Scoring efficiency
67.6% true shooting places Deandre Ayton at the 96th percentile among all qualified players, across positions. The next question is how much of that efficiency survives harder shots or a larger role.
Inspect the record ↓Players Deandre Ayton
DeandreAyton
#8 · Center· 7' 0"· 28 years
Inside the game of Deandre Ayton.
PORTRAIT / NBA CENTER2026-27 · Regular season
3 games · WASPoints / G7.0
Rebounds / G5.0
Assists / G0.3
Minutes / G15.3
Field goal76.9%
Three-point—
Early returns 3 games are a starting point. These are recorded results, not a projection of player strength.
Recent official source check · 2026-27 regular-season appearances through 2026-10-24. Season totals include published final games.
01 / The film room
The game, in motion.
02 / The scouting file
Look closer.
The role. The questions. The person.
The statistical read
What changes when you look past points per game?
1963 recorded minutes
League percentiles: 412 players with at least 20 games, 300 minutes and 100 field-goal attempts in 2025-26. Higher means more of the named statistic. Per-36 rates describe production in the recorded role; they do not project starter minutes.
Scoring volume16.5 PTS / 36
56th percentile
Points per 36 minutes
Assist production1.1 AST / 36
2nd percentile
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebound production10.5 REB / 36
90th percentile
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Three-point appetite0.0% of FGA
1st percentile
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw volume23.5 FTA / 100 FGA
48th percentile
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
Scoring efficiency67.6% TS
96th percentile
True shooting percentage, weighted by attempts
How to read this profile
Percentiles compare this season’s qualified NBA players across all positions. Rebounding reflects opportunity as well as skill; assists depend on touches and teammates; shot volume does not measure gravity. True shooting uses aggregate points and attempts, with a 0.44 free-throw multiplier. Per-36 rates use recorded minutes, which may be rounded in historical NBA game logs.
NBA source record ↗Rebound production
10.5 REB / 36 places Deandre Ayton at the 90th percentile among all qualified players, across positions. Look at who handles the box-out and which rebounds are contested before assigning the full credit.
Inspect the record ↓What happens when the defender helps?
There are no three-point attempts in this sample. On film, look for the alternative: screening, cutting, interior touches or passing that makes a help defender pay.
Inspect the record ↓Decisions under pressure
0.71 assists per turnover is a starting point. Rewatch possessions against traps and late-clock pressure; this ratio alone cannot tell you how difficult the passing job was.
Inspect the record ↓Possession detail · 2026-27
Where the shots actually came from.
13 attempts
3 of the last 3 recorded regular-season appearances have event logs that reconcile with the player’s box-score shooting totals. These zones describe that subset.
Rim: under 4 feet. Short twos: 4 to under 14 feet. Long twos: 14 feet and farther. NBA event labels determine three-pointers. 60.0% of made field goals carried an assist credit in these logs.
The roster around him
Who else occupies this part of the floor?
Current WAS teammates with an overlapping listed position. Their 2025-26 records put the available skill sets side by side; these are individual season numbers, not lineup results.
| Player | Position | MIN / G | AST / G | 3P% | 3PA | REB / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis ↗ | F-C | 31.2 | 2.8 | 27.0% | 37 | 11.1 |
| Alex Sarr ↗ | C | 27.2 | 2.7 | 33.3% | 150 | 7.4 |
A comparison worth investigating
Similar box-score profiles.
2025-26 · Closest standardized profiles across the six measures above, with equal weight. Numerical resemblance says little about defensive assignments, shot difficulty or career ceiling.
Jakob Poeltl ↗15.4 PTS / 36 · 2.9 AST / 360.0% of attempts from three
Maxime Raynaud ↗16.9 PTS / 36 · 1.8 AST / 3611.0% of attempts from three
Neemias Queta ↗14.5 PTS / 36 · 2.4 AST / 361.6% of attempts from three
The reporting file
Start with the people who were there.
Read Ayton’s official biography and the reporting below for the path to the NBA. A reviewed account of upbringing, scouting disagreements and development is not yet in this file.
Official biography ↗Player reporting ↓03 / The numbers
A season in motion.
2026-27 regular season · 3 games
Game by game
Per game Rolling 5-game average
Choose a game to see the line. Use the arrow keys to move through the chart.
| Sample | GP | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Available games | 3 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 75.6% |
| Last 10 | 3 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 75.6% |
| Last 5 | 3 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 75.6% |
| Off bench | 3 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 75.6% |
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2026-27 · Percentages and attempt volume.
75.6%True shooting
76.9%Effective FG
76.9%
Two-point13 attempts—
Three-point0 attempts50.0%
Free throws2 attemptsShare of points21 total points
Two-pointers 95.2%Three-pointers 0.0%Free throws 4.8%
04 / The reading room
Beyond the stat line.
Read the Game
Oct 21, 2026 · Regular season
WAS vs MIL ↗
Deandre Ayton scored 11 points on 83.3% from the field. Ayton added four rebounds and two blocks without committing a turnover.
05 / The long view
The career, chapter by chapter.
