Where should Andrew Nembhard be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 129 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 110 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 115.7 on average: priced about where he ranks.

How many games will Andrew Nembhard play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 66 games, after 57 last season.

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Andrew Nembhard

Indiana Pacers · PG/SG · Age 26 · 6′4″

Rankings Bobby Portis Aaron Nesmith

Rank#129PG #64 · of 233

Value-0.4879-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP115.7ESPN 130.8

$ Max value$1Yahoo avg $1.0

Games6629 min a game

Rostered55.6%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 129 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 110 in 2025-26. His weakest category is rebounds at 2.6 a game. Yahoo drafters take him at 115.7 on average: priced about where he ranks.

Stats over time

Rising: up 2 seasons in a row.

Last season16.9

4-season average11.4

Trend a season+2.3

2026-27 proj.13.0

Up and down: between 9.2 (2023-24) and 16.9 (2025-26).
Per 36 minutes: 12.3 in 2022-23, 19.4 last season, on 27.7 → 31.3 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (13.0) sits between last season (16.9) and his 4-season average (11.4).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#178of 24724-25#183of 26625-26#73of 27226-27*#146of 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.	129	-0.487	66	29	13.0	1.7	2.6	5.4	1.0	0.2	45.5%	4.7/10.4	80.8%	1.9/2.3	1.9
2025-26	110	-0.104	57	31	16.9	1.9	2.8	7.7	0.9	0.1	44.2%	5.8/13.2	82.5%	3.4/4.1	2.4
2024-25	176	-0.285	65	29	10.0	0.8	3.3	5.0	1.2	0.2	45.8%	3.8/8.3	79.4%	1.7/2.1	1.7
2023-24	184	-0.464	68	25	9.2	0.9	2.1	4.1	0.9	0.1	49.8%	3.8/7.7	80.4%	0.7/0.8	1.5
2022-23	-	-	75	28	9.5	1.2	2.7	4.5	0.9	0.2	44.2%	3.8/8.6	87.5%	0.7/0.8	1.7

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

13.0#146 of 213-0.39

3PM

1.7#122 of 2130.02

REB

2.6#198 of 213-0.84

AST

5.4#40 of 2130.25

STL

1.0#104 of 213-0.01

BLK

0.2#195 of 213-0.81

FG%

45.5%4.7/10.4#124 of 213-0.22

FT%

80.8%1.9/2.3#115 of 2130.00

TO

1.9#112 of 2130.09

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 SG; 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).

SG

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	57	31.3	16.9	1.9	2.8	7.7	0.9	0.1	43.9%	5.8/13.2	82.9%	3.4/4.1	2.4
2024-25	IND	65	28.9	10.0	0.8	3.3	5.0	1.2	0.2	45.8%	3.8/8.3	81.0%	1.7/2.1	1.7
2023-24	IND	68	25.0	9.2	0.9	2.1	4.1	0.9	0.1	49.4%	3.8/7.7	87.5%	0.7/0.8	1.5
2022-23	IND	75	27.7	9.5	1.2	2.7	4.5	0.9	0.2	44.2%	3.8/8.6	87.5%	0.7/0.8	1.7

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Andrew Nembhard 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.