Alex Caruso
- Age
- 33
- Height
- 6'5"
- Weight
- 186 lb
- Experience
- 9 yrs
Ignore his worst category (scoring) and he's worth -1.81.
Elite steal rate — 1.2 in just 18 minutes — but the role is capped and our availability read sits around 41 games. Streamer-grade defensive juice, not a season-long hold.
Alex Caruso enters 2026-27 at #258 on our board — Round 22 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 6.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 18.2 minutes a night. The value is built on turnovers and steals, with scoring the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-scoring builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability is the swing factor — we expect about 41 games, which is priced into his draft value.
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2026-27projected | -3.49 | 41 | 18.2 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 44.3% | 0.8 | 78.9% | 0.8 | 14.8% | -1.69 | -1.11 | -0.84 | 0.35 | -0.46 | -0.59 | -0.21 | -0.02 | 1.08 |
Share of team plays a player uses while on the floor. The highlighted bar is our 2026-27 projection.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2018-19LAL | -2.92 | 25 | 21.2 | 9.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 44.5% | 2.1 | 79.7% | 1.7 | 18.9% | -0.94 | -1.08 | -0.17 | -0.03 | -0.41 | -0.34 | -0.18 | 0.08 | 0.15 |
| 2019-20LAL | -4.04 | 64 | 18.4 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 41.2% | 1.1 | 73.4% | 0.8 | 14.0% | -1.51 | -1.33 | -0.65 | 0.17 | -0.53 | -0.77 | -0.25 | -0.17 | 1.00 |
| 2020-21LAL | -3.91 | 58 | 21.0 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 43.6% | 0.8 | 64.5% | 1.3 | 14.9% | -1.44 | -0.97 | -0.35 | 0.16 | -0.53 | -0.68 | -0.20 | -0.39 | 0.49 |
| 2021-22CHI | -1.81 | 41 | 28.0 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 39.8% | 1.4 | 79.5% | 1.4 | 13.3% | -1.25 | -0.74 | 0.11 | 1.00 | -0.39 | -0.55 | -0.40 | -0.01 | 0.40 |
| 2022-23CHI | -2.10 | 67 | 23.5 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 45.5% | 0.9 | 80.8% | 1.1 | 11.1% | -1.52 | -0.99 | -0.43 | 0.74 | 0.11 | -0.67 | -0.13 | 0.01 | 0.78 |
| 2023-24CHI | -0.06 | 71 | 28.7 | 10.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 46.8% | 1.1 | 76.0% | 1.4 | 14.9% | -0.96 | -0.71 | -0.20 | 1.09 | 0.39 | 0.12 | -0.13 | -0.12 | 0.45 |
| 2024-25OKC | -1.90 | 54 | 19.3 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 44.6% | 0.7 | 82.4% | 0.7 | 15.3% | -1.39 | -0.98 | -0.59 | 0.77 | -0.13 | -0.56 | -0.17 | 0.04 | 1.11 |
| 2025-26OKC | -3.62 | 56 | 18.2 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 42.3% | 0.7 | 80.4% | 0.9 | 15.8% | -1.59 | -1.08 | -0.80 | 0.36 | -0.56 | -0.63 | -0.31 | 0.01 | 0.97 |
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What round should I draft Alex Caruso in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Alex Caruso at #258 overall — Round 22 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 41), not just the per-game line.
Is Alex Caruso a good fantasy basketball pick?
Mostly in deep leagues — he projects as a deep-league or streaming option at #258, helping most in turnovers and steals, with scoring the main cost.
How many games will Alex Caruso play in 2026-27?
We project about 41 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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