Player profile · 2026-27 projection

Jonas Valančiūnas

DEN·CRank #306 · Round 26Medium confidence

Age: 35
Height: 6'11"
Weight: 265 lb
Experience: 14 yrs

Total value · G-score

-3.96

Ignore his worst category (scoring) and he's worth -2.57.

Our view

Still productive every minute he plays — 8 and 5 in a 14-minute role with 57% shooting and a real FT line for a big. But the role shrank and at 34 we cut the games to 42; per-minute nostalgia, roster-spot reality.

Jonas Valančiūnas enters 2026-27 at #306 on our board — Round 26 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 8.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 14.2 minutes a night. The value is built on turnovers and field-goal percentage, with scoring the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-scoring builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability is the swing factor — we expect about 42 games, which is priced into his draft value.

Projected per-game line

DRAFT VAL

-1.31

MPG

14.2

PTS

8.0

REB

5.3

AST

1.3

STL

0.3

BLK

0.6

3PM

0.2

FG%

57.0%

FT%

80.0%

TOV

1.1

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
Season	ValueG-score	GP	MPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3PM	FGM	FG%	FTM	FT%	TO	USG%	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3PM	FG%	FT%	TO
2026-27projected	-3.96	42	14.2	8.0	5.3	1.3	0.3	0.6	0.2	3.8	57.0%	1.7	80.0%	1.1	–	-1.39	-0.21	-1.16	-1.15	-0.16	-1.28	0.52	0.01	0.86

Where the value comes fromG-score

TO+0.86

FG%+0.52

FT%+0.01

BLK-0.16

REB-0.21

STL-1.15

AST-1.16

3PM-1.28

PTS-1.39

helps you costs you· bars sum to the value

Usage trend

2320-21

2421-22

2322-23

2123-24

2324-25

2625-26

Share of team plays a player uses while on the floor. The highlighted bar is our 2026-27 projection.

Career — by season (per-game)

Season	ValueG-score	GP	Per-game stats													Category value · G-score
Season	ValueG-score	GP	MPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3PM	FGM	FG%	FTM	FT%	TO	USG%	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3PM	FG%	FT%	TO
2018-19MEM	-0.28	49	22.3	15.6	8.6	1.4	0.4	1.1	0.3	6.2	55.9%	3.0	79.5%	1.8	28.0%	-0.01	0.76	-0.85	-0.88	0.59	-0.89	0.85	0.11	0.06
2019-20MEM	0.67	70	26.4	14.9	11.3	1.9	0.4	1.1	0.5	6.2	58.5%	2.1	74.0%	1.8	21.7%	-0.17	1.67	-0.65	-0.85	0.60	-0.85	1.09	-0.28	0.13
2020-21MEM	1.42	62	28.3	17.1	12.5	1.8	0.6	0.9	0.3	7.1	59.2%	2.5	77.3%	1.6	22.5%	0.06	2.20	-0.74	-0.58	0.33	-1.13	1.23	-0.18	0.24
2021-22NOP	1.01	74	30.3	17.8	11.4	2.6	0.6	0.8	0.8	6.9	54.4%	3.2	82.0%	2.4	24.2%	0.22	1.79	-0.44	-0.58	0.20	-0.70	0.79	0.17	-0.43
2022-23NOP	-0.96	79	24.9	14.1	10.2	1.8	0.3	0.7	0.5	5.6	54.7%	2.3	82.6%	2.0	23.4%	-0.41	1.47	-0.87	-0.97	0.11	-0.89	0.51	0.13	-0.03
2023-24NOP	-1.28	82	23.5	12.2	8.8	2.1	0.4	0.8	0.5	4.9	55.9%	2.0	78.5%	1.4	20.8%	-0.67	0.94	-0.77	-0.85	0.11	-0.96	0.56	-0.09	0.45
2024-25SAC	-2.24	81	18.8	10.4	7.7	2.0	0.5	0.6	0.1	4.2	55.0%	1.8	87.9%	1.5	23.0%	-0.92	0.58	-0.80	-0.81	-0.13	-1.33	0.48	0.30	0.40
2025-26DEN	-4.07	65	13.4	8.7	5.1	1.2	0.2	0.6	0.1	3.5	58.2%	1.6	77.2%	1.1	26.1%	-1.22	-0.29	-1.14	-1.25	-0.11	-1.26	0.52	-0.11	0.79

Each season's category value is shaded against that season's player pool — the same heatmap as the rankings board.

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Quick answers

What round should I draft Jonas Valančiūnas in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?

Our board has Jonas Valančiūnas at #306 overall — Round 26 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 42), not just the per-game line.

Is Jonas Valančiūnas a good fantasy basketball pick?

Mostly in deep leagues — he projects as a deep-league or streaming option at #306, helping most in turnovers and field-goal percentage, with scoring the main cost.

How many games will Jonas Valančiūnas play in 2026-27?

We project about 42 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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