Jabari Smith Jr.
- Age
- 24
- Height
- 6'11"
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Experience
- 4 yrs
Ignore his worst category (assists) and he's worth -0.03.
Durable 3-and-D big on a long-term extension — 77 games, career-high threes, with rebounds and blocks rounding out a clean role-player line. The ceiling's the issue: usage is firmly capped behind Durant and Sengun. A dependable multi-cat contributor for a punt-assists build, with availability the selling point.
Jabari Smith Jr. enters 2026-27 at #102 on our board — Round 9 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 14.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 31.8 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 73 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 | -0.94 | 73 | 31.8 | 14.8 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 44.6% | 2.0 | 78.8% | 1.4 | 17.9% | -0.34 | 0.12 | -0.91 | -0.43 | 0.20 | 0.34 | -0.41 | -0.05 | 0.55 |
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 | |||
| 2022-23HOU | -1.91 | 79 | 31.0 | 12.8 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 40.8% | 2.0 | 78.6% | 1.3 | 18.5% | -0.58 | 0.46 | -1.06 | -0.68 | 0.40 | -0.14 | -0.82 | -0.07 | 0.60 |
| 2023-24HOU | -0.63 | 76 | 31.9 | 13.7 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 45.4% | 1.9 | 81.1% | 1.2 | 17.7% | -0.47 | 0.71 | -0.97 | -0.40 | 0.11 | 0.05 | -0.33 | 0.04 | 0.64 |
| 2024-25HOU | -2.04 | 57 | 30.1 | 12.2 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 43.8% | 1.8 | 82.5% | 1.1 | 16.5% | -0.67 | 0.35 | -1.18 | -0.95 | 0.01 | -0.10 | -0.35 | 0.10 | 0.75 |
| 2025-26HOU | -0.45 | 77 | 35.1 | 15.8 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 44.9% | 2.1 | 77.5% | 1.4 | 18.4% | -0.19 | 0.33 | -0.84 | -0.52 | 0.33 | 0.48 | -0.43 | -0.13 | 0.52 |
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What round should I draft Jabari Smith Jr. in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Jabari Smith Jr. at #102 overall — Round 9 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 73), not just the per-game line.
Is Jabari Smith Jr. a good fantasy basketball pick?
In the right build — he projects as a late-round value at #102, helping most in turnovers and threes, with assists the main cost.
How many games will Jabari Smith Jr. play in 2026-27?
We project about 73 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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