Jaden McDaniels
- Age
- 26
- Height
- 6'9"
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Experience
- 6 yrs
Ignore his worst category (assists) and he's worth 0.22.
Quiet riser worth the late reach — a career-high 14.8 on 41% from three, and the role only grows. Stocks (1.1 steals, 1.0 blocks), strong FG%, and real threes make him a sneaky-positive multi-cat forward. A mild breakout case at a discount.
Jaden McDaniels enters 2026-27 at #76 on our board — Round 7 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 15.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 32.8 minutes a night. The value is built on blocks and steals, 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 71 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 | -0.31 | 71 | 32.8 | 15.1 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 5.7 | 50.3% | 1.9 | 82.7% | 1.8 | 17.7% | -0.30 | -0.45 | -0.52 | 0.23 | 0.45 | -0.22 | 0.20 | 0.13 | 0.17 |
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 | |||
| 2020-21MIN | -3.15 | 63 | 24.0 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 44.7% | 0.4 | 60.0% | 0.7 | 12.1% | -1.39 | -0.71 | -1.01 | -0.58 | 0.48 | -0.52 | -0.16 | -0.27 | 1.01 |
| 2021-22MIN | -2.69 | 70 | 25.8 | 9.2 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 46.0% | 0.8 | 80.3% | 1.1 | 15.4% | -0.99 | -0.55 | -1.03 | -0.44 | 0.20 | -0.47 | -0.08 | 0.01 | 0.66 |
| 2022-23MIN | -1.44 | 79 | 30.6 | 12.1 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 51.7% | 1.3 | 73.6% | 1.4 | 15.9% | -0.67 | -0.65 | -0.83 | -0.11 | 0.54 | -0.22 | 0.21 | -0.22 | 0.51 |
| 2023-24MIN | -3.11 | 72 | 29.2 | 10.5 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 48.9% | 0.8 | 72.2% | 1.2 | 16.0% | -0.91 | -0.94 | -1.05 | -0.10 | -0.17 | -0.42 | 0.01 | -0.17 | 0.64 |
| 2024-25MIN | -0.71 | 82 | 31.9 | 12.2 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 4.9 | 47.7% | 1.3 | 81.3% | 1.2 | 16.4% | -0.67 | -0.07 | -0.80 | 0.34 | 0.29 | -0.48 | -0.01 | 0.04 | 0.67 |
| 2025-26MIN | -0.52 | 73 | 31.7 | 14.8 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 5.7 | 51.5% | 2.0 | 83.5% | 1.8 | 18.6% | -0.33 | -0.60 | -0.51 | 0.07 | 0.48 | -0.23 | 0.29 | 0.16 | 0.15 |
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What round should I draft Jaden McDaniels in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Jaden McDaniels at #76 overall — Round 7 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 71), not just the per-game line.
Is Jaden McDaniels a good fantasy basketball pick?
In the right build — he projects as a late-round value at #76, helping most in blocks and steals, with assists the main cost.
How many games will Jaden McDaniels play in 2026-27?
We project about 71 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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