Where should Brandin Podziemski be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 143 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 96 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 114.8 on average, 28 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

How many games will Brandin Podziemski play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 72 games, after 82 last season.

Brandin Podziemski

Golden State Warriors · PG/SG · Age 23 · 6′4″

Rankings Tre Jones P.J. Washington

Rank#143PG #72 · of 233

Value-0.5609-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP114.8ESPN 94.4

$ Max value$1Yahoo avg $1.3

Games7229 min a game

Rostered61.0%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 143 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 96 in 2025-26. His weakest category is free-throw percentage at 78.3%. Yahoo drafters take him at 114.8 on average, 28 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Rising: up 2 seasons in a row.

Last season13.8

3-season average11.6

Trend a season+2.3

2026-27 proj.14.5

Up and down: between 9.2 (2023-24) and 13.8 (2025-26).
Per 36 minutes: 12.5 in 2023-24, 17.4 last season, on 26.6 → 28.5 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (14.5) is above anything in his last 3 seasons.

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#169of 24724-25#144of 26625-26#113of 27226-27*#106of 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.	143	-0.560	72	29	14.5	1.9	5.2	4.0	1.0	0.2	45.3%	5.1/11.3	78.3%	2.4/3.0	1.6
2025-26	96	-0.049	82	28	13.8	1.9	5.1	3.7	1.1	0.2	45.5%	4.8/10.6	79.7%	2.3/2.9	1.6
2024-25	117	-0.057	64	27	11.7	1.8	5.1	3.4	1.1	0.2	44.5%	4.4/9.8	75.8%	1.1/1.5	1.2
2023-24	139	-0.344	74	27	9.2	1.2	5.8	3.7	0.8	0.2	45.4%	3.7/8.1	63.3%	0.7/1.1	1.2

Category profile · 2026-27

PTS

14.5#106 of 213-0.15

3PM

1.9#95 of 2130.20

REB

5.2#63 of 213-0.03

AST

4.0#73 of 213-0.06

STL

1.0#84 of 2130.07

BLK

0.2#183 of 213-0.71

FG%

45.3%5.1/11.3#139 of 213-0.28

FT%

78.3%2.4/3.0#147 of 213-0.89

TO

1.6#103 of 2130.16

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

Team role · Golden State Warriors

The Golden State Warriors starter at SG, with De'Anthony Melton behind him. 119 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Jonathan Kuminga, Pat Spencer, and Buddy Hield; no arrival is projected for starter's minutes.

SG

Left since 2025-26

Jonathan Kuminga24 min → MIN
Pat SpencerSigned by PHX Jul 419 min → PHX
Buddy HieldAcquired by CHI Sep 2718 min → CHI
Quinten Post17 min → MEM
Nate Williams17 min
Seth Curry13 min
Trayce Jackson-Davis11 min → TOR
Minutes a night119

Arrived

Brandon WilliamsSigned Aug 2622 min from DAL
Yaxel LendeborgSigned Jul 1new
Georges Niangnew
Alex Tooheynew

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. Golden State Warriors depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	GS	82	28.5	13.8	1.9	5.1	3.7	1.1	0.2	45.3%	4.8/10.6	79.3%	2.3/2.9	1.6
2024-25	GS	64	26.8	11.7	1.8	5.1	3.4	1.1	0.2	44.9%	4.4/9.8	73.3%	1.1/1.5	1.2
2023-24	GS	74	26.6	9.2	1.2	5.8	3.7	0.8	0.2	45.7%	3.7/8.1	63.6%	0.7/1.1	1.2

Box-score averages from ESPN.