Points per game · Regular season · Team stints are shown separately where supplied.
| Season | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | WAS | 3 | 15.3 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 76.9% | — | 50.0% |
| 2025-26 | LAL | 72 | 27.3 | 12.5 | 8.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 67.1% | — | 64.5% |
| 2024-25 | POR | 40 | 30.2 | 14.4 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 56.6% | 18.8% | 66.7% |
| 2023-24 | POR | 55 | 32.4 | 16.7 | 11.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 57.0% | 10.0% | 82.3% |
| 2022-23 | PHX | 67 | 30.4 | 18.0 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 58.9% | 29.2% | 76.0% |
| 2021-22 | PHX | 58 | 29.5 | 17.2 | 10.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 63.4% | 36.8% | 74.6% |
| 2020-21 | PHX | 69 | 30.7 | 14.4 | 10.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 62.6% | 20.0% | 76.9% |
| 2019-20 | PHX | 38 | 32.5 | 18.2 | 11.5 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 54.6% | 23.1% | 75.3% |
| 2018-19 | PHX | 71 | 30.7 | 16.3 | 10.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 58.5% | 0.0% | 74.6% |
1xAll-Rookie 1st Team2019
06 / Every appearance
The game log.
6 games
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | Regular season | WAS vs CHI ↗ | 16.3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60.0% | — | — | +2.9Box only · provisional |
| Oct 23 | Regular season | WAS vs TOR ↗ | 14.4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | — | +0.2Box only · provisional |
| Oct 21 | Regular season | WAS vs MIL ↗ | 15.1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 83.3% | — | 50.0% | +7.4Box only · provisional |
| Oct 12 | Preseason | WAS vs BKN ↗ | 25.4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | -7.7Box only · provisional |
| Oct 10 | Preseason | WAS vs DET ↗ | 15.4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 66.7% | -2.4Box only · provisional |
| Oct 8 | Preseason | WAS vs NYK ↗ | 17.4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | — | — | +3.9Box only · provisional |
No games match these filters.
Shooting percentages use recorded attempts; no attempts is unavailable. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Individual performance breakdowns +
Regular season
Oct 24, 2026 · WAS vs CHI
Bench · 16.3 minutes
Impact+2.9
- PTS
- 6
- REB
- 5
- AST
- 0
- STL
- 1
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 0
Deandre Ayton scored 6 points, shooting 60% from the field. He added 5 rebounds and 1 steal.
Box-score read
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 60% 5 attempts
- 3PT
- — 0 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -2
- True shooting
- 60.0%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +8.22
- Defensive box value
- +1.40
- Minutes baseline
- -6.77
- Game impact
- +2.85
Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 25, 2026 · 02:59 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Regular season
Oct 23, 2026 · WAS vs TOR
Bench · 14.4 minutes
Impact+0.2
- PTS
- 4
- REB
- 6
- AST
- 1
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 1
Deandre Ayton scored 4 points, shooting 100% from the field. He added 6 rebounds and 1 assist.
Box-score read
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 100% 2 attempts
- 3PT
- — 0 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -2
- True shooting
- 100.0%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +5.08
- Defensive box value
- -0.30
- Minutes baseline
- -4.56
- Game impact
- +0.22
Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 24, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Regular season
Oct 21, 2026 · WAS vs MIL
Bench · 15.1 minutes
Impact+7.4
- PTS
- 11
- REB
- 4
- AST
- 0
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 2
- TO
- 0
Deandre Ayton scored 11 points on 83.3% from the field. Ayton added four rebounds and two blocks without committing a turnover.
Player analysis
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 83.3% 6 attempts
- 3PT
- — 0 attempts
- FT
- 50% 2 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +6
- True shooting
- 79.9%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +10.92
- Defensive box value
- +2.70
- Minutes baseline
- -6.24
- Game impact
- +7.38
Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 25, 2026 · 12:35 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 12, 2026 · WAS vs BKN
Starting role unconfirmed · 25.4 minutes
Impact-7.7
- PTS
- 4
- REB
- 7
- AST
- 4
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 1
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 50% 4 attempts
- 3PT
- — 0 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -15
- True shooting
- 50.0%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:38 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 10, 2026 · WAS vs DET
Bench · 15.4 minutes
Impact-2.4
- PTS
- 4
- REB
- 6
- AST
- 1
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 2
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 0% 1 attempts
- 3PT
- — 0 attempts
- FT
- 66.7% 6 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +9
- True shooting
- 54.9%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:52 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 8, 2026 · WAS vs NYK
Starter · 17.4 minutes
Impact+3.9
- PTS
- 4
- REB
- 10
- AST
- 1
- STL
- 1
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 0
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 100% 2 attempts
- 3PT
- — 0 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +1
- True shooting
- 100.0%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:52 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
07 / The player file
How Ayton got here.
At a glance.
- Height
- 7' 0"
- Weight
- 252 lbs
- Age now
- 28 years
- Born
- 1998-07-23
- Hometown
- Nassau, Bahamas
- College
- Arizona
- Draft
- 2018: Rd 1, Pk 1 (PHX)
- Experience
- 9th Season
Traded from LAL on 07/07/26
Biography source · ESPN ↗The contract
$8.10M
2026-27 reported base salary
2026-27
$8.10M
Reported base salary. Guarantees and trade restrictions are unverified.
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