Who Should I Trade?
Deandre Ayton for James Harden (2025)
Experts' Pick | ||
| James Harden G - CLE  | Deandre Ayton C - WAS  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 7 of 7 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 7 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 14 | # 60 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.7 | 22.4 |
| Field Goals Made | 6.0 | 4.6 |
| Field Goals Att | 14.2 | 7.7 |
| Field Goals % | .424 | .592 |
| Three Points Made | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Three Points Att | 7.6 | 0.2 |
| Three Points % | .364 | .111 |
| Free Throws Made | 5.6 | 0.9 |
| Free Throws Att | 6.3 | 1.3 |
| Free Throws % | .878 | .667 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 5.3 | 6.9 |
| Assists | 8.0 | 0.9 |
| Turnovers | 3.3 | 1.1 |
| Steals | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| Blocks | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Points | 20.4 | 10.0 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 13 | # 71 |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 15 | # 61 |
| Ethan Masel The Fantasy Bulletin | # 23 | # 104 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 11 | # 65 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 26 | # 55 |
| Seth Fisher Total Sports Live | # 12 | # 74 |
| Jonah Hauman Yahoo! Sports | # 16 | # 65 |
| James Harden G - CLE | Deandre Ayton C - WAS | |
| 2025 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 2,438 | 1,958 |
| Field Goals Made | 487 | 403 |
| Field Goals Att | 1,123 | 601 |
| Field Goals % | .434 | .671 |
| Three Points Made | 215 | 0 |
| Three Points Att | 573 | 0 |
| Three Points % | .375 | .000 |
| Free Throws Made | 463 | 91 |
| Free Throws Att | 524 | 141 |
| Free Throws % | .884 | .645 |
| Offensive Rebound | 40 | 185 |
| Rebounds | 336 | 575 |
| Assists | 557 | 59 |
| Turnovers | 245 | 83 |
| Steals | 79 | 41 |
| Blocks | 28 | 70 |
| Points | 1,652 | 897 |
| James Harden G - CLE | Deandre Ayton C - WAS | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.7 | 22.4 |
| Field Goals Made | 6.0 | 4.6 |
| Field Goals Att | 14.2 | 7.7 |
| Field Goals % | .424 | .592 |
| Three Points Made | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Three Points Att | 7.6 | 0.2 |
| Three Points % | .364 | .111 |
| Free Throws Made | 5.6 | 0.9 |
| Free Throws Att | 6.3 | 1.3 |
| Free Throws % | .878 | .667 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 5.3 | 6.9 |
| Assists | 8.0 | 0.9 |
| Turnovers | 3.3 | 1.1 |
| Steals | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| Blocks | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Points | 20.4 | 10.0 |
| James Harden G - CLE | Deandre Ayton C - WAS | |
| News | ||
| James Harden has agreed to a three-year, $97 million deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers according to Shams Charania. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th | 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 | |
| James Harden will decline his player option for the 2026-27 season and will instead look to work out a multi-year deal with the Cavaliers. Garrett Ball Mon, Jun 29th | Deandre Ayton is opting into his $8.1 million player option with the Lakers. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th | |
| James Harden has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Wizards. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 11th | 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 | |
| James Harden is off the injury report for Wednesday's game against the Hawks. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 7th | 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 | |
| James Harden has been ruled out for Monday's game against the Grizzlies. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 6th | Deandre Ayton is off the injury report for Friday's game against the Nets. Ari Koslow Fri, Mar 27th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
