Deandre Ayton has held opponents to 37.5% shooting these playoffs, the best out of any player with at least 125 FGA defended. Ayton leads all players with 267 FGA defended in the postseason.

Deandre Ayton has held opponents to 37.5% shooting these playoffs, the best out of any player with at least 125 FGA defended. Ayton leads all players with 267 FGA defended in the postseason. Source.

Along the same lines, Ayton has held opposing shooters to 11.6% below their FG% averages when guarded by him, which also leads all players this postseason (minimum 100 FGA defended).

On the offensive end these playoffs, Ayton has the best postseason true-shooting % (TS%) in NBA playoff history (minimum 160 FGA). Source. The top five:

1. Deandre Ayton (2021): 70.5%

2. Kevin Durant (2017): 68.3%

3. Kawhi Leonard (2021): 67.9%

4. Kawhi Leonard (2017): 67.2%

5. Kevin McHale (1988): 67.0%

Significant two-way impact in these playoffs.