Player profile · 2026-27 projection

Walter Clayton Jr.

MEM·PG/SGRank #268 · Round 23Medium confidence

Age: 24
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 195 lb
Experience: 1 yr

Total value · G-score

-3.57

Ignore his worst category (rebounds) and he's worth -2.38.

Our view

Ja Morant's departure hands the backcourt real usage and our line pays it — 4.3 assists with threes and an 87% FT line in year two. The 41% shooting and 1.8 turnovers are the tax; late-round upside pick at the point.

Walter Clayton Jr. enters 2026-27 at #268 on our board — Round 23 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 9.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 23.3 minutes a night. The value is built on free-throw percentage and assists, with rebounds the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-rebounds builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability is the swing factor — we expect about 59 games, which is priced into his draft value.

Projected per-game line

DRAFT VAL

-1.58

MPG

23.3

PTS

9.9

REB

2.5

AST

4.3

STL

0.8

BLK

0.3

3PM

1.2

FG%

41.4%

FT%

86.8%

TOV

1.8

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	-3.57	59	23.3	9.9	2.5	4.3	0.8	0.3	1.2	3.4	41.4%	1.9	86.8%	1.8	18.6%	-1.10	-1.19	0.15	-0.37	-0.56	-0.40	-0.52	0.30	0.11

Where the value comes fromG-score

FT%+0.30

AST+0.15

TO+0.11

STL-0.37

3PM-0.40

FG%-0.52

BLK-0.56

PTS-1.10

REB-1.19

helps you costs you· bars sum to the value

Usage trend

1925-26

1926-27

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
2025-26MEM	-4.39	69	20.4	7.8	2.0	4.0	0.6	0.3	1.1	2.6	38.4%	1.6	90.1%	1.7	18.8%	-1.35	-1.36	0.04	-0.66	-0.56	-0.47	-0.62	0.35	0.24

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

Ranked nearby

#265 Olivier-Maxence Prosper MEM #266 Dean Wade PHI #267 Brandon Clarke MEM #269 Karlo Matković NOP #270 Darius Acuff Jr. SAC #271 Jonathan Kuminga ATL

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Quick answers

What round should I draft Walter Clayton Jr. in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?

Our board has Walter Clayton Jr. at #268 overall — Round 23 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 59), not just the per-game line.

Is Walter Clayton Jr. a good fantasy basketball pick?

Mostly in deep leagues — he projects as a deep-league or streaming option at #268, helping most in free-throw percentage and assists, with rebounds the main cost.

How many games will Walter Clayton Jr. play in 2026-27?

We project about 59 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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