Where should Ace Bailey be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 187 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 211 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 116.9 on average, 70 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

How many games will Ace Bailey play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 74 games, after 72 last season.

UTAH

Ace Bailey

Utah Jazz · SF/PF · Age 20 · 6′9″

Rankings Tristan da Silva Obi Toppin

Rank#187SF #99 · of 233

Value-0.7719-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP116.9ESPN 131.8

$ Max value$0Yahoo avg $1.0

Games7426 min a game

Rostered35.6%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 187 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 211 in 2025-26. His weakest category is free-throw percentage at 74.6%. Yahoo drafters take him at 116.9 on average, 70 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Steady: 13.8 in 2025-26, his one NBA season so far.

Last season13.8

1-season average13.8

Trend a season–

2026-27 proj.13.1

The projection (13.1) is down on last season (13.8).

PTS rank among rotation players

25-26#111of 27226-27*#119of 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.	187	-0.771	74	26	13.1	1.9	4.1	1.8	0.8	0.7	45.1%	5.2/11.5	74.6%	0.9/1.2	1.5
2025-26	211	-0.364	72	28	13.8	1.9	4.2	1.8	0.8	0.7	44.3%	5.5/12.4	75.0%	0.9/1.2	1.5

Category profile · 2026-27

PTS

13.1#119 of 213-0.25

3PM

1.9#83 of 2130.27

REB

4.1#143 of 213-0.53

AST

1.8#166 of 213-0.59

STL

0.8#140 of 213-0.17

BLK

0.7#62 of 213-0.08

FG%

45.1%5.2/11.5#171 of 213-0.43

FT%

74.6%0.9/1.2#152 of 213-0.90

TO

1.5#100 of 2130.20

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

Team role · Utah Jazz

The Utah Jazz starter at SF, with Brice Sensabaugh behind him. 223 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Bez Mbeng, Kennedy Chandler, and John Konchar; Darryn Peterson is the arrival projected for the most minutes (30).

SF

Left since 2025-26

Bez MbengClaimed by MIA Sep 2233 min → MIA
Kennedy Chandler32 min
John KoncharTraded Aug 2926 min
Cody WilliamsTraded Aug 2924 min → MIN
Elijah Harkless21 min → DET
Kyle AndersonSigned by TOR Jul 620 min → TOR
Walter Clayton Jr.18 min → MEM
Oscar Tshiebwe17 min → HOU
Kevin Love17 min
Taylor Hendricks15 min → MEM
Minutes a night223

Arrived

Jaxson HayesSigned Jul 1018 min from LAL
Josh OkogieSigned Jul 1017 min from HOU
Josh GreenAcquired Aug 2916 min from CHA
Trey AlexanderSigned Jul 712 min from NO
Harrison Ingram4 min from SA
Darryn Petersonnew
Tamar BatesSigned Jul 3new

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. Utah Jazz depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	UTAH	72	27.6	13.8	1.9	4.2	1.8	0.8	0.7	44.4%	5.5/12.4	75.0%	0.9/1.2	1.5

Ace Bailey 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.