Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Deandre Ayton vs Derik Queen

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Ayton · Queen

Ayton

Wizards

2025-26

Queen

Pelicans

Games

availability

27.2

Minutes

per game

25.0

12.5

Points

per game

11.7

8.0

Rebounds

per game

7.1

0.8

Assists

per game

3.7

1.6

Steals + blocks

per game

1.9

1.2

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

2.3

67.1%

Field goal %

47.3%

0.0%

Three-point %

0.0 vs 1.1 attempts

26.1%

64.5%

Free throw %

79.5%

67.6%

True shooting

TS%

54.6%

16.4%

Usage

USG%

21.4%

4.4%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

20.8%

15.4%

Rebound %

of available

13.6%

+0.1

Net rating

on court

-6.7

11.7%

PIE

player impact estimate

10.9%

-0.1

Plus-minus

per game

-3.8

Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Deandre Ayton scored more in 2025-26, 0.8 points a game apart (12.5 vs 11.7), on Queen's heavier usage (21.4% vs 16.4%).

Ayton is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 67.6% to 54.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Queen (3.7 vs 0.8 assists), the glass to Ayton (8.0 vs 7.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Queen played 9 more games (81 vs 72 of 82).

With Ayton on the floor his team outscored opponents by +0.1 per 100 possessions, against -6.7 for Queen; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Ayton $8.1M through 2026-27, Queen $5.4M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Ayton

2025-26

Queen

46-26

Record when playing

26-55

13.1

Points at home

13.1

11.9

Points on the road

10.4

14.3

Points in wins

11.0

9.2

Points in losses

12.0

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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Ayton · last 5

Fri, Oct 16 at NOP4 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast

Mon, Oct 12 vs BKN4 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast

Sat, Oct 10 vs DET4 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast

Thu, Oct 8 at NYK4 pts · 10 reb · 1 ast

Mon, May 11 vs OKC6 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast

Queen · last 5

Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS2 pts · 7 reb · 5 ast

Wed, Oct 14 at DAL6 pts · 11 reb · 2 ast

Thu, Oct 8 at MIA5 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast

Tue, Oct 6 at OKC10 pts · 9 reb · 1 ast

Sun, Apr 12 at MIN30 pts · 22 reb · 4 ast

Ayton · contract

2026-27player option$8.1M

Queen · contract

2026-27$5.4M

2027-28$5.7M

2028-29$8.1M

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Ayton vs
Maxime Raynaud · Donovan Clingan · Myles Turner · Wendell Carter Jr.

Queen vs
Nic Claxton · Mark Williams · Wendell Carter Jr. · Myles Turner

Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).