Who Should I Trade?
Alex Caruso for Deandre Ayton (2026)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Deandre Ayton C - WAS  | Alex Caruso G - OKC  | |
Expert |
80% Recommended by 4 of 5 experts |
20% Recommended by 1 of 5 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 184 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 22.2 | 22.2 |
| Field Goals Made | 4.5 | 3.0 |
| Field Goals Att | 7.6 | 5.5 |
| Field Goals % | .598 | .544 |
| Three Points Made | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Three Points Att | 0.2 | 3.5 |
| Three Points % | .111 | .430 |
| Free Throws Made | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Free Throws Att | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Free Throws % | .661 | .511 |
| Offensive Rebound | 2.1 | 0.5 |
| Rebounds | 6.9 | 5.0 |
| Assists | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| Turnovers | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Steals | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Blocks | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Points | 9.9 | 8.0 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | OUT |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 214 | # 236 |
| Leszek Bialecki FB-Ninja | # 203 | # 241 |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 203 | # 241 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 176 | # 211 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 140 | # 92 |
| Deandre Ayton C - WAS | Alex Caruso G - OKC | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 111 | 76 |
| Field Goals Made | 18 | 13 |
| Field Goals Att | 27 | 23 |
| Field Goals % | .667 | .565 |
| Three Points Made | 0 | 8 |
| Three Points Att | 0 | 16 |
| Three Points % | .000 | .500 |
| Free Throws Made | 2 | 3 |
| Free Throws Att | 4 | 4 |
| Free Throws % | .500 | .750 |
| Offensive Rebound | 15 | 5 |
| Rebounds | 32 | 19 |
| Assists | 6 | 15 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Steals | 1 | 4 |
| Blocks | 2 | 2 |
| Points | 38 | 37 |
| Deandre Ayton C - WAS | Alex Caruso G - OKC | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 22.2 | 22.2 |
| Field Goals Made | 4.5 | 3.0 |
| Field Goals Att | 7.6 | 5.5 |
| Field Goals % | .598 | .544 |
| Three Points Made | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Three Points Att | 0.2 | 3.5 |
| Three Points % | .111 | .430 |
| Free Throws Made | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Free Throws Att | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Free Throws % | .661 | .511 |
| Offensive Rebound | 2.1 | 0.5 |
| Rebounds | 6.9 | 5.0 |
| Assists | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| Turnovers | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Steals | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Blocks | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Points | 9.9 | 8.0 |
| Deandre Ayton C - WAS | Alex Caruso G - OKC | |
| News | ||
| Deandre Ayton scored 11 points (5-6 FG, 1-2 FT) and blocked two shots in Wednesday's 128-116 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Leo Sells Thu, Oct 22nd | Alex Caruso has been ruled out for Monday's game against the Cavaliers. Ari Koslow Sun, Nov 1st | |
| 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 | Alex Caruso has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Rockets. Ari Koslow Fri, Oct 30th | |
| Deandre Ayton is opting into his $8.1 million player option with the Lakers. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th | Alex Caruso has been ruled out for Wednesday’s game against the Mavericks. Ari Koslow Wed, Oct 28th | |
| 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 | Alex Caruso scored nine points (3-5 FG, 3-5 3PT) and dished out three assists before leaving with an ankle injury in Monday night's 125-114 win over the Phoenix Suns. Leo Sells Tue, Oct 27th | |
| 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 | Alex Caruso scored 12 points (4-7 FG, 2-4 3P, 2-2 FT) with seven rebounds, six assists, a block, and two steals in the Thunder’s 108-101 victory over the Clippers on Sunday. Garrett Ball Mon, Oct 26th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
