General Manager Rob Pelinka addressed the signing in a statement on Sunday, in which he detailed what Ayton brings to a Lakers team that's been in need of a big man, and how the 26-year-old can help ...

Then-ESPN analyst JJ Redick complemented Deandre Ayton on-air long before teaming up with the center on the Lakers ...

Former NBA champion and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins made a bold jab at Ayton and raised questions about his efforts ...