Ayton opened up about his decision to sign with the Lakers recently. He also revealed that he has yet to hear form James after his decision to join the Los Angeles franchise. He also noted that he has heard from Luka Doncic.

He also revealed a somewhat surprising fact about his personal life that is Lakers-related. He said that he has a relationship with team legend Shaquille O'Neal that goes back to his days as a kid playing in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League.

Just to make things clear, there is no trade request from James. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar has not formally asked out from the organization. For starters, the Warriors have been highlighted as one of the teams known to have done a double take about Rich Paul's comments following James accepting his player option for 2025-26.

We are more than a week into free agency, and the landscape for the NBA is starting to take shape for next season. After trading for Kristaps Porzingis and draf