Who Should I Trade?
Deandre Ayton for Nikola Jovic (2025)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Deandre Ayton C - WAS  | Nikola Jovic F - MIA  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 7 of 7 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 7 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 60 | # 157 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 22.1 | 17.0 |
| Field Goals Made | 4.5 | 2.3 |
| Field Goals Att | 7.5 | 5.9 |
| Field Goals % | .598 | .386 |
| Three Points Made | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Three Points Att | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Three Points % | .111 | .287 |
| Free Throws Made | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| Free Throws Att | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| Free Throws % | .661 | .716 |
| Offensive Rebound | 2.7 | 0.9 |
| Rebounds | 6.8 | 3.1 |
| Assists | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| Turnovers | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Steals | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Blocks | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Points | 9.9 | 6.8 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 71 | # 178 |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 61 | # 154 |
| Ethan Masel The Fantasy Bulletin | # 104 | # 207 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 65 | # 115 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 55 | # 177 |
| Seth Fisher Total Sports Live | # 74 | # 182 |
| Jonah Hauman Yahoo! Sports | # 65 | # 153 |
| Deandre Ayton C - WAS | Nikola Jovic F - MIA | |
| 2025 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 1,958 | 808 |
| Field Goals Made | 403 | 115 |
| Field Goals Att | 601 | 314 |
| Field Goals % | .671 | .366 |
| Three Points Made | 0 | 45 |
| Three Points Att | 0 | 167 |
| Three Points % | .000 | .270 |
| Free Throws Made | 91 | 69 |
| Free Throws Att | 141 | 101 |
| Free Throws % | .645 | .683 |
| Offensive Rebound | 185 | 25 |
| Rebounds | 575 | 153 |
| Assists | 59 | 102 |
| Turnovers | 83 | 65 |
| Steals | 41 | 26 |
| Blocks | 70 | 17 |
| Points | 897 | 344 |
| Deandre Ayton C - WAS | Nikola Jovic F - MIA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 22.1 | 17.0 |
| Field Goals Made | 4.5 | 2.3 |
| Field Goals Att | 7.5 | 5.9 |
| Field Goals % | .598 | .386 |
| Three Points Made | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Three Points Att | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Three Points % | .111 | .287 |
| Free Throws Made | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| Free Throws Att | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| Free Throws % | .661 | .716 |
| Offensive Rebound | 2.7 | 0.9 |
| Rebounds | 6.8 | 3.1 |
| Assists | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| Turnovers | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Steals | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Blocks | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Points | 9.9 | 6.8 |
| Deandre Ayton C - WAS | Nikola Jovic F - MIA | |
| 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 | Nikola Jovic has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Hawks. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 11th | |
| 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 | Nikola Jovic has been ruled out for Thursday’s game against the Raptors. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 8th | |
| Deandre Ayton is opting into his $8.1 million player option with the Lakers. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th | Nikola Jovic is expected to miss at least the next three games. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 7th | |
| 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 | Nikola Jovic has been ruled out for Tuesday’s game against the Raptors. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 6th | |
| 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 | Nikola Jovic is listed as available for Tuesday’s game against the Pacers. Ari Koslow Tue, Mar 17th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
