Chris Haynes first reported the news. Over the weekend, the Blazers and Ayton agreed to a buyout of the final year of his contract worth $35.5 million over the weekend. The Blazers will pay $25 million of his contract after he agreed to give up $10 million in order to become a free agent.

Veteran center Deandre Ayton has agreed to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers following his buyout from the Portland Trail Blazers, per ESPN's Shams Charania.

Immediately after the news broke, Lakers icon Magic Johnson couldn't wait to share his opinions about the organization's move. Instead of going the more traditional 280-character tweeting route, Johnson hilariously screenshotted an Instagram post from Bleacher Report that showed Ayton in a Lakers jersey alongside Doncic and LeBron James.