Where should Deni Avdija be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 49 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 39 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 40.1 on average, 9 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

How many games will Deni Avdija play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 66 games, after 66 last season.

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Deni Avdija

Portland Trail Blazers · SF/PF · Age 25 · 6′8″ · 7th season

Rankings Walker Kessler Jaden McDaniels

Rank#49SF #26 · of 233

Value0.0729-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP40.1ESPN 34.0

$ Max value$20Yahoo avg $16.3

Games6633 min a game

Rostered95.6%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 49 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 39 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in points among rotation players; the cost is turnovers at 3.3 a game, which makes him a natural punt-TO pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 40.1 on average, 9 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Rising: up 4 seasons in a row.

Last season24.2

5-season average14.7

Trend a season+3.9

2026-27 proj.23.2

Up and down: between 8.4 (2021-22) and 24.2 (2025-26).
Per 36 minutes: 12.5 in 2021-22, 26.2 last season, on 24.2 → 33.3 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (23.2) sits between last season (24.2) and his 5-season average (14.7).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#83of 24724-25#76of 26625-26#19of 27226-27*#25of 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.	49	0.072	66	33	23.2	1.9	7.1	5.6	0.9	0.6	47.1%	7.3/15.6	80.4%	6.7/8.3	3.3
2025-26	39	0.288	66	33	24.2	1.9	6.9	6.7	0.8	0.6	46.2%	7.5/16.1	80.2%	7.4/9.2	3.8
2024-25	91	0.084	72	30	16.9	1.7	7.3	3.9	1.0	0.5	47.6%	5.6/11.7	78.0%	4.0/5.2	2.7
2023-24	100	-0.183	75	30	14.7	1.2	7.2	3.8	0.8	0.5	50.6%	5.4/10.7	74.0%	2.7/3.6	2.1
2022-23	-	-	76	27	9.2	0.9	6.4	2.8	0.9	0.4	43.4%	3.3/7.6	72.7%	1.6/2.2	1.6
2021-22	-	-	82	24	8.4	1.0	5.2	2.0	0.7	0.5	42.3%	3.0/7.1	76.5%	1.3/1.7	1.1

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

23.2#25 of 2130.72

3PM

1.9#94 of 2130.21

REB

7.1#44 of 2130.13

AST

5.6#27 of 2130.57

STL

0.9#125 of 213-0.11

BLK

0.6#88 of 213-0.25

FG%

47.1%7.3/15.6#131 of 213-0.24

FT%

80.4%6.7/8.3#48 of 2130.01

TO

3.3#205 of 213-0.76

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

Team role · Portland Trail Blazers

The Portland Trail Blazers starter at PF, with Sidy Cissoko behind him. 114 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Jerami Grant, Kris Murray, and Caleb Love; Ja Morant is the arrival projected for the most minutes (32).

PF

Left since 2025-26

Jerami Grant30 min → MEM
Kris Murray24 min → MEM
Caleb LoveSigned by PHI Jul 521 min → PHI
Matisse Thybulle16 min → LAL
Rayan Rupert12 min → PHI
Blake Wesley12 min → LAC
Minutes a night114

Arrived

Ja Morant28 min from MEM
Micah PotterWaived by IND Jul 819 min from IND
Branden CarlsonSigned Jul 112 min from OKC
Jeremy Sochan11 min from NY
John Tonje7 min from BOS
Damian Lillardnew

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. Portland Trail Blazers depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	POR	66	33.3	24.2	1.9	6.9	6.7	0.8	0.6	46.6%	7.5/16.1	80.4%	7.4/9.2	3.8
2024-25	POR	72	30.0	16.9	1.7	7.3	3.9	1.0	0.5	47.9%	5.6/11.7	76.9%	4.0/5.2	2.7
2023-24	WSH	75	30.1	14.7	1.2	7.2	3.8	0.8	0.5	50.5%	5.4/10.7	75.0%	2.7/3.6	2.1
2022-23	WSH	76	26.6	9.2	0.9	6.4	2.8	0.9	0.4	43.4%	3.3/7.6	72.7%	1.6/2.2	1.6
2021-22	WSH	82	24.2	8.4	1.0	5.2	2.0	0.7	0.5	42.3%	3.0/7.1	76.5%	1.3/1.7	1.1
2020-21	WSH	54	23.3	6.3	1.0	4.9	1.2	0.6	0.3	41.4%	2.4/5.8	62.5%	0.5/0.8	0.6

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Deni Avdija 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.