Who Should I Trade?
Deandre Ayton for Karlo Matkovic (2026)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Deandre Ayton C - WAS  | Karlo Matkovic F - NOR  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 184 | # 301 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 21.8 | 11.5 |
| Field Goals Made | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| Field Goals Att | 7.4 | 3.3 |
| Field Goals % | .603 | .599 |
| Three Points Made | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Three Points Att | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Three Points % | .111 | .400 |
| Free Throws Made | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Free Throws Att | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Free Throws % | .660 | .500 |
| Offensive Rebound | 3.1 | 0.7 |
| Rebounds | 6.7 | 2.3 |
| Assists | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Turnovers | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Steals | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Points | 9.7 | 5.0 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 214 | # 281 |
| Leszek Bialecki FB-Ninja | # 203 | ‐ |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 203 | ‐ |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 176 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 140 | ‐ |
| Deandre Ayton C - WAS | Karlo Matkovic F - NOR | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 69 | 62 |
| Field Goals Made | 15 | 10 |
| Field Goals Att | 19 | 17 |
| Field Goals % | .790 | .588 |
| Three Points Made | 0 | 3 |
| Three Points Att | 0 | 9 |
| Three Points % | .000 | .333 |
| Free Throws Made | 1 | 4 |
| Free Throws Att | 2 | 6 |
| Free Throws % | .500 | .667 |
| Offensive Rebound | 10 | 2 |
| Rebounds | 22 | 11 |
| Assists | 3 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
| Steals | 1 | 5 |
| Blocks | 2 | 1 |
| Points | 31 | 27 |
| Deandre Ayton C - WAS | Karlo Matkovic F - NOR | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 21.8 | 11.5 |
| Field Goals Made | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| Field Goals Att | 7.4 | 3.3 |
| Field Goals % | .603 | .599 |
| Three Points Made | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Three Points Att | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Three Points % | .111 | .400 |
| Free Throws Made | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Free Throws Att | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Free Throws % | .660 | .500 |
| Offensive Rebound | 3.1 | 0.7 |
| Rebounds | 6.7 | 2.3 |
| Assists | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Turnovers | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Steals | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Points | 9.7 | 5.0 |
| Deandre Ayton C - WAS | Karlo Matkovic F - NOR | |
| 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 | The Pelicans exercised Karl Matković’s option for the 2026-27 season. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th | |
| 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 | Karlo Matkovic has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Tommy. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 12th | |
| Deandre Ayton is opting into his $8.1 million player option with the Lakers. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th | Karlo Matkovic has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Celtics. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 10th | |
| 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 | Karlo Matkovic is listed as questionable for Friday's game against the Celtics. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 9th | |
| 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 | Karlo Matkovic has been ruled out for Tuesday’s game against the Jazz. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 7th | |
| Notes | ||
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