Player profile · 2026-27 projection

Ace Bailey

UTA·PF/SF/SGRank #140 · Round 12Medium confidence

Age: 20
Height: 6'9"
Weight: 200 lb
Experience: 1 yr

Total value · G-score

-1.73

Ignore his worst category (assists) and he's worth -0.96.

Our view

The post-All-Star surge (18+ a night) is the tell — Utah cleared the runway and the second-year scoring leap is coming. He's a volume scorer first, so watch the efficiency, but this is a breakout we'll happily draft ahead of consensus.

Ace Bailey enters 2026-27 at #140 on our board — Round 12 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 15.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 28.8 minutes a night. The value is built on turnovers and threes, with assists the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-assists builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability helps the case: we project about 69 games.

Projected per-game line

DRAFT VAL

-0.29

MPG

28.8

PTS

15.2

REB

4.7

AST

2.2

STL

0.9

BLK

0.7

3PM

1.9

FG%

44.9%

FT%

75.7%

TOV

1.6

GP = expected games this season (availability model + analyst judgment), not last year's total. DRAFT VAL = draft-day value (round/window-paced), used for draft decisions. MPG = projected minutes per game.

Season	ValueG-score	GP	Projected per-game stats													Category value · G-score
Season	ValueG-score	GP	MPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3PM	FGM	FG%	FTM	FT%	TO	USG%	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3PM	FG%	FT%	TO
2026-27projected	-1.73	69	28.8	15.2	4.7	2.2	0.9	0.7	1.9	5.8	44.9%	1.6	75.7%	1.6	19.9%	-0.28	-0.43	-0.76	-0.21	0.05	0.15	-0.41	-0.17	0.34

Where the value comes fromG-score

TO+0.34

3PM+0.15

BLK+0.05

FT%-0.17

STL-0.21

PTS-0.28

FG%-0.41

REB-0.43

AST-0.76

helps you costs you· bars sum to the value

Usage trend

2225-26

2026-27

Share of team plays a player uses while on the floor. The highlighted bar is our 2026-27 projection.

Career — by season (per-game)

Season	ValueG-score	GP	Per-game stats													Category value · G-score
Season	ValueG-score	GP	MPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3PM	FGM	FG%	FTM	FT%	TO	USG%	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3PM	FG%	FT%	TO
2025-26UTA	-2.31	72	27.6	13.8	4.2	1.8	0.8	0.7	1.9	5.5	44.3%	0.9	75.0%	1.5	21.5%	-0.48	-0.60	-0.89	-0.37	0.04	0.17	-0.49	-0.11	0.42

Each season's category value is shaded against that season's player pool — the same heatmap as the rankings board.

Ranked nearby

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Quick answers

What round should I draft Ace Bailey in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?

Our board has Ace Bailey at #140 overall — Round 12 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 69), not just the per-game line.

Is Ace Bailey a good fantasy basketball pick?

In the right build — he projects as a late-round value at #140, helping most in turnovers and threes, with assists the main cost.

How many games will Ace Bailey play in 2026-27?

We project about 69 games — an expected-games estimate from our availability model plus analyst judgment, rather than a repeat of last season's total.

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