How many games will Herbert Jones play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 62 games, after 56 last season.

Herbert Jones

New Orleans Pelicans · SF/PF · Age 28 · 6′7″

Rankings Jay Huff Egor Dëmin

Rank#123SF #67 · of 233

Value-0.4599-cat, per game

$ Max value$1

Games6228 min a game

Rostered2.4%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 123 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 165 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in steals among rotation players; the cost is rebounds at 3.3 a game.

Stats over time

Steady: between 8.9 and 11.0 for 5 seasons.

Last season8.9

5-season average9.9

Trend a season−0.07

2026-27 proj.9.5

Very steady: lowest in 2025-26, highest in 2023-24.
Per 36 minutes: 11.4 in 2021-22, 11.3 last season, on 29.9 → 28.4 minutes: the change is mostly his playing time.
The projection (9.5) sits between last season (8.9) and his 5-season average (9.9).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#138of 24724-25#170of 26625-26#214of 27226-27*#191of 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.	123	-0.459	62	28	9.5	1.4	3.3	2.7	1.5	0.5	42.7%	3.6/8.4	81.1%	0.9/1.1	1.3
2025-26	165	-0.280	56	28	8.9	1.4	3.4	2.8	1.6	0.5	38.3%	3.3/8.5	80.6%	0.9/1.1	1.3
2024-25	123	-0.106	20	32	10.3	1.1	3.9	3.3	1.9	0.5	43.6%	3.8/8.6	82.5%	1.7/2.0	1.8
2023-24	62	-0.041	76	31	11.0	1.5	3.6	2.6	1.4	0.8	49.8%	3.9/7.7	86.7%	1.8/2.1	1.2
2022-23	-	-	66	30	9.8	0.8	4.1	2.5	1.6	0.6	47.4%	3.6/7.6	79.2%	1.9/2.4	1.3
2021-22	-	-	78	30	9.5	0.7	3.8	2.1	1.7	0.8	47.3%	3.5/7.4	85.7%	1.8/2.1	1.3

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

9.5#191 of 213-0.76

3PM

1.4#140 of 213-0.09

REB

3.3#193 of 213-0.81

AST

2.7#121 of 213-0.36

STL

1.5#14 of 2130.64

BLK

0.5#109 of 213-0.35

FG%

42.7%3.6/8.4#184 of 213-0.49

FT%

81.1%0.9/1.1#105 of 2130.00

TO

1.3#56 of 2130.38

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 SF, with Saddiq Bey 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).

SF

1Herbert Jones
2Saddiq Bey
3Bennedict MathurinNew
4Jaron Pierre Jr.New
5Bryce McGowens

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	56	28.4	8.9	1.4	3.4	2.8	1.6	0.5	38.8%	3.3/8.5	81.8%	0.9/1.1	1.3
2024-25	NO	20	32.4	10.3	1.1	3.9	3.3	1.9	0.5	44.2%	3.8/8.6	85.0%	1.7/2.0	1.8
2023-24	NO	76	30.5	11.0	1.5	3.6	2.6	1.4	0.8	50.6%	3.9/7.7	85.7%	1.8/2.1	1.2
2022-23	NO	66	29.6	9.8	0.8	4.1	2.5	1.6	0.6	47.4%	3.6/7.6	79.2%	1.9/2.4	1.3
2021-22	NO	78	29.9	9.5	0.7	3.8	2.1	1.7	0.8	47.3%	3.5/7.4	85.7%	1.8/2.1	1.3

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Herbert Jones 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.