Luka Doncic is off to an underwhelming start to his LA Lakers tenure. In three games, Doncic has averaged 14.7 points, shooting 35.6%, including 20.8% from 3 while playing on a minute restriction.

The Trail Blazers would likely want to make room to have more minutes for Donovan Clingan, who they recently selected early in the 2024 NBA Draft. For the Lakers, meanwhile, Ayton could have at least some tangible valuable as a player who has postseason experience and tremendous size on the inside.