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Deandre Ayton
WAS
Washington Wizards

Deandre Ayton

#8 · Washington Wizards · 7-0 (213 cm) · 252 lb · Arizona

Deandre Ayton plays for the Washington Wizards. On the depth chart he's listed as #2 at center. Deandre Ayton is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 13 games, 2 as a starter, averaging 14.1 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at center (91 %). He averages 4.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Zuby Ejiofor, Ryan Kalkbrenner, and Onyeka Okongwu, who score 17.8 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Ryan Kalkbrenner.

Next game

vs
HOU
Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets ·

Would come off the bench per the depth chart.

Wizards vs Rockets → Wizards schedule → Probable starters →

On the depth chart

  • Center 2nd

Positions he can play: Center

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On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
13
Min/game
14.1
Starts
2

Minutes by position

  • Center91 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 13 14.1 4.5 4.8 0.8 0.2 0.4 66.7 0.0 50.0 66.1 11.6
2025-26 72 27.2 12.5 8.0 0.8 0.6 1.0 67.1 0.0 64.5 67.6 16.4

Game log

In his last 5 games: 3.2 pts, 5.2 reb and 0.6 ast in 12.2 min (1.3 pts below his season average, 4.5)

Best games of the season: 11 pts vs Bucks (Oct 21) · 11 reb @ Hawks (Nov 6) · 3 ast @ Hawks (Nov 6)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 12 vs
DET
Detroit Pistons
Pistons
L 140-144 8:47 2 4 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 -4
Nov 11 @
IND
Indiana Pacers
Pacers
L 101-114 9:07 2 2 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 -4
Nov 9 @
DET
Detroit Pistons
Pistons
L 111-122 12:50 2 8 0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0
Nov 7 @
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Thunder
L 75-114 7:19 2 1 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 -6
Nov 6 @
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Hawks
L 132-139 23:02 8 11 3 4-5 0-0 0-0 -11
Nov 4 vs
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Hawks
L 105-120 11:24 5 4 1 2-2 0-0 1-2 -8
Nov 2 @
ORL
Orlando Magic
Magic
W 103-94 24:29 4 6 2 2-4 0-0 0-0 +4
Oct 30 vs
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Hornets
W 95-79 16:48 3 4 1 1-4 0-0 1-2 +2
Oct 28 @
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cavaliers
L 111-121 11:38 10 3 0 5-5 0-0 0-0 -2
Oct 26 @
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Hornets
L 103-110 11:58 0 4 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 -14

Injury history

Each stretch listed as out or questionable on the injury report, with the team games he missed. Tracked since October 2026.

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Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
320
Pts/100 poss.
17.8
FG%
66%

Opponents he guarded most in 13 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Zuby Ejiofor 26 4 2/2
Ryan Kalkbrenner 17 0 0/1
Onyeka Okongwu 16 0 0/0
Paul Reed 16 0 0/0
Wendell Carter Jr. 14 0 0/0

Who guards him

Possessions
333
Pts/100 poss.
32.8
FG%
44%

Defenders who guarded him most in 13 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Ryan Kalkbrenner 25 2 1/1
Paul Reed 21 2 0/2
Zuby Ejiofor 19 4 2/4
Jakob Poeltl 17 2 0/1
Onyeka Okongwu 15 6 3/6