Who Should I Trade?
Deandre Ayton for Gary Payton II (2026)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Deandre Ayton C - WAS  | Gary Payton II G - GSW  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 177 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 20.9 | 13.3 |
| Field Goals Made | 4.1 | 2.1 |
| Field Goals Att | 6.7 | 4.5 |
| Field Goals % | .602 | .462 |
| Three Points Made | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Three Points Att | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Three Points % | .111 | .197 |
| Free Throws Made | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Free Throws Att | 1.1 | 0.2 |
| Free Throws % | .646 | 1.000 |
| Offensive Rebound | 3.1 | 0.7 |
| Rebounds | 6.5 | 1.6 |
| Assists | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Turnovers | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Steals | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Points | 8.8 | 4.7 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 172 | ‐ |
| Leszek Bialecki FB-Ninja | # 203 | ‐ |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 203 | ‐ |
| Mauricio Castillo Yahoo! Sports | # 176 | ‐ |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 186 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 140 | ‐ |
| Deandre Ayton C - WAS | Gary Payton II G - GSW | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 183 | 146 |
| Field Goals Made | 28 | 23 |
| Field Goals Att | 42 | 50 |
| Field Goals % | .667 | .460 |
| Three Points Made | 0 | 4 |
| Three Points Att | 0 | 20 |
| Three Points % | .000 | .200 |
| Free Throws Made | 3 | 2 |
| Free Throws Att | 6 | 2 |
| Free Throws % | .500 | 1.000 |
| Offensive Rebound | 29 | 8 |
| Rebounds | 62 | 18 |
| Assists | 10 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 9 |
| Steals | 2 | 8 |
| Blocks | 5 | 0 |
| Points | 59 | 52 |
| Deandre Ayton C - WAS | Gary Payton II G - GSW | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 20.9 | 13.3 |
| Field Goals Made | 4.1 | 2.1 |
| Field Goals Att | 6.7 | 4.5 |
| Field Goals % | .602 | .462 |
| Three Points Made | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Three Points Att | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Three Points % | .111 | .197 |
| Free Throws Made | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Free Throws Att | 1.1 | 0.2 |
| Free Throws % | .646 | 1.000 |
| Offensive Rebound | 3.1 | 0.7 |
| Rebounds | 6.5 | 1.6 |
| Assists | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Turnovers | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Steals | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Points | 8.8 | 4.7 |
| Deandre Ayton C - WAS | Gary Payton II G - GSW | |
| News | ||
| Deandre Ayton is off the injury report for Monday’s game against the Pistons. Ari Koslow Sun, Nov 8th | Gary Payton II is off the injury report for Friday's game against the Spurs. Ari Koslow Thu, Nov 12th | |
| Deandre Ayton left Saturday's game early with a leg injury. Ari Koslow Sat, Nov 7th | Gary Payton II has been ruled out for Wednesday’s game against the Rockets. Ari Koslow Tue, Nov 10th | |
| 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 | Gary Payton II is now questionable for Monday's game against the Pelicans. Ari Koslow Mon, Nov 9th | |
| 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 | Gary Payton II is available for Saturday’s game against the Magic. Ari Koslow Sat, Nov 7th | |
| Deandre Ayton is opting into his $8.1 million player option with the Lakers. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th | Gary Payton II is listed as questionable for Saturday's game against the Magic. Ari Koslow Fri, Nov 6th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
