De'Anthony Melton
- Age
- 29
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Experience
- 8 yrs
Ignore his worst category (rebounds) and he's worth -1.81.
Stocks-and-threes guard — 1.5 steals and 1.6 triples in 22 minutes is real late-round defensive juice. The problem is the body: he's strung together barely a season and a half of games in two years, and our line only pencils in around 41 appearances. Fine per-game value when active; just don't build a March plan around him.
De'Anthony Melton enters 2026-27 at #205 on our board — Round 18 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 11.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 22.4 minutes a night. The value is built on steals and turnovers, with rebounds the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-rebounds 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 | -2.78 | 41 | 22.4 | 11.6 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 40.7% | 1.9 | 79.7% | 1.7 | 23.3% | -0.85 | -0.97 | -0.62 | 0.74 | -0.46 | -0.10 | -0.74 | -0.01 | 0.23 |
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 | |||
| 2018-19PHX | -3.24 | 50 | 19.7 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 39.1% | 0.5 | 75.0% | 1.5 | 15.0% | -1.55 | -1.08 | -0.13 | 0.54 | -0.26 | -0.66 | -0.39 | -0.04 | 0.33 |
| 2019-20MEM | -3.03 | 60 | 19.5 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 40.1% | 1.5 | 76.9% | 1.4 | 19.2% | -1.21 | -0.76 | -0.24 | 0.46 | -0.53 | -0.70 | -0.44 | -0.09 | 0.48 |
| 2020-21MEM | -2.07 | 52 | 20.1 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 43.8% | 0.8 | 80.4% | 1.3 | 19.6% | -1.06 | -0.90 | -0.47 | 0.31 | -0.10 | -0.07 | -0.27 | 0.00 | 0.49 |
| 2021-22MEM | -1.52 | 73 | 22.7 | 10.8 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 40.4% | 1.2 | 75.0% | 1.5 | 21.3% | -0.77 | -0.45 | -0.40 | 0.57 | -0.24 | 0.16 | -0.56 | -0.15 | 0.32 |
| 2022-23PHI | -1.04 | 77 | 27.9 | 10.1 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 42.5% | 0.9 | 79.3% | 1.3 | 16.6% | -0.94 | -0.58 | -0.55 | 0.89 | -0.18 | 0.23 | -0.49 | -0.02 | 0.60 |
| 2023-24PHI | -1.18 | 38 | 26.9 | 11.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 38.6% | 1.8 | 83.5% | 1.0 | 18.0% | -0.82 | -0.74 | -0.41 | 0.94 | -0.45 | 0.20 | -0.86 | 0.14 | 0.82 |
| 2024-25BKN | -3.11 | 6 | 20.2 | 10.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 40.7% | 0.8 | 62.5% | 1.7 | 22.6% | -0.94 | -0.85 | -0.47 | 0.19 | -0.56 | 0.29 | -0.56 | -0.44 | 0.22 |
| 2025-26GSW | -2.55 | 49 | 23.0 | 12.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 40.7% | 2.1 | 82.6% | 1.9 | 25.6% | -0.70 | -0.94 | -0.55 | 0.80 | -0.41 | -0.15 | -0.78 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
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What round should I draft De'Anthony Melton in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has De'Anthony Melton at #205 overall — Round 18 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 41), not just the per-game line.
Is De'Anthony Melton a good fantasy basketball pick?
Mostly in deep leagues — he projects as a deep-league or streaming option at #205, helping most in steals and turnovers, with rebounds the main cost.
How many games will De'Anthony Melton 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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