Where should Aaron Nesmith be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 130 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 161 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 110.8 on average: priced about where he ranks.

How many games will Aaron Nesmith play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 64 games, after 45 last season.

IND

Aaron Nesmith

Indiana Pacers · SG/SF · Age 26 · 6′5″ · 7th season

Rankings Andrew Nembhard Grayson Allen

Rank#130SG #80 · of 233

Value-0.4979-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP110.8

$ Max value$1Yahoo avg $0.0

Games6429 min a game

Rostered3.8%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 130 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 161 in 2025-26. His weakest category is assists at 1.6 a game. Yahoo drafters take him at 110.8 on average: priced about where he ranks.

Stats over time

Rising: 3.8 in 2021-22, 13.8 last season.

Last season13.8

5-season average10.4

Trend a season+2.2

2026-27 proj.13.6

Up and down: between 3.8 (2021-22) and 13.8 (2025-26).
Per 36 minutes: 12.4 in 2021-22, 16.7 last season, on 11.0 → 29.7 minutes: the change is mostly his playing time.
The projection (13.6) is in line with last season (13.8).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#127of 24724-25#141of 26625-26#114of 27226-27*#139of 213

Per game, from ESPN box scores. * Our 2026-27 projection, dashed.

Season by season

Season	Rank	Value	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2026-27Proj.	130	-0.497	64	29	13.6	2.3	4.2	1.6	0.8	0.5	44.6%	4.8/10.7	86.0%	1.9/2.2	1.3
2025-26	161	-0.265	45	30	13.8	2.3	4.2	1.9	0.6	0.5	41.4%	4.7/11.4	82.9%	2.0/2.5	1.4
2024-25	131	-0.139	45	25	12.0	1.9	4.0	1.2	0.8	0.4	50.7%	4.3/8.4	91.3%	1.6/1.8	0.8
2023-24	108	-0.210	72	28	12.2	1.9	3.8	1.5	0.9	0.7	49.6%	4.4/8.8	78.1%	1.5/1.9	0.9
2022-23	-	-	73	25	10.1	1.6	3.8	1.3	0.8	0.5	43.2%	3.5/8.1	84.2%	1.6/1.9	1.0
2021-22	-	-	52	11	3.8	0.6	1.7	0.4	0.4	0.1	40.0%	1.4/3.5	80.0%	0.4/0.5	0.6

Rank, Value and colours start with 2023-24, the first season on our board; earlier seasons show ESPN's box scores.

Category profile · 2026-27

PTS

13.6#139 of 213-0.35

3PM

2.3#79 of 2130.28

REB

4.2#134 of 213-0.49

AST

1.6#188 of 213-0.74

STL

0.8#170 of 213-0.33

BLK

0.5#87 of 213-0.25

FG%

44.6%4.8/10.7#149 of 213-0.31

FT%

86.0%1.9/2.2#72 of 2130.00

TO

1.3#58 of 2130.36

Rank among rotation players (20+ minutes, 20+ games). Colour is the value in the category, as in Rankings.

Team role · Indiana Pacers

The Indiana Pacers starter at SF; Kelly Oubre Jr., new to the team, is behind him. 173 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Bennedict Mathurin, Ethan Thompson, and Micah Potter; Tyrese Haliburton is the arrival projected for the most minutes (32).

SF

Left since 2025-26

Bennedict MathurinSigned by NO Sep 1032 min → NO
Ethan ThompsonWaived Aug 1321 min
Micah PotterWaived Jul 819 min → POR
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl18 min
Isaiah Jackson17 min → LAC
Kam JonesSigned by MIL Jul 617 min → MIL
Garrison Mathews13 min
Taelon PeterWaived Jul 2013 min
RayJ Dennis13 min → ATL
Tony Bradley11 min
Minutes a night173

Arrived

Kelly Oubre Jr.32 min from PHI
Larry Nance Jr.Signed Jul 913 min from CLE
Tyrese Haliburtonnew
Braden SmithSigned Aug 17new

Depth chart from ESPN. Who left and arrived: last season's box scores against today's roster; how and when: ESPN's transaction feed, where it lists the move. Minutes are last season's, per game. Indiana Pacers depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	IND	45	29.7	13.8	2.3	4.2	1.9	0.6	0.5	41.2%	4.7/11.4	80.0%	2.0/2.5	1.4
2024-25	IND	45	24.9	12.0	1.9	4.0	1.2	0.8	0.4	51.2%	4.3/8.4	88.9%	1.6/1.8	0.8
2023-24	IND	72	27.7	12.2	1.9	3.8	1.5	0.9	0.7	50.0%	4.4/8.8	78.9%	1.5/1.9	0.9
2022-23	IND	73	24.9	10.1	1.6	3.8	1.3	0.8	0.5	43.2%	3.5/8.1	84.2%	1.6/1.9	1.0
2021-22	BOS	52	11.0	3.8	0.6	1.7	0.4	0.4	0.1	40.0%	1.4/3.5	80.0%	0.4/0.5	0.6
2020-21	BOS	46	14.5	4.7	0.9	2.8	0.5	0.3	0.2	43.6%	1.7/3.9	83.3%	0.5/0.6	0.5

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Aaron Nesmith in fantasy basketball

The outlook above is written from our 2026-27 projection and his recent seasons, and changes with every projection run. His Value and ranks are the same numbers Rankings shows.