Ayton deserves to be bought out? The content of the buyout of $25.5 million was exposed. Do the Lakers really dare to ask for it?

Portland Trail Blazers center Ayton, who has reached a buyout agreement with the Portland Trail Blazers, has now become a free agent. The Portland Trail Blazers will only need to pay him $25.5 million in accordance with the agreement.

As the No. 1 center in 2018, Ayton is not short of suitors. As soon as he bought out, he attracted the attention of many teams in the free agent market. Like the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors, they are all one of his potential next teams. However, the outside world is curious. With Ayton's ability, the Trail Blazers can also get some future draft picks or young players, and there is no need to buy out, and they have to pay the other party a salary of $25.5 million.

According to Jason Quick, Ayton abandoned him because of his personal behavior. "But in the end, they couldn't stand his bad habits. According to internal team news, delays in team flight and training. Skip the rehabilitation appointment. When he was taken out of the field, fans saw him fall down in the chair. A team source said someone in the locker room was furious when he was sent off for poor performance." When Ayton was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers by the Phoenix Suns, he thought the team would build a team around him and he could become part of the team's future plans. However, as a reconstruction team, the Trail Blazers have many young players, and there are many younger and more talented players than Ayton. For this reason, the focus of the Portland Trail Blazers is not on Ayton, which also aroused Ayton's dissatisfaction.

In the regular season game of the 2024-25 season, he averaged 14.4 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. As a traditional center, Ayton's performance is remarkable. However, the problem is that the Portland Trail Blazers are rebuilding the team. His data cannot impress the playoff team.

With the Rockets taking Capela, the Clippers taking Lopez, and the Golden State Warriors taking Horford. Ayton's biggest potential next team is the Los Angeles Lakers. Moreover, the Los Angeles Lakers are also in desperate need of a starting center. However, the Lakers also have their own concerns.

Aiton is like a barrel of explosives that can detonate at any time. There was something unpleasant with the team, both with the Suns and the Portland Trail Blazers. Moreover, he also wants the team to give him a big contract and more tactical arrangements to give him a chance to prove himself. For the Lakers who have Luka Doncic and LeBron James, they only need blue-collar centers who can do dirty work and are not tactical centers.