Who Should I Trade?
Deandre Ayton for Jalen Smith (2026)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Jalen Smith F - CHI  | Deandre Ayton C - WAS  | |
Expert |
80% Recommended by 4 of 5 experts |
20% Recommended by 1 of 5 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 150 | # 184 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 21.0 | 21.8 |
| Field Goals Made | 3.7 | 4.5 |
| Field Goals Att | 7.6 | 7.4 |
| Field Goals % | .479 | .603 |
| Three Points Made | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Three Points Att | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Three Points % | .350 | .111 |
| Free Throws Made | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Free Throws Att | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| Free Throws % | .777 | .660 |
| Offensive Rebound | 2.0 | 3.1 |
| Rebounds | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Assists | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| Turnovers | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Steals | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Blocks | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Points | 10.1 | 9.7 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | DTD | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 143 | # 214 |
| Leszek Bialecki FB-Ninja | # 164 | # 203 |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 164 | # 203 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 124 | # 176 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 169 | # 140 |
| Jalen Smith F - CHI | Deandre Ayton C - WAS | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 117 | 69 |
| Field Goals Made | 25 | 15 |
| Field Goals Att | 51 | 19 |
| Field Goals % | .490 | .790 |
| Three Points Made | 9 | 0 |
| Three Points Att | 27 | 0 |
| Three Points % | .333 | .000 |
| Free Throws Made | 8 | 1 |
| Free Throws Att | 9 | 2 |
| Free Throws % | .889 | .500 |
| Offensive Rebound | 13 | 10 |
| Rebounds | 41 | 22 |
| Assists | 9 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 2 |
| Steals | 3 | 1 |
| Blocks | 4 | 2 |
| Points | 67 | 31 |
| Jalen Smith F - CHI | Deandre Ayton C - WAS | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 21.0 | 21.8 |
| Field Goals Made | 3.7 | 4.5 |
| Field Goals Att | 7.6 | 7.4 |
| Field Goals % | .479 | .603 |
| Three Points Made | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Three Points Att | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Three Points % | .350 | .111 |
| Free Throws Made | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Free Throws Att | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| Free Throws % | .777 | .660 |
| Offensive Rebound | 2.0 | 3.1 |
| Rebounds | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Assists | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| Turnovers | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Steals | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Blocks | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Points | 10.1 | 9.7 |
| Jalen Smith F - CHI | Deandre Ayton C - WAS | |
| News | ||
| Jalen Smith notched a double-double for the Bulls Friday, grabbing 13 rebounds and chipping in 14 points (6-10 FG2-5 3PT) while also recording three steals and dishing out one assist in a 132-125 win over the Bucks. Chris Schommer Sat, Oct 24th | 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 | |
| Jalen Smith scored 15 points (5-10 FG, 0-3 3PT, 5-6 FT) to go along with eight rebounds, one assist and one block in the Bulls 135-135-92 loss against the Raptors. Ari Koslow Thu, Oct 22nd | 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 | |
| Jalen Smith has been ruled out for the rest of the season. Ari Koslow Thu, Mar 26th | Deandre Ayton is opting into his $8.1 million player option with the Lakers. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th | |
| Jalen Smith (calf) ready to go for Monday's game against the Rockets. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Mar 23rd | 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 | |
| Jalen Smith is listed as questionable for Monday's game against the Rockets. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 22nd | 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 | |
| Notes | ||
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