"Hope He Gets Traded in This Deadline": Lakers Fans React After JJ Redick Benches $16,208,000 Star for 3rd Straight Game

"Hope he gets traded in this deadline": Lakers fans react after JJ Redick benches $16,208,000 star for 3rd straight game

Deandre Ayton was viewed as a smart pick up by the LA Lakers during the offseason as the center signed a two-year $16,208,00 contract.

JJ Redick’s Late-Game Decision on Deandre Ayton Ignites Trade Deadline Speculation

Deandre Ayton and JJ Redick (Photo By Imagn Images) The Los Angeles Lakers secured Deandre Ayton in a two-year deal this summer. However, things are not going as expected. Ayton’s bench role in the rotation ignited a trade buzz earlier, and Coach JJ Redick’s recent move on him reignited the speculations again. Redick sat the 27-year-old just two minutes into the fourth quarter after allowing back-to-back open layups. It’s the third straight game…