Player profile · 2026-27 projection

RJ Barrett

TOR·PF/SF/SGRank #142 · Round 12Medium confidence

Age: 27
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 214 lb
Experience: 7 yrs

Total value · G-score

-1.83

Ignore his worst category (free-throw %) and he's worth -0.89.

Our view

Heavy scoring with threes, boards and assists — though Kawhi's arrival moves him back to second option, and we shave the volume a touch for it. A 70% FT line and thin defensive stats make him far better in points leagues than 9-cat, and we bank 60 games. Draft him for raw production and punt FT% around him.

RJ Barrett enters 2026-27 at #142 on our board — Round 12 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 19.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 30.6 minutes a night. The value is built on scoring and threes, with free-throw percentage the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-free-throw percentage builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability helps the case: we project about 61 games.

Projected per-game line

DRAFT VAL

-0.33

MPG

30.6

PTS

19.5

REB

5.4

AST

3.7

STL

0.7

BLK

0.3

3PM

1.8

FG%

47.9%

FT%

70.1%

TOV

1.9

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	-1.83	61	30.6	19.5	5.4	3.7	0.7	0.3	1.8	7.0	47.9%	3.4	70.1%	1.9	24.9%	0.38	-0.16	-0.10	-0.47	-0.57	0.07	-0.06	-0.94	0.02

Where the value comes fromG-score

PTS+0.38

3PM+0.07

TO+0.02

FG%-0.06

AST-0.10

REB-0.16

STL-0.47

BLK-0.57

FT%-0.94

helps you costs you· bars sum to the value

Usage trend

2420-21

2821-22

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2623-24

2924-25

2625-26

2526-27

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
2019-20NYK	-4.41	56	30.4	14.3	5.0	2.6	1.0	0.3	1.1	5.2	40.2%	2.8	61.4%	2.2	23.9%	-0.26	-0.34	-0.36	0.02	-0.53	-0.39	-0.84	-1.49	-0.22
2020-21NYK	-2.10	72	34.9	17.6	5.8	3.0	0.7	0.3	1.7	6.5	44.1%	2.8	74.6%	1.9	23.6%	0.13	-0.01	-0.28	-0.43	-0.53	-0.07	-0.48	-0.40	-0.02
2021-22NYK	-2.99	70	34.5	20.0	5.8	3.0	0.6	0.2	2.0	7.0	40.8%	4.1	71.4%	2.2	27.7%	0.53	-0.03	-0.28	-0.58	-0.69	0.24	-0.95	-0.97	-0.26
2022-23NYK	-3.50	73	33.9	19.6	5.0	2.8	0.4	0.2	1.7	7.0	43.4%	4.0	74.0%	2.2	26.4%	0.31	-0.28	-0.47	-0.83	-0.62	0.01	-0.80	-0.61	-0.21
2023-24TOR	-2.35	58	31.7	20.2	5.4	3.3	0.5	0.4	1.6	7.5	49.5%	3.6	71.5%	2.2	26.4%	0.43	-0.18	-0.28	-0.70	-0.45	-0.11	0.10	-0.87	-0.28
2024-25TOR	-2.43	58	32.2	21.1	6.3	5.4	0.8	0.3	1.8	7.9	46.8%	3.4	63.0%	2.9	28.9%	0.58	0.12	0.63	-0.38	-0.56	-0.02	-0.15	-1.81	-0.84
2025-26TOR	-1.71	57	30.3	19.3	5.3	3.3	0.7	0.3	1.7	7.0	49.1%	3.5	71.7%	1.7	26.1%	0.32	-0.22	-0.25	-0.52	-0.56	0.01	0.06	-0.79	0.24

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 RJ Barrett in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?

Our board has RJ Barrett at #142 overall — Round 12 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 61), not just the per-game line.

Is RJ Barrett a good fantasy basketball pick?

Mostly in deep leagues — he projects as a deep-league or streaming option at #142, helping most in scoring and threes, with free-throw percentage the main cost.

How many games will RJ Barrett play in 2026-27?

We project about 61 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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