Where should Dejounte Murray be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 65 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 59 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 67.7 on average: priced about where he ranks.

How many games will Dejounte Murray play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 64 games, after 14 last season.

Dejounte Murray

New Orleans Pelicans · PG/SG · Age 30 · 6′4″ · 11th season

Rankings Ryan Rollins Julius Randle

Rank#65PG #35 · of 233

Value-0.0689-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP67.7ESPN 70.1

$ Max value$15Yahoo avg $3.1

Games6430 min a game

Rostered78.0%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 65 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 59 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in assists among rotation players; the cost is blocks at 0.3 a game, which makes him a natural punt-BLK pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 67.7 on average: priced about where he ranks.

Stats over time

Falling: down 2 seasons in a row.

Last season16.7

5-season average19.7

Trend a season−1.2

2026-27 proj.17.4

Fairly steady: between 16.7 (2025-26) and 22.5 (2023-24).
Per 36 minutes: 21.8 in 2021-22, 21.6 last season, on 34.8 → 27.8 minutes: the change is mostly his playing time.
The projection (17.4) sits between last season (16.7) and his 5-season average (19.7).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#19of 24724-25#72of 26625-26–of 27226-27*#85of 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.	65	-0.068	64	30	17.4	1.7	5.9	6.9	1.4	0.3	45.6%	6.4/14.0	85.5%	3.0/3.5	3.1
2025-26	59	0.163	14	28	16.7	1.4	5.4	6.4	1.6	0.2	48.4%	6.3/13.0	86.7%	2.8/3.2	3.4
2024-25	61	0.219	31	33	17.5	1.7	6.5	7.4	2.0	0.4	39.3%	6.3/15.9	82.3%	3.3/4.0	3.4
2023-24	19	0.275	78	36	22.5	2.6	5.3	6.4	1.4	0.3	45.9%	8.6/18.8	79.4%	2.7/3.4	2.6
2022-23	-	-	74	36	20.5	1.8	5.3	6.1	1.5	0.3	46.6%	8.3/17.8	80.8%	2.1/2.6	2.2
2021-22	-	-	68	35	21.1	1.4	8.3	9.2	2.0	0.3	45.9%	8.4/18.3	80.6%	2.9/3.6	2.6

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

17.4#85 of 2130.02

3PM

1.7#129 of 213-0.01

REB

5.9#58 of 2130.04

AST

6.9#22 of 2130.63

STL

1.4#33 of 2130.40

BLK

0.3#166 of 213-0.63

FG%

45.6%6.4/14.0#138 of 213-0.28

FT%

85.5%3.0/3.5#47 of 2130.04

TO

3.1#191 of 213-0.55

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

Team role · New Orleans Pelicans

The New Orleans Pelicans starter at PG, with Jeremiah Fears behind him. 65 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Jose Alvarado, Micah Peavy, and Kevon Looney; Bennedict Mathurin is the arrival projected for the most minutes (25).

PG

1Dejounte Murray
2Jeremiah Fears
3Jordan Poole

Left since 2025-26

Jose AlvaradoSigned by NY Jul 622 min → NY
Micah PeavyTraded Sep 815 min → MEM
Kevon Looney15 min → LAL
Jordan HawkinsTraded Sep 814 min → CHI
Minutes a night65

Arrived

Julian ReeseSigned Sep 2431 min from WSH
Bennedict MathurinSigned Sep 1030 min from LAC
Trendon WatfordSigned Aug 1716 min from PHI
AJ JohnsonAcquired Sep 810 min from DAL
Jaron Pierre Jr.new
Malik DiaSigned Aug 18new

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. New Orleans Pelicans depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	NO	14	27.8	16.7	1.4	5.4	6.4	1.6	0.2	48.5%	6.3/13.0	87.5%	2.8/3.2	3.4
2024-25	NO	31	32.6	17.5	1.7	6.5	7.4	2.0	0.4	39.6%	6.3/15.9	82.5%	3.3/4.0	3.4
2023-24	ATL	78	35.7	22.5	2.6	5.3	6.4	1.4	0.3	45.7%	8.6/18.8	79.4%	2.7/3.4	2.6
2022-23	ATL	74	36.4	20.5	1.8	5.3	6.1	1.5	0.3	46.6%	8.3/17.8	80.8%	2.1/2.6	2.2
2021-22	SA	68	34.8	21.1	1.4	8.3	9.2	2.0	0.3	45.9%	8.4/18.3	80.6%	2.9/3.6	2.6
2020-21	SA	67	31.9	15.7	0.9	7.1	5.4	1.5	0.1	45.5%	6.6/14.5	80.0%	1.6/2.0	1.7
2019-20	SA	66	25.6	10.9	0.6	5.8	4.1	1.7	0.3	46.4%	4.5/9.7	82.4%	1.4/1.7	1.9
2017-18	SA	81	21.5	8.1	0.1	5.7	2.9	1.2	0.4	44.0%	3.3/7.5	72.2%	1.3/1.8	1.7
2016-17	SA	38	8.5	3.4	0.2	1.1	1.3	0.2	0.2	41.9%	1.3/3.1	75.0%	0.6/0.8	1.0

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Dejounte Murray 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.