Where should Jabari Smith Jr be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 72 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 74 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 92.9 on average, 21 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

How many games will Jabari Smith Jr play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 74 games, after 77 last season.

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Jabari Smith Jr

Houston Rockets · PF/C · Age 23 · 6′11″

Rankings Jaylen Brown Immanuel Quickley

Rank#72PF #36 · of 233

Value-0.0999-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP92.9ESPN 122.1

$ Max value$13Yahoo avg $1.8

Games7434 min a game

Rostered57.6%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 72 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 74 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in threes among rotation players; the cost is field-goal percentage at 45.0%, which makes him a natural punt-FG% pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 92.9 on average, 21 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

Stats over time

Rising: 12.8 in 2022-23, 15.8 last season.

Last season15.8

4-season average13.6

Trend a season+0.8

2026-27 proj.15.5

Fairly steady: between 12.2 (2024-25) and 15.8 (2025-26).
Per 36 minutes: 14.9 in 2022-23, 16.2 last season, on 31.0 → 35.1 minutes: the change is mostly his playing time.
The projection (15.5) is in line with last season (15.8).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#95of 24724-25#131of 26625-26#84of 27226-27*#71of 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.	72	-0.099	74	34	15.5	2.2	7.0	1.7	0.6	0.9	45.0%	5.7/12.6	78.8%	2.0/2.5	1.3
2025-26	74	0.086	77	35	15.8	2.3	6.9	1.9	0.7	0.9	44.9%	5.7/12.7	77.5%	2.1/2.7	1.4
2024-25	154	-0.229	57	30	12.2	1.7	7.0	1.1	0.4	0.7	43.8%	4.4/9.9	82.5%	1.8/2.2	1.1
2023-24	75	-0.094	76	32	13.7	1.8	8.1	1.6	0.7	0.8	45.4%	5.0/11.0	81.1%	2.0/2.4	1.2
2022-23	-	-	79	31	12.8	1.5	7.2	1.3	0.5	0.9	40.7%	4.6/11.3	80.8%	2.1/2.6	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

15.5#71 of 2130.14

3PM

2.2#17 of 2130.81

REB

7.0#45 of 2130.13

AST

1.7#158 of 213-0.54

STL

0.6#169 of 213-0.32

BLK

0.9#54 of 2130.09

FG%

45.0%5.7/12.6#207 of 213-0.78

FT%

78.8%2.0/2.5#80 of 2130.00

TO

1.3#84 of 2130.25

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

Team role · Houston Rockets

The Houston Rockets starter at PF, with Tari Eason behind him. 48 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Josh Okogie, Dorian Finney-Smith, and Aaron Holiday; Fred VanVleet is the arrival projected for the most minutes (32).

PF

Left since 2025-26

Josh OkogieSigned by UTAH Jul 1017 min → UTAH
Dorian Finney-SmithAcquired by CHA Jul 617 min → ATL
Aaron Holiday14 min
Minutes a night48

Arrived

Marcus SmartSigned Jul 1029 min from LAL
Bogdan Bogdanovic20 min from LAC
Oscar Tshiebwe17 min from UTAH
Sean PedullaSigned Aug 174 min from LAC
Fred VanVleetnew
Bruce ThorntonSigned Jul 7new
Quadir Copelandnew

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. Houston Rockets depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	HOU	77	35.1	15.8	2.3	6.9	1.9	0.7	0.9	44.9%	5.7/12.7	77.8%	2.1/2.7	1.4
2024-25	HOU	57	30.1	12.2	1.7	7.0	1.1	0.4	0.7	44.4%	4.4/9.9	81.8%	1.8/2.2	1.1
2023-24	HOU	76	31.9	13.7	1.8	8.1	1.6	0.7	0.8	45.5%	5.0/11.0	83.3%	2.0/2.4	1.2
2022-23	HOU	79	31.0	12.8	1.5	7.2	1.3	0.5	0.9	40.7%	4.6/11.3	80.8%	2.1/2.6	1.3

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Jabari Smith 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.