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Deandre Ayton
Wizards · C · 28
Deandre Ayton
vs
2025-26
Naz Reid
Hornets · C-F · 27
Naz Reid
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Deandre Ayton vs Naz Reid

7-10categories
Ayton · Reid
Deandre Ayton
Ayton
Wizards
2025-26
Reid
Hornets
Naz Reid
72
Games
availability
77
27.2
Minutes
per game
26.1
12.5
Points
per game
13.6
8.0
Rebounds
per game
6.2
0.8
Assists
per game
2.2
1.6
Steals + blocks
per game
2.0
1.2
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.6
67.1%
Field goal %
45.6%
0.0%
Three-point %
0.0 vs 5.8 attempts
36.2%
64.5%
Free throw %
73.2%
67.6%
True shooting
TS%
56.5%
16.4%
Usage
USG%
21.2%
4.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
12.4%
15.4%
Rebound %
of available
11.3%
+0.1
Net rating
on court
+3.2
11.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.2%
-0.1
Plus-minus
per game
+2.2
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

Naz Reid scored more in 2025-26, 1.1 points a game apart (13.6 vs 12.5), on Reid's heavier usage (21.2% vs 16.4%).

Ayton is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 67.6% to 56.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Reid (2.2 vs 0.8 assists), the glass to Ayton (8.0 vs 6.2 rebounds).

With Reid on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.2 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, Reid $23.3M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Ayton
2025-26
Reid
46-26
Record when playing
46-31
13.1
Points at home
12.8
11.9
Points on the road
14.3
14.3
Points in wins
14.9
9.2
Points in losses
11.6
29
Season high
33
0
30-point games
1
22
Double-doubles
6

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
Reid · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at BKN20 pts · 11 reb · 7 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at MEM12 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at BOS12 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs MIL16 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 6 vs BKN13 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Ayton · contract
2026-27player option$8.1M
Reid · contract
2026-27$23.3M
2027-28$25.0M
2028-29$26.7M
2029-30player option$28.4M

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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).