiton’s beginning is comfortable.
The center was adding the most important post -Lakers season after the trade that brought Densic to Los Angeles, and the team left without a starting center. James said that Jackson Hayes, who was initially leading a role out of necessity but came out of the rotation during the qualifiers, would be one punch with iTon in the middle. “He was healthy after a long injury to the foot.
Clear, 33, is closely known as the effect that Doncic can have on the player’s profession. Clear played with Doncic since the formulation of Slovenian Superstar in 2018 and admired Doncic’s ability to get easy footage for his teammates. LOB chances of falling from the sky will start as it has not happened before for Ayton.
After exercising together in its season, Klbar praised Aiton to become stronger and in addition to his physical presence in court. Redick has challenged the entire list to reach the “championship shape”.
Etone did not need the additional motivation.
The 27 -year -old said: “O companions of angry debts, as I did not respect most of my career and only doubt. I am here where everything is [that is] Beyond me and I can add all this fuel to winning and playing alongside Luka. “
Densic, because of his salvation after last year’s trade and talks about his weight and work ethics, was keen to start his first training camp with Lakers. After the quarter -finals appeared in the Eurobasket with the Slovenian national team, Donicic said he felt stronger and faster on the field after his physical transformation outside the season. One of the two rescuers in the league, Doncic Ayten should help rediscover its dominance while helping Phoenix Suns reach the American Professional League Finals in 2021 and publish 64 victory in the concession in 2022.
Finally, Ayton returned to the NBA Spotlight team with a new team, Ayton has a chasing opportunity more feasible records.
“You can feel the pressure through the door,” said Aiton. “This team wants to win a championship.”