Where should Alperen Sengun be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 44 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 64 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 18.5 on average, 26 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

How many games will Alperen Sengun play in 2026-27?

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

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Alperen Sengun

Houston Rockets · PF/C · Age 24 · 6′11″

Rankings Tyler Herro Franz Wagner

Rank#44PF #22 · of 233

Value0.1009-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP18.5ESPN 24.5

$ Max value$22Yahoo avg $33.1

Games7233 min a game

Rostered98.7%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 44 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 64 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in assists, steals, rebounds, and points among rotation players; the cost is free-throw percentage at 69.2%, which makes him a natural punt-FT% pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 18.5 on average, 26 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Rising: 9.6 in 2021-22, 20.4 last season, and top 50 among rotation players every season on our board.

Last season20.4

5-season average17.0

Trend a season+2.6

2026-27 proj.20.5

Up and down: between 9.6 (2021-22) and 21.1 (2023-24).
Per 36 minutes: 16.7 in 2021-22, 22.1 last season, on 20.7 → 33.3 minutes: the change is mostly his playing time.
The projection (20.5) is in line with last season (20.4).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#43of 24724-25#50of 26625-26#36of 27226-27*#23of 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.	44	0.100	72	33	20.5	0.6	9.0	5.7	1.2	1.1	52.4%	8.2/15.6	69.2%	3.6/5.2	2.8
2025-26	64	0.142	72	33	20.4	0.6	8.9	6.2	1.2	1.1	51.9%	8.1/15.6	69.1%	3.6/5.2	3.2
2024-25	85	0.111	76	32	19.1	0.3	10.3	4.9	1.1	0.8	49.6%	7.5/15.0	69.2%	3.9/5.6	2.6
2023-24	63	-0.041	63	32	21.1	0.5	9.4	5.0	1.2	0.7	53.7%	8.4/15.6	69.3%	3.9/5.6	2.6
2022-23	-	-	75	29	14.8	0.3	9.0	3.9	0.9	0.9	55.1%	5.9/10.7	71.1%	2.7/3.8	2.6
2021-22	-	-	72	21	9.6	0.4	5.5	2.6	0.8	0.9	47.9%	3.5/7.3	71.9%	2.3/3.2	2.0

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

20.5#23 of 2130.75

3PM

0.6#177 of 213-0.39

REB

9.0#19 of 2130.61

AST

5.7#12 of 2130.89

STL

1.2#18 of 2130.53

BLK

1.1#39 of 2130.34

FG%

52.4%8.2/15.6#49 of 2130.00

FT%

69.2%3.6/5.2#206 of 213-1.17

TO

2.8#203 of 213-0.73

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

Team role · Houston Rockets

The Houston Rockets starter at C, with Steven Adams behind him. 48 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Josh Okogie, Dorian Finney-Smith, and Aaron Holiday; Fred VanVleet is the arrival projected for the most minutes (32).

C

Left since 2025-26

Josh OkogieSigned by UTAH Jul 1017 min → UTAH
Dorian Finney-SmithAcquired by CHA Jul 617 min → ATL
Aaron Holiday14 min
Minutes a night48

Arrived

Marcus SmartSigned Jul 1029 min from LAL
Bogdan Bogdanovic20 min from LAC
Oscar Tshiebwe17 min from UTAH
Sean PedullaSigned Aug 174 min from LAC
Fred VanVleetnew
Bruce ThorntonSigned Jul 7new
Quadir Copelandnew

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. Houston Rockets depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	HOU	72	33.3	20.4	0.6	8.9	6.2	1.2	1.1	51.9%	8.1/15.6	69.2%	3.6/5.2	3.2
2024-25	HOU	76	31.5	19.1	0.3	10.3	4.9	1.1	0.8	50.0%	7.5/15.0	69.6%	3.9/5.6	2.6
2023-24	HOU	63	32.5	21.1	0.5	9.3	5.0	1.2	0.7	53.8%	8.4/15.6	69.6%	3.9/5.6	2.6
2022-23	HOU	75	28.9	14.8	0.3	9.0	3.9	0.9	0.9	55.1%	5.9/10.7	71.1%	2.7/3.8	2.6
2021-22	HOU	72	20.7	9.6	0.4	5.5	2.6	0.8	0.9	47.9%	3.5/7.3	71.9%	2.3/3.2	2.0

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Alperen Sengun 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.