The Portland Trail Blazers are literally paying not to have Deandre Ayton on their team. They reached a buyout this offseason, getting Ayton to forfeit $10 million of his $35.6 million salary this season. This was one of those addition by subtraction moves that Portland made this summer, as they've become much better off without the talented but flawed center.
Ayton's buyout presented an opportunity for a desperate Los Angeles Lakers team to upgrade its frontcourt, which was a key issue that led to last season's early postseason exit. They even landed Ayton on a relatively team-friendly deal, signing him to a two-year, $16.