The Washington Wizards introduced as we speak they acquired middle Deandre Ayton in a commerce with the Los Angeles Lakers for guard Jaden Hardy and two future second-round picks.
Ayton (7-0, 252) has performed 470 profession video games (463 begins) in his eight-year NBA profession with the Phoenix Suns, Portland Path Blazers, and Los Angeles Lakers. He holds profession averages of 15.8 factors, 10.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.0 block per recreation, whereas taking pictures .599 from the sphere – which at the moment ranks because the eighth-best area objective proportion in league historical past. In 72 video games with the Lakers final season, he averaged 12.5 factors, 8.0 rebounds, and 1.0 block per recreation on a career-high .671 clip from the sphere.
The primary total decide within the 2018 NBA Draft, Ayton earned first-team All-Rookie honors after averaging a double-double and taking pictures .585 from the sphere, the fourth-best mark by a rookie in league historical past. The Arizona product has averaged a double-double in seven of eight seasons, one in every of six gamers within the league to have a minimum of seven such seasons since 2018.
Hardy was acquired in a commerce with the Dallas Mavericks on Feb. 5, 2026. He appeared in 23 video games for Washington, averaging 12.6 factors per recreation.
