It's been a wild couple of days of free agency, and now the Los Angeles Lakers have their new starting center. Deandre Ayton agreed to a two-year, $16.6 million deal to join LeBron, Luka and the gang, with L.A. hoping for more than just a trip to the first round of the playoffs.

NBA free agency is officially underway. Players were legally allowed to begin negotiating with teams across the league as of Monday evening, and there will be a flurry of activity this week. The most surprising free agency news to date happened Tuesday morning as the Bucks signed big man Myles Turner,

The Los Angeles Lakers signed Deandre Ayton to a two-year, $16.6 million contract that includes a player option for the 2026-27 season, per multiple reports, but the veteran center reportedly had plenty of interest around the NBA.