Where should Grayson Allen be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 131 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 86 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 114.4 on average: priced about where he ranks.

How many games will Grayson Allen play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 64 games, after 51 last season.

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Grayson Allen

Charlotte Hornets · SG/SF · Age 31 · 6′3″ · 9th season

Rankings Aaron Nesmith Darryn Peterson

Rank#131SG #81 · of 233

Value-0.4979-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP114.4

$ Max value$1Yahoo avg $0.0

Games6425 min a game

Rostered7.3%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 131 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 86 in 2025-26. His weakest category is rebounds at 2.8 a game. Yahoo drafters take him at 114.4 on average: priced about where he ranks.

Stats over time

Rising: 11.1 in 2021-22, 16.5 last season.

Last season16.5

5-season average12.4

Trend a season+1.1

2026-27 proj.13.7

Up and down: between 10.4 (2022-23) and 16.5 (2025-26).
Per 36 minutes: 14.6 in 2021-22, 20.6 last season, on 27.3 → 28.8 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (13.7) sits between last season (16.5) and his 5-season average (12.4).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#98of 24724-25#165of 26625-26#78of 27226-27*#138of 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.	131	-0.497	64	25	13.7	2.5	2.8	3.4	0.9	0.3	44.4%	4.5/10.2	85.6%	2.2/2.6	1.4
2025-26	86	0.034	51	29	16.5	3.1	3.0	3.8	1.4	0.3	40.3%	5.3/13.1	85.7%	2.8/3.3	1.6
2024-25	168	-0.258	64	24	10.6	2.3	3.0	2.1	0.8	0.3	44.8%	3.4/7.6	81.6%	1.5/1.8	1.2
2023-24	52	0.014	75	34	13.5	2.7	3.9	3.0	0.9	0.6	49.9%	4.5/9.1	87.8%	1.7/2.0	1.3
2022-23	-	-	72	27	10.4	2.0	3.3	2.3	0.9	0.2	44.2%	3.4/7.7	88.9%	1.6/1.8	1.0
2021-22	-	-	66	27	11.1	2.4	3.4	1.5	0.7	0.3	45.3%	3.9/8.6	90.9%	1.0/1.1	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

13.7#138 of 213-0.34

3PM

2.5#62 of 2130.38

REB

2.8#197 of 213-0.84

AST

3.4#103 of 213-0.25

STL

0.9#146 of 213-0.20

BLK

0.3#163 of 213-0.62

FG%

44.4%4.5/10.2#151 of 213-0.33

FT%

85.6%2.2/2.6#116 of 2130.00

TO

1.4#68 of 2130.32

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

Team role · Charlotte Hornets

No. 2 at SG for the Charlotte Hornets, behind Kon Knueppel. 126 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Miles Bridges, LaMelo Ball, and Collin Sexton; Naz Reid is the arrival projected for the most minutes (29).

SG

1Kon Knueppel
2Grayson AllenNew
3Sion James
4Coby White
5Dennis SchroderNew
6Liam McNeeley
7Kylan BoswellNew
8Pat Connaughton

SF

Left since 2025-26

Miles BridgesTraded Jul 1331 min → PHX
LaMelo BallTraded Jul 1028 min → MIN
Collin Sexton22 min → LAL
KJ Simpson16 min
Josh GreenTraded Jul 1016 min → UTAH
Tre MannAcquired by WSH Aug 2013 min → WSH
Minutes a night126

Arrived

Grayson AllenAcquired Jul 1329 min from PHX
Royce O'NealeAcquired Jul 1328 min from PHX
Naz ReidAcquired Jul 1026 min from MIN
Dennis SchroderAcquired Aug 2024 min from CLE
Christian AndersonSigned Jul 6new
Kylan BoswellSigned Jul 6new
Michael AjayiSigned Jul 6new
Hannes SteinbachSigned Jul 6new

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. Charlotte Hornets depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	PHX	51	28.8	16.5	3.1	3.0	3.8	1.4	0.3	40.5%	5.3/13.1	84.8%	2.8/3.3	1.6
2024-25	PHX	64	24.1	10.6	2.3	3.0	2.1	0.8	0.3	44.7%	3.4/7.6	83.3%	1.5/1.8	1.2
2023-24	PHX	75	33.5	13.5	2.7	3.9	3.0	0.9	0.6	49.5%	4.5/9.1	85.0%	1.7/2.0	1.3
2022-23	MIL	72	27.4	10.4	2.0	3.3	2.3	0.9	0.2	44.2%	3.4/7.7	88.9%	1.6/1.8	1.0
2021-22	MIL	66	27.3	11.1	2.4	3.4	1.5	0.7	0.3	45.3%	3.9/8.6	90.9%	1.0/1.1	0.7
2020-21	MEM	50	25.2	10.6	2.1	3.2	2.2	0.9	0.2	42.2%	3.5/8.3	88.9%	1.6/1.8	1.0
2019-20	MEM	38	18.9	8.7	1.5	2.2	1.4	0.3	0.1	47.0%	3.1/6.6	83.3%	1.0/1.2	0.9
2018-19	UTAH	38	10.9	5.6	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.2	0.2	38.3%	1.8/4.7	75.0%	1.2/1.6	0.9

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Grayson Allen 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.