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Deandre Ayton for Nick Smith Jr. (2026)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Deandre Ayton C - WAS  | Nick Smith Jr. G - FA  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 184 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 22.4 | ‐ |
| Field Goals Made | 4.6 | ‐ |
| Field Goals Att | 7.7 | ‐ |
| Field Goals % | .592 | ‐ |
| Three Points Made | 0.0 | ‐ |
| Three Points Att | 0.2 | ‐ |
| Three Points % | .111 | ‐ |
| Free Throws Made | 0.9 | ‐ |
| Free Throws Att | 1.3 | ‐ |
| Free Throws % | .667 | ‐ |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | ‐ |
| Rebounds | 6.9 | ‐ |
| Assists | 0.9 | ‐ |
| Turnovers | 1.1 | ‐ |
| Steals | 0.5 | ‐ |
| Blocks | 0.7 | ‐ |
| Points | 10.0 | ‐ |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | DTD |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 214 | ‐ |
| Leszek Bialecki FB-Ninja | # 203 | ‐ |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 203 | ‐ |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 176 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 140 | ‐ |
| Deandre Ayton C - WAS | Nick Smith Jr. G - FA | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 86 | ‐ |
| Field Goals Made | 16 | ‐ |
| Field Goals Att | 23 | ‐ |
| Field Goals % | .696 | ‐ |
| Three Points Made | 0 | ‐ |
| Three Points Att | 0 | ‐ |
| Three Points % | .000 | ‐ |
| Free Throws Made | 2 | ‐ |
| Free Throws Att | 4 | ‐ |
| Free Throws % | .500 | ‐ |
| Offensive Rebound | 12 | ‐ |
| Rebounds | 25 | ‐ |
| Assists | 4 | ‐ |
| Turnovers | 3 | ‐ |
| Steals | 1 | ‐ |
| Blocks | 2 | ‐ |
| Points | 34 | ‐ |
| Deandre Ayton C - WAS | Nick Smith Jr. G - FA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 22.4 | ‐ |
| Field Goals Made | 4.6 | ‐ |
| Field Goals Att | 7.7 | ‐ |
| Field Goals % | .592 | ‐ |
| Three Points Made | 0.0 | ‐ |
| Three Points Att | 0.2 | ‐ |
| Three Points % | .111 | ‐ |
| Free Throws Made | 0.9 | ‐ |
| Free Throws Att | 1.3 | ‐ |
| Free Throws % | .667 | ‐ |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | ‐ |
| Rebounds | 6.9 | ‐ |
| Assists | 0.9 | ‐ |
| Turnovers | 1.1 | ‐ |
| Steals | 0.5 | ‐ |
| Blocks | 0.7 | ‐ |
| Points | 10.0 | ‐ |
| Deandre Ayton C - WAS | Nick Smith Jr. G - FA | |
| 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 Lakers reportedly intend to decline Nick Smith Jr.’s $2.5 million team option. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th | |
| 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 | ||
| Deandre Ayton is opting into his $8.1 million player option with the Lakers. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
