2026-27 fantasy · WAS · C

Deandre Ayton

Should I get him? · 12-team 9-cat
Worth watching

Not there yet, but close enough to keep an eye on in case his role grows.

  • No. 200 in our 9-cat rankings, down 65 spots since Oct 26.
  • 14 minutes a game this season, off the bench.
  • 4 games this week (Nov 2–8); expect him in about 3.5 of them.
Start or sit him vs…
Scoring from the league button up top.

This week

4 games this week (Nov 2–8); expect him in about 3.5 of them.

  • Mon Nov 2@ ORL94%
  • Wed Nov 4vs ATL89%
  • Fri Nov 6@ ATL87%
  • Sat Nov 7@ OKC84%

Played 72 of his team's last 82 games, 10 of the last 10.

How we work out the chance he plays

His role

Minutes a game, and whether he starts.

Last season
27 min
72 games, started all 72
This preseason
18 min
4 games, started 2 of 4
This season
14 min
6 games, off the bench
We project
22 min
about 62 games

Why we project him this way: 14.4 min, 5.7 pts, 4.3 reb, 0.7 ast in 6 games this season; 3.8 shots a game, down from 8.3 last season.

Numbers

Our projection for a game he plays, 2026-27.

9.3Points
6.5Rebounds
0.9Assists
0.4Steals
0.7Blocks
0.1Threes
0.9Turnovers
64.6%FG%
64.3%FT%

Helps you most in FG%, turnovers, rebounds. Costs you in steals and threes.

  • FG%+1.9
  • FT%-0.8
  • threes-1.8
  • points-1.4
  • rebounds+0.6
  • assists-1.5
  • steals-1.9
  • blocks+0.1
  • turnovers+1.5

When teammates sit

His minutes and fantasy points in real games without a teammate.

No teammate's absence has changed his minutes much yet (we need 5 or more games without them to say).

If he sits, who gains

Not enough games without him on this team to say yet.

Who gains when Deandre Ayton is out →
Full stats and teammates on his player page