ESPN's Brian Windhorst made a great point on First Take this morning. Since the Bucks and Lakers were two of the teams competing to sign the now free agent Deandre Ayton, the Lakers have less competition when it comes to signing Ayton.

Former Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton reportedly gave up $10 million of the $35.6 million he was owed in the final year of his contract as part of his buyout agreement with the Blazers, according to NBA reporter Jake Fischer.

For the Los Angeles Lakers, one glaring roster priority heading into the offseason was filling the void at the center position. After trading Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Luka Doncic,