Jalen Smith
- Age
- 27
- Height
- 6'8"
- Weight
- 244 lb
- Experience
- 6 yrs
Ignore his worst category (assists) and he's worth -1.17.
Per-minute this works: 9.9 and 6.3 with 1.5 threes and some rim protection squeezed into 19 minutes. But that minutes figure is the verdict — the role has never sustained expansion and we project the same part-time gig with a fifty-game-ish season. A stretch-big handcuff, valuable the moment minutes open and not much before.
Jalen Smith enters 2026-27 at #177 on our board — Round 15 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 9.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 19.4 minutes a night. The value is built on turnovers and rebounds, 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 is the swing factor — we expect about 52 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 | -2.37 | 52 | 19.4 | 9.9 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 46.9% | 1.3 | 73.8% | 0.9 | 18.2% | -1.11 | 0.14 | -1.20 | -0.86 | 0.10 | -0.17 | -0.10 | -0.20 | 1.02 |
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 | |||
| 2020-21PHX | -7.26 | 27 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 44.0% | 0.2 | 71.4% | 0.3 | 17.0% | -2.06 | -1.47 | -1.40 | -1.47 | -0.82 | -1.29 | -0.07 | -0.06 | 1.36 |
| 2021-22IND | -2.77 | 51 | 18.1 | 9.2 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 50.3% | 1.5 | 76.5% | 0.8 | 19.9% | -0.99 | 0.04 | -1.26 | -1.01 | 0.20 | -0.70 | 0.19 | -0.13 | 0.91 |
| 2022-23IND | -2.93 | 68 | 18.8 | 9.4 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 47.6% | 1.5 | 75.9% | 1.1 | 21.0% | -1.03 | -0.01 | -1.18 | -0.97 | 0.40 | -0.67 | -0.10 | -0.16 | 0.78 |
| 2023-24IND | -2.76 | 61 | 17.2 | 9.9 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 59.2% | 1.2 | 69.2% | 0.7 | 19.6% | -0.99 | -0.15 | -1.21 | -1.00 | -0.17 | -0.57 | 0.60 | -0.37 | 1.10 |
| 2024-25CHI | -3.06 | 64 | 15.0 | 8.2 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 46.6% | 1.1 | 80.9% | 0.6 | 21.0% | -1.23 | -0.10 | -1.22 | -1.10 | 0.01 | -0.56 | -0.07 | 0.02 | 1.20 |
| 2025-26CHI | -2.00 | 53 | 20.7 | 10.2 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 48.3% | 1.3 | 74.2% | 1.0 | 19.3% | -1.00 | 0.26 | -1.14 | -0.81 | 0.18 | -0.15 | -0.02 | -0.20 | 0.88 |
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What round should I draft Jalen Smith in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Jalen Smith at #177 overall — Round 15 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 52), not just the per-game line.
Is Jalen Smith a good fantasy basketball pick?
Mostly in deep leagues — he projects as a deep-league or streaming option at #177, helping most in turnovers and rebounds, with assists the main cost.
How many games will Jalen Smith play in 2026-27?
We project about 52 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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