Royce O'Neale
- Age
- 34
- Height
- 6'6"
- Weight
- 226 lb
- Experience
- 9 yrs
Ignore his worst category (scoring) and he's worth -0.82.
Low-usage glue that actually fits 9-cat: 2.4 threes, 4.5 boards, a steal, barely a turnover. The scoring is the weak spot at under 9 a night, and at 33 we project the games total dipping into the low 60s rather than his usual near-full seasons. A safe veteran floor pick — just don't expect him to win you a category alone.
Royce O'Neale enters 2026-27 at #161 on our board — Round 14 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 8.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 25.7 minutes a night. The value is built on turnovers and threes, 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 helps the case: we project about 63 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 | -2.11 | 63 | 25.7 | 8.7 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 42.5% | 0.3 | 66.9% | 1.1 | 14.4% | -1.29 | -0.51 | -0.67 | -0.08 | -0.42 | 0.58 | -0.42 | -0.12 | 0.82 |
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 | |||
| 2018-19UTA | -3.82 | 82 | 20.4 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 47.5% | 0.4 | 76.2% | 0.9 | 11.1% | -1.52 | -0.83 | -0.81 | -0.45 | -0.55 | -0.50 | 0.00 | -0.02 | 0.86 |
| 2019-20UTA | -2.05 | 71 | 28.9 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 43.3% | 0.6 | 76.4% | 0.9 | 9.6% | -1.39 | -0.18 | -0.41 | -0.27 | -0.24 | -0.23 | -0.19 | -0.05 | 0.91 |
| 2020-21UTA | -1.79 | 71 | 31.6 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 44.4% | 0.5 | 84.8% | 1.2 | 9.6% | -1.36 | 0.32 | -0.47 | -0.28 | -0.24 | -0.22 | -0.17 | 0.05 | 0.58 |
| 2021-22UTA | -1.81 | 77 | 31.2 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 45.7% | 0.6 | 80.4% | 1.0 | 10.0% | -1.25 | -0.35 | -0.48 | 0.14 | -0.39 | -0.15 | -0.07 | 0.01 | 0.74 |
| 2022-23BKN | -1.73 | 76 | 31.7 | 8.8 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 38.6% | 0.7 | 72.5% | 1.5 | 13.8% | -1.11 | -0.25 | -0.12 | -0.11 | -0.04 | 0.31 | -0.71 | -0.13 | 0.42 |
| 2023-24PHX | -2.25 | 79 | 24.7 | 7.7 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 39.7% | 0.3 | 68.6% | 0.9 | 13.9% | -1.29 | -0.38 | -0.49 | -0.40 | -0.17 | 0.20 | -0.55 | -0.09 | 0.92 |
| 2024-25PHX | -1.90 | 75 | 24.5 | 9.1 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 42.3% | 0.2 | 73.1% | 0.9 | 15.7% | -1.11 | -0.40 | -0.72 | -0.24 | -0.42 | 0.44 | -0.37 | -0.03 | 0.93 |
| 2025-26PHX | -1.45 | 78 | 28.4 | 9.8 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 42.1% | 0.4 | 71.1% | 1.3 | 14.4% | -1.06 | -0.40 | -0.51 | 0.07 | -0.41 | 0.80 | -0.48 | -0.08 | 0.61 |
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What round should I draft Royce O'Neale in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Royce O'Neale at #161 overall — Round 14 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 63), not just the per-game line.
Is Royce O'Neale a good fantasy basketball pick?
Mostly in deep leagues — he projects as a deep-league or streaming option at #161, helping most in turnovers and threes, with scoring the main cost.
How many games will Royce O'Neale play in 2026-27?
We project about 63 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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