Who Should I Trade?
Aaron Nesmith for Deandre Ayton (2025)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Deandre Ayton C - WAS  | Aaron Nesmith F - IND  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 7 of 7 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 7 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 60 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 22.4 | 27.8 |
| Field Goals Made | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| Field Goals Att | 7.7 | 9.5 |
| Field Goals % | .592 | .474 |
| Three Points Made | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Three Points Att | 0.2 | 4.9 |
| Three Points % | .111 | .417 |
| Free Throws Made | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| Free Throws Att | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| Free Throws % | .667 | .857 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 6.9 | 4.1 |
| Assists | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| Turnovers | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Steals | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Points | 10.0 | 12.7 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | OUT |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 71 | # 127 |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 61 | # 124 |
| Ethan Masel The Fantasy Bulletin | # 104 | # 158 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 65 | # 132 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 55 | # 130 |
| Seth Fisher Total Sports Live | # 74 | # 134 |
| Jonah Hauman Yahoo! Sports | # 65 | # 127 |
| Deandre Ayton C - WAS | Aaron Nesmith F - IND | |
| 2025 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 1,958 | 1,335 |
| Field Goals Made | 403 | 212 |
| Field Goals Att | 601 | 512 |
| Field Goals % | .671 | .414 |
| Three Points Made | 0 | 105 |
| Three Points Att | 0 | 277 |
| Three Points % | .000 | .379 |
| Free Throws Made | 91 | 92 |
| Free Throws Att | 141 | 111 |
| Free Throws % | .645 | .829 |
| Offensive Rebound | 185 | 48 |
| Rebounds | 575 | 187 |
| Assists | 59 | 86 |
| Turnovers | 83 | 63 |
| Steals | 41 | 26 |
| Blocks | 70 | 23 |
| Points | 897 | 621 |
| Deandre Ayton C - WAS | Aaron Nesmith F - IND | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 22.4 | 27.8 |
| Field Goals Made | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| Field Goals Att | 7.7 | 9.5 |
| Field Goals % | .592 | .474 |
| Three Points Made | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Three Points Att | 0.2 | 4.9 |
| Three Points % | .111 | .417 |
| Free Throws Made | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| Free Throws Att | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| Free Throws % | .667 | .857 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 6.9 | 4.1 |
| Assists | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| Turnovers | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Steals | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Points | 10.0 | 12.7 |
| Deandre Ayton C - WAS | Aaron Nesmith F - IND | |
| News | ||
| The Lakers are trading Deandre Ayton to the Washington Wizards for Jaden Hardy and two Wizards second-round picks in 2031 and 2032. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd | Aaron Nesmith (hamstring) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the New Orleans Pelicans. Leo Sells Tue, Oct 20th | |
| Deandre Ayton is opting into his $8.1 million player option with the Lakers. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th | Aaron Nesmith told reporters he has been sidelined with a hamstring injury. Ari Koslow Fri, Oct 16th | |
| Ayton shot 9-of-11 from the field Thursday, reaching 20 points for the first time since March 12 — 21 points (9-of-11 FGs, 3-of-4 FTs), five rebounds, one block, and one assist in the win over the Warriors. Bruno Mulé Fri, Apr 10th | Aaron Nesmith has been ruled out for Friday's game against the 76ers. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 10th | |
| Deandre Ayton scored 18 points (8-13 FG, 2-3 FT) to go along with nine rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in the Lakers 127-113 win over the Cavaliers. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 1st | Aaron Nesmith has been ruled out for Thursday’s game against the Nets. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 8th | |
| Deandre Ayton is off the injury report for Friday's game against the Nets. Ari Koslow Fri, Mar 27th | Aaron Nesmith has been ruled out for Tuesday’s game against the Timberwolves. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 6th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
