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Deandre Ayton
Wizards · C · 28
Deandre Ayton
vs
2025-26
Donovan Clingan
Trail Blazers · C · 22
Donovan Clingan
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Deandre Ayton vs Donovan Clingan

4-10categories
Ayton · Clingan
Deandre Ayton
Ayton
Wizards
2025-26
Clingan
Trail Blazers
Donovan Clingan
72
Games
availability
77
27.2
Minutes
per game
27.2
12.5
Points
per game
12.1
8.0
Rebounds
per game
11.6
0.8
Assists
per game
2.1
1.6
Steals + blocks
per game
2.3
1.2
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.2
67.1%
Field goal %
52.0%
0.0%
Three-point %
0.0 vs 3.2 attempts
34.1%
64.5%
Free throw %
68.0%
67.6%
True shooting
TS%
60.4%
16.4%
Usage
USG%
16.3%
4.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
11.2%
15.4%
Rebound %
of available
19.9%
+0.1
Net rating
on court
+0.1
11.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
13.9%
-0.1
Plus-minus
per game
+0.2
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, 0.4 points a game apart (12.5 vs 12.1), on Ayton's heavier usage (16.4% vs 16.3%).

Ayton is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 67.6% to 60.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Clingan (2.1 vs 0.8 assists), the glass to Clingan (11.6 vs 8.0 rebounds).

With Clingan on the floor his team outscored opponents by +0.1 per 100 possessions, against +0.1 for Ayton; 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, Clingan $7.5M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Ayton
2025-26
Clingan
46-26
Record when playing
41-36
13.1
Points at home
11.4
11.9
Points on the road
12.9
14.3
Points in wins
13.4
9.2
Points in losses
10.6
29
Season high
28
0
30-point games
0
22
Double-doubles
37

Last games & contracts

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Ayton · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs MIL11 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
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
Clingan · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs PHX11 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at GSW6 pts · 11 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at SAC4 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs GSW3 pts · 10 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Apr 28 at SAS10 pts · 5 reb · 6 ast
Ayton · contract
2026-27player option$8.1M
Clingan · contract
2026-27$7.5M
2027-28$9.6M

More comparisons

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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).