Marcus Smart was VISIBLY frustrated by Deandre Ayton’s defense

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1. LakerTom says

   February 27, 2026 at 3:59 pm

   It’s time for the Lakers to start Jaxson Hayes at center

   Ayton is undoubtedly better when he tries but I just can’t rely on a 27 year old grown man who needs “crunk juice to unleash the beast” and sees effort as optional pic.twitter.com/7WPO3e6Dzm

   — LakersMuse (@LALMuse) February 27, 2026

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2. LakerTom says

   February 27, 2026 at 4:00 pm

   Lakers center rotation +/- ratings since 2026 began:

   Deandre Ayton -58 (2nd worst on team)

   Jaxson Hayes +55 (best on team)

   Maxi Kleber -1

   I don't love the +/- stat but you can't overlook the clear issue here

   — JSM (@JSMonYT) February 27, 2026

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3. MongoSlade says

   February 27, 2026 at 7:52 pm

   If Ayton gets benched then they might as well just pull the plug entirely and just send him home. His history has shown that he can be the type of dude who will disrupt the whole locker room at the worst possible time. It’s a tricky tightrope to walk.

   This team has big issues that a simple tweak in rotations ain’t gonna solve..

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4. Jamie Sweet says

   February 28, 2026 at 7:38 pm

   I was visibly frustrated when he couldn’t get the ball across the timeline when nobody was guarding him. Absurd.

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   • Jamie Sweet says

     February 28, 2026 at 7:39 pm

     Also when Reaves and Vando couldn’t inbound the ball. Also absurd. Too much of all that entitled, lackadaisical bullshit on this team. A lot of it from our vets.

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