Darryn Peterson
- Age
- 19
Ignore his worst category (field-goal %) and he's worth -1.38.
Honest history on this one: our rookie model briefly had a blind spot for shooting guards drafted this high — the curve had never seen one — and we caught it, fixed the engine, and re-ran the class. This line is now the model's own call: 15 a night with threes and better than a steal on a rebuilding Utah team with an open guard runway, on rookie efficiency (.42 floor, .78 line). The scoring order we trust is Dybantsa, then Peterson; Boozer sneaks ahead of him in 9-cat value on efficiency and stocks. Exact rookie numbers, hold loosely — the class is the widest-variance group on the board.
Darryn Peterson enters 2026-27 at #159 on our board — Round 14 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 15.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 30.1 minutes a night. The value is built on steals and turnovers, with field-goal percentage the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-field-goal percentage builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability helps the case: we project about 66 games.
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 | -2.10 | 66 | 30.1 | 15.2 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 41.9% | 2.1 | 78.3% | 1.8 | – | -0.28 | -0.56 | -0.43 | 0.22 | -0.24 | -0.12 | -0.72 | -0.09 | 0.10 |
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What round should I draft Darryn Peterson in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Darryn Peterson at #159 overall — Round 14 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 66), not just the per-game line.
Is Darryn Peterson a good fantasy basketball pick?
Mostly in deep leagues — he projects as a deep-league or streaming option at #159, helping most in steals and turnovers, with field-goal percentage the main cost.
How many games will Darryn Peterson play in 2026-27?
We project about 66 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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