How many games will Brandon Ingram play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 54 games, after 77 last season.

LAC

Brandon Ingram

LA Clippers · SF/PF · Age 29 · 6′8″ · 11th season

Rankings Kristaps Porzingis De'Aaron Fox

Rank#91SF #47 · of 233

Value-0.2729-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP73.5ESPN 107.7

$ Max value$7Yahoo avg $2.5

Games5431 min a game

Rostered77.9%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 91 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 66 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 73.5 on average, 18 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Steady: between 20.8 and 24.7 for 5 seasons.

Last season21.5

5-season average22.4

Trend a season−0.5

2026-27 proj.22.3

Very steady: lowest in 2023-24, highest in 2022-23.
Per 36 minutes: 24.0 in 2021-22, 22.9 last season, on 34.0 → 33.8 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (22.3) sits between last season (21.5) and his 5-season average (22.4).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#44of 24724-25–of 26625-26#28of 27226-27*#54of 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.	91	-0.272	54	31	22.3	1.7	5.7	4.0	0.8	0.7	47.2%	8.1/17.1	81.8%	4.4/5.4	2.6
2025-26	66	0.130	77	34	21.5	1.8	5.6	3.7	0.8	0.7	47.7%	8.0/16.7	82.0%	3.8/4.6	2.4
2024-25	59	0.225	18	33	22.2	2.4	5.6	5.2	0.9	0.6	46.5%	8.6/18.5	85.5%	2.6/3.1	3.8
2023-24	80	-0.113	64	33	20.8	1.3	5.1	5.7	0.8	0.6	49.2%	7.8/15.9	80.1%	3.8/4.8	2.6
2022-23	-	-	45	34	24.7	1.4	5.5	5.8	0.7	0.4	48.4%	9.0/18.6	88.3%	5.3/6.0	3.3
2021-22	-	-	55	34	22.7	1.3	5.8	5.6	0.6	0.5	45.8%	8.2/17.9	81.4%	4.8/5.9	2.7

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

22.3#54 of 2130.39

3PM

1.7#124 of 2130.01

REB

5.7#108 of 213-0.35

AST

4.0#77 of 213-0.07

STL

0.8#172 of 213-0.34

BLK

0.7#83 of 213-0.23

FG%

47.2%8.1/17.1#118 of 213-0.21

FT%

81.8%4.4/5.4#49 of 2130.01

TO

2.6#167 of 213-0.23

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

Team role · LA Clippers

No. 7 at SF for the LA Clippers, behind Derrick Jones Jr., Kobe Sanders, Gradey Dick, Nick Martinelli, Cam Christie, and Max Strus. 205 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, and Ivica Zubac; Keaton Wagler is the arrival projected for the most minutes (28).

SF

1Derrick Jones Jr.
2Kobe Sanders
3Gradey DickNew
4Nick MartinelliNew
5Cam Christie
6Max StrusNew
7Brandon IngramNew
8Jordan Miller

Left since 2025-26

James HardenSigned by CLE Sep 836 min → CLE
Kawhi Leonard32 min → TOR
Ivica Zubac31 min → IND
Bennedict MathurinSigned by NO Sep 1028 min → NO
John CollinsAcquired by DET Jul 827 min → DET
Bogdan Bogdanovic20 min → HOU
Nicolas Batum18 min
Chris Paul14 min
Minutes a night205

Arrived

Brandon Ingram34 min from TOR
Rui Hachimura28 min from LAL
Max StrusAcquired Aug 2024 min from CLE
Jalen Pickett16 min from DEN
Gradey Dick14 min from TOR
Blake Wesley12 min from POR
Keaton Waglernew
Nick Martinellinew
Baba Millernew

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. LA Clippers depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	TOR	77	33.8	21.5	1.8	5.6	3.7	0.8	0.7	47.9%	8.0/16.7	82.6%	3.8/4.6	2.4
2024-25	NO	18	33.1	22.2	2.4	5.6	5.2	0.9	0.6	46.5%	8.6/18.5	83.9%	2.6/3.1	3.8
2023-24	NO	64	32.9	20.8	1.3	5.1	5.7	0.8	0.6	49.1%	7.8/15.9	79.2%	3.8/4.8	2.5
2022-23	NO	45	34.2	24.7	1.4	5.5	5.8	0.7	0.4	48.4%	9.0/18.6	88.3%	5.3/6.0	3.3
2021-22	NO	55	34.0	22.7	1.3	5.8	5.6	0.6	0.5	45.8%	8.2/17.9	81.4%	4.8/5.9	2.7
2020-21	NO	61	34.3	23.8	2.3	4.9	4.9	0.7	0.6	46.7%	8.4/18.0	88.5%	4.6/5.2	2.5
2019-20	NO	62	33.9	23.8	2.4	6.1	4.2	1.0	0.6	46.3%	8.2/17.7	84.7%	5.0/5.9	3.0
2018-19	LAL	52	33.8	18.3	0.6	5.1	3.0	0.5	0.6	50.0%	7.0/14.0	67.9%	3.8/5.6	2.5
2017-18	LAL	59	33.5	16.1	0.7	5.3	3.9	0.8	0.7	47.3%	6.1/12.9	68.8%	3.3/4.8	2.5
2016-17	LAL	79	28.8	9.4	0.7	4.0	2.1	0.6	0.5	40.2%	3.5/8.7	63.0%	1.7/2.7	1.5

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Brandon Ingram 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.