The Los Angeles Lakers opened their season with a 119-109 loss against the Golden State Warriors at home. While Luka Doncic top-scored in the game with 43 points, Deandre Ayton could only muster 10 points and six rebounds off 5-7 shooting.

While he was efficient throughout the night, Ayton seemed to appreciate how he can be a difficult pick-and-roll target.

“Today I realized, I’m probably a confusing big, when I can roll and stand just in the pocket. It’s probably a little difficult for them sometimes. I’m so used to the league having that low man on me, so sometimes I can’t even finish a roll,” he said, with Austin Reaves also previously stating that the timing on his passes to the Lakers’ new center was problematic , per a video posted by ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. Expand Tweet

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