Where should Cameron Johnson be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 121 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 112 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 113.7 on average: priced about where he ranks.

How many games will Cameron Johnson play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 62 games, after 54 last season.

DEN

Cameron Johnson

Denver Nuggets · SF/PF · Age 30 · 6′8″ · 8th season

Rankings Sandro Mamukelashvili Jay Huff

Rank#121SF #66 · of 233

Value-0.4559-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP113.7

$ Max value$1Yahoo avg $1.0

Games6230 min a game

Rostered9.6%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 121 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 112 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in turnovers among rotation players; the cost is rebounds at 3.7 a game. Yahoo drafters take him at 113.7 on average: priced about where he ranks.

Stats over time

Steady: between 12.2 and 18.8 for 5 seasons.

Last season12.2

5-season average14.5

Trend a season+0.3

2026-27 proj.12.0

Up and down: lowest in 2025-26, highest in 2024-25.
Per 36 minutes: 17.2 in 2021-22, 14.4 last season, on 26.2 → 30.5 minutes: it has held.
The projection (12.0) is in line with last season (12.2).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#135of 24724-25#58of 26625-26#142of 27226-27*#159of 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.	121	-0.455	62	30	12.0	2.0	3.7	2.4	0.8	0.4	47.9%	4.1/8.7	84.3%	1.7/2.0	0.9
2025-26	112	-0.108	54	31	12.2	2.0	3.8	2.4	0.7	0.4	48.0%	4.2/8.8	83.9%	1.7/2.1	0.9
2024-25	46	0.340	57	32	18.8	2.8	4.3	3.4	0.9	0.4	47.5%	6.2/13.1	89.3%	3.5/4.0	1.7
2023-24	145	-0.358	58	28	13.4	2.4	4.3	2.4	0.8	0.3	44.6%	4.8/10.7	78.9%	1.5/1.9	1.0
2022-23	-	-	42	29	15.5	2.5	4.4	1.9	1.2	0.3	46.9%	5.3/11.3	82.8%	2.4/2.9	0.9
2021-22	-	-	66	26	12.5	2.5	4.1	1.5	0.9	0.2	45.7%	4.2/9.2	88.2%	1.5/1.7	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

12.0#159 of 213-0.50

3PM

2.0#89 of 2130.24

REB

3.7#176 of 213-0.71

AST

2.4#143 of 213-0.46

STL

0.8#154 of 213-0.24

BLK

0.4#158 of 213-0.58

FG%

47.9%4.1/8.7#77 of 213-0.07

FT%

84.3%1.7/2.0#113 of 2130.00

TO

0.9#19 of 2130.61

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

Team role · Denver Nuggets

The Denver Nuggets starter at SF; DeMar DeRozan, new to the team, is behind him. 110 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Peyton Watson, Tim Hardaway Jr., and Bruce Brown; DeMar DeRozan is the arrival projected for the most minutes (29).

SF

1Cameron Johnson
2DeMar DeRozanNew
3Julian Strawther
4Lonnie Walker IVNew
5Alpha DialloNew
6Spencer Jones
7Bryce HopkinsNew

Left since 2025-26

Peyton WatsonTraded Aug 2030 min → CLE
Tim Hardaway Jr.Signed by MIA Jul 627 min → MIA
Bruce Brown24 min
Jalen Pickett16 min → LAC
Jonas ValanciunasWaived Jul 813 min
Minutes a night110

Arrived

DeMar DeRozanWaived by SAC Jul 631 min from SAC
Marvin Bagley III20 min from DAL
RJ Nembhard Jr.new
Lonnie Walker IVnew
Alpha Diallonew
Bryce HopkinsSigned Aug 26new
Trevon BrazileSigned Jul 10new

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. Denver Nuggets depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	DEN	54	30.5	12.2	2.0	3.8	2.4	0.7	0.4	47.7%	4.2/8.8	81.0%	1.7/2.1	0.9
2024-25	BKN	57	31.6	18.8	2.8	4.3	3.4	0.9	0.4	47.3%	6.2/13.1	89.7%	3.5/3.9	1.7
2023-24	BKN	58	27.6	13.4	2.4	4.3	2.4	0.8	0.3	44.9%	4.8/10.7	78.9%	1.5/1.9	1.0
2022-23	PHX/BKN	42	28.6	15.5	2.5	4.4	1.9	1.2	0.3	46.9%	5.3/11.3	82.8%	2.4/2.9	0.9
2021-22	PHX	66	26.2	12.5	2.5	4.1	1.5	0.9	0.2	45.7%	4.2/9.2	88.2%	1.5/1.7	0.7
2020-21	PHX	60	24.0	9.6	2.0	3.3	1.4	0.6	0.3	42.0%	3.4/8.1	80.0%	0.8/1.0	0.7
2019-20	PHX	57	22.0	8.8	1.9	3.3	1.2	0.6	0.4	43.7%	3.1/7.1	80.0%	0.8/1.0	0.6

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Cameron Johnson 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.