Nikola Jokić
- Age
- 32
- Height
- 6'11"
- Weight
- 284 lb
- Experience
- 11 yrs
Ignore his worst category (turnovers) and he's worth 8.73.
Still the 1.1, and it isn't close — a near-nightly triple-double on 57% shooting wins or ties you eight of nine cats, with only the turnovers handing one back. The single caveat is availability: a knee issue cost him a month last year, and our 64 games continues a quiet slide (79 to 70 to 65). The safest superstar in fantasy, with a small, growing GP asterisk.
Nikola Jokić enters 2026-27 at #1 on our board — Round 1 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 26.7 points, 12.3 rebounds and 10.0 assists in 34.1 minutes a night. The value is built on assists and rebounds, with turnovers the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-turnovers builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability helps the case: we project about 64 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 | 7.32 | 64 | 34.1 | 26.7 | 12.3 | 10.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 10.0 | 56.8% | 5.7 | 82.1% | 3.4 | 29.3% | 1.48 | 2.27 | 2.66 | 0.61 | 0.09 | -0.04 | 1.36 | 0.30 | -1.42 |
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 | |||
| 2018-19DEN | 3.56 | 80 | 31.3 | 20.1 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 51.1% | 3.6 | 82.1% | 3.1 | 27.6% | 0.64 | 1.44 | 1.52 | 0.54 | 0.02 | -0.34 | 0.50 | 0.34 | -1.10 |
| 2019-20DEN | 2.86 | 73 | 32.0 | 19.9 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 7.8 | 52.8% | 3.4 | 81.7% | 3.1 | 26.8% | 0.53 | 1.16 | 1.41 | 0.31 | -0.10 | -0.39 | 0.74 | 0.19 | -1.00 |
| 2020-21DEN | 5.97 | 72 | 34.6 | 26.4 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 10.2 | 56.6% | 4.8 | 86.8% | 3.1 | 29.9% | 1.37 | 1.64 | 1.78 | 0.46 | 0.05 | -0.37 | 1.42 | 0.69 | -1.06 |
| 2021-22DEN | 6.73 | 74 | 33.5 | 27.1 | 13.8 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 10.3 | 58.3% | 5.1 | 81.0% | 3.8 | 32.0% | 1.53 | 2.56 | 1.64 | 0.71 | 0.35 | -0.31 | 1.70 | 0.15 | -1.60 |
| 2022-23DEN | 5.73 | 69 | 33.7 | 24.5 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 9.3 | 63.2% | 4.9 | 82.2% | 3.6 | 27.3% | 0.95 | 2.00 | 2.29 | 0.46 | 0.11 | -0.67 | 1.83 | 0.23 | -1.46 |
| 2023-24DEN | 6.46 | 79 | 34.6 | 26.4 | 12.4 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 10.4 | 58.3% | 4.5 | 81.7% | 3.0 | 29.7% | 1.28 | 2.12 | 2.02 | 0.64 | 0.25 | -0.49 | 1.52 | 0.15 | -1.02 |
| 2024-25DEN | 8.10 | 70 | 36.7 | 29.6 | 12.7 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 11.2 | 57.6% | 5.1 | 80.0% | 3.3 | 29.7% | 1.77 | 2.20 | 2.64 | 1.05 | -0.13 | 0.14 | 1.67 | -0.04 | -1.19 |
| 2025-26DEN | 7.65 | 65 | 34.8 | 27.7 | 12.9 | 10.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 9.9 | 56.9% | 6.2 | 83.1% | 3.7 | 30.2% | 1.55 | 2.39 | 2.88 | 0.51 | 0.18 | 0.01 | 1.30 | 0.43 | -1.60 |
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What round should I draft Nikola Jokić in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Nikola Jokić at #1 overall — Round 1 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 64), not just the per-game line.
Is Nikola Jokić a good fantasy basketball pick?
Yes — he projects as an early-round cornerstone at #1, helping most in assists and rebounds, with turnovers the main cost.
How many games will Nikola Jokić play in 2026-27?
We project about 64 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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