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Deandre Ayton

RANK #1222025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEC242025-26 9-CAT #89 8-CAT #109C · Washington WizardsAge 287' 0"2025-26 seasonPROP GUIDE →

12.5

Points / game

8.0

Rebounds

0.8

Assists

27.2

Minutes

67.1%

FG%

26.9

FPTS / game

-5.5

vs C median

TIER 6 · #122 OVERALLDepth piece — #24 among centers

Deandre Ayton is ranked #24 among 58 eligible NBA centers. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. His final five games came in 1.1 points per game below his average, and the workload confirms it: 25.8 minutes/game over that stretch vs 27.3 on the season — a real role change worth monitoring.

Percentile60%

2025-26 season results · Computed from official box scores · Points scoring: PTS + 1.2×REB + 1.5×AST + 3×STL + 3×BLK − TO · updated July 27

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Deandre Ayton 2026-27 fantasy outlook

26.5Proj FPTS/G · ~1988 / 75 games

17–36.5Typical game · middle 50%

#129Projected rank

116.6ADP (ESPN drafts)

The market drafts him around #84; we rank him #129. Let someone else pay the premium. Projection drivers: shrinking workload (25.8 minutes/gm late vs 27.3 season), steady per-minute production.

INJURY RISK Medium^?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK Low^?ROLE SECURITY Unsettled^?How we grade risk

Projection updated July 27 · ESPN ADP updated July 27 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025-26 game log

Deandre Ayton consistency and floor

72 GAMES

9.8

Floor (p10)

26.9

Average

43.7

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered68%

Boom rate125%+ of average32%

Bust rateunder half of average18%

26.7

Season avg FPTS

26.1

Last 10 FPTS

25.8

Last 5 FPTS

Ayton vs other centers

PERCENTILE · 58 RANKED

Points12.576

Rebounds8.067

Assists0.822

Steals0.657

Blocks1.062

Minutes27.278

Fantasy PPG26.960

Percentile among all ranked NBA centers · 99 = best

Ayton fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 59.1SEASON LOW 2.4LAST 5 AVG 25.8

