Where should Deandre Ayton be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 232 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 178 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 110.5 on average, 122 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

How many games will Deandre Ayton play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 66 games, after 72 last season.

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Deandre Ayton

Washington Wizards · C · Age 28 · 7′0″ · 9th season

Rankings Isaiah Jackson Dean Wade

Rank#232C #67 · of 233

Value-1.2309-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP110.5

$ Max value$0Yahoo avg $0.0

Games6620 min a game

Rostered22.5%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 232 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 178 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in turnovers among rotation players; the cost is free-throw percentage at 68.5%. Yahoo drafters take him at 110.5 on average, 122 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Falling: down 3 seasons in a row.

Last season12.5

5-season average15.8

Trend a season−1.3

2026-27 proj.7.9

Fairly steady: between 12.5 (2025-26) and 18.0 (2022-23).
Per 36 minutes: 21.0 in 2021-22, 16.5 last season, on 29.5 → 27.2 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (7.9) is below anything in his last 5 seasons.

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#96of 24724-25#98of 26625-26#134of 27226-27*#199of 213

Per game, from ESPN box scores. * Our 2026-27 projection, dashed.

Season by season

Season	Rank	Value	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2026-27Proj.	232	-1.230	66	20	7.9	0.0	5.9	0.6	0.5	0.7	56.7%	3.5/6.1	68.5%	1.0/1.4	0.8
2025-26	178	-0.312	72	27	12.5	0.0	8.0	0.8	0.6	1.0	67.1%	5.6/8.4	64.5%	1.3/2.0	1.2
2024-25	114	-0.043	40	30	14.4	0.2	10.2	1.6	0.8	1.0	56.6%	6.6/11.7	66.7%	1.0/1.5	1.7
2023-24	91	-0.148	55	32	16.7	0.0	11.1	1.6	1.0	0.8	57.0%	7.8/13.6	82.3%	1.2/1.4	1.8
2022-23	-	-	67	30	18.0	0.1	10.0	1.7	0.6	0.8	59.1%	7.8/13.2	76.7%	2.3/3.0	1.8
2021-22	-	-	58	30	17.2	0.1	10.2	1.4	0.7	0.7	63.3%	7.6/12.0	75.0%	1.8/2.4	1.6

Rank, Value and colours start with 2023-24, the first season on our board; earlier seasons show ESPN's box scores.

Category profile · 2026-27

PTS

7.9#199 of 213-0.85

3PM

0.0#211 of 213-0.85

REB

5.9#111 of 213-0.36

AST

0.6#211 of 213-0.93

STL

0.5#203 of 213-0.57

BLK

0.7#103 of 213-0.34

FG%

56.7%3.5/6.1#48 of 2130.00

FT%

68.5%1.0/1.4#175 of 213-0.94

TO

0.8#20 of 2130.59

Rank among rotation players (20+ minutes, 20+ games). Colour is the value in the category, as in Rankings.

Team role · Washington Wizards

No. 2 at C for the Washington Wizards, behind Alex Sarr. 184 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Julian Reese, C.J. McCollum, and Leaky Black; Anthony Davis is the arrival projected for the most minutes (32).

C

1Alex Sarr
2Deandre AytonNew
3Tristan Vukcevic
4Anthony Gill
5Felix OkparaNew
6Justin Champagnie

Left since 2025-26

Julian ReeseSigned by NO Sep 2431 min → NO
C.J. McCollum31 min → ATL
Leaky Black29 min
Jaden HardyAcquired by LAL Jul 721 min → LAL
Corey Kispert20 min → ATL
Marvin Bagley III19 min → DEN
Sharife Cooper17 min
Cam WhitmoreSigned by DEN Sep 1817 min → DEN
Minutes a night184

Arrived

Anthony Davis31 min from DAL
Deandre AytonAcquired Jul 727 min from LAL
Tre MannAcquired Aug 2013 min from CHA
AJ Dybantsanew
Felix OkparaSigned Jul 7new

Depth chart from ESPN. Who left and arrived: last season's box scores against today's roster; how and when: ESPN's transaction feed, where it lists the move. Minutes are last season's, per game. Washington Wizards depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	LAL	72	27.2	12.5	0.0	8.0	0.8	0.6	1.0	67.5%	5.6/8.3	65.0%	1.3/2.0	1.2
2024-25	POR	40	30.2	14.4	0.2	10.2	1.6	0.8	1.0	56.4%	6.6/11.7	66.7%	1.0/1.5	1.7
2023-24	POR	55	32.4	16.7	0.0	11.1	1.6	1.0	0.8	57.4%	7.8/13.6	85.7%	1.2/1.4	1.8
2022-23	PHX	67	30.4	18.0	0.1	10.0	1.7	0.6	0.8	59.1%	7.8/13.2	76.7%	2.3/3.0	1.8
2021-22	PHX	58	29.5	17.2	0.1	10.2	1.4	0.7	0.7	63.3%	7.6/12.0	75.0%	1.8/2.4	1.6
2020-21	PHX	69	30.7	14.4	0.1	10.5	1.4	0.6	1.2	62.0%	6.2/10.0	76.0%	1.9/2.5	1.5
2019-20	PHX	38	32.5	18.2	0.1	11.5	1.9	0.7	1.5	55.0%	8.2/14.9	78.3%	1.8/2.3	2.1
2018-19	PHX	71	30.7	16.3	0.0	10.3	1.8	0.9	0.9	58.5%	7.2/12.3	74.1%	2.0/2.7	1.8

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Deandre Ayton in fantasy basketball

The outlook above is written from our 2026-27 projection and his recent seasons, and changes with every projection run. His Value and ranks are the same numbers Rankings shows.