Where should Isaiah Stewart be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 205 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 168 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 112.8 on average, 92 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

How many games will Isaiah Stewart play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 62 games, after 58 last season.

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Isaiah Stewart

Memphis Grizzlies · PF/C · Age 25 · 6′8″ · 7th season

Rankings Mark Williams Anfernee Simons

Rank#205PF #105 · of 233

Value-0.9049-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP112.8

$ Max value$0Yahoo avg $0.0

Games6224 min a game

Rostered3.9%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 205 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 168 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in blocks among rotation players; the cost is free-throw percentage at 75.6%. Yahoo drafters take him at 112.8 on average, 92 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Steady: between 6.0 and 11.3 for 5 seasons.

Last season10.0

5-season average9.3

Trend a season−0.2

2026-27 proj.9.6

Up and down: lowest in 2024-25, highest in 2022-23.
Per 36 minutes: 11.7 in 2021-22, 15.9 last season, on 25.6 → 22.7 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (9.6) sits between last season (10.0) and his 5-season average (9.3).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#183of 24724-25#260of 26625-26#189of 27226-27*#181of 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.	205	-0.904	62	24	9.6	0.8	5.4	1.1	0.3	1.4	53.4%	3.6/6.7	75.6%	1.7/2.2	1.1
2025-26	168	-0.290	58	23	10.0	0.7	5.0	1.1	0.3	1.6	55.0%	3.8/6.9	75.6%	1.7/2.3	1.2
2024-25	233	-0.402	72	20	6.0	0.2	5.5	1.7	0.4	1.4	55.9%	2.4/4.4	75.9%	0.9/1.2	0.9
2023-24	209	-0.531	46	31	10.9	1.5	6.6	1.6	0.4	0.8	48.7%	4.0/8.3	75.3%	1.4/1.9	1.4
2022-23	-	-	50	28	11.3	1.3	8.1	1.4	0.4	0.7	44.3%	3.9/8.8	73.3%	2.2/3.0	1.4
2021-22	-	-	71	26	8.3	0.2	8.7	1.2	0.3	1.1	50.7%	3.5/6.9	66.7%	1.0/1.5	1.2

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

9.6#181 of 213-0.71

3PM

0.8#173 of 213-0.34

REB

5.4#125 of 213-0.45

AST

1.1#202 of 213-0.83

STL

0.3#213 of 213-0.76

BLK

1.4#22 of 2130.53

FG%

53.4%3.6/6.7#65 of 2130.00

FT%

75.6%1.7/2.2#137 of 213-0.88

TO

1.1#44 of 2130.44

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

Team role · Memphis Grizzlies

No. 3 at PF for the Memphis Grizzlies, behind Cameron Boozer and Taylor Hendricks. 263 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Rayan Rupert, Jaren Jackson Jr., and Ja Morant; Cameron Boozer is the arrival projected for the most minutes (30).

PF

C

1Zach Edey
2Isaiah StewartNew
3Quinten PostNew
4Taylor Hendricks
5Olivier-Maxence Prosper
6Carson CooperNew

Left since 2025-26

Rayan Rupert31 min → PHI
Jaren Jackson Jr.31 min → UTAH
Ja Morant28 min → POR
Santi AldamaAcquired by DAL Jul 828 min → DAL
Tyler Burton26 min
Jock Landale24 min → ATL
Vince Williams Jr.22 min
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeWaived Jul 2621 min → PHI
DeJon Jarreau21 min
Christian Koloko18 min
John KoncharAcquired by MIN Aug 2915 min → MIN
Minutes a night263

Arrived

Jerami Grant30 min from POR
Kris Murray24 min from POR
Isaiah StewartAcquired Jul 823 min from DET
Quinten Post17 min from GS
Micah PeavyAcquired Sep 815 min from NO
Karim Lopeznew
Cameron BoozerSigned Jul 13new
Carson CooperSigned Sep 28new

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. Memphis Grizzlies depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	DET	58	22.7	10.0	0.7	5.0	1.1	0.3	1.6	55.1%	3.8/6.9	73.9%	1.7/2.3	1.2
2024-25	DET	72	19.9	6.0	0.2	5.5	1.7	0.4	1.4	54.5%	2.4/4.4	75.0%	0.9/1.2	0.9
2023-24	DET	46	30.9	10.9	1.5	6.6	1.6	0.4	0.8	48.2%	4.0/8.3	77.8%	1.4/1.8	1.4
2022-23	DET	50	28.3	11.3	1.3	8.1	1.4	0.4	0.7	44.3%	3.9/8.8	73.3%	2.2/3.0	1.4
2021-22	DET	71	25.6	8.3	0.2	8.7	1.2	0.3	1.1	50.7%	3.5/6.9	66.7%	1.0/1.5	1.2
2020-21	DET	68	21.4	7.9	0.3	6.7	0.9	0.6	1.3	55.0%	3.3/6.0	64.3%	0.9/1.4	1.0

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Isaiah Stewart 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.