Deandre Ayton game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Apr 13	UTAH	W 131-107	26	22	10	1	0	3	0	10-14	0-0	44.5
Apr 11	PHX	W 101-73	30	10	5	0	1	1	0	4-8	0-0	22
Apr 10	@GS	W 119-103	31	21	5	1	0	1	0	9-11	0-0	31.5
Apr 8	OKC	L 123-87	23	3	3	0	0	1	1	1-4	0-0	8.6
Apr 5	@DAL	L 134-128	19	13	4	1	0	1	0	5-9	0-0	22.3
Apr 3	@OKC	L 139-96	20	8	1	0	1	0	0	4-7	0-0	12.2
Apr 1	CLE	W 127-113	28	18	9	1	1	1	0	8-13	0-0	36.3
Mar 31	WSH	W 120-101	22	12	7	1	0	3	2	5-5	0-0	28.9
Mar 28	BKN	W 116-99	22	9	7	0	1	3	2	3-3	0-0	27.4
Mar 23	@DET	L 113-110	27	13	10	0	1	0	1	5-6	0-0	27
Mar 21	@ORL	W 105-104	29	9	12	1	0	0	2	3-4	0-0	22.9
Mar 20	@MIA	W 134-126	29	6	4	0	0	0	1	3-5	0-0	9.8
Mar 19	@HOU	W 124-116	34	16	4	2	0	3	1	8-10	0-0	31.8
Mar 17	@HOU	W 100-92	27	7	11	0	1	1	1	3-6	0-0	25.2
Mar 15	DEN	W 127-125 OT	27	9	9	2	0	1	2	4-6	0-0	23.8
Mar 13	CHI	W 142-130	37	23	10	1	0	0	0	10-13	0-0	36.5
Mar 11	MIN	W 120-106	34	14	12	2	1	0	0	7-11	0-0	34.4
Mar 8	NY	W 110-97	20	6	8	0	0	2	0	3-4	0-0	21.6
Mar 6	@DEN	L 120-113	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	2.4
Mar 4	NO	W 110-101	25	13	8	1	0	2	2	6-8	0-0	28.1
Mar 2	SAC	W 128-104	18	12	4	2	2	1	1	6-6	0-0	27.8
Mar 1	@GS	W 129-101	20	4	10	0	0	0	0	2-5	0-0	16
Feb 27	@PHX	L 113-110	23	2	4	0	1	0	0	1-3	0-0	9.8
Feb 25	ORL	L 110-109	32	21	13	0	1	0	2	8-11	0-0	37.6
Feb 22	BOS	L 111-89	25	4	7	1	1	1	1	2-6	0-0	18.9
Feb 21	LAC	W 125-122	28	13	7	1	0	1	1	5-10	0-0	24.9
Feb 10	OKC	L 119-110	29	6	10	0	0	0	1	3-5	0-0	17
Feb 6	PHI	W 119-115	20	10	6	0	0	2	0	4-5	0-0	23.2
Feb 4	@BKN	W 125-109	28	7	8	3	1	0	1	3-5	0-0	23.1
Feb 2	@NY	L 112-100	32	13	5	1	1	0	0	6-6	0-0	23.5
Jan 31	@WSH	W 142-111	29	28	13	3	1	3	1	12-14	0-0	59.1
Jan 29	@CLE	L 129-99	19	10	4	2	0	1	1	4-4	0-0	19.8
Jan 27	@CHI	W 129-118	22	6	2	0	0	0	0	3-6	0-0	8.4
Jan 25	@DAL	W 116-110	24	9	11	0	0	1	1	4-16	0-0	24.2
Jan 23	@LAC	L 112-104	21	4	5	0	0	1	1	2-5	0-0	12
Jan 21	@DEN	W 115-107	15	4	8	0	0	0	0	2-5	0-0	13.6
Jan 19	TOR	W 110-93	33	25	13	1	0	1	0	10-10	0-0	45.1
Jan 16	CHA	L 135-117	32	12	6	1	1	1	1	6-10	0-0	25.7
Jan 14	ATL	W 141-116	31	17	18	1	0	0	0	7-9	0-0	40.1
Jan 13	@SAC	L 124-112	27	13	13	1	0	2	2	4-7	0-0	34.1
Jan 10	MIL	L 105-101	24	4	5	0	0	0	1	2-6	0-0	9
Jan 8	@SA	L 107-91	29	9	6	1	0	1	1	4-9	0-0	19.7
Jan 7	@NO	W 111-103	32	18	11	3	1	2	1	9-16	0-0	43.7
Jan 5	MEM	W 120-114	34	15	8	1	1	3	1	6-8	0-0	37.1
Jan 3	MEM	W 128-121	25	4	6	0	1	0	1	2-4	0-0	13.2
Dec 31	DET	L 128-106	26	10	2	0	1	0	1	5-8	0-0	14.4
Dec 29	SAC	W 125-101	30	11	11	2	0	2	0	5-9	0-0	33.2
Dec 26	HOU	L 119-96	36	10	2	0	0	0	1	5-6	0-0	11.4
Dec 24	@PHX	L 132-108	27	12	10	1	3	0	2	6-8	0-0	32.5
Dec 15	@PHX	W 116-114	30	20	13	0	2	1	3	10-11	0-0	41.6
Dec 11	SA	L 132-119	26	11	8	1	1	0	0	5-9	0-0	25.1
Dec 8	@PHI	W 112-108	31	14	12	2	1	1	0	7-7	0-0	37.4
Dec 6	@BOS	L 126-105	28	6	10	0	1	1	2	3-9	0-0	22
Dec 5	@TOR	W 123-120	32	17	8	0	0	2	2	8-11	0-0	30.6
Dec 2	PHX	L 125-108	28	12	9	1	1	0	0	6-8	0-0	27.3
Dec 1	NO	W 133-121	27	22	12	1	0	4	0	7-9	0-0	49.9
Nov 29	DAL	W 129-119	36	17	8	2	1	2	2	8-9	0-0	36.6
Nov 24	@UTAH	W 108-106	13	2	3	0	1	0	0	1-2	0-0	8.6
Nov 19	UTAH	W 140-126	30	20	14	1	1	1	1	10-13	0-0	43.3
Nov 16	@MIL	W 119-95	28	20	10	0	2	1	3	9-13	0-0	38
Nov 15	@NO	W 118-104	36	20	16	2	2	1	4	10-11	0-0	47.2
Nov 13	@OKC	L 121-92	26	6	5	1	1	0	4	3-5	0-0	12.5
Nov 11	@CHA	W 121-111	33	14	6	0	0	0	3	7-10	0-0	18.2
Nov 9	@ATL	L 122-102	20	11	5	0	0	0	3	5-5	0-0	14
Nov 6	SA	W 118-116	33	22	10	0	1	2	0	9-13	0-0	43
Nov 4	@POR	W 123-115	31	29	10	2	0	3	3	14-19	0-0	50
Nov 1	@MEM	W 117-112	17	9	0	0	0	0	1	4-6	0-0	8
Oct 30	@MIN	W 116-115	35	17	10	3	0	1	2	8-11	0-0	34.5
Oct 28	POR	L 122-108	36	16	8	2	2	1	3	8-15	0-0	34.6
Oct 27	@SAC	W 127-120	36	22	15	2	1	1	3	10-17	0-0	46
Oct 25	MIN	W 128-110	31	15	8	0	0	1	2	7-11	0-0	25.6
Oct 22	GS	L 119-109	34	10	6	0	0	1	4	5-7	0-0	16.2

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QIs Deandre Ayton a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #122 overall, #24 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should Deandre Ayton be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 116.6 (roughly round 12 in a 10-team league). We rank him #129, so he is priced above our projection.

QHow many fantasy points will Deandre Ayton score in 2026-27?

We project 26.5 points per game across an expected 75 games — approximately 1988 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 17 and 36.5 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #129 in projected scoring.

QHow does Deandre Ayton rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, Deandre Ayton finished #89 in 9-cat and #109 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #122 in points formats. Low turnovers make him even more valuable when they count against you.

QHow consistent is Deandre Ayton for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 68% of games, with a floor of 9.8 and a ceiling of 43.7 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 32% of games and busted (under half his average) in 18%.

Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.