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Deandre Ayton for LeBron James (2026)


Player Summaries Comparison
 
Experts' Pick
 
  LeBron James
F - PHI
LeBron James
Deandre Ayton
C - WAS
Deandre Ayton
Expert
Recommendation
100%
Recommended by
6 of 6 experts
0%
Recommended by
0 of 6 experts
Rankings 
   
Rest of Season# 37# 177
   
Projections 
   
Minutes32.620.9
Field Goals Made7.84.1
Field Goals Att15.56.7
Field Goals %.500.602
Three Points Made1.50.0
Three Points Att4.30.1
Three Points %.347.111
Free Throws Made3.50.7
Free Throws Att4.71.1
Free Throws %.748.646
Offensive Rebound0.53.1
Rebounds6.96.5
Assists6.80.9
Turnovers3.00.9
Steals1.10.4
Blocks0.60.7
Points20.58.8
   
Misc 
   
Injury AlertDTD-
   
Expert Ranks 
   
Jason Longfellow
Razzball
# 34# 172
   
Leszek Bialecki
FB-Ninja
# 46# 203
   
Jason Klabacha
Yahoo! Sports
# 46# 203
   
Mauricio Castillo
Yahoo! Sports
# 37# 176
   
Dan Titus
Yahoo! Sports
# 54# 186
   
Kelly Kirby
FantasyPros
# 46# 140
   
Player Statistics Comparison
  LeBron James
F - PHI
LeBron James
Deandre Ayton
C - WAS
Deandre Ayton
2026 Stats 
   
   
Minutes326183
   
Field Goals Made5728
   
Field Goals Att13242
   
Field Goals %.432.667
   
Three Points Made90
   
Three Points Att380
   
Three Points %.237.000
   
Free Throws Made283
   
Free Throws Att406
   
Free Throws %.700.500
   
Offensive Rebound529
   
Rebounds7262
   
Assists6510
   
Turnovers276
   
Steals132
   
Blocks75
   
Points15159
   
Player Projections Comparison
  LeBron James
F - PHI
LeBron James
Deandre Ayton
C - WAS
Deandre Ayton
2026 Projections 
   
   
Minutes32.620.9
   
Field Goals Made7.84.1
   
Field Goals Att15.56.7
   
Field Goals %.500.602
   
Three Points Made1.50.0
   
Three Points Att4.30.1
   
Three Points %.347.111
   
Free Throws Made3.50.7
   
Free Throws Att4.71.1
   
Free Throws %.748.646
   
Offensive Rebound0.53.1
   
Rebounds6.96.5
   
Assists6.80.9
   
Turnovers3.00.9
   
Steals1.10.4
   
Blocks0.60.7
   
Points20.58.8
   
Notes for Player Combination
  LeBron James
F - PHI
LeBron James
Deandre Ayton
C - WAS
Deandre Ayton
News 
 LeBron James (back) is out for Thursday's game against the Raptors.
Nate Miller - FantasyPros
Thu, Nov 12th
Deandre Ayton is off the injury report for Monday’s game against the Pistons.
Ari Koslow
Sun, Nov 8th
 LeBron James (back) is questionable for Thursday night's game against the Toronto Raptors.
Leo Sells
Wed, Nov 11th
Deandre Ayton left Saturday's game early with a leg injury.
Ari Koslow
Sat, Nov 7th
 LeBron James posted a near triple-double for the 76ers Sunday, dishing out five assists, grabbing five rebounds, and scoring 22 points (8-16 FG, 2-5 3PT, 4-5 FT) while also recording one steal in a 127-121 win over the Bulls.
Chris Schommer
Mon, Nov 9th
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
 LeBron James flirted with a triple-double for the 76ers Wednesday night, dishing out eight assists, grabbing 10 rebounds, and chipping in 13 points (5-10 FG, 1-2 3PT, 2-2 FT) while also blocking one shot and recording one steal in a 112-106 win over the Pistons.
Chris Schommer
Fri, Nov 6th
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
 LeBron James is off the injury report for Monday's game against the Bulls.
Ari Koslow
Sun, Nov 1st
Deandre Ayton is opting into his $8.1 million player option with the Lakers.
Ari Koslow
Mon, Jun 29th
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