Where should DeMar DeRozan be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 99 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 89 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 108.8 on average: priced about where he ranks.

How many games will DeMar DeRozan play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 70 games, after 77 last season.

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DeMar DeRozan

Denver Nuggets · SF/PF · Age 37 · 6′6″ · 18th season

Rankings Paolo Banchero Coby White

Rank#99SF #54 · of 233

Value-0.3059-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP108.8ESPN 99.0

$ Max value$6Yahoo avg $2.2

Games7029 min a game

Rostered81.6%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 99 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 89 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in free-throw percentage among rotation players; the cost is rebounds at 2.7 a game, which makes him a natural punt-REB pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 108.8 on average: priced about where he ranks.

Stats over time

Falling: down 4 seasons in a row.

Last season18.4

5-season average23.4

Trend a season−2.1

2026-27 proj.16.1

Fairly steady: between 18.4 (2025-26) and 27.9 (2021-22).
Per 36 minutes: 27.8 in 2021-22, 21.2 last season, on 36.1 → 31.2 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (16.1) is below anything in his last 5 seasons.

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#13of 24724-25#32of 26625-26#56of 27226-27*#76of 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.	99	-0.305	70	29	16.1	0.5	2.7	3.3	0.8	0.3	48.8%	5.8/11.8	86.6%	4.1/4.8	1.1
2025-26	89	0.014	77	31	18.4	0.6	2.9	4.1	1.0	0.3	49.7%	6.5/13.1	86.8%	4.9/5.6	1.2
2024-25	56	0.250	77	36	22.2	1.1	3.9	4.4	0.8	0.4	47.7%	8.1/17.0	85.7%	4.9/5.7	1.4
2023-24	30	0.197	79	38	24.0	1.0	4.3	5.3	1.1	0.6	48.0%	8.2/17.2	85.3%	6.6/7.8	1.7
2022-23	-	-	74	36	24.5	0.6	4.6	5.1	1.1	0.5	50.6%	8.9/17.6	87.3%	6.2/7.1	2.1
2021-22	-	-	76	36	27.9	0.7	5.2	4.9	0.9	0.3	50.5%	10.2/20.2	87.2%	6.8/7.8	2.4

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

16.1#76 of 2130.08

3PM

0.5#189 of 213-0.55

REB

2.7#199 of 213-0.88

AST

3.3#80 of 213-0.09

STL

0.8#130 of 213-0.13

BLK

0.3#168 of 213-0.66

FG%

48.8%5.8/11.8#67 of 213-0.00

FT%

86.6%4.1/4.8#19 of 2130.40

TO

1.1#55 of 2130.39

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

Team role · Denver Nuggets

No. 2 at SG for the Denver Nuggets, behind Christian Braun. 110 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Peyton Watson, Tim Hardaway Jr., and Bruce Brown; no arrival is projected for starter's minutes.

SG

SF

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

PF

1Aaron Gordon
2DeMar DeRozanNew
3Spencer Jones
4Alpha DialloNew
5Trevon BrazileNew
6Marvin Bagley IIINew
7Bryce HopkinsNew
8Zeke Nnaji
9Julian Strawther

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	SAC	77	31.2	18.4	0.6	2.9	4.1	1.0	0.3	49.6%	6.5/13.1	87.5%	4.9/5.6	1.2
2024-25	SAC	77	35.9	22.2	1.1	3.9	4.4	0.8	0.4	47.6%	8.1/17.0	86.0%	4.9/5.7	1.4
2023-24	CHI	79	37.8	24.0	0.9	4.3	5.3	1.1	0.6	47.7%	8.2/17.2	85.7%	6.6/7.7	1.7
2022-23	CHI	74	36.2	24.5	0.6	4.6	5.1	1.1	0.5	50.6%	8.9/17.6	87.3%	6.2/7.1	2.1
2021-22	CHI	76	36.1	27.9	0.7	5.2	4.9	0.9	0.3	50.5%	10.2/20.2	87.2%	6.8/7.8	2.4
2020-21	SA	61	33.7	21.6	0.3	4.2	6.9	0.9	0.2	49.7%	7.5/15.1	87.5%	6.3/7.2	2.0
2019-20	SA	68	34.1	22.1	0.1	5.5	5.6	1.0	0.3	53.2%	8.2/15.4	84.8%	5.6/6.6	2.4
2018-19	SA	77	34.9	21.2	0.1	6.0	6.2	1.1	0.5	48.0%	8.2/17.1	84.2%	4.8/5.7	2.6
2017-18	TOR	80	33.9	23.0	1.1	3.9	5.2	1.1	0.3	45.8%	8.1/17.7	82.9%	5.8/7.0	2.2
2016-17	TOR	74	35.4	27.3	0.4	5.2	3.9	1.1	0.2	46.4%	9.7/20.9	85.1%	7.4/8.7	2.4
2015-16	TOR	78	35.9	23.5	0.6	4.5	4.0	1.0	0.3	44.6%	7.9/17.7	84.5%	7.1/8.4	2.2
2014-15	TOR	60	35.0	20.1	0.4	4.6	3.5	1.2	0.2	41.2%	6.8/16.5	83.3%	6.0/7.2	2.3
2013-14	TOR	79	38.2	22.7	0.8	4.3	4.0	1.1	0.4	42.7%	7.6/17.8	82.5%	6.6/8.0	2.2
2012-13	TOR	82	36.7	18.1	0.4	3.9	2.5	0.9	0.3	44.7%	6.7/15.0	82.7%	4.3/5.2	1.8
2011-12	TOR	63	35.0	16.7	0.4	3.3	2.0	0.8	0.3	42.0%	6.0/14.3	81.1%	4.3/5.3	2.0
2010-11	TOR	82	34.8	17.2	0.1	3.8	1.8	1.0	0.4	46.8%	6.6/14.1	81.6%	4.0/4.9	1.8
2009-10	TOR	77	21.6	8.6	0.1	2.9	0.7	0.6	0.2	50.0%	3.3/6.6	76.0%	1.9/2.5	0.8

Box-score averages from ESPN.

DeMar DeRozan 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.