The Los Angeles Lakers have many decisions to make for the 2026-27 season with free agency beginning on Tuesday, June 30. One decision that was not theirs, however, was the player option on starting ...

Shams Charania: Los Angeles Lakers center Deandre Ayton is opting into his $8.1 million player option for the 2026-27 season, sources tell ESPN. x.com x.com It’s no secret the Lakers are looking to ...

Deandre Ayton drew heavy criticism over the last few seasons with the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers. As a former No ...

LA Laker starting center Deandre Ayton will accept his $8.1 million player option for 2026–27 and forego unrestricted free agency, a source told the California Post. Ayton had until Monday to make a ...

Were the Lakers better off with Deandre Ayton? Some fans share that opinionas concerns grow over Kevon Looney.

It was no surprise that Deandre Ayton chose to exercise his player-option for the 2026-27 season. That meant that he would remain with the Los Angeles Lakers unless he was traded. Indeed he was. To ...

Deandre Ayton’s first season with the Los Angeles Lakers was filled with ups and downs, giving him an interesting decision to make this offseason. When Ayton was bought out by the Portland Trail ...

Deandre Ayton is helping young people in Jamaica find opportunities through basketball, education and community support. The ...

After playing his first year with the Los Angeles Lakers, it seems Deandre Ayton is keen to come back for one more season with the team. He is picking up his player option for the second year of his ...

The news of Deandre Ayton exercising his $8.1 player option for the 2026-27 season to stay with the Lakers wasn’t surprising. Even with him outplaying the $8.1 salary he made from the Lakers in ...

Deandre Ayton is coming off his first season playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. The former Arizona star finished the year with averages of 12.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per contest while ...