Deandre Ayton

Deandre Ayton
	Ayton with the Bahamas in 2023
No. 8 – Washington Wizards
Position	Center
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	July 23, 1998; Nassau, The Bahamas
Listed height	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight	252 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school	Balboa City School; (San Diego, California); Hillcrest Prep Academy; (Phoenix, Arizona);
College	Arizona (2017–2018)
NBA draft	2018: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Drafted by	Phoenix Suns
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–2023	Phoenix Suns
2023–2025	Portland Trail Blazers
2025–2026	Los Angeles Lakers
2026–present	Washington Wizards
Career highlights
	NBA All-Rookie First Team (2019); Consensus first-team All-American (2018); Karl Malone Award (2018); Pac-12 Player of the Year (2018); First-team All-Pac-12 (2018); Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2018); Pac-12 tournament MOP (2018); McDonald's All-American (2017);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Deandre Edoneille Ayton (/diˈɑːndreɪ ˈeɪtən/ dee-AHN-dray AY-tən; born July 23, 1998), nicknamed "DominAyton", is a Bahamian professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A consensus five-star prospect in the Class of 2017 and a McDonald's All-American, he played one season of college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats, earning Pac-12 Player of the Year honors. Ayton was selected with the first overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2019. In 2021, he helped lead the Suns to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1993. In 2023, Ayton was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in a 3-team trade that sent Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks.