Deandre AytonWashington Commanders · #5
Deandre Ayton is a rim-finishing, rebounding center for the Los Angeles Lakers — the No. 1 overall pick of the 2018 draft, chosen ahead of Luka Dončić. A Bahamian big man who starred at Arizona, he reached the 2021 NBA Finals with Phoenix, spent two seasons in Portland, and signed with the Lakers in 2025. He posted a perfect 10-for-10, 25-point game in Lakers history in 2025-26.
Deandre Ayton — the report card
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Where Deandre Ayton stands
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Deandre Ayton — every number, three levels deep
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How the model sees Deandre Ayton
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Deandre Ayton career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 71 | 30.7 | 16.3 | 10.3 | 1.8 | .585 | .000 |
| 2019-20 | 38 | 32.5 | 18.2 | 11.5 | 1.9 | .546 | .231 |
| 2020-21 | 69 | 30.7 | 14.4 | 10.5 | 1.4 | .626 | .200 |
| 2021-22 | 58 | 29.5 | 17.2 | 10.2 | 1.4 | .634 | .368 |
| 2022-23 | 67 | 30.4 | 18.0 | 10.0 | 1.7 | .588 | .292 |
| 2023-24 | 55 | 32.4 | 16.7 | 11.1 | 1.6 | .570 | .100 |
| 2024-25 | 40 | 30.2 | 14.4 | 10.2 | 1.6 | .566 | .188 |
| 2025-26 | 72 | 27.2 | 12.5 | 8.0 | 0.8 | .671 | .000 |
| Career | 470 | 30.3 | 15.8 | 10.1 | 1.5 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Washington Commanders built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Deandre Ayton
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A skilled, athletic No.
Turning pro
Drafted 1st overall, 2018 as a Center.
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A No. 1 pick chosen ahead of Luka Dončić — now the Bahamian big anchoring Luka's Lakers.
Chapter
Born in Nassau and a Pac-12 Player of the Year at Arizona, Ayton went No. 1 overall in 2018, ahead of Dončić.
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He reached the 2021 Finals with Phoenix, hitting a buzzer-beating alley-oop game-winner in the West Finals.
Off the court
- Height
- 7' 0"
- Weight
- 252 lbs
- College
- Arizona
- Experience
- 8th Season
- NBA debut
- 2018
- Draft
- 1st overall, 2018
- Born
- Nassau, Bahamas
- Age
- 28
- Jersey
- #5
Ayton is a proud Bahamian — of Nigerian and Jamaican descent — and one of the most prominent basketball figures from the islands, doing hurricane-relief and community work that earned an NBA Cares community-assist award in 2025. He is a father to a son, Deandre Jr., born in 2021.
His career has been a mix of brilliance and questions: elite skill, footwork compared to Hakeem Olajuwon, and a Finals run, alongside a 2020 suspension and reports of inconsistent professional habits. In Los Angeles, alongside Dončić and LeBron, his role is clean and well-defined — finish, rebound, and protect the rim — which fits his talents and lowers the demands that complicated earlier stops.
A skilled, efficient rim-running center — elite finishing and rebounding with a Finals pedigree.
Deandre Ayton — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Deandre Ayton, answered.
