Deandre Ayton
- Age
- 28
- Height
- 7'0"
- Weight
- 252 lb
- Experience
- 8 yrs
Ignore his worst category (threes) and he's worth 0.06.
Washington is a cleaner story than LA was: traded to the Wizards, he's the default starting center on a rebuilding roster instead of a spacing problem next to stars. The kit is unchanged — FG%, rebounds, blocks; no threes, weak FT, modest scoring. The new risk is tank management: Washington has zero reason to push a veteran's minutes late in the year, and Anthony Davis's orbit adds frontcourt noise when he's healthy. Fits FG%-anchored punt-FT builds; draft the role, not a leap.
Deandre Ayton enters 2026-27 at #118 on our board — Round 10 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 12.5 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 27.2 minutes a night. The value is built on field-goal percentage and rebounds, with threes the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-threes builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability helps the case: we project about 61 games.
GP = expected games this season (availability model + analyst judgment), not last year's total. DRAFT VAL = draft-day value (round/window-paced), used for draft decisions. MPG = projected minutes per game.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Projected per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2026-27projected | -1.29 | 61 | 27.2 | 12.5 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 5.8 | 64.7% | 1.3 | 66.2% | 1.2 | 15.1% | -0.70 | 0.79 | -1.30 | -0.61 | 0.38 | -1.36 | 1.33 | -0.51 | 0.69 |
Share of team plays a player uses while on the floor. The highlighted bar is our 2026-27 projection.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2018-19PHX | 0.82 | 71 | 30.7 | 16.3 | 10.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 58.5% | 2.0 | 74.6% | 1.8 | 21.3% | 0.09 | 1.29 | -0.69 | -0.17 | 0.31 | -1.13 | 1.24 | -0.17 | 0.06 |
| 2019-20PHX | 1.65 | 38 | 32.5 | 18.2 | 11.5 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 8.1 | 54.6% | 1.7 | 75.3% | 2.1 | 23.9% | 0.29 | 1.73 | -0.65 | -0.42 | 1.16 | -1.16 | 1.00 | -0.17 | -0.13 |
| 2020-21PHX | 0.71 | 69 | 30.6 | 14.4 | 10.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 62.6% | 1.9 | 76.9% | 1.5 | 18.4% | -0.32 | 1.54 | -0.90 | -0.58 | 0.77 | -1.29 | 1.32 | -0.16 | 0.32 |
| 2021-22PHX | 0.66 | 58 | 29.5 | 17.2 | 10.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 7.6 | 63.4% | 1.8 | 74.6% | 1.6 | 21.6% | 0.13 | 1.40 | -0.91 | -0.44 | 0.05 | -1.25 | 1.69 | -0.24 | 0.24 |
| 2022-23PHX | 0.17 | 67 | 30.4 | 18.0 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 7.8 | 58.9% | 2.3 | 76.0% | 1.8 | 23.2% | 0.10 | 1.40 | -0.91 | -0.54 | 0.25 | -1.19 | 1.14 | -0.23 | 0.15 |
| 2023-24POR | 0.62 | 55 | 32.4 | 16.7 | 11.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 57.0% | 1.1 | 82.3% | 1.8 | 21.4% | -0.05 | 1.69 | -0.97 | 0.05 | 0.11 | -1.34 | 1.00 | 0.06 | 0.09 |
| 2024-25POR | -0.41 | 40 | 30.1 | 14.4 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 56.6% | 1.0 | 66.7% | 1.7 | 19.9% | -0.36 | 1.39 | -0.97 | -0.38 | 0.43 | -1.25 | 0.90 | -0.39 | 0.22 |
| 2025-26LAL | -1.29 | 72 | 27.2 | 12.5 | 8.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 67.1% | 1.3 | 64.5% | 1.2 | 16.8% | -0.67 | 0.70 | -1.31 | -0.66 | 0.48 | -1.34 | 1.39 | -0.60 | 0.70 |
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What round should I draft Deandre Ayton in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Deandre Ayton at #118 overall — Round 10 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 61), not just the per-game line.
Is Deandre Ayton a good fantasy basketball pick?
In the right build — he projects as a late-round value at #118, helping most in field-goal percentage and rebounds, with threes the main cost.
How many games will Deandre Ayton play in 2026-27?
We project about 61 games — an expected-games estimate from our availability model plus analyst judgment, rather than a repeat of last season's total.
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