Where should Ja Morant be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 138 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 139 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 89.0 on average, 49 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

How many games will Ja Morant play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 50 games, after 20 last season.

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Ja Morant

Portland Trail Blazers · PG · Age 27 · 6′2″ · 8th season

Rankings Al Horford Andrew Wiggins

Rank#138PG #48 · of 233

Value-0.5379-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP89.0ESPN 79.8

$ Max value$1Yahoo avg $2.4

Games5032 min a game

Rostered89.3%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 138 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 139 in 2025-26. His weakest category is rebounds at 3.9 a game. Yahoo drafters take him at 89.0 on average, 49 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Falling: down 4 seasons in a row.

Last season19.5

5-season average24.3

Trend a season−1.9

2026-27 proj.20.1

Fairly steady: between 19.5 (2025-26) and 27.4 (2021-22).
Per 36 minutes: 29.8 in 2021-22, 24.6 last season, on 33.1 → 28.5 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (20.1) sits between last season (19.5) and his 5-season average (24.3).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24–of 24724-25#29of 26625-26#49of 27226-27*#90of 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.	138	-0.537	50	32	20.1	1.7	3.9	6.6	1.1	0.3	45.7%	6.7/14.7	82.6%	5.0/6.1	3.5
2025-26	139	-0.180	20	28	19.5	1.0	3.3	8.1	1.0	0.3	41.0%	6.6/16.1	89.7%	5.3/5.9	3.6
2024-25	75	0.167	50	30	23.2	1.8	4.1	7.3	1.2	0.2	45.4%	8.1/17.8	82.4%	5.3/6.4	3.7
2023-24	247	-0.621	9	35	25.1	1.6	5.6	8.1	0.8	0.6	47.1%	8.9/18.9	81.2%	5.8/7.1	3.0
2022-23	-	-	61	32	26.2	1.5	5.9	8.1	1.1	0.3	46.7%	9.3/19.9	75.3%	6.1/8.1	3.4
2021-22	-	-	57	33	27.4	1.5	5.7	6.7	1.2	0.4	49.5%	10.2/20.6	75.3%	5.5/7.3	3.4

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

20.1#90 of 213-0.06

3PM

1.7#153 of 213-0.15

REB

3.9#172 of 213-0.69

AST

6.6#43 of 2130.24

STL

1.1#142 of 213-0.17

BLK

0.3#159 of 213-0.59

FG%

45.7%6.7/14.7#128 of 213-0.23

FT%

82.6%5.0/6.1#109 of 2130.00

TO

3.5#183 of 213-0.44

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 SG, with Jrue Holiday behind him. 114 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Jerami Grant, Kris Murray, and Caleb Love; Damian Lillard is the arrival projected for the most minutes (32).

SG

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	MEM	20	28.5	19.5	1.0	3.3	8.1	1.0	0.3	41.0%	6.6/16.1	89.8%	5.3/5.9	3.6
2024-25	MEM	50	30.4	23.2	1.8	4.1	7.3	1.2	0.2	45.5%	8.1/17.8	82.8%	5.3/6.4	3.7
2023-24	MEM	9	35.3	25.1	1.6	5.6	8.1	0.8	0.6	47.1%	8.9/18.9	81.7%	5.8/7.1	3.0
2022-23	MEM	61	31.9	26.2	1.5	5.9	8.1	1.1	0.3	46.7%	9.3/19.9	75.3%	6.1/8.1	3.4
2021-22	MEM	57	33.1	27.4	1.5	5.7	6.7	1.2	0.4	49.5%	10.2/20.6	75.3%	5.5/7.3	3.4
2020-21	MEM	63	32.6	19.1	1.2	4.0	7.4	0.9	0.2	44.7%	6.8/15.2	72.9%	4.3/5.9	3.2
2019-20	MEM	67	31.0	17.8	0.9	3.9	7.3	0.9	0.3	47.9%	6.7/14.0	78.3%	3.6/4.6	3.3

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Ja Morant 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.