Luka Dončić and LeBron James are the two most important players on the Los Angeles Lakers roster, but the third is probably Deandre Ayton. He said that playing in Los Angeles is an "opportunity I can say I'm not going to take for granted." There isn't anything Lakers fans wanted to hear other than that from Ayton, who could flip the narrative surrounding him with a strong season in Los Angeles. Ayton can erase the negative aspects of the past few years of his career in Los Angeles. We're only one day into the season, though, with Los Angeles holding its first day of training camp on Tuesday.