Where should Derrick Jones Jr. be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 197 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 132 in 2025-26. Availability is the question: 50 games last season, 67 projected.

How many games will Derrick Jones Jr. play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 67 games, after 50 last season.

LAC

Derrick Jones Jr.

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

Rankings Keaton Wagler Jake LaRavia

Rank#197SF #105 · of 233

Value-0.8409-cat, per game

$ Max value$0

Games6724 min a game

Rostered1.0%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 197 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 132 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in turnovers among rotation players; the cost is free-throw percentage at 74.6%. Availability is the question: 50 games last season, 67 projected.

Stats over time

Rising: 5.6 in 2021-22, 10.1 last season.

Last season10.1

5-season average7.9

Trend a season+1.4

2026-27 proj.9.3

Up and down: between 5.0 (2022-23) and 10.1 (2024-25).
Per 36 minutes: 11.5 in 2021-22, 13.5 last season, on 17.6 → 27.0 minutes: the change is mostly his playing time.
The projection (9.3) sits between last season (10.1) and his 5-season average (7.9).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#176of 24724-25#173of 26625-26#190of 27226-27*#187of 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.	197	-0.840	67	24	9.3	1.0	3.3	1.3	0.9	0.8	49.3%	3.5/7.0	74.6%	1.3/1.8	0.7
2025-26	132	-0.151	50	27	10.1	1.1	3.5	1.4	0.9	1.0	49.9%	3.8/7.6	76.3%	1.4/1.9	0.8
2024-25	213	-0.360	77	24	10.1	1.0	3.4	0.8	1.0	0.4	52.6%	4.0/7.7	70.3%	1.1/1.5	0.9
2023-24	189	-0.472	76	23	8.6	1.1	3.3	1.0	0.7	0.7	48.3%	3.1/6.5	71.3%	1.3/1.8	0.9
2022-23	-	-	64	14	5.0	0.4	2.4	0.5	0.5	0.6	50.0%	1.8/3.6	76.9%	1.0/1.3	0.4
2021-22	-	-	51	18	5.6	0.4	3.3	0.6	0.5	0.6	55.3%	2.1/3.8	78.6%	1.1/1.4	0.6

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

9.3#187 of 213-0.73

3PM

1.0#170 of 213-0.27

REB

3.3#185 of 213-0.77

AST

1.3#195 of 213-0.78

STL

0.9#113 of 213-0.07

BLK

0.8#55 of 2130.06

FG%

49.3%3.5/7.0#37 of 2130.00

FT%

74.6%1.3/1.8#159 of 213-0.91

TO

0.7#13 of 2130.65

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

Team role · LA Clippers

The LA Clippers starter at SF, with Kobe Sanders behind him. 205 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, and Ivica Zubac; Brandon Ingram is the arrival projected for the most minutes (31).

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	LAC	50	27.0	10.1	1.1	3.5	1.4	0.9	1.0	50.0%	3.8/7.6	73.7%	1.4/1.9	0.8
2024-25	LAC	77	24.3	10.1	1.0	3.4	0.8	1.0	0.4	52.6%	4.0/7.6	73.3%	1.1/1.5	0.9
2023-24	DAL	76	23.5	8.6	1.1	3.3	1.0	0.7	0.7	47.7%	3.1/6.5	72.2%	1.3/1.8	0.9
2022-23	CHI	64	14.0	5.0	0.4	2.4	0.5	0.5	0.6	50.0%	1.8/3.6	76.9%	1.0/1.3	0.4
2021-22	CHI	51	17.6	5.6	0.4	3.3	0.6	0.5	0.6	55.3%	2.1/3.8	78.6%	1.1/1.4	0.6
2020-21	POR	58	22.7	6.8	0.7	3.5	0.8	0.6	0.9	48.1%	2.5/5.2	62.5%	1.0/1.6	0.6
2019-20	MIA	59	23.3	8.5	0.6	3.9	1.1	1.0	0.6	52.5%	3.1/5.9	76.2%	1.6/2.1	0.5
2018-19	MIA	60	19.2	7.0	0.5	4.0	0.6	0.8	0.7	50.0%	2.7/5.4	60.0%	1.2/2.0	0.7
2017-18	PHX/MIA	20	12.3	3.1	0.2	1.9	0.5	0.2	0.7	40.7%	1.1/2.7	66.7%	0.8/1.2	0.4
2016-17	PHX	32	17.0	5.3	0.1	2.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	55.3%	2.1/3.8	69.2%	0.9/1.3	0.4

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Derrick Jones Jr. 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.