Anytime anything happens in the NBA, the key to my career has been asking the all-important question: “How does this affect the Lakers?” More often than not, it’s an answerable question, albeit to varying degrees. In this case, Deandre Ayton returning to the Phoenix Suns will impact the Lakers both on the court and in their offseason hopes.
This week on “The Hook,” Aaron Larsuel and I answered this question, as well as many others facing the Lakers as, by their own admission, they still have plenty of work to do before they can call it a successful offseason.