Who Should I Trade?
Deandre Ayton for LaMelo Ball (2026)
Experts' Pick | ||
| LaMelo Ball G - MIN  | Deandre Ayton C - WAS  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 18 | # 184 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 30.9 | 22.0 |
| Field Goals Made | 7.8 | 4.4 |
| Field Goals Att | 18.8 | 7.4 |
| Field Goals % | .414 | .597 |
| Three Points Made | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| Three Points Att | 10.5 | 0.2 |
| Three Points % | .359 | .111 |
| Free Throws Made | 3.0 | 0.8 |
| Free Throws Att | 3.5 | 1.2 |
| Free Throws % | .863 | .660 |
| Offensive Rebound | 1.9 | 2.9 |
| Rebounds | 5.0 | 6.8 |
| Assists | 7.8 | 0.9 |
| Turnovers | 3.1 | 1.0 |
| Steals | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Blocks | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Points | 22.3 | 9.7 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 20 | # 214 |
| Leszek Bialecki FB-Ninja | # 17 | # 203 |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 18 | # 203 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 17 | # 176 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 43 | # 140 |
| LaMelo Ball G - MIN | Deandre Ayton C - WAS | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 99 | 58 |
| Field Goals Made | 21 | 10 |
| Field Goals Att | 49 | 14 |
| Field Goals % | .429 | .714 |
| Three Points Made | 12 | 0 |
| Three Points Att | 32 | 0 |
| Three Points % | .375 | .000 |
| Free Throws Made | 5 | 1 |
| Free Throws Att | 9 | 2 |
| Free Throws % | .556 | .500 |
| Offensive Rebound | 3 | 8 |
| Rebounds | 8 | 19 |
| Assists | 25 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 2 |
| Steals | 7 | 1 |
| Blocks | 0 | 2 |
| Points | 59 | 21 |
| LaMelo Ball G - MIN | Deandre Ayton C - WAS | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 30.9 | 22.0 |
| Field Goals Made | 7.8 | 4.4 |
| Field Goals Att | 18.8 | 7.4 |
| Field Goals % | .414 | .597 |
| Three Points Made | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| Three Points Att | 10.5 | 0.2 |
| Three Points % | .359 | .111 |
| Free Throws Made | 3.0 | 0.8 |
| Free Throws Att | 3.5 | 1.2 |
| Free Throws % | .863 | .660 |
| Offensive Rebound | 1.9 | 2.9 |
| Rebounds | 5.0 | 6.8 |
| Assists | 7.8 | 0.9 |
| Turnovers | 3.1 | 1.0 |
| Steals | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Blocks | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Points | 22.3 | 9.7 |
| LaMelo Ball G - MIN | Deandre Ayton C - WAS | |
| News | ||
| LaMelo Ball scored 21 points (7-17 FG, 5-13 3PT, 2-3 FT) and dished out six assists in Wednesday night's 131-106 win over the Miami Heat. Leo Sells Thu, Oct 22nd | 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 | |
| LaMelo Ball has been traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Naz Reid, a 2033 first round pick, three first round pick swaps, and three second round picks. Charlotte is also sending Josh Green to Minnesota. Garrett Ball Thu, Jun 25th | 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 Timberwolves and Raptors have emerged as two of the teams with trade interest in Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 24th | Deandre Ayton is opting into his $8.1 million player option with the Lakers. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th | |
| LaMelo Ball scored 19 points (7-19 FG, 5-16 3P) with seven rebounds, six assists, two steals, and a block in the Hornets’ 110-96 win over the Knicks on Sunday. Garrett Ball Mon, Apr 13th | 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 | |
| LaMelo Ball scored 36 points (12-24 FG, 6-15 3PT, 6-6 FT) to go along with five rebounds, six assists and one steal in the Hornets 113-102 loss against the Celtics. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 8th | 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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