Who Should I Trade?
Deandre Ayton for Jimmy Butler III (2025)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Jimmy Butler III F - GSW  | Deandre Ayton C - WAS  | |
Expert |
57% Recommended by 4 of 7 experts |
43% Recommended by 3 of 7 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | ‐ | # 60 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 32.0 | 22.4 |
| Field Goals Made | 5.6 | 4.6 |
| Field Goals Att | 11.2 | 7.7 |
| Field Goals % | .501 | .592 |
| Three Points Made | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Three Points Att | 2.2 | 0.2 |
| Three Points % | .353 | .111 |
| Free Throws Made | 6.4 | 0.9 |
| Free Throws Att | 7.5 | 1.3 |
| Free Throws % | .850 | .667 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 5.2 | 6.9 |
| Assists | 5.0 | 0.9 |
| Turnovers | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| Steals | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| Blocks | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Points | 18.4 | 10.0 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | OUT | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 44 | # 61 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 41 | # 65 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 41 | # 55 |
| Jonah Hauman Yahoo! Sports | # 43 | # 65 |
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | ‐ | # 71 |
| Seth Fisher Total Sports Live | # 260 | # 74 |
| Ethan Masel The Fantasy Bulletin | ‐ | # 104 |
| Jimmy Butler III F - GSW | Deandre Ayton C - WAS | |
| 2025 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 1,182 | 1,958 |
| Field Goals Made | 240 | 403 |
| Field Goals Att | 461 | 601 |
| Field Goals % | .521 | .671 |
| Three Points Made | 32 | 0 |
| Three Points Att | 85 | 0 |
| Three Points % | .377 | .000 |
| Free Throws Made | 248 | 91 |
| Free Throws Att | 287 | 141 |
| Free Throws % | .864 | .645 |
| Offensive Rebound | 88 | 185 |
| Rebounds | 211 | 575 |
| Assists | 185 | 59 |
| Turnovers | 60 | 83 |
| Steals | 55 | 41 |
| Blocks | 8 | 70 |
| Points | 760 | 897 |
| Jimmy Butler III F - GSW | Deandre Ayton C - WAS | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 32.0 | 22.4 |
| Field Goals Made | 5.6 | 4.6 |
| Field Goals Att | 11.2 | 7.7 |
| Field Goals % | .501 | .592 |
| Three Points Made | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Three Points Att | 2.2 | 0.2 |
| Three Points % | .353 | .111 |
| Free Throws Made | 6.4 | 0.9 |
| Free Throws Att | 7.5 | 1.3 |
| Free Throws % | .850 | .667 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 5.2 | 6.9 |
| Assists | 5.0 | 0.9 |
| Turnovers | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| Steals | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| Blocks | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Points | 18.4 | 10.0 |
| Jimmy Butler III F - GSW | Deandre Ayton C - WAS | |
| News | ||
| The Warriors hope Jimmy Butler III can return in January or February. Ari Koslow Sat, Oct 17th | 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 | |
| The Warriors hope to have Jimmy Butler III back early in 2027. Ari Koslow Mon, Oct 5th | Deandre Ayton is opting into his $8.1 million player option with the Lakers. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th | |
| Jimmy Butler III told reporters he is progressing in his recovery from a torn right ACL. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th | 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 | |
| Jimmy Butler III is scheduled to undergo surgery to repair his torn ACL on Monday. Ari Koslow Thu, Feb 5th | 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 | |
| Jimmy Butler has suffered a season-ending torn right ACL. Ari Koslow Tue, Jan 20th | 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 | ||
