Where should Austin Reaves be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 18 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 27 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 23.6 on average, 6 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

How many games will Austin Reaves play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 68 games, after 51 last season.

LAL

Austin Reaves

Los Angeles Lakers · PG/SG/SF · Age 28 · 6′5″

Rankings Jamal Murray Scottie Barnes

Rank#18PG #14 · of 233

Value0.4649-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP23.6ESPN 34.4

$ Max value$37Yahoo avg $29.1

Games6835 min a game

Rostered97.1%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 18 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 27 in 2025-26. He is top 10 in free-throw percentage and top 25 in points among rotation players; the cost is turnovers at 3.1 a game, which makes him a natural punt-TO pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 23.6 on average, 6 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

Stats over time

Rising: up 4 seasons in a row.

Last season23.3

5-season average15.9

Trend a season+3.9

2026-27 proj.25.0

Up and down: between 7.3 (2021-22) and 23.3 (2025-26).
Per 36 minutes: 11.3 in 2021-22, 24.3 last season, on 23.2 → 34.5 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (25.0) is above anything in his last 5 seasons.

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#66of 24724-25#48of 26625-26#24of 27226-27*#14of 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.	18	0.464	68	35	25.0	2.7	4.3	5.9	1.1	0.4	47.8%	7.8/16.2	87.5%	6.7/7.6	3.1
2025-26	27	0.390	51	35	23.3	2.3	4.7	5.5	1.1	0.4	49.0%	7.3/14.9	87.1%	6.3/7.3	3.0
2024-25	37	0.418	73	35	20.2	2.7	4.5	5.8	1.1	0.3	46.0%	6.5/14.2	87.7%	4.4/5.0	2.4
2023-24	56	0.005	82	32	15.9	1.9	4.3	5.5	0.8	0.3	48.6%	5.6/11.5	85.3%	2.8/3.3	2.1
2022-23	-	-	64	29	13.0	1.3	3.0	3.4	0.5	0.3	51.9%	4.0/7.7	87.8%	3.6/4.1	1.5
2021-22	-	-	61	23	7.3	0.9	3.2	1.8	0.5	0.3	46.2%	2.4/5.2	84.2%	1.6/1.9	0.7

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

25.0#14 of 2130.95

3PM

2.7#37 of 2130.61

REB

4.3#116 of 213-0.38

AST

5.9#29 of 2130.56

STL

1.1#66 of 2130.17

BLK

0.4#115 of 213-0.39

FG%

47.8%7.8/16.2#70 of 213-0.01

FT%

87.5%6.7/7.6#6 of 2130.64

TO

3.1#198 of 213-0.69

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

Team role · Los Angeles Lakers

No. 3 at PG for the Los Angeles Lakers, behind Luka Doncic and Collin Sexton. 201 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it LeBron James, Marcus Smart, and Rui Hachimura; Walker Kessler is the arrival projected for the most minutes (32).

PG

SG

Left since 2025-26

LeBron JamesSigned by PHI Jul 2633 min → PHI
Marcus SmartSigned by HOU Jul 1029 min → HOU
Rui Hachimura28 min → LAC
Deandre AytonAcquired by WSH Jul 727 min → WSH
Luke KennardSigned by PHX Jul 1423 min → PHX
Gabe Vincent19 min
Jaxson HayesSigned by UTAH Jul 1018 min → UTAH
Nick Smith Jr.13 min
Maxi Kleber11 min
Minutes a night201

Arrived

Walker KesslerAcquired Jul 831 min from UTAH
Quentin Grimes30 min from PHI
Collin Sexton24 min from CHI
Ziaire Williams23 min from BKN
Sandro Mamukelashvili22 min from TOR
Matisse Thybulle16 min from POR
Jaden HardyAcquired Jul 716 min from WSH
Kevon Looney15 min from NO
Cameron Carrnew
Arthur Kalumanew
AK Okerekenew

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. Los Angeles Lakers depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	LAL	51	34.5	23.3	2.3	4.7	5.5	1.1	0.4	49.0%	7.3/14.9	86.3%	6.3/7.3	3.0
2024-25	LAL	73	34.9	20.2	2.7	4.5	5.8	1.1	0.3	45.8%	6.5/14.2	88.0%	4.4/5.0	2.4
2023-24	LAL	82	32.1	15.9	1.9	4.3	5.5	0.8	0.3	48.7%	5.6/11.5	84.8%	2.8/3.3	2.1
2022-23	LAL	64	28.8	13.0	1.3	3.0	3.4	0.5	0.3	51.9%	4.0/7.7	87.8%	3.6/4.1	1.5
2021-22	LAL	61	23.2	7.3	0.9	3.2	1.8	0.5	0.3	46.2%	2.4/5.2	84.2%	1.6/1.9	0.7

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Austin Reaves 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.