According to a recent report from the Stein Line’s Jake Fischer, the Lakers have agreed to a record-breaking seven-team trade months after acquiring Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks.

Ayton has a chance to be the long-term center option the Lakers have badly needed. However, there are questions about his ability to turn his career around and finally live up to the hype that he received when he originally came into the NBA.

The Los Angeles Lakers desperately needed a center this offseason. And after Brook Lopez and Myles Turner went elsewhere, signing the recently bought-out Deandre Ayton felt like the only way to salvage an otherwise quiet offseason.