Khaman Maluach
- Age
- 20
- Height
- 7'1"
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Experience
- 1 yr
Ignore his worst category (scoring) and he's worth -2.91.
The per-minute rim profile was always the draw - half a block in just 10 minutes with 53% shooting - and Mark Williams' shoulder surgery handed him the backup-centre minutes for the first half of the season. We carry 15 minutes across the year, a shade under our first read after Phoenix added Duop Reath as cover on September 16; the third-centre minutes Reath takes are the emergency ones, and a 19-year-old lottery pick is the one Phoenix has reason to develop. Just under a block a night with 5 boards and modest scoring. A blocks stash that is a real one until February; if Ighodaro stumbles, the ceiling is higher.
Khaman Maluach enters 2026-27 at #368 on our board — Round 31 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 5.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 0.2 assists in 15.0 minutes a night. The value is built on turnovers and blocks, 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 45 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 | -4.74 | 45 | 15.0 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 54.0% | 0.8 | 73.3% | 0.6 | – | -1.83 | -0.43 | -1.66 | -1.37 | 0.34 | -1.20 | 0.18 | -0.14 | 1.36 |
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 | |||
| 2025-26PHX | -6.00 | 46 | 8.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 53.3% | 0.5 | 71.0% | 0.5 | 15.1% | -2.05 | -1.05 | -1.60 | -1.39 | 0.04 | -1.26 | 0.10 | -0.12 | 1.34 |
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What round should I draft Khaman Maluach in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Khaman Maluach at #368 overall — Round 31 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 45), not just the per-game line.
Is Khaman Maluach a good fantasy basketball pick?
Mostly in deep leagues — he projects as a deep-league or streaming option at #368, helping most in turnovers and blocks, with scoring the main cost.
How many games will Khaman Maluach play in 2026-27?
We project about 45 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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