Center Deandre Ayton has agreed to join the Los Angeles Lakers as an NBA free agent, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal could not yet be announced between the Lakers and Ayton,

Following a brief offseason flirtation, former No. 1 overall draft pick Deandre Ayton is signing a free agent contract with the Lakers, sources inform ESPN's Shams Charania. Ayton, 26, was selected ahead of current five-time All-NBA First Team Los Angeles guard Luka Doncic in the 2018 draft out of Arizona.

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,