Deandre Ayton says he got tired of being the odd man out on the Lakers, but now he’s completely locked in
“LeBron’s been locked in, Luka — everybody’s been completely locked in. I’m just tired of being the odd man out. The team’s been there; it’s just been me… but I’ve completely bought in, like 110%. I hope you see the work.”
(Via @DanWoikeSports)
Deandre Ayton says he got tired of being the odd man out on the Lakers, but now he’s completely locked in
“LeBron’s been locked in, Luka — everybody’s been completely locked in. I’m just tired of being the odd man out. The team’s been there; it’s just been me… but I’ve completely bought in, like 110%. I hope you see the work.”
(Via @DanWoikeSports)
Deandre Ayton says he noticed how locked in Luka and LeBron are and said he's "tired of being the odd man out" 🤝💯
Ayton is also "relearning" how to make an impact without being the focus on offense
(via @DanWoikeSports)
Deandre Ayton says he finally realized that he’s not that guy.
“I just started looking in the mirror and said ‘Yo bro,… you’re not that guy. You don’t need to be on this team doing that at all. This team, you came here to be the effort guy.’”
(Via @DanWoikeSports / h/t @TheNBABase )
“41 year old Lebron James diving on the floor, right? That right there speaks volume on where we were to where we’re at now. And to where we’re gonna continue to try to go.
You’ve got Luka taking charges, getting steals, and moving his feet right?
You’ve got AR taking charges, steals, moving his feet. Holding their own and not being liabilities.
Then you’ve got me picking up my pressure.
DA, Jaxson, and everyone else who comes in.
We’re all trying to elevate our game, not the offensive end because we know we can do that, but the defensive were trying to take as much pride as possible on that. We’re not perfect. We know we have a lot still to get better at, but each and every day we’re getting better.”
Marcus Smart on everyone holding their own on defense