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Shot twins · 2025-26 regular season

Who shoots like Deandre Ayton?

The 5 current players whose shot diet is closest to his: where the shots come from, plus how often he gets to the line.

Deandre Ayton's shot diet

601 shots · 2025-26 regular season
  • At the rim55.6%
  • Paint (non-rim)38.3%
  • Midrange6.2%
  • Corner 30.0%
  • Above the break 30.0%
  • Free throw rate23.5

Share of his shots from each zone, plus free throw rate (free throw attempts per 100 shots). Regular season only. See every shot

Closest shot twins

Out of 279 current players with 300+ shots
Who counts
1Ivica ZubacIndiana Pacers · C · 482 shots89match out of 100

Ayton Zubac

  • RimAyton 55.6, Zubac 57.5
  • PaintAyton 38.3, Zubac 40.2
  • MidAyton 6.2, Zubac 2.3
  • Corner 3Ayton 0.0, Zubac 0.0
  • Above break 3Ayton 0.0, Zubac 0.0
  • FT rateAyton 23.5, Zubac 29.5

Biggest gap: Zubac gets to the line more (+6.0 free throws per 100 shots).

2Ausar ThompsonDetroit Pistons · G-F · 575 shots82match out of 100

Ayton Thompson

  • RimAyton 55.6, Thompson 57.2
  • PaintAyton 38.3, Thompson 32.5
  • MidAyton 6.2, Thompson 6.1
  • Corner 3Ayton 0.0, Thompson 2.4
  • Above break 3Ayton 0.0, Thompson 1.7
  • FT rateAyton 23.5, Thompson 33.1

Biggest gap: Thompson gets to the line more (+9.6 free throws per 100 shots).

3Oso IghodaroPhoenix Suns · F · 366 shots81match out of 100

Ayton Ighodaro

  • RimAyton 55.6, Ighodaro 62.8
  • PaintAyton 38.3, Ighodaro 35.5
  • MidAyton 6.2, Ighodaro 1.4
  • Corner 3Ayton 0.0, Ighodaro 0.0
  • Above break 3Ayton 0.0, Ighodaro 0.3
  • FT rateAyton 23.5, Ighodaro 32.0

Biggest gap: Ighodaro gets to the line more (+8.5 free throws per 100 shots).

4Precious AchiuwaSacramento Kings · F · 597 shots77match out of 100

Ayton Achiuwa

  • RimAyton 55.6, Achiuwa 50.3
  • PaintAyton 38.3, Achiuwa 29.6
  • MidAyton 6.2, Achiuwa 3.9
  • Corner 3Ayton 0.0, Achiuwa 7.2
  • Above break 3Ayton 0.0, Achiuwa 9.0
  • FT rateAyton 23.5, Achiuwa 23.2

Biggest gap: Achiuwa takes more above the break 3s (+9.0 per 100 shots).

5Dyson DanielsAtlanta Hawks · G · 777 shots75match out of 100

Ayton Daniels

  • RimAyton 55.6, Daniels 52.4
  • PaintAyton 38.3, Daniels 30.9
  • MidAyton 6.2, Daniels 1.7
  • Corner 3Ayton 0.0, Daniels 5.3
  • Above break 3Ayton 0.0, Daniels 9.8
  • FT rateAyton 23.5, Daniels 15.7

Biggest gap: Daniels takes more above the break 3s (+9.8 per 100 shots).

How the match works

We line up six numbers for every current player with 300+ shots this regular season: the share of his shots at the rim, in the rest of the paint, from midrange, from the corner 3 and from above the break 3, plus free throws per 100 shots. The gap between two players is the straight-line distance across all six numbers. The match score is 100 minus 1.5 times that gap, so identical diets score 100 and every point of gap costs 1.5 points. Most players' closest twin scores between 83 and 94, and two random players score around 50. It measures where shots come from, not how well they go in. Glossary