DeAndre Ayton vs. T-Wolves shows why Lakers need him in playoffs

The noise around DeAndre Ayton had been building for weeks.

You could feel it in the murmurs from fans, in the exasperated sighs on sports talk radio, and in the quiet frustration that follows a player whose talent and effort often seem to arrive on different flights. 

“They’re trying to make me Clint Capela,” a frustrated Ayton said in the Lakers locker room after their last-second loss to the Orlando Magic on February 24, according to ESPN. “I’m not no Clint Capela